. Western field. THE PACIFIC COAST MACA/JXE. ? Hl- Ah Turhs an Elecant ^ I Iiave been hunting in a similar way inother parts of Germany, have been stalkingthe roebuck and shooting partridges. Every-where I found great sociabiHty among huntersand a line spirit of true sportsmanship. Sup-ported by good game laws and aided magazines, by game-protective asso-ciations, by exhibitions of trophies and by allsorts of dog shows, this spirit is encouraged and spread throughout the Empire. Protec-tion and preservation of the wild game isthe keynote of all these endeavors; it findsexpression
. Western field. THE PACIFIC COAST MACA/JXE. ? Hl- Ah Turhs an Elecant ^ I Iiave been hunting in a similar way inother parts of Germany, have been stalkingthe roebuck and shooting partridges. Every-where I found great sociabiHty among huntersand a line spirit of true sportsmanship. Sup-ported by good game laws and aided magazines, by game-protective asso-ciations, by exhibitions of trophies and by allsorts of dog shows, this spirit is encouraged and spread throughout the Empire. Protec-tion and preservation of the wild game isthe keynote of all these endeavors; it findsexpression in an old German adage: KcinHcgcr—Kcin Jager, which freely translatedmeans: ARBUTUS [VIETHINKS if Pan be still alive He makes his bed where mayftowers And fairy lovers often stroll Upon the warm arbutus knoll. Gay dryads of the woods appear To greet these first blooms of the year, And bees just waked from winters sleep Drink here on nectar long and deep. Half hidden by the withered leaves,While yet the north wind sighs and grieveFirst-b
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