American Big-Game Hunting 



loose rock and loam. In the last of summer, 

 berries are ripe, and he is then found below 

 the foot-hills, and in the Bad Lands, or wher- 

 ever chokeberries, plums, bulberries, etc., are 

 found. In the fall he craves animal food, and 

 is then found high up in the foot-hills, or 

 again on the mountain plateaus, wherever 

 game is most abundant; and in November 

 and December he seeks his winter quarters. 

 These remarks do not apply to grizzly bears 

 that are found in the Bad Lands bordering 

 the Missouri or the Lower Yellowstone, as 

 they live there the entire year, "holing up" 

 in winter in the bluffs of those desolate-look- 

 ing regions. 



The intellect and intelligence of the grizzly 

 bear are not fully appreciated. Strip him 

 of his hide, stand him erect on his hind feet, 

 stick a plug hat on his upper end, and he 

 resembles in anatomy and general appear- 

 ance that "noblest work of God" — man: a 

 little too long-bodied, neck a little short, but 

 otherwise, looking at the muscles of his 

 thighs and forearm, a veritable athlete. Re- 

 clothe him in his fur, place him on his all 

 fours, watch him rooting around for grubs 



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