Huntmg AinericaJt Big Game 



is sixty-three and seven-eighths inches. 

 The circumference between bay and tray 

 is from seven and one-half to eight inches, 

 and the greatest spread between antlers is 

 forty-nine inches. 



Probably more horrible lies have been 

 told by bear-hunters than by any other class 

 of men, except, perhaps, fishermen, who 

 are renowned for their yarns. However, 

 I trust that in the case of the few instances 

 I have to give of my experience I can 

 keep fairly within the bounds of truth. 



Bear-hunting, as a general rule, I do not 

 think would appeal to most sportsmen. 

 It is rather slow work, and one is often 

 very inadequately rewarded for the amount 

 of time and trouble spent in hunting up 

 bruin. There is hardly a portion of the 

 mountains where there are not evidences 

 of bears, but I do not believe that in any 

 locality they are especially abundant. They 

 have been hunted and trapped so long that 

 those who survive are extremely cautious. 

 In my experience there is no animal gifted 

 with a greater amount of intelligence ; and 

 in this region the hunter's chief virtue, 

 patience to wait and stay in one spot, is 

 sure to be rewarded sooner or later with a 

 good shot. 



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