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had the following dimensions: outside measure of horns, 

 sixty -two inches; across the blade, points not included, 

 twenty inches; circumference above burr, seven and a 

 quarter inches ; length of the blade, thirty-nine inches. 



To hunt moose successfully requires the display of the 

 highest qualities of an Indian Nimrod; for cautiousness, 

 patience, perseverance, endurance, acuteness of vision, and 

 a knowledge of woodcraft and the habits of animals, are 

 far more requisite than bravery and expertness with the 

 rifle. Whoever, therefore, is a good moose - stalker may 

 claim to have reached the highest pinnacle of the venatic 

 art, and may safely compete with any man as a forest- 

 hunter. 



