Sport in an Untouched American Wilderness 



moose-track. The borders of the lakes, 

 the mossy barrens, the deep woods, all the 

 places where hoof-prints can be made, are 

 full of impressions of the tireless feet of 

 moose and caribou. The New Brunswick 

 law allows a man to kill only two moose 

 and three caribou in a season, and only 

 one moose for each member of a party of 

 three or more. If one is any kind of a 

 shot he can be pretty sure of at least one 

 chance at a moose, especially if his guide 

 is a good "caller." It is in this respect 

 that Mr. Braithwaite is above every other 

 New Brunswick guide. He is, in his way, 

 the musical peer of Ysaye or Paderewski ; 

 and his solo instrument is the birch-bark 

 horn. 



The future of the moose, oldest and 

 noblest of the game animals on this conti- 

 nent, is a matter that has interested a good 

 many people. Mr. Braithwaite, who has 

 lived among these animals all his life, says 

 there is no danger of their diminution in 

 New Brunswick. They shed their antlers 

 before the snow becomes deep in winter, 

 and the sportsman who endeavors to carry 

 away a hornless moose is always roughly 

 dealt with by the magistrates down in the 

 settlements. The only relentless enemy of 

 the moose is the lumberman, who in the 



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