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WHERE TO HIT HIM. 



for taking it from. These can generally be got if the ani- 

 mal is not approached from windward, for Bruin is as dull 

 with his visual organ as he is sharp with his olfactory one. 

 I have lost many a bear by shooting at its shoulder, but 

 seldom or never since I learnt from experience where the 

 most vital spot lay — provided I was able to plant a bullet 

 there. 



^ 



/vV 



Village beehive. 



