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few of these animals made their appearance close down to 
the Chilcotin River, which is the farthest south in this 
direction they have ever been reported. In East Kootenay 
some of the finest moose ever known in that district have 
been killed this season, three of them with antlers measur- 
ing 5314, 58, and 60 inches, respectively. Until this year it 
has been the general opinion that the Hast Kootenay moose 
never had horns of large dimensions, and a 45-inch head 
was considered a good one for that district. There is no 
doubt that in former years the bulls never got a chance to 
grow big horns, as they were all shot too soon; but with the 
better protection they have had during the past few years 
there is an improvement, and the value of the game in East 
Kootenay has been greatly increased.” 
In 1915 Mr. Williams reports on the moose as follows: 
“These magnificent animals continue to work their way 
south, and are increasing rapidly almost everywhere. There 
is one exception to this, and that is on the Nelson River, 
where they are reported to be very scarce, and the Indians 
are suffering in consequence. Reports from Cassiar varied 
somewhat, but the men who are in the best positions to 
know say they were extra numerous, but that there is an 
extraordinary percentage of young bulls. That there are 
plenty of moose in that country can be easily believed 
from the fact that one tourist counted 280 odd during the 
short time he was there. A bull moose was lately seen as 
far south as the 108-mile House, on the Cariboo Road. 
Signs of others were seen a little farther south.” 
From the foregoing account of the distribution and 
abundance of moose in different regions of Canada it will 
be seen that, with the exception of the Prairie Provinces, 
this noble animal not only appears to be holding its own 
but owing to adequate protection it is possible to record 
an increase in certain of those regions of Canada that com- 
prise its finest natural haunts and hunting-grounds. 
