His companion, alarmed by the six shots, hurried 

 to the hunter. He bound up his wounds, set him on 

 a horse, guided him for two hours across country 

 without a trail, and got him to camp at nightfall. 

 But to save the man's life it was necessary to get 

 him to the railroad in short order. He was put on a 

 horse with a man on each side to support him, and 

 for eleven hours the party climbed down the five 

 miles through forest and jungle, cutting their way 

 as they went. At dark, completely exhausted, they 

 flagged a limited train. The hunter was hurried to 

 a hospital and operated upon and his life saved. 



The man with a gun is a specialist. He is looking 

 for a particular thing in order to kill it. Generally 

 the gun hampers full enjoyment of the wilderness. 

 The hunter misses most of the beauty and the glory 

 of the trail. If he stops to enjoy the pranks of other 

 animals, or to notice the color of cloud or flower, he 

 will miss his opportunity to secure his game. When 

 at last he is within range of a bear, it may scent 

 him and be off at any minute, so he must shoot at 

 once. He learns but little of the character of the 

 animal. 



Trailing the grizzly without a gun is the very 

 acme of hunting. The gunless hunter comes up 

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