78 THE DEER FAMILY 



wander about through the woods and sound a chal- 

 lenge, which is different in sound from the loud, shrill 

 whistle of the elk. It is best described as a roar, and 

 once heard will be remembered. The bulls fight 

 viciously at this season. The cows answer the call of 

 the bulls, and the Indians and guides imitate the call 

 of the female to bring the bulls within shooting dis- 

 tance. There is some difference of opinion, which will 

 be referred to later, as to whether the bull is deceived 

 by the Indian's horn, which is made of birch-bark. 

 The young are easily tamed and playful, but, like all 

 deer, they are not safe pets as they grow older. 

 Judge Caton, who observed the deer much, and kept 

 large numbers of them in his park in Illinois, says that 

 the wild deer run away, usually, since they are afraid 

 of man. Domesticated or partly domesticated animals, 

 having lost their fear of man, are not afraid to attack 

 him. An elk killed a trespasser crossing the judge's 

 park. Grinnell saw a young moose in the Yellow- 

 stone country, which spent much of the time in the 

 brush, but came when called, provided it was hungry. 



The moose naturally feed much in the morning and 

 evening, and the best time to look for them is therefore 

 before nine or ten o'clock in the morning or late in the 

 afternoon. They move some distance, circle about, 

 and lie down in the middle of the day to sleep and 

 ruminate. They are difficult to find and approach at 

 such times. Where much persecuted they no doubt 

 feed more by night. 



The flesh of the moose is excellent, but coarser than 

 and not so good as that of the other deer. 



In the winter the moose gather in small bands, and 



