The Oregon Sportsman, Vol. 4
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Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 328 |
Release | : 2016-10-19 |
ISBN-10 | : 1333995326 |
ISBN-13 | : 9781333995324 |
Rating | : 4/5 (26 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Oregon Sportsman, Vol. 4: January, 1916; Published Quarterly by Authority of the Fish and Game Commission In the first place a hunter who shoots at the moving brush without seeing the ob ect which causes the motion may become a violator of the game laws even though he kills a deer. He is shooting on the chance that a buck deer is causing the motion. The motion of the brush may be caused by a doe. In at least four cases in the past year frightful experience has told us that a human being was the cause of that rustling in the brush. Year [after year the State Game Warden has issued warning not to shoot at moving bushes. In addition to this he has repeatedly cautioned hunters never to pull the trigger until the ob ect to be shot at is clearly in his vision. In spite of these warnings, however, hunters will take chances. They are willing to place in jeopardy the lives of their companions simply on the chance that what they are shooting at might be a deer. If every hunter would follow the simple rule of never firing till the deer is in sight there would be no tragedies to record like those of last fall. Of course it is impossible to avoid those accidents which will happen in spite of the greatest caution. But cases of this kind are rare indeed. Such a case was that of John W. Gates, who was carrying his shotgun under his arm in the approved fashion when he stumbled and fell. The gun was discharged by the trigger coming in contact with a twig. Gates lost the fingers of his right hand as a result. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.