CONTENTS 



PREFACE 1 1 



CHAPTER I. 



THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS; WILDERNESS HUNTERS 

 AND WILDERNESS GAME. 



The American wilderness Forests, plains, moun- 

 tains Likeness and unlikeness to the old-world 

 wilderness Wilderness hunters Boone, Croc- 

 kett, Houston, Carson The trappers The 

 buffalo hunters The stockmen The regular 

 army Wilderness game Bison, moose, elk, cari- 

 bou, deer, antelope Other game Hunting in 

 the wilderness 13 



CHAPTER II. 



HUNTING FROM THE RANCH; THE BLACKTAIL DEER. 



In the cattle country Life on a ranch A round- 

 upBranding a maverick The Bad Lands A 

 shot at a blacktail Still-hunting the blacktail 

 Its habits Killing a buck in August A shot at 

 close range Occasional unwariness of black- 

 tail 33 



CHAPTER III. 



THE WHITETAIL DEER ; AND THE BLACKTAIL OF THE 

 COLUMBIA. 



The whitetail Yields poor sport Fire hunting- 

 Hunting with hounds Shooting at running 

 game Queer adventure Anecdotes of plains- 

 men Good and bad shots A wagon trip A 

 shot from the ranch-house verandah The Co 

 lumbian blacktail 51 



CHAPTER IV, 



ON THE CATTLE RANGES; THE PRONG-HORN ANTE- 

 LOPE. 



Riding to the round-up The open plains Sights 

 and sounds Gophers, prairie dogs, sharp-tail 

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