. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and charcteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. THE CARIBOU. 105 tions—the sportsmen of America; if I have been permitted to add one well-authenticated fact to the fascinating records of this singularly interesting species of the great family of Deer—I shall congratulate myself upon the, to me, gratify- ing conclusion that I have not been all my life an enthusi- astic sportsman in vain. And now my pl
. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and charcteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. THE CARIBOU. 105 tions—the sportsmen of America; if I have been permitted to add one well-authenticated fact to the fascinating records of this singularly interesting species of the great family of Deer—I shall congratulate myself upon the, to me, gratify- ing conclusion that I have not been all my life an enthusi- astic sportsman in vain. And now my pleasant task is done; It brings back many a glorious run, Emerging from the lambent haze Which circles round the camp-fire's blaze, Revealing to fond memory's eye The dear departed scenes gone by, When limbs were lithe and arms were strong, And life one gladsome burst of song— Revealing, 'mid unfading sheen, The " runway " in the forest green; " The antler'd monarch's " springing bound; The matchless music of the hound, When headlong on the steaming scent. With instinct true as steel, he went I The gaze into the spreading track, The breaking twig, the rifle's crack, The quivering limb, the closing eye— The forest's dying majesty I i A. .. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Shields, G. O. (George Oliver), 1846-1925; Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895. Chicago; New York : Rand, McNally
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