pass out if that rate was allowed to continue in- 

 definitely. Another danger now confronts the bear 

 tribe, lack of food supply. This was 'threatened by 

 repeated forest fires desolating their favorite feeding 

 grounds, but now, even in the most favored localities, 

 the chestnut blight 'has removed one of the chief 

 sources of their fall diet. It is hoped that hunters 

 will not wage any systematic warfare on bears, either 

 in fact or by propaganda, and that 'the present wise 

 game laws protecting them will hold in force in- 

 definitely. Pennsylvania cannot afford to reverse her- 

 self by turning the bears over to the mercy of the pot 

 hunters, as will be the case if the Wells Bill should 

 become law. The compiler's thanks are due to the 

 hunters and naturalists who have made their store of 

 information available for reproduction on the ensuing 

 pages. Their experience, varied and remarkable as 

 it has been, will prove of interest to all who love the 

 great out-doors and honest, manly sport. May the 

 shadow of Musquaw never grow less except on 

 Candlemas Day! 



HENRY W. SHOEMAKER. 



1923 Spruce Street, Philadelphia. 

 Lincoln's Birthday, 1921. 



