2I 6 THE SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE; 



seeming height of the moose at least six or eight inches ; 

 and the same remark is equally applicable, except in 

 degree, to the other parts of the body. The wild boar, 

 in his own forest garb, could not present a more frightful 

 appearance than did the king of the Canadian wilderness 

 at this moment. It is true that this bull could not present 

 the same formidable tusks, but his great antlers and mag- 

 nificent proportions more than compensated for all that 

 was wanting. Notwithstanding the fact that he was so 

 severely wounded as to be able to make but very little 

 progress in his efforts to escape, still our party remained 

 at a very respectful distance from his antlers. Our first 

 attention having been given to the personal appearance of 

 this animal, our succeeding thoughts were directed to the 

 relief of his sufferings, and for this purpose I sent a ball 

 through him a few inches behind his shoulders. This last 

 shot produced no marked effect ; therefore I quickly fired 

 another shot a little behind the base of his skull, which frac- 

 tured the upper portion of the vertebral column and like- 

 wise wounded the medulla oblongata, which injury was 

 followed by instantaneous death. The captain proceeded 

 to disembowel the animals we had killed ; and while thus 

 engaged discovered that another cow had been wounded 

 by our shots, but had succeeded in getting away. His quick 

 eye promptly detected three fresh beds in the newly-fallen 

 snow, and likewise that the trail from two of them led to 

 the dead animals, which were now lying only a few yards 

 from the same, while the other led away from the scene of 

 action. The latter trail was well marked by the blood- 

 stains left by the fleeing animal. It was instantly decided 



