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Moose -Hunting. 



THE MOOSE-CALL. 



purpose, generally on the margin of a lake, heath, or bog, where he 

 can readily conceal himself, puts his birchen trumpet to his mouth, 

 and gives the call of the cow-moose in a manner so startling and 

 truthful that only the educated ear of an Indian could detect the 

 counterfeit. If the call is successful, presently the responsive bull- 

 moose is heard crashing through the forest, uttering his blood-curd- 

 ling bellow or roar, and rattling his horns against the trees in chal- 

 lenge to all rivals, as he comes to the death which awaits him. 

 Should the imitation be poor, the bull will either not respond at all, 



