Concerning Rabbit Shooting 



unjust to the cotton-tall; and one who 

 can relish tender chicken and refuse 

 to eat a nicely cooked rabbit is, I be- 

 lieve, a victim of unfounded preju- 

 dices. 



Why, then, should not rabbit hunt- 

 ing, when honorably pursued, be given 

 a respectable place among gunning ac- 

 tivities? It certainly has every ele- 

 ment of rational outdoor recreation. 

 It ministers to the most exhilarating 

 and healthful exercise; it furnishes 

 saving relief from care and over- 

 work; it is free from wantonness and 

 inexcusable destruction of animal life, 

 and, if luck favors, it gives play to 

 innocent but gratifying self-conceit. 



Let us remember, however, that if 

 rabbit hunting is to be a manly out- 

 door recreation, entirely free from 

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