CLOTHING 459 



important consideration, and many sportsmen of great 

 experience wear only low shoes with canvas leggings 

 of the cavalry type. Some men wear tennis shoes with 

 leggings, and rejoice greatly in the ease with which 

 they can get about, walking down their more heavily 

 shod companions. Of course, tennis shoes wear out, 

 but on the other hand they are much less expensive 

 than heavy boots or shoes. I have seen them used in 

 big game hunting in the Rocky Mountains. 



The footwear should be selected with a considera- 

 tion of the surface features of the ground on which it 

 will be used. On comparatively smooth ground a light 

 shoe can be worn with advantage, but on ground where 

 rocks and ledges are numerous a heavier shoe is neces- 

 sary to withstand the increased rough usage. 



The only advantage of the boot is that the leg serves 

 as a legging; but it has the disadvantage, which the 

 regular legging has not, that in warm weather, owing 

 to the tightness, and absence of ventilation, it causes 

 overheating and much discomfort. It also hampers the 

 free movement of the ankle. 



The combination of shoe and legging is much lighter 

 than the boot, is better ventilated, and does not hamper 

 the leg action in the least. 



The moccasin-shoe is an excellent article of foot- 

 wear, particularly in such hunting as enjoins the most 

 silent activity. It is a kind of compromise between 

 the moccasin and the shoe, being the former with a 

 light but tough sole added thereto. The material, how- 



