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countries, where he would meet larger and fiercer 

 game. He had but little opportunity for schooling 

 in the country in which he lived, and during a 

 portion of the year, in the Autumn and early Winter, 

 he devoted all his time to hunting deer for the 

 market, and bears for their pelt and bounty. In 

 this work he was remarkably successful, far more so 

 than any one in his country. 



In 1881, he concluded to start for the far West, 

 and in time found himself in Montana; this was at 

 a time when the great slaughter of buffalo for hides 

 was going on. Like many others he engaged in the 

 business of hunting buffalo for hides; we admit he 

 did his share in the work which finally exterminated 

 the vast herds that once swarmed the plains. 



In 1883, Mr. Dodge visited the world's wonder- 

 land, Yellowstone National Park. Here he spent 

 several years among the grandeur and beauty of this 

 interesting and fascinating country, guiding tourists 

 to points of interest and taking hunting trips to the 

 rivers and mountains adjacent thereto. When not 

 engaged as a guide his spare time would be devoted 

 to bear hunting, the value of the pelts and the 

 bounty on the head, as well as his love for hunting 

 these fierce animals, made the sport especially 

 attractive to him. It is said that every sportsman 

 'finds special attraction in some one kind of shooting. 



