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BIG GAME OF NORTH AMERICA. 



The pith of all teaching on this subject is contained in 

 these injunctions: Don't be in a hurry; keep out of sight 

 as much as possible; don't depend on long shots. They 

 are magnificent when successfully made, but this is of such 

 rare occurrence that a little more plodding and care are 

 much more conducive to filling the larder. It is exceed- 

 ingly easy to shoot close to an object at five or six hundred 

 yards, but it is quite another thing to hit it. Besides, what 

 appears to be a close shot, judging from the dust raised 

 by the bullet at these long ranges, may be several feet or 

 yards off the mark; so that, unless it be impracticable to 

 get within three hundred yards, shots at beyond that dis- 

 tance are unwarranted. The better the hunter, the closer 

 he gets to his game. It is only the beginner who tries half- 

 mile chances in the hope of doing execution. Any man can, 

 by using judgment and taking time, become an average 

 stalker, but not one in a thousand can plant his bullet just 

 where he wants it, at an unknown range and distance, if it 

 exceeds three hundred yards. 



