LET US GO AFIELD BY EMERSON HOUGH Author of M The MiMlwIppI Bubble 54-40 or The Story the Cowboy. Out o Doon, ate. ILLUSTRATED NEW YORK AND LONDON D. APPLETON AND COMPANY 1916 EMERSON HOUGH 10x3, x0x4 19x5 w. xnc OOKOS Ptnmsnnio COKFANY Printed in the United States of America To J. B. H. CONTENTS CHAPTER PAGE I. YOUR SUMMER ENCAMPMENT .... 3 II. BAIT CASTING FOR BASS 23 III. ANGLING EXTRAORDINARY 49 IV. THE INCONNU WHAT IT Is NOT ... 67 V. IN THE JEWEL Box 83 VI. THE GREAT-GAME FIELDS OF THE WORLD . . 99 VII. THE WASTEFUL WEST 121 VIII. RIFLES FOR BIG GAME 149 IX. WEALTH ON WINGS 171 X. BEAR-HUNTING THE SPORT OF PRESIDENTS . 207 XI. HUNTING THE DEER 241 XII. GAME LAWS AND GAME SUPPLY .... 263 XIII. A VOYAGE AROUND THE ROOM , 285 XIV. WHITHER ARE . WE DRIFTING , . . 305 LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS Safety first Frontispiece FACING PACE Canoeing in the fall 16 Atlantic salmon jumping a dam during the run to fresh water for breeding 50 The heart of the Sierras 86 How about it 100 The old days 124 Canvasback, redheads, and greater scaup ducks , 178 Night life in the forest ...... . ...... 246 I YOUR SUMMER ENCAMPMENT --This text refers to the Paperback edition.