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Big Game Shooting in Alaska
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About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books.
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. This text has been digitally restored from a historical edition. Some errors may persist, however we consider it worth publishing due to the work's historical value.
The digital edition of all books may be viewed on our website before purchase.
316 pages, Paperback
First published May 24, 2015
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October 7, 2018
The book recounts a 1903 big game hunt in Alaska. This is one of the earliest accounts of sport hunting in Alaska. At that time, big game hunting was a sport confined to the upper class, for who else could afford the transportation to such a remote location as Alaska? Radclyffe's trip was nine months in duration. He traveled by ship from England to New York, across the U.S. by train, then from Seattle to Alaska by steamship.
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the unregulated fur trade and commercial meat hunting had impacted wildlife populations. Alaska finally imposed its first game regulations in 1902, yet the bag limits were quite liberal: 2 moose, 4 each of brown bear, sheep and caribou. Radclyffe and his two companions, Glyn and Little, hunted the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Peninsula, and the Bering Sea coast, employing Native guides along the way.
The account is narrated in a rather unassuming manner, that of a visitor making observations rather than that of a professed expert. It provides an excellent glimpse into Alaska as it existed one hundred years ago and is a valuable reference source in that regard.
At the dawn of the twentieth century, the unregulated fur trade and commercial meat hunting had impacted wildlife populations. Alaska finally imposed its first game regulations in 1902, yet the bag limits were quite liberal: 2 moose, 4 each of brown bear, sheep and caribou. Radclyffe and his two companions, Glyn and Little, hunted the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska Peninsula, and the Bering Sea coast, employing Native guides along the way.
The account is narrated in a rather unassuming manner, that of a visitor making observations rather than that of a professed expert. It provides an excellent glimpse into Alaska as it existed one hundred years ago and is a valuable reference source in that regard.
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