CONTENTS 



I. The Nameless Season ... i 



II. March Days S 



III. The Home Fireside .... 13 



IV. The Crow i? 



V. The Mink 22 



VI. April Days • • • 27 



VII. The Woodchuck 33 



VIII. The Chipmunk 37 



IX. Spring Shooting 40 



X. The Garter-Snake 43 



XI. The Toad 48 



XII. May Days 52 



XIII. The Bobolink 5^ 



XIV. The Golden - Winged Wood- 



pecker 59 



XV. June Days . 63 



XVI. The Bullfrog 66 



XVII. The Angler 70 



XVIII. Farmers and Field Sports . 79 



XIX. To a Trespass Sign .... 84 



XX. A Gentle Sportsman .... 88 



XXI. July Days 91 



XXII. Camping Out 98 



XXIII. The Camp-Fire ...... 103 



XXIV. A Rainy Day in Camp ... 107 

 XXV. August Days 113 



XXVI. A Voyage in the Dark ... 118 



XXVII. The Summer Camp-Fire ... 129 



XXVIII. The Raccoon 132 



XXIX. The Reluctant Camp-Fire . . 141 



