OF THE MOOSE. 



into it. Finally they left the brook and 

 that necessitated more caution on my 

 part. I had covered about half a mile 

 and I heard the cow calling. Suddenly 

 she came into view. I worked up to 

 within forty yards of her in hopes to 

 find the bull, but ran into the calf, a 

 two-year-old ; luckily he did not see me. 

 Things were getting interesting, with a 

 moose on my left and another in front 

 of me. Working my way cautiously 

 along I heard the bull in the thick 

 growth. He was so covered that I 

 could hardly see him. By careful in- 

 spection, one antler and part of his 

 shoulder showed. Raising my rifle I 

 fired, at which he stepped into the clear- 

 ing and stood defiant. What a noble 

 looking fellow he was, and a monster in 



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