152 THE UPPER YUKON 



member of the moose family, and much dis- 

 cussion was caused by them. 



When the writer first saw these famous 

 tracks on one Wednesday evening, he said 

 they were made by some huge caribou, but 

 that night he lay out on the edge of a pond 

 where the Big Moose of Little Tobique was 

 accustomed to feed, and during that night 

 and the nights of the Thursday and Friday 

 following, he had the rare opportunity of 

 watching him from a distance without being 

 able to make a safe shot. A shot was finally 

 made on the following Saturday morning 

 when the first streak of daylight appeared. 



A young bull with two spike horns, mated 

 with a large cow, was also feeding there each 

 night, and repeatedly, when the old bull 

 would wander a bit too close to the cow, the 

 young fellow would wickedly rush at him 

 and chase him away. This was done several 

 times during each night. 



The old chap knew and realized the fact 

 that his day of fighting had gone, and that the 

 old adage "youth must be served" is true with 

 a bull moose as well as with a human being. 

 So he made no attempt at resistance; when 

 attacked he simply ran away and that was 

 all. 



