140 THE AXGLER AND HUNTSMAN 



was a very bad idea. The bear sure was camping on his 

 trail, and the first law of nature (that of self-preservation) 

 told him if he would preserve a whole hide and a healthy 

 look he had better beat it for the tall and uncut, and that's 

 exactly what he did. He admitted to me that he sure broke 

 all speed records there that day, and opined the fact there 

 was no stop-watch artist there to time him. 



But just when he was beginning to think it was only a 

 matter of seconds for him before the bear would have him in 

 his powerful and death-dealing embrace, Fate came to his 

 rescue. He suddenly became aware of the fact that he was 

 no longer being pursued. Presently, summoning sufficient 

 courage to glance back over his shoulder, he made sure of it. 

 The great bear had fallen to rise no more. A little time and 

 loss of blood proved his undoing. 



It was dark when they got back to their hotel with the 

 hear skin, and they were good and tired, tho' supremely 

 happy. 



SMALL GAME HUNTING: 



(Note: Scientific descriptions of the various game 

 aimals, birds, and waterfowl were written from data fur- 

 nished by U. S. Dept. of Agriculture.) 



Huntng methods differ in many localities, for instance. 

 in nearly all of our Northern States and in Canada the fox 

 is hunted with a pack of dogs, and the hunters are each 

 armed with shotguns or rifles, the method being to sho< >t the 

 fox at the first opportunity, while in the Southern States, 

 notably in Kentucky, the foxhunters let the fox run ahead 

 of the hounds as long as he is able to elude capture, and do 

 not carry any firearms whatever. The Southern sportsmen 

 hunt mounted on spirited horses, while the Northern folk go 

 forth afoot. 



The same rule applies to coon hunting, (except it is 

 hunted afoot universally). In the South, the coonhunter 

 fares forth at night with his lantern and perhaps also car- 



