PIONEER HUNTERS OF THE KANKAKEE 

 his hat to the Red /Aan when it comes to the 

 scientific mode of hunting wild game. As a 

 matter of course in driving in thickets, marshes 

 and ridges we had to make all the noise we 

 could to get the deer out. But this was the 

 question. In coming in at night a majoriry of 

 the hunters would leave loads in .their guns, in 

 the day of the muzzle loader, all night and get 

 up in the morning before daybreak and fire them 

 off, wakening the whole country for miles around 

 for the purpose of cleaning their guns and put- 

 ting fresh loads in so they would not miss fire. 

 Whilst I contended that doing so in the morning 

 put every deer within hearing of the camp on 

 the alert and look out for danger, and the least 

 noise we made in the morning was the best. 

 But a majority decided against me but 1 never 

 gave up. A gun well taken care of will not .miss 

 fire if not shot off for a week, I never did like to 

 hunt with a noisy camp and 1 most always got 

 the most game by keeping still, One time in 

 moving camp two of the party decided to take a 



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