HERD OF ELK.i
Copyright, 1908,
By Forest and Stream Publishing Co.
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In this volume will be found a series ofarticles which in recent years have appearedin Forest and Stream. The incidents recountedtook place in widely separated parts of theUnited States and Canada.
As time slips by there is a pleasure inrecalling hunting exploits which have becomerelegated to a past that can be lived overagain only in memory. Whoever feels thesportsman’s ardor kindle when blood redtales of the hunt are related—an ardor whichthe camera enthusiast, who possesses merelya platonic love of sport cannot appreciate—maydiscover an excuse for this book. Itsstyle may strike one as somewhat informaland lacking in literary finish, but it should beborne in mind that too much formality islikely to take away the charm of camp life.iv
If you picture yourself seated on a log bythe open camp-fire you will not be apt tocriticize the absence of polish in the compositionof the text. You would as soon ask yourguide to substitute patent leather shoes forhis greased boots.
May, 1908.v
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