MOOSE AND CARIBOU 



ject as small as a moose's ear at that distance 

 and in that shadow-streaked timber. I waited 

 for what seemed an hour, but which was per- 

 haps only a few more minutes, for a repetition of 

 the same motion. Finally I was rewarded, for 

 that ear flapped again as naturally as any good 

 healthy moose's ear should. Then I detected 

 the hulk of his body lying behind a couple of 

 trees, as well as an outline of one of his horns. 

 He was in the shade, and hard to see. The flies 

 bothered him a little, but not so much as to 

 cause him to shake his head, but only the ear. 

 Owing to the very poor target he made from 

 here and the good chance there seemed of stalk- 

 ing him from the other side, I decided not to risk 

 a shot now, but to circle around and come down 

 on him from the opposite side of the lake. While 

 the side on which I stood was flat ground, the 

 other side was quite a hill. After marking care- 

 fully the spot occupied by my quarry I retreated 

 back to the horse and led him in a semi-circle 

 around the lower end of the lake, up on the side 

 of the ridge back of the lake and tied him about 

 a quarter mile from the moose. Everything was 

 favorable for a successful stalk, wind, weather 

 and sun, and I decided then and there that if 

 that old ruminant got away he would be a 

 charmed animal. I tried not to overlook any- 

 thing that would contribute to my success. It 

 was 1 1 -.30 when I sighted him, so I had all the 

 time I needed for a slow, careful stalk. The 



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