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there is open country enough to make it worth 

 having. 



My object has been to point out that in too many 

 cases game-preservers play into the hands of the 

 malicious agitation which town-bred politicians, rely- 

 ing upon the ignorance of their audience, are always 

 ready to ferment, by neglecting to appreciate the 

 human nature of the question, and by not sufficiently 

 studying the point of view of those who live close 

 around them, on whose co-operation they are abso- 

 lutely dependent for a due enjoyment of their sport. 



