PREFACE 



for or condemn in general the shooting of large game. In this 

 connection I wish to state that, to my mind, when carried out 

 in reason, the legitimate and sportsman -like pursuit of big game 

 has never required any apologies. It has been my experience 

 that where proper laws are duly enforced, and animals are pro- 

 tected from indiscriminate slaughter by a certain element among 

 the settlers of a country, the game is bound to increase. After 

 experience in hunting with a rifle and with a camera to a lesser 

 degree, I am frank to confess that I have found an element of 

 excitement in the former totally lacking in the latter. 



In conclusion I wish to pay tribute to Mr. Howard Fuguet, 

 Mr. Joseph P. Howe, and Mr. Charles M. Taintor, who accom- 

 panied me on a number of the hunts described. To Mr. Fuguet 

 and Mr. Howe I am indebted for many of the photographs in the 

 following pages. I consider myself fortunate in having camped 

 with such pleasant companions and thorough sportsmen, and 

 to these esteemed and valued friends this book is dedicated. 



