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PRACTICAL TAXIDERMY. 



a double shot-gun and a heavy Ballard rifle, daily for six 

 months, when mounted, over some of the roughest trails 

 of the Rocky Mountains, without accident or injury to 

 the weapons. 



When encamped, have a rack or slings for your guns, 

 and never throw them about, particularly if loaded. 

 When driving, place your weapons, if cased, in the bot- 

 tom of the wagon, wrapped in soft coverings. If they 

 are not cased, carry them between the knees, or let 

 them rest between two persons across the middle of the 

 seat. When in a boat, have racks for them, forward of 

 the middle seat, or place their butts against a shoulder, 

 where they will not slip, with the muzzle pointing for- 

 ward, and over the gunwale. In a yacht, guns may be 

 slung over the trunk, or placed in the back of the bunks. 

 No matter where you are hunting, there is no excuse for 

 the careless handling of guns, thereby perilling your own 

 life, and the lives of others. 



