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the hunter should select the season immediately before the 

 rut, or as soon as the stags have lost the velvet covering of 

 their horns. At this time the animal has to be stalked, and 

 the stalking will be found to offer plenty of excitement, and 

 test the endurance of the hunter to its utmost. As stated 

 elsewhere, the country is a difficult one to travel through, 

 owing to the softness of the innumerable bogs, and the 

 extraordinary denseness of the forests, which severely try the 

 patience of the man and the strength of his clothing. 

 Occasionally one comes upon a stretch of fine, hard, open 

 country, over which walking is a pleasure ; but that is not 

 where the best shooting is to be found. If I were going 

 after Caribou, I should take the latter half of September ; 

 then the stag is at his best. He is so keenly alert that the 

 most careful stalking will be found necessary ; good shooting 

 will also be called for. Unlike the watching from blinds 

 when shots usually range between thirty and forty, and seldom 

 at distances over one hundred yards, long shots are often the 

 only ones to be obtained. Quick work is demanded, and 

 in every way the hunting is of a kind that appeals to the real 

 sportsman. J. G. Millais declares that the best shooting is 

 to be had along the banks of rivers, as it calls for such quick 

 action, not only in the matter of shooting, but in deciding 

 whether or not a head is large enough to be desirable. 

 Sometimes at first glance the horns appear to be first-rate, 

 both large and having many points, when a closer examination 

 reveals a lack of weight and symmetry. As three stags only 

 are allowed, it is advisable to select heads which are worth 

 taking home — worthy trophies — though there is such a thing 

 as being too particular and letting everything go by till the 

 day comes when packing up becomes a doleful necessity, 

 doubly doleful if no horns have been added to the outfit. 

 Rather than go back empty-handed, some men will take 



