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Title: Rod and gun
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Fishing Hunting Outdoor life
Publisher: Beaconsfield, Que. (etc.) Rod and Gun Pub. Co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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nt, andtheir ideas of woodcraft and hunting ingeneral, are most vague. I ran acrossa variety of miscellaneously armed peo-ple during my hunt, carrying every styleof rifle, from the latest automatic downto the little .32. What the dickens aman wants to carry an automatic for,which is big enough for the largestgame or will shoot through steelwhen out after deer, is more than T canunderstand. Some people would use aMaxim gun if they thought that by hit-ting a deer anywhere with it they couldget the game. These new fangled, high-power guns are not conducive to goodshooting; for their owners depend moreon rapidity of fire than on one or twocareful shots. More game has been kill-ed by the old and reliable 44-40 Win-chester than by any other gun in Ameri-ca, and it is a good gun yet if you canhold it straight. Aly first five days at the deer werenot very successful. I jumped a big doelate one afternoon, but the light was badin the thick timber, and she ofifered but ROD AND GUN.IN CANADA 1185
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A Lakefield CanoeOn the Zambesi River Tliis was the first canoe on the Zambesi River and was envied by all the residents and visitors there. Write for catalogue to The Lakefield CanoeBuilding and Manufacturing Co.;laicefield, ont.

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