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ALTHOUGH the "king of American game" un- 

 questionably is that grim ruffian, the grizzly bear 

 (Ursus horribilis), yet he is by no means the most 

 desirable of our big game as an object of pursuit. 

 To the average sportsman the chase of the grizzly 

 would be about as enjoyable a proceeding as a severe 

 day's toil at hod-carrying followed by a frightful 

 nightmare. Ursus horribilis is bad medicine if 

 tackled in his mountain domain, and only the keenest 

 of Nimrods ever penetrate to the lonely wilds over 

 which he rules supreme. True, quite a number of 

 sportsmen are possessed of grizzly skins and proudly 

 display them as trophies of their prowess afield ; but, 

 if the whole truth were known, in many cases we 

 would find that some Western bravo, or professional 

 or Indian hunter, actually slew the bears from whence 

 the trophies came. United States currency bags 

 more bearskins in Western wilds than do all the 

 gentlemen sportsmen's rifles put together. 



The same might truthfully be said concerning the 

 obtaining of many heads of elk, moose, caribou, 



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