20 RECENT HUNTING TRIPS. 



CHAPTEE II. 



• AFTER WOODLAND CAEIBOU IN 

 NEWFOUNDLAND. 



Reach Newfoundland — Journey from Port-aux- 

 Basques to Howley Station — Unfavourable imjjres- 

 sions — Migration of caribou — Watching a " lead " — 

 Enemies of the caribou — Six thousand killed in one 

 year — Enormous numbers still in existence — Curious 

 experience with peregrine falcon — A day on a 

 "lead" — Disgusted with that form of sport — Hunt- 

 ing in the bogs — Special adaptation of the hoofs of 

 the caribou to its mode of life — Visitors to camp — 

 Old time weapons — Fine head shot by Saunders — 

 Caribou swimming — Caribou shot for the larder — 

 The " Accommodation Train " — Start for Terra 

 Nova — Voyage up the Lake — Caribou stag shot — 

 " Packing in " to Lake St. John — Scarcity of caribou 

 — Shortness of provisions — Heavy rain storm — Long 

 day's trudge — Delicious berries — Willow grouse — 

 Return to main camp — Arrangements for hunt the 

 following year — Start for home. 



CHAPTER III. 



BEYOND ST. JOHN'S LAKE. A WELL 

 STOCKED HUNTING GROUND. 



Land at St. John's — Icebergs — Start for Terra 

 Nova — Equipment — Leave the railway line — High 



