IN THE ALASKA-YUKON GAMELANDS 



fully counted on getting a ram, for either the 

 museum or himself, and had worked hard for it. 



During the two days that we were gone Wil- 

 liam and Billy Wooden hunted moose. The 

 first day they covered fifteen miles on foot and 

 the second twenty-two miles (sixteen of which 

 was afoot), and, while the section hunted was 

 the best moose country in that vicinity, they 

 failed to even see an animal. 



Rogers and Shorty, on the second day of our 

 absence, went out for moose, and while taking 

 a rest in sight of a likely looking lake Shorty fell 

 asleep. Soon Rogers saw something move at the 

 shore of this lake and finally detected three car- 

 ibou there — a big bull and three smaller bulls, 

 all with clean antlers. This, indeed, was a find 

 for our taxidermist, and with true zeal and 

 Indian-like stealth he removed his shoes and 

 approached them in his stocking feet. The car- 

 ibou were feeding on a bar at the edge of a lake, 

 perfectly unmindful of the impending danger. 

 Al was able to reach a spot 175 yards from them 

 and opened up on the big bull with his .303. The 

 first shot broke the animal's front leg, the next 

 came within a few inches of his heart, and the 

 third hit the heart. The fourth shot broke his 

 hind leg. One shot six inches from the heart 

 finished one of the other bulls. 



Shorty, awakened by the bombardment, after 

 dreaming that he was hunting goats from an 

 aeroplane, jumped into his senses and tore down 



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