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listened attentively to these sounds, and then exclaimed, 

 " I am satisfied that there is no animal in these woods that 

 can make such a noise but the old bull moose ; let us now 

 listen for the voice of the cow." The packs were quickly 

 placed on the ground, and every ear was attentively listen- 

 ing for these sounds. It was not many minutes before the 

 old bull's bass voice was distinctly heard bellowing to his in- 

 amorata, and the more modest tones of the cow were soon 

 heard in reply. The captain instantly said, " I am con- 

 vinced by my own ears, and nothing less would have ever 

 satisfied me." These sounds were frequently heard by us 

 during the ensuing month while we remained in the moose 

 country, but we soon lost our interest in them, inasmuch 

 as the question which had been raised, in regard to calling 

 these animals, was now effectively settled. 



Our departure from the camp on Long Lake took place 

 on the 1 5th of October. The leaves had mostly disap- 

 peared from the deciduous trees in this wilderness, thus 

 extending our vision, and affording us a better opportunity 

 to " still hunt" successfully. We had awaited this condition 

 of things with much anxiety, but a still further improve- 

 ment would probably soon follow. A light tracking snow 

 would now render most favorable the conditions for moose- 

 hunting. The falling of the leaves had admitted light into 

 the woods, and now a slight fall of snow, three or four 

 inches, would enable the sportsman to noiselessly follow 

 his game under the most favorable circumstances. The 

 most favorable condition for still-hunting commonly follows 

 soon after a fall of snow. During the storm the game 

 remains inactive ; but when it has ceased, the moose, deer, 



