With Gun & Rod in Canada 



of one of the most peculiar freak moose that I have 

 ever seen. 



Four natives had been hunting, and had just arrived 

 at the landing with two moose, one of which had deformed 

 horns and a deformed foot. You will note in the photo- 

 graph of this freak moose head that the horns are just 

 big gnarly lumps of somewhat the appearance of moose 

 horns when in the velvet, except that these horns were 

 as hard as flint. I should be interested to hear from 

 any hunters who have seen a similar set, and also to hear 

 their opinions of the cause of the deformity. 



Upon an examination of the carcass of the moose, the 

 meat was found to be of quite normal appearance 

 fat and perfectly wholesome. The left forward foot was 

 larger than the right, and one claw had grown out to 

 nearly twice the length of the other. 



If upon some early morning " after the night before " 

 I should run across the track made by such a foot in a 

 bog, I verily believe it would influence me to give up 

 drinking. Like Mike when he inspected the camel in 

 the menagerie, I would say, " There ain't no such 

 animal !" 



CHAPTER 10. EMBARKATION. 



After photographing this freak moose, Ike and I took 

 the shotgun, rifle, and camera, with some grub and 

 camp gear, and started in the motor-boat on one more 

 expedition, after a model live moose for photographic 

 purposes. This sounds like a large order, and it is. 

 We came within an ace of being successful. We ran 

 five miles across the end of Lake Rossignol to Trout 

 Brook Meadow, and moored the motor-boat at the 

 mouth of the brook. We then took the canoe and 

 paddled up the still water, poling up a couple of runs 



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