414 BIG GAME SHOOTING 
The largest wapiti head of which I have beenable to obtain 
trustworthy dimensions belongs to Messrs. Schoverling & 
Daly of New York. This head measures in length along the 
beam, 64 ins. (left) and 65 ins. (right) ; its greatest width is 
48 ins. The circumference of the beam is 73 ins. Itis a head of 
14 points. A cut of an abnormal wapiti head from Boseman 
Abnormal palmated wapiti head 
is here given, and it is perhaps worth mentioning that this 3 
apparent tendency to become palmated is not rare in the — 
horns of wapiti. An exceptionally fine head in the possession 
of Mr. G. B. Wrey is a good instance of this tendency and has 
also the remarkable girth of nearly 9 ins. in the beam. The 
beast was, I believe, killed in Montana. 
