208 CARIBOU SHOOTING IN NEWFOUNDLAND. 



other member of the deer family, and beneath the 

 hair is a thick mat of fur. Beautiful and serviceable 

 robes are made of the skins. 



The woodland caribou are very susceptible to do- 

 mestication, and make a valuable substitute for dogs 

 in drawing loads over the ice and snow. The writer 

 saw a yearling on board the steamer Virginia Lake 

 which had been captured in Red Indian Lake but 

 ten days previous. It was perfectly tame and docile, 

 and took food from the hand without a sign of 

 timidity. 



These deer when frightened seldom jump or run, 

 but go off at a lively gallop until they think them- 

 selves out of harm's way, when they drop into a fast 

 trot; but soon stop, turn half round, presenting a 

 broadside to the point from which they were fright- 

 ened, and in a minute or two "about face" and 

 present the other side. If not entirely satisfied as to 

 the cause of their alarm they will often slowly re- 

 trace their steps led usually by a barren doe and 

 thereby get themselves into trouble. 



Where a marsh is of considerable width, through 

 which several trails pass, and the hunter's conven- 

 ience makes it desirable that the deer take a par- 

 ticular path, all that is necessary is to tie a hand- 

 kerchief or some similar object to the end of a stick 



