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In this book, Robert B. Roosevelt foresaw and expressed concern about the eventual decrease and possible extinction of many game animals unless conservation measures and improved hunter ethics were promptly adopted to protect them. He relates personal hunting experiences, descriptions of major game birds (waterfowl, rails, shorebirds, woodcock, and snipe), means of taking them, areas hunted, hunting equipment, including boats, retrieving dogs, the art of marksmanship, sportsmanship, and hunter ethics. He clearly describes the advantages of the new breech-loading shotguns over antiquated muzzled-loaders. This was one of most hotly debated hunting issues of the day. The author was an uncle of Theodore Roosevelt and great-uncle of Eleanor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt's wife. An avid sportsman, he is often credited for instilling in Theodore an appreciation of the out of doors, including hunting, fishing, hiking, and camping.--Henry M. Reeves.

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.