4 i4 BIG GAME SHOOTING 



The largest wapiti head of which I have been able to obtain 

 trustworthy dimensions belongs to Messrs. Schoverling & 

 Daly of New York. This head measures in length along the 

 beam, 64 ins. (left) and 65 ins. (right) ; its greatest width is 

 48 ins. The circumference of the beam is 7$- ins. It is a head of 

 14 points. A cut of an abnormal wapiti head from Boseman 



Abnormal palmated wapiti head 



is here given, and it is perhaps worth mentioning that this 

 apparent tendency to become palmated is not rare in the 

 horns of wapiti. An exceptionally fine head in the possession 

 of Mr. G. B. Wrey is a good instance of this tendency and has 

 also the remarkable girth of nearly 9 ins. in the beam. The 

 beast was, I believe, killed in Montana. 



