. The world of animal life. Zoology. 82 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE Scenes, tells us how the Siberians whom he visited are accustomed to hunt the bear. During the summer the bear is seldom long in the same place, and is therefore very difficult to track. But in the. Large Grizzly, guarding the carcass ot a deer, which he has covered with rubbish winter he is often discovered asleep in his lair, and the peasant who finds him sells the secret of his hiding-place to some well-to-do sportsman. The latter collects a party of hunters, who surround poor Bruin in his hiding-place. " It is thus"
. The world of animal life. Zoology. 82 THE WORLD OF ANIMAL LIFE Scenes, tells us how the Siberians whom he visited are accustomed to hunt the bear. During the summer the bear is seldom long in the same place, and is therefore very difficult to track. But in the. Large Grizzly, guarding the carcass ot a deer, which he has covered with rubbish winter he is often discovered asleep in his lair, and the peasant who finds him sells the secret of his hiding-place to some well-to-do sportsman. The latter collects a party of hunters, who surround poor Bruin in his hiding-place. " It is thus", says Herr Brehm, " that the great majority of the bears are secured, and to good shots there is little danger. In summer and autumn they track the bear with small dogs, and while these bait him on all sides, the sportsman seizes a good opportunity for a telling shot. Or he may use the bear-spear, as the bold Ostiaks do, and charge the animal. Or else he may wind birch-bark several times round his left 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 Smith, Fred, pseud. , ed. London, Glasgow [etc. ] Blackie and son, Ltd.
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