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CHAPTER VII. 



THE BUFFALO. 



The Buffalo.— Number of Species.— Difference between them.— The gi- 

 gantic Buffalo of prehistoric Times.— Fierce Aspect of the modern Bi- 

 son.— Courage of the Male.— Social Character of the Species.— Mothers 

 have Little Affection for the Calves.— Fight between a Grizzly Bear 

 and a Small Herd of Bulls.— A Bull rescues a Calf from a Pack of 

 Wolves. — Another tries to protect a Cow from a Hunter. —A New 

 Mode of capturing Calves.— Buffaloes in a State of Domestication.— 

 Favorite Habitat of the Buffalo. — Character of the Buffalo Grass.— 

 Sufferings of the Animals in Winter from Hunger.— Why Old Bulls 

 leave the Herds.— Use of the Buffalo to the Indians.— The Flesh of the 

 "Buffalo.— A Custom of the West.— How the Wolverine feasts on dried 

 Buffalo Meat.— Cunning and Courage.— Pemmican.— The most Deli- 

 cate Parts of the Buffalo.— Cows better than Bulls.— Vitality of the 

 Animals.— Best Weapons for hunting them.— American Horses versus 

 Mustangs.— Opinion of Old Hunters.— Faults of Mustangs in running 

 Buffaloes.— The Various Systems employed for killing the Buffalo.— 

 Great Annual Slaughter of the Animal.— Indians dressed in Wolf-skins 

 attack the Buffalo.— Why they use Arrows instead of Fire-arms.— Hunts 

 of the Half-breeds of British America.— Mean Devices of the Whites. 

 — How Thousands are destroyed Annually. — The Camp and the Night 

 Alarm. — Shooting at Antelopes.— Stalking Buffalo Skulls. — Gambols 

 of Herds. — A Dash after a Herd, and what came of it. — An Alarm of 

 Indians. — Opinions of a Party of Teutons about Jokes. — The Result to 

 me of my Day's hunting. — A Spirited Chase in the Republican Valley. 

 — Wolves and Number of Quarries killed. — A Thousand Hunters and 

 Thousands of Buffaloes in Motion at the same Time. — Howling Wolves 

 and bellowing Bisons. — An Alarm of Sioux. — The Retreat. — Panic- 

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CHAPTER VIII. 



THE MOOSE. 



The Moose.— Its Range in the West. — Its Form, Haunts, and Habits. — 

 The Rutting Season. — Cries of the Animal. — How Males are lured 

 within Rifle Range. — Calling as an Art. — How to make a Call. — The 

 best Callers. — Young Bulls easily inveigled. — The best Time for Call- 

 ing. — The Moose as a Browser.— Difficulties in stalking it. — Acntencss 

 of its Nose and Ears. — How experienced Hunters quarter the Ground. 

 — Its Haunts in Summer. — Hunting it in Winter. — Dogs and Snow- 

 shoes. — The European and American Species. — How the Latter can be 

 Domesticated. — Hide-hunters. — A Moose -hunt, and its Result. — A 

 Charge. — Lost in the Forest. — Trying to find Camp. — A Welcome 

 Moose-call. — Rescued. — A Hunt on Snow-shoes. — Episodes. — Number 

 of Moose killed. — Difference in Size and Habits between the Eastern 

 and Western Species. — Large Antlers. — Moose-hunting as an Art. . 244 



