100 The Ottawa Naturalist. 



Our guide assured us that he had captured, when practically full 

 grown, the splendid bull-moose which we had the privilege ol seeing, 

 and had brought it from the wild Quebec country, north of the Lower 

 St. Lawrence to New Brunswick on a rudely constructed raft a mai 

 vellous instance of a hunters skill, perseverence and success. 



Taking a stout maple branch in his right hand he walked up to 

 his colossal pets, holding out a piece of turnip as a dainty bribe, and 

 uttering his cry " Coom," " Coom." The cow moose rose and readily 

 took the piece offered, but the bull was more reserved and only after 

 much persuasion condescended to accept a fragment of the turnip, 

 leisurely stretching out his head and seizing the piece with his elastic 

 lips after the manner of a horse. 



Our guide patted the creature familiarly, and seemed to take no 

 such precautions as would cessary for a stranger to take. It is 



true he was cautious in approaching the bull at first : but the animal 

 was clearly semi-domesticated. When tin rose, the absence of 



horns and of the bell, and the meagre character of the upright mane 

 took away from her appearance. Her size too is rather smaller, and 

 the ears appear", if anything, larger and more prominent : but the 

 absence of horns may account for that. She lacks the mi; 

 giandeur of the bull. Soon a small calf-moose, about as large as a 

 12 hands pony, appeared in response to repeated calls. It was about a 

 year old and appeared quite tame, pushing its huge nose under the 

 armpits of its master, a\\(\ exhibiting signs of affection. The lips 

 far less pendulous and mobile in the call A further walk of a quarter 

 ol a mile enabled us to see another cow, whose ears were crumpled a 

 shorn at the tip. This animal when newly captured, and titd abou 1 

 the neck, head and ears with ropes, had been frost bitten, and had lost the 

 tips of the last-named organs. Finally a fifth moose was seen, a calf born in 

 captivity, and so tame as to jump over a fence at the command ol 

 master. It was a surprise to see a heavy, uncouth, almost unwieldy, 

 animal such as this, take a fence four or five feet high with greater 

 lightness and ease than a hunter Our gmde not being pleased with 

 his juvenile pet's performance, administered one or two blows with his 

 cudgel, whereupon the creature cried in a sharp, ill-natured manner, 





