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thing ; and in his cold and barren country-, covered with snow and 

 ice nine months of the year, and producing few vegetables, he 

 would perish were it not for the milk and flesh of the animal. 



The country of the Woodland Caribou includes Newfound- 

 land, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Labrador and Canada, and is 

 said to extend westward through a narrow strip of well wooded 

 territory about one hundred miles wide from Lake Superior to 

 Lake Athabasca. To the northward it is replaced by the Barren 

 Ground Caribou. 



The only method of taking the Woodland Caribou is by stalk- 

 ing. If there be snow on the ground, the hunters follow the 

 tracks of the animals, and by great care are often enabled to come 

 within shot of them. When there is no snow and the deer cannot 

 be tracked, a tall tree is climbed and the neighboring country is 

 swept with a glass until a drove of Caribou are seen feeding in one 

 of the open treeless spots called " Caribou Barrens." The bear- 

 ings of their position are taken, and the hunters proceed to stalk 

 them. Guides, men familiar with the haunts and habits of these 

 animals, are essential to the successful pursuit of the Caribou in 

 regions where it is much hunted. The Indians and half breeds 

 are highly recommended for this work, though no doubt whites of 

 experience are quite as serviceable. 



