830 FRANK forester's FIELD SPORTS. 



in expeditions of this nature, every man, who wishes to enjoy 

 the cream of the sport, must ruly on his own resources more or 

 less, however well he may be accompanied or attended, espe- 

 cially in the crisis of the chase, many occasions will turn up, on 

 wliicli he will find, that far from being superfluous, the want of 

 them mitjht deprive him of substantial comforts, nay, miglit be 

 the means of his losing his life. A wounded Moose, or Cariboo, 

 is an ugly customer at close quarters ; yet, when the blood is 

 up, men will go in, and bring it to the " hand to hoof" encoun- 

 ter, when all will depend, after the coolness and expertness of 

 the hunter, on the nature and condition of his tools. 



For those who would read lirilliant fiction, founded, I doubt 

 not, upon fact, and lively anecdote connected with this subject, 

 and other topics of kindred interest, I cannot do better than 

 refer to the articles by J. H. Willis, Esq., of Quebec, and of 

 B. P. Wallop, Esq., of New Brunswick, the former well known 

 for his admirable Salmon Fishing articles, published many yeai's 

 since in the New-York Albion, under the signature of Miles, 

 the latter as Meadows of the Spirit of the Times. 



The anecdote related by the former, of Bob Millar, the Moose 

 hunter, entitled " Close quarters with a bull Moose at night," 

 is as brilliant and exciting a sporting sketch, in my opinion, as 

 was ever penned ; and I cannot but think it strange, that having 

 such correspondents within reach, as Mr. Willis, of Quebec, l^Ir. 

 Per ey, of St. John's, N. B., Mr. Wall;)p, of the same Province, 

 and many others, both officers and civilians, thoroughly compe- 

 tent to describe the fine Wild Sports of this Continent, the Eng- 

 lish Sporting Magazines slujr.ld all rest con:ent with publisl.ing 

 and republishing, u.squc lul iKuiaeani, tri e fadaiscs, on utterly 

 exhausted subjects, such as Partridire Shootinti' in Septem^ er, 

 or Battues in December, concerning which all is known, and 

 has been said, t; at can he eliminated by the wit of man. 



The increased facilities of intercourse between England and 

 this Continent, the proverbial ta^te of the English gentry to 

 travel all distances, and incur all hazards in pursuit of Field 

 Sports, and the continually increasing importance of the Ame- 



