Trail and Camp-fire: The Book of the Boone and Crockett ClubGeorge Bird Grinnell, Theodore Roosevelt |
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Page 264 - The lands of the State, now owned or hereafter acquired, constituting the forest preserve as now fixed by law, shall be forever kept as wild forest lands. They shall not be leased, sold or exchanged, or be taken by any corporation, public or private, nor shall the timber thereon be sold, removed or destroyed.
Page 230 - Bears are interesting creatures and their habits are always worth watching. When I used to hunt grizzlies my experience tended to make me lay special emphasis on their variation in temper. There are savage and cowardly bears, just as there are big and little ones; and sometimes these variations are very marked among bears of the same district, and at other times all the bears of one district will seem to have a common code of behavior which differs utterly from that of the bears of another district.
Page 326 - ... collection of select heads from most of the Scottish deer-forests. Growing weary, however, of hunting in a country where the game was strictly preserved, and where the continual presence of keepers and foresters took away half the charm of the chase, and longing once more for the freedom of nature and the life of the wild hunter — so far preferable to that of the mere sportsman — I resolved to visit the rolling prairies and rocky mountains of the Far West, where my nature would find congenial...
Page 344 - fair chase" shall not be held to include killing bear, wolf, or cougar in traps, nor " fire-hunting," nor "crusting" moose, elk, or deer in deep snow, nor killing game from a boat while it is swimming in the water. Article VI. This Club shall consist of not more than one hundred regular members, and of such associate and honorary members as may be elected. Article VII. The Committee on Admissions shall consist of the President and Secretary and the Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Page 343 - The objects of the Club shall be — 1. To promote manly sport with the rifle. 2. To promote travel and exploration in the wild and unknown, or but partially known, portions of the country. 3. To work for the preservation of the large game of this country, and, so far as possible, to further legislation for that purpose, and to assist in enforcing the existing laws. 4. To promote inquiry into, and to record observations on the habits and natural history of, the various wild animals. 5. To bring about...
Page 235 - ... timber, they made off with all possible speed, not seeming to lose their heads. Frequently I have been able to watch bears for some time while myself unobserved. With other game I have very often done this even when within close range, not wishing to kill creatures needlessly, or without a good object; but with bears, my experience has been that chances to secure them come so seldom as to make it very distinctly worth while improving any that do come, and I have not spent much time watching any...
Page 345 - Committee, in their discretion, shall have power to reinstate such member. Article X. The use of steel traps ; the making of "large bags" ; the killing of game while swimming in water, or helpless in deep snow; and the killing of the females of any species of ruminant (except the musk-ox or white goat), shall be deemed offenses. Any member who shall commit such offenses may be suspended, or expelled from the Club by unanimous vote of the Executive Committee.
Page 233 - I got within range and put a bullet in the old she, who afterward charged my companion and was killed; and we also got the yearling. One young grizzly which I killed many years ago dropped to the first bullet, which entered its stomach. It then let myself and my companion approach closely, looking up at us with alert curiosity, but making no effort to escape. It was really not crippled at all, but we thought from its actions that its back was broken, and my companion advanced to kill it with his...
Page 334 - I am not disposed to undervalue manly outdoor sports, or to fail to appreciate the advantage to a nation, as well as to an individual, of such pastimes; but they must be pastimes, and not business, and they must not be carried to excess. There is much to be said for the life of a professional hunter in lonely lands; but the man able to be something more, should be that something more —an explorer, a naturalist, or else a man who makes his hunting trips merely delightful interludes in his life work....
Page 345 - August ist, following, shall thereupon cease to be a member of the Club. But the Executive Committee, in their discretion, shall have power to reinstate such member. Article X. The use of steel traps ; the making of "large bags...