THE WAPITI OR ELK 



IN the pursuit of Cervus canadensis the aim of 

 the tracker is to distinguish the signs of the 

 bull from those of the cow. As the number 

 to be killed per season by each hunter is limited 

 by law to one or two bulls, the pursuer is nat- 

 urally interested in knowing how to tell the signs 

 of the old ones. 

 They are: 



1. Size of track; 



2. Distance of track from center line; 



3. Pointing outward of hoofs; 



4. Hillock in track; 



5. Lagging back with hind legs; 



6. Closeness of track; 



7. Roundness of toes; 



8. Blazing of trees; 



9. Pawing of ground; 



10. Size and roundness of dew-claws. 

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