CHAPTER V 



AN EXCITING CARIBOU HUNT 

 "Uninhabitable and almost inaccessible is the land." 



THE section of the country in which we 

 were hunting is the home of the Os- 

 borni caribou, a species distinct from the 

 Woodland and the Barrenland caribou, and 

 we were anxious to secure our quota of these 

 noted animals. The bull caribou, when we 

 first saw them, were hiding by themselves 

 away from the cows and calves, and were 

 always found in secluded places. I have 

 already mentioned seeing one fine bull all 

 alone before the open season had arrived. 



For several days after September first, we 

 frequently saw the cows and calves feeding 

 by themselves, but the bulls were not to be 

 seen at all. There came a day, however, 

 when we found four large bulls herded to- 

 gether on a divide opposite one that we had 

 been exploring. They were seen in the deep 

 snow on the top of the mountain and seemed 

 to be interested in watching our mounts. A 



