398 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 14, 1882, 



DOG BREAKING 



A. GOOD BOOK FOR THE MONEY. 

 Price 25 Cents. 



FOE SALE AT THIS OFFICE. 



Birds and Quadrupeds 



.Mounted in a superior manner by JOHN G. 

 BELL. Taxidermist and Naturalist, 335 Broad 

 ■way, N. Y. City. 

 MOST RELIABLE HOUSE IN THE BUSINESS. 



First class refrreuee jxiven if requested. 

 PET BIRDS AND ANIMALS A SPECIALTY. 

 SNOW AND HORNED OWLS WANTED. 



The Gun and its Development 



By W. W. GREENER. 



FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE 

 Price S7.S0. 



Tiff OOSEHEAD LA KE AND THE NORTH MAINE 

 JL Wilderness Illustrated. The only co-nplete and 

 comprehensive guide book to Northern Maine and 

 the head waters of the Kennebec, Penobscot. St. 

 John's and Aroostook rivers, and the numerous 

 lakes and ponds connected with them. 95ti pages, 

 3) illustrations and large map. Tinted paper, il- 

 luminated covers. Price, by mail, postpaid. 50 

 cents. CHARLES A. J. FARRAE, Jamaica Plain, 



THE GREAT SITSTG-UB BREECH-LOADER. 



'"37X303 



which from its wonderful adaptation to all kinds of field shooting, we haye named "The Field," leaves nothing 

 ;le breechdoader. It is really the only single breech-loader worth having, it has Scott top lever, 

 patent fore end, and is beautifully finished. For strength, convenience, penetration, and in 

 is just as K ood as the best double-barrel gun. We have sold the bulk of all the singh- b< cechdoading 

 past l'oui- years. The reason is that the top lever action as combined with other features iu the 

 and other single gang are successfully sold only as Ihey resemhle Dura Persons with ordinary 

 se, particularly as the "Field" gun costs buta trifle any way. and no more than tno 



FXXSXjID," lO and 12-Gauge. 



which t 



P. O. Box 1114. 



H. & D. FOLSOM, 15 Murray Street, New York. 



THE STILL- HUNTER, 



CONTENTS. 



Chapter I. Introduction. II. To find Good Hunting-ground. III. Examining the Ground, Signs, etc. IV. The Senses of the Game and 

 Hunter. V. The Daily Life of Deer aud Antelope. VI. Looking for Deer that are on Foot. VII. Looking for Deer Lying Down. 

 VIII. The First Si^ht of Game, IX. The First Shot at a Deer. X. Running Time. XI. Hunting on Snow. XII. The Surest Way to 

 Track Deer when very Wild. XIII. Tracking on Bare Ground. XIV. Still-hunting on Open Ground. XV. Deer on Open Ground. 

 XVI. A Day in the Tablelands. XVII. Another Kind of Open Ground. XVIII. The Still-hunter's Cardinal Virtue. XIX. Hunting in 

 the Open and m Timber Combined. XX. Subordinate Principles. XXI. Two or more Persons Hunting in Company. Hunting on 

 Horseback XXII. Special Modes of Hunting. The Cow-bell and Tiring Down Deer. XXIII. Deer in Bands. General Hints, etc. 

 XXIV. To Manage a Deer when Hit. XXV. The Rifle on Game at Rest. XXVI. The Rifle on Moving Game. XXVII. The Rifle on 

 Moving Game (continued). XXVIII. Long-range Shooting at Game. XXIX. The effect of Recoil upon Shooting. XXX. The Killing 

 Power of Bullets. Explosive, Expansivej and other Bullets, Slit Bullets, Buckshot, etc. XXXI. The Hunting Rifle and Flight of Balls. 

 XXXII. The. Sighting of Hunting-rifles. XXXIII. The Loading, Care and Management of Rifles. XXXIV. Moccasins, Buckskin, etc. 

 Advice. Conclusion. 



12mo. Extra Cloth, Beveled, $2 00. For Sale at this Office. 



DOGc TRAIN IN G; 



— BY— 



S. T. HAMMOND, KENNEL EDITOR OF FOREST AND STREAM. 



FOR SALE AT THIS OFFICE. PRICE SI. OX 



B. F. NICHOLS <fc CO., 



BOSTON, MASS., 



Manufacturers of 



HEXAGONAL SPLIT BAMBOO FISHING RODS, 



REMOVED TO 153 MILK STREET. 



We are obliged to have more room in our factory and greater facilities for marcfaeturuig our goods 

 to meet the increasing lrniand V e have received the highest award and silver medal at the Massachu- 

 setts Charitable Mechanics' Association Fair for our superior goods. Send for catalogue. 



REMOVAL! 



Desiring' to reduce our stock preparatory to renufval from our present location to our new building, we 

 offer our entire stock of FINE GUNS for the next thirty days at great reductions from regular prices. This 

 presents an opportunity seldom offered. 



SCOTT'S, COLT'S, PARKER'S, HOLMS', BONEHILL, MOORE, and other makes. 



Also a large lot of shopworn and second-hand breech-loaders, some of highest cost. Must be closed out 

 before January 15. SEND STAMP FOR CIRCULARS. 



WM. READ & SONS, 



3-3 Feme-nil IXst,ll Sq[i3La,re, Boston, Mass. 



CUT THIS OUT. 



NOTICE. 



JilME: 



PUMDE¥ Mz 



OF 287 & 289 (late 3141) OXFORD ST., LONDON, 



Gun manufacturers, by special appointments to Her Majesty the Queen, H. B. H., the Prince of Wales, and the most noted shots of Europe, give notice that on January 1st, 1883, they 

 will remove to the new and large manufactory they are now building, and that after that date their address will be 



Audley House, South Audley Street, London. 



They take this opportunity to inform American sportsmen that they have patented A NEW KEBOUNDIBKj! HAMMEUEESS GUN, which, after the most careful practica 



trials and severe tests, they confidently reccommend as by far 



Its advantages are STRENGTH, SIMPLICITY, SAFETY AND FREEDOM PROM MISFIRES. JAMES PURDEY & SONS will only make one quality of gun for the United 

 States, viz.: THE BEST. Guns take about live months to make, and can be ordered direct from the makers, or through the agencies of SCHUYLER & DLIANE 189 Broad wav New 

 York, and JOS. C. GRUBB & CO., 712 Market street, Philadelphia. " 



N. B.— Messrs. Purdey & Sons are prepared to sell the rights, or grant a license (subject to certain conditions) for the sole manufacture of this gun in the United States. 



