6 PREFACE. 



On ray return to England, I became a contributor 

 to the " jS'aturalist" and "Fishery" cohimns of "Land 

 and Water." Permission has been kindly granted to 

 me by the proprietors of that journal to republish 

 my articles. I have, therefore, collected them into 

 one volume, and trust that the now largely increas- 

 ing class of " Sportsmen Naturalists" will derive 

 benefit and amusement from my stories and adven- 

 tures with " Gun, Rod, and Saddle." 



