

The First Shot 



In the preliminary remarks concerning this the 

 "Complete Hunter's or Sportsman's Manual and 

 Trapper's Guide," the author deems it. fitting to 

 state that it is simply a series of instructions cov- 

 ering matters of interest to hunters or sportsmen, 

 who hunt anything of the common variety of the 

 fur and feathered tribes, and includes herein 

 only such matters as v/ill be of service to the ord- 

 inary sportsman (business man or mechanic) who 

 has neither the time or inclination to make hunting 

 or trapping a study or business; but for he who oc- 

 casionally loves to take his gun or rifle and go on 

 short trips, seeking sport, change and recreation in 

 the woods or forest, and by his skill in the employ- 

 ment of them bring back trophies of his trip, or 

 food for his family or table, and not for mercenary 

 ends (extinction of everything alive he comes 

 across.) For the professional hunter, sportsman 

 or trapper who spends the bulk of his time in the 

 woods or on the trail, killing anything he can find 

 for gain or love of slaughter, practicing hunting, 

 trapping, etc. for no other purpose than in raking 

 in value of his catch in dollars and cents, this book 

 has not been written. 



It is simply a volume of suggestions (not for the 

 professional or skilled hunter) but for those of 

 equal enthusiasm, but less experience ; and as it 

 is next to impossible for me to go deeply into the 

 subject of hunting or trapping all kinds of game, 

 in a volume of this size, the reader will I trust, par- 

 don its shortcomings in this respect, and accept 

 quality in lieu of quantity, facts instead of stories 

 of personal experiences. 



Fraternally the author, 



"BUZZACOTT" 



MEMBER OF Chicago, 111., 1904. 



British South African Expedition 1878- 9 

 Antarctic Expedition, - 1879-81 



Voyage to the Arctic, .... 1882- 5 

 Service of United States Government 1885-93 

 Spanish-American War Campaign, 1898 

 National Rifle Association of America. 

 League of American Sportsmen, etc., etc. 



I shall always be pleased to hear from brother sportsmen as 

 to their observations, or to advise them on any subject per- 

 taining to hunting or trapping. 



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