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Tin- Mi"- :i kille.l l.y calling liim \<> tin- hunt'-r in 



th. rutting season l.y mean rch-l.ark li<.m. In 



tin- animal can ! callt-.l within mis of the eon- 



1 hunter. Another way \ killing him is l.y tin- ai-l 

 Lulls-rye lantern .luring ni^ht. The hunter pa<l<lles h. 



6 margin of the lake or riser, shining his lant.-i -i 

 U the -h.-r--. In this \\ ay any mo< .s.- or <|e.-r alon^ th. 

 lake shore an- attracte.l l.y curiosity to appruach the li^ht 

 ami a> their forms loom uj. in front <>i the hunt.-r s cam-- ; , 

 the l.each th.-y are ,..t <lown at close quarters. In 



winter the moose i> huntetl on snw shoes. Imt tin- 

 nicthiHl is uiis]H.rtsmanlike. When the snow is .l.-cp the poor 

 -e tlouii'lers aii-1 sinks up the miiMlc in the snow, while 

 the huntt'i-s run alont; the vurtac.- in their -now sh, M . v Tfie 

 m<MM- is soon tire-l out ami the hunters .-asily , .\.rtak.- him 

 killing the helj.l,->- .-reature at close quarr 



A-' ')!;_ i Sir .John l\icharls..n, this animal IULS the 



\ hearing in v-ry ^jrent perfection, ami is the m..st ^h\ 



ami wary of all the .le.-r species, an<l on this account the art of 



-. hunting is re^ai'.led a.s the greatest of an Iml: 



iireiiients. j.articularly l>y the GfMO, who consider them- 



; >le to instruct the huntei-s of evi-ry other tribe. The 



tlesh f the mo.-- i- v.-ry '\cell.-nt. P.y nature the DKXMM i- 



tiin>r"tis. an<l when .-xcite-l its weajM.nx aiv it- h.irn.s and 



hoofs. an<l ^ forciKly !<H-S it strike with the latter as t<> .lc- 



\\..|f <>r oth.-r lar^'e animal at a single blow. 

 such times the hair on its neck is -ai.l t. l.ristle uj> like the 

 man. . .f a lion, which ;ives it a wilil ami frightful appearane. 



The m,,s,- is f,,uml in Northern Kur>|.e. where it is known 

 as the dk. The ilistril-ution of this animal. iN.th in Kir..|>- 

 an-1 Am remarkal.ly alike, reaching to the Arctic coast 



in lith continents an<l cxtemlin^ soiithwanls to the same iso- 

 therm. The moose is ea>ily <lomesticate<l. Formerly these 

 anii re u-e.l in Swe.l.-n t.. -Iraw sledges; but, owing to 



in accel, -rating the flight of criminals their use 

 - j.rohil.itc.l Jimlrr I .altie-. 



iit> of the moose are very heavy, from the great 

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