III. 



BIG GAME 



1. 



It is obviously impossible on paper to teach a 

 man how to become an expert hunter of big 

 game. The knowledge necessary to success in 

 this particular branch of sport can only be 

 acquired by long experience; it must be sought 

 painfully and laboriously in the fever-stricken 

 jungle, on the snow-swept prairie, in the soli- 

 tude of the backwoods, on rolling veldt or pre- 

 cipitous mountain peak. 



The constant pursuit of big game develops 

 physical, mental, and moral qualities of no 

 mean order; it entails absolute soundness of 

 wind and limb, perfect control of the temper, 

 leonine courage, and a degree of patience that 

 can only be attained by those who devote the 

 best years of their lives to a study of the habits, 

 manners, and appearance of the wild creatures 

 whom it is their pleasant pastime to exterminate. 



The successful hunter is he who knows in- 

 stinctively where to look for the tracks of the 



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