CONTENTS. 



PREFACE 



CHAPTER I. 



THE AMERICAN WILDERNESS ; WILDERNESS HUNTERS AND WILDERNESS 



GAME. 



The American wilderness Forests, plains, mountains Likeness and unlike- 

 ness to the old-world wilderness Wilderness hunters Boone, Crockett, 

 Houston, Carson The trappers The buffalo hunters The stockmen 

 The regular army Wilderness game Bison, moose, elk, caribou, deer, 

 antelope Other game Hunting in the wilderness ..... 1-19 



CHAPTER II. 

 HUNTING FROM THE RANCH ; THE BLACKTAIL DEER. 



In the cattle country Life on a ranch A round-up Branding a maverick 

 The Bad Lands A shot at a blacktail Still-hunting the blacktail Its 

 habits Killing a buck in August A shot at close range Occasional un- 

 wariness of blacktail ......... 20-36 



CHAPTER III. 

 THE WHITETAIL DEER ; AND THE BLACKTAIL OF THE COLUMBIA. 



The whitetail Yields poor sport Fire hunting Hunting with hounds Shoot- 

 ing at running game Queer adventure Anecdotes of plainsmen Good 

 and bad shots A wagon trip A shot from the ranch-house verandah The 



Columbian blacktail 37~54 



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