Some Observations on Hunting, from the Writings of Dan Beard. 



To me, the greatest crime committed with firearms is the shooting 

 of a fellow human being in mistake for game. 



One of the reasons that firearms are of use is that they are dan- 

 gerous. Let your bearing toward your gun be one of constant watch- 

 fulness. Let your enjoyment of hunting lie in the pleasure of studying 

 the habits of wild animals, and in doing well a man's part in the 

 dangers and hardships of the wilderness hunt. Let your desire be to 

 kill what game you do, as a man, rather than to kill a lot, as a butcher. 



In this way you will grow younger as you grow older, and the 

 freshness of the fields, and the dignity of the mountains, and the 

 laughter of the clear streams, will enter into you and be a part of you. 

 Selected. 



A Few Dont's for Hunters. 



Don't pass a loaded gun for inspection to a brother hunter, or any- 

 one else for that matter. 



Don't leave a loaded gun around the house or camp or anywhere 

 else. 



-Don't whether it is loaded or not lay hold of a gun by the 

 muzzle and pull it toward you, from a canoe or a wagon. 



Don't climb over a fence with a loaded gun in your hands. 



Don't put off the cleaning of your gun till to-morrow. 



Don't think you can do accurate shooting with a dirty gun. 



Don't "walk up" on any wounded game without having a cartridge 

 in the chamber of your rifle, ready for any surprise. 



Don't by any chance set the woods afire. 



Tea by the Open Fire. 



From the faucets of the fountain, 



And the bottles of the bar, 

 I've tried many fancy gargles, 



Most as many as there are, 

 But the drink that's first and foremost, 



If you put it up to me, 

 Is the scalding can of ashes, 



Swamp juice, soot and tea. 



C. L. Oilman, Outing. 



Experts agree that any powder residue commences to work on the 

 barrel of your rifle the instant the shot is fired. The quicker the .gun is 

 cleaned the less damage results. 



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