. Guns and gunning. the marmot the hunter often encoun-ters larger game. The cougar invades the marmotcountry in the summer time, and proceeds to growfat. They stalk the marmot among the stuntedbalsams until the deer begin to congregate in thelowlands. The cougar is an arrant coward, andeasily killed; a .22 or .32 calibre bullet well placed,will prove as effective as a larger calibre. The writer once hunted marmot in NorthernBritish Columbia, in a country where that splendidanimal, the mountain sheep, could be seen alongthe rugged cliffs. The Canada lynx, and the bob-cat, also worktowards the
. Guns and gunning. the marmot the hunter often encoun-ters larger game. The cougar invades the marmotcountry in the summer time, and proceeds to growfat. They stalk the marmot among the stuntedbalsams until the deer begin to congregate in thelowlands. The cougar is an arrant coward, andeasily killed; a .22 or .32 calibre bullet well placed,will prove as effective as a larger calibre. The writer once hunted marmot in NorthernBritish Columbia, in a country where that splendidanimal, the mountain sheep, could be seen alongthe rugged cliffs. The Canada lynx, and the bob-cat, also worktowards the mountains in the summer time; andthat savage little animal, the wolverine, roamsamong the rock-strewn hills. Blue grouse feed among the mountain blue-berries, and offer tempting shots as they alightamong the evergreens. On the high, wind-swept uplands, among thegrey lichens and glacial drifts, the hunter finds thebig willow ptarmigan, and the swift-flying these ptarmigan are a welcome addition to the26. .VM^ __w J^ camp larder, and lead the hunter among beautifulsurroundings. In winter and early spring hawks and owls areoften found in the quail covers near civilization. The sharp shinned hawk in particular doesmuch damage among our game-birds. In huntingthese birds, the sportsman besides enjoying goodpractice with the rifle, can save many bird are a few of the hawks, however, who arenot only harmless, but do a great deal of good, asthey destroy quantities of rodents, and that outlawamong birds, the English sparrow. The man whowages war on the owl and hawk tribe, shouldthoroughly familiarize himself with their differentcharacteristics, lest he kill a sheep in a lions skin. The wary fox is still found in good numbersnear civilization, and is an ideal animal to hunt withthe rifle. The fox is so well gifted in speed andcunning, that it is a hard animal to bring to overgrown farming country it is almost impossibleto hunt him successfully. In certain l
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