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two inches. To our surprise we found a third horn growing 

 from the centre of the forehead, but it had unfortunately 

 been broken off earlier in the season, so that only a stump 

 remained. The brows were very good indeed and the 

 shovels cupped and broad. 



Presently the Frenchman and the waggon put in an 

 appearance. He was greatly surprised, and vociferated a 

 great deal concerning " Vorignal magnifique." That night 

 we camped beside the moose and, before we slept upon his 

 hide, thoroughly discussed my amazing good luck, the ex- 

 tent of which we only realised later when hunting caribou 

 over the same country in the " first snow/' at which time, 

 during a week's walking, we saw only two moose-tracks 

 those of a cow and a calf, the widow and offspring, perhaps, 

 of the big bull. 



Only on one other occasion have I had equal or greater 

 good fortune, and then a moose was once more the victim. 

 I was paddling up a river and, owing to a rain-shower, 

 landed upon a sandy spit under a high bank. When the 

 rain cleared off, before launching the canoe again, I thought 

 I might as well climb the bank and have a look round. On 

 doing so in a very desultory way I at once saw a bull moose 

 standing facing me about a hundred and fifty yards away. 

 As he had not seen me I was able to sit down and rest my 

 elbow upon a stump which lay embedded in the marshy 

 soil, and so to take a quiet shot, which was effective. But 

 for the rain I should never have dreamed of landing from 

 the canoe at this spot. 



On another occasion while on a trip we were camped in 

 a country where both caribou and moose were to be found. 

 One night on returning to camp a French-Canadian, who 

 was with me, informed me that he and his companions had 

 seen a large bull, a cow, and a calf upon the other side of 

 the lake. As I had returned to camp by daylight more than 

 an hour before he saw fit to tell me of the fact, I fear I was 



