"Sure you would," I told him, "and there wouldn't be enough bear left
to feed your dogs. _I_ usually work for a zoo or a museum; they either
want the animal alive, or in good mounting condition. I admit that
they've got guns now that one man can carry that'd sink one of the old
time battleships; okay, but in my line I seldom need one."
He didn't like my tone of voice, but he dropped the point and began
looking around for a place to sit.