. Cruisings in the Cascades [microform] : a narrative of travel, exploration, amateur photography, hunting, and fishing, with special chapters on hunting the grizzly bear, the buffalo, elk ... Hunting; Fishing; Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Chasse; Pêche sportive. "â ^ â â â â ill i] i â II I !!l li 'j\ : I 1 t â¢. CHAPTER XXI. IIUXTIN(; THE (HIIZZLY HEAR. '^IIE beiU', like mail, iiiliahits almost every ititude and every land, and has even bec^n tninslated to the stai'i-y lieavens, where tlie constelhitions of the Great Dii)per antl the Little Dipper are known to us as
. Cruisings in the Cascades [microform] : a narrative of travel, exploration, amateur photography, hunting, and fishing, with special chapters on hunting the grizzly bear, the buffalo, elk ... Hunting; Fishing; Hunting; Fishing; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Chasse; Pêche sportive. "â ^ â â â â ill i] i â II I !!l li 'j\ : I 1 t â¢. CHAPTER XXI. IIUXTIN(; THE (HIIZZLY HEAR. '^IIE beiU', like mail, iiiliahits almost every ititude and every land, and has even bec^n tninslated to the stai'i-y lieavens, where tlie constelhitions of the Great Dii)per antl the Little Dipper are known to us as well as to the ancients as Ursi Major and Minor. But North Amevica furnishes the largest and most aggressive species in the grizzly (0'.s»« horribilis), the black ('«.s- anwricariHs), and the polar {Wrsus maritimus) bears, and here tlie hunter linds his most daring- sport. Of all the known plantigrades itiat-footed beasts) the grizzly is the most savage and the most dreaded, and lie is the largest of all, saving the presence of his cousin the pola?' bear, for which, nevertheless, he is moie than a mfitcli in strength and courage. Some specimens measure seven feet from tip of nose to root of tail. The distinctive marks of the species ;ve its great size; the shortness of the tail as compared with the ears; the huge Hat paws, the sole of the hind foot sometimes measur- ing seven and a half l)y five inches in Ji large male; the length of the hind legs as compared with the forelegs, which gives the beast his awkward, sham- bling gait; the long claws of the fore foot, sometimes seven imdies in length, while those of the hind foot (Hi4). 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. Chicago; New York : Rand, McNally
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