OF THE MOOSE. 



growth. Generally, if seen in summer 

 at the edge of a lake or stream, he slips 

 noiselessly into the woods, but when the 

 rutting season begins he casts his discre- 

 tion to the winds and responds to the 

 call of the cow with noisy disregard of 

 consequences. He is also quarrelsome 

 at such times, and should another bull 

 happen to trespass on what he consid- 

 ers his territory there may be trouble. 

 The rutting season is generally over by 

 the first week in October, and the bulls 

 will not answer the calls after that, un- 

 less the weather should hold very warm. 

 Most guides claim that during the rut- 

 ting season the bulls have a wide range, 

 but that the cows remain in one neigh- 

 borhood. 



While yarded moose are very method- 



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