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the body of an unborn fawn taken from its dead 

 mother. 



There are times, in early spring, when any 

 fool can kill the half-starved mountain-sheep and 

 goats, or even bears ; a time when any loafer is 

 active enough to kill the hind, heavy with young ; 

 but men who do these things should not be en- 

 couraged by the money of those who would hang 

 trophies on their walls that their friends may 

 think them Nimrods. 



In Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and 

 Quebec, a limit has been put to the number of 

 head which each hunter may kill per annum. 



In Nova Scotia no one man may kill more 

 than two moose and four cariboo in each season. 



In this province the use of a dog in hunting 

 moose or cariboo is punishable by a fine of 

 25 dollars. 



In New Brunswick a more liberal allowance 

 of game is made for each man, to wit, three 

 moose, five cariboo, and five deer. 



Here, too, deer - hunting with dogs is pro- 

 hibited. 



In Quebec two moose, two cariboo, three deer, 

 was the largest bag allowed per man per annum 

 until the close of 1886 ; but I understand that 

 no more female moose are to be killed until 

 further notice ; and the report was current in 



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