PREFACE. 



SOMETIME early in the spring of 1903, a letter was 

 received from a man in Pennsylvania and published 

 in H-T-T, which a few weeks later brought to light 

 one of the truest and best sportsmen that ever shouldered 

 a gun, strung a snare or set a trap E. N. Woodcock. 



Some of the happenings are repeated and all dates may 

 not be correct, for be it remembered that Mr. Woodcock 

 has written all from memory. It is doubtful if he kept all 

 copies of H-T-T, therefore was not sure if such and such 

 incidents had been written before. In most cases these are 

 somewhat different and as they all "fit in" we have used 

 them as written and published from time to time. 



Much information is also contained in the writings of 

 Mr. Woodcock and whether you use gun, steel traps, dead- 

 falls or snares, you will find something of value. The ar- 

 ticles are also written in a 'style that impresses all of their 

 truthfulness, but, so written that they are very interesting. 



Those of our readers who have read his articles will 

 be glad of this opportunity to get his writings in book form, 

 while, those that have only read a few of his more recent 

 articles will be pleased to secure all. 



Perhaps the following editorial which appeared in 

 H-T-T will be in place here : 



"Although crippled with rheumatism, there is an old 

 hunter and trapper living in Potter County, Pa., whose en- 

 thusiasm is high and his greatest desire is still to get out 



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