68 MOOSE-HUNTING, SALMON-FISHING, ETC 



in early December, and often at dusk and 

 the early evening fly out into Path Lake, 

 distant half a mile, to gravel and drink. It 

 may not be generally known that every twenty- 

 four hours the wild goose has to have drink 

 and gravel ; yet it is a fact, and they will 

 frequent most unaccountable and most un- 

 likely and exposed places in the winter to 

 secure these. 



One afternoon, just at dusk, I was with a 

 companion on the western shore of the har- 

 bour, watching a body of geese that had 

 arrived the day before, when they rose and 

 went for Path Lake. That was an eye- 

 opener for us, so we hurried to the house, and 

 during the evening took our boat on a waggon 

 and out to the foot of the lake for service the 

 next night. We had to do this in a clandes- 

 tine way, so as not to arouse the curiosity 

 of local gunners, all of whom would have 

 visited the lake had they " caught on" to 

 our movements. The next day I tolled a 

 fine shot at Maxwell's Brook, stopping and 

 getting five ducks. Towards night we were 

 at our boat, and went on to a wooded 

 island at the head of Path. This lake was 



