OF THE MOOSE. 



men who journey to the north woods 

 after big game in the fall that their guides 

 live so far away, otherwise their reputa- 

 tion might suffer. This concerns both 

 their personal traits and their ability as 

 hunters. Camp life brings out a man's 

 true qualities. The experience of a 

 sportsman during his first attempt to 

 lure a moose from his home in the 

 forest is related as follows : 



One of the party tried his luck at 

 calling. He left the guide at the camp. 

 Quietly hiding among some shrubs, he 

 gave a gentle but long-drawn-out call 

 and waited results. Hardly had the 

 notes died away than there was a tre- 

 mendous crash, the alders parted, and 

 the head of a large bull moose appeared 

 in the leafy frame within ten feet of the 

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