Boy's Book of Hunting and Fishing2022

“The Boys’ Book of Hunting and Fishing” was written because there seems to be no book now in print which will tell the youth of twelve to eighteen years age how to start right in learning these fine arts of the outdoors, and how to get tackle and equipment which will not be out of reach of a young fellow’s pocketbook, yet will be just the right thing for the beginner, honestly made, not having perhaps the wearing qualities of more expensive outfits, but efficient and capable for the purpose—which most cheap goods are not, from the very start! From the introduction, by Dan Beard Any sport which tends to keep our boys in the open is undoubtedly a good thing for the coming generation. The rod and the gun are neither of them instruments for indoor use, consequently a book devoted to the proper use of rod and gun is a book which tends to send our young people to the field, the forest, the river, and the lake; which tends to brighten their eyes, strengthen their muscles, and to quicken their perception and their self-reliance. We must remember that all boys—yes, every one of them—will pick up the first firearm that comes within reach, and the danger of such an act is in proportion to the amount of their previous study and training in the handling and use of firearms. A well written book on the subject of the gun and rod is a much safer guide than the personal direction of some one who does not know. Almost all the deplorable accidents with firearms are the result of lack of proper training among those who use these weapons. Then let us give our boys an outdoor life, give them an opportunity to go to the open for their games and recreation, and I know of no better way to stimulate a desire for this than to put into their hands books of the outdoor world, books such as Mr. Miller writes.