BIG GAME HUNTING

For Boys

160 Pages of Great Adventures

NORTH AMERICA AND ASIA

BY JOHN HYDE

BIG GAME HUNTING has a fascination for boys of all ages. There is something more to the sport than the mere running down and slaying of a rare animal. Every hunter knows that in following the world’s most powerful creatures, whether in the Rocky Mountains, or in the swamps of Central Africa, or on the Veldt of the Transvaal, or in the Highlands of Tibet, he must have more than ordinary human pluck and endurance, for he can never tell at what moment he may have to face death in a rockslide, or be lost in a whirling snowstorm, or even run the risk of dying for lack of water in some sandy waste.

Every boy who follows the big game becomes at once a man —and something more than a man—for besides learning the ways of the mighty beasts, he finds the love of the forests, jungles and rocks growing in his heart. Once he has felt the spirit of the silent places encompassing him, he will be changed. Never thereafter will he quite forget the mystery-voice of the mountains, and the memories of majestic solitudes will abide with him forever.

THE GRIZZLY BEAR

In writing of big game animals, it is only natural that an American should deal with his own country first; but there are other than patriotic reasons. The United States presents a list of game creatures, wing, foot and claw, that any other nation may well envy.

The fact must be borne in mind that a country as large as ours has many varieties of land, and more especially of climate, varying from the burning plains of Arizona and New Mexico to the cold North-Western regions.

The first animals worthy of attention are the Bears, and here it will be seen at a glance that the collective States are better represented than any other part of the world. In fact, the two largest bears known to exist are found in Alaska and our Western states. The general opinion seems to be that the bear is enticed to be called the ” Dean of American Animals.”

Let us first consider the most famous member of the family, the Grizzly Bear. Legions of hunters, naturalists, trappers and writers have argued over the relative merits or demerits of the size, strength, pluck and fighting capacity of the grizzly bear.

A very able authority, one who has had large experience with all kinds of bears, has said that it is impossible to lay down hard and fast rules when dealing with grizzly, for of all animals it shows the most contradictory phases of character.

There are stories told of this great bear showing it as putting up a fight of the most desperate character, and on the other hand stories, equally true, relate incidents of it displaying the most arrant cowardice.

In a word, where men have related personal experiences, it is safe to say that they all are telling the truth, although from their accounts the bear may thus appear in many lights. Let us examine a few of these interesting stories and we shall see how diverse the evidence is!

A professional hunter in Northern Wyoming one day came across the fresh trail in the snow of a large bear. He followed it up as quickly as he could, for the snow was only a few inches deep. Suddenly the trail turned off sharply and the hunter paused. For he knew full well that the grizzly might have winded him, although hardly a breath of air was stirring.

The grizzly is a very cautious animal and at times will turn the tables and appear to stalk the hunter; at any rate an attack of a big bear from behind is most disconcerting and dangerous.

To return to our story, the hunter listened for a few minutes and thought he heard far away the sound of snapping twigs. This reassured him, and again he went forward, but with great caution.

The trail lead past a clump of firs, beyond which was a rocky place, not broken up to any great extent. The bear at that moment was leisurely making its way to the shelter on the far side.

The hunter immediately fired, but his shot went low and did no particular damage except to rouse the bear to fury. It swung round and charged with lighting speed. Its shambling gait might have deceived a novice but not an old, experienced hand.

The hunter stood his ground, and allowed the bear to come within ten yards, when he planted a second shot in the right shoulder, and at the same time, sprang nimbly to one side. Through the smoke came a huge paw, with its ugly three-inch curved claws, making a vicious ” side swipe.”

The bear wheeled again and charged, this time getting a bullet in the other shoulder. But this rascal was cunning and judging that the hunter would again step to one side it swerved a little too.

CONTENTS

The Animals of North America

The Grizzly Bear
The Kodiak Bear
The Black and Cinnamon Bears
The Polar Bear
The Musk Ox of the Barren Grounds
The Buffalo in America
The Big Horn
The Rocky Mountain Goat
The Moose
The Caribou
The Pronghorn or American Antelope
The Wapiti
The Muledeer
The Virginia Deer

The Animals of Asia

The Tiger
The Orang-Utan or Mias
The Crocodile
The Leopard
The Rhinoceros
The Elephant of Asia
The Ban tenge
The Yak of Tibet
Asiatic Bears
Axis Deer
The Black Buck of India
The Siberian Wild Sheep
Ibex Hunting in the Himalayas
The Markhor

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