THE TRAINING OF A FORESTER 



knowledge of the development of forestry 

 in public opinion in the United States, its 

 extension to the other natural resources 

 through the conservation policy, and the 

 relation of the Forester's point of view thus 

 expressed to the present welfare and future 

 success of the Nation. 



It is not always possible for the forest 

 student to become a woodsman before 

 entering his profession, but it is most de- 

 sirable. A Forester must be able to travel 

 the forest alone by day and by night, he 

 should be a good fisherman and a good 

 hunter (which is far more important than 

 to be a good shot), and deeply interested in 

 both fish and game. The better horseman 

 he is the better Forester he will be, and espe- 

 cially if he can pack and handle pack horses 

 in the woods. So that whether the young 

 Forester begins with a practical knowledge 

 of woodcraft or not, he must not fail to 



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