PREFACE 



IN THE wilds, moving or standing, I was the 

 observed of all observers. Although the 

 animals did not know I was coming, generally 

 they were watching for me and observed me 

 without showing themselves. 



As I sat on a log watching two black bears 

 playing in a woods opening, a faint crack of a 

 stick caused me to look behind. A flock of 

 mountain sheep were watching me only a few 

 steps distant. A little farther away a wildcat 

 sat on a log, also watching me. There prob- 

 ably were other watchers that I did not see. 



Animals use instinct and reason and also 

 have curiosity the desire to know. Many of 

 the more wide-awake species do not run panic- 

 stricken from the sight or the scent of man. 

 When it is safe they linger to watch him. They 

 also go forth seeking him. Their keen, auto- 

 matic, constant senses detect him afar, and 

 stealthily, sometimes for hours, they stalk, follow 

 and watch him. 



In the wilderness the enthusiastic, pains- 

 taking and skillful observer will see many wild 



