are many, and particularly so to the man who has 

 to spend a good part of his life in civilization. 



Every year finds an increase in the number of 

 men who go to the wilderness. Some merely spend 

 their vacation "roughing it;" but there are a few 

 who return to the wilds as to a magnet, fighting the 

 faces of nature for the love of it, and penetrating 

 into rough and unknown ranges. There are many 

 reasons for this : the instinctive love of adventure 

 that we are bom with, and the desire for action and 

 excitement. 



The physical strength engendered by the chase, 

 appeals strongly to some men ; and the fickle god- 

 dess of fortune leads others through forest and valley 

 in pursuit of the yellow metal. 



But whatever your purpose is, be it the pursuit 

 of gold or adventure, the rifle is your surest com- 

 panion. 



MARKSMANSHIP 



Of course every one who handles firearms is 

 ambitious to become a good shot. But marksman- 

 ship is a misleading word, and may have many 

 different meanings. First, we have the marksman 

 who devotes himself entirely to the target Here is 

 a man who has treiined himself in a machine-like 

 regularity. He knows from the flag where each 

 bullet hits, and shoots his next shot accordingly. 

 He shoots at known ranges continually, and knows 



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