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of the island have probably been picked out 

 whilst returning south during the last few 

 years. 



There are probably a good many caribou 

 living in the central j)ortions of the southern 

 part of the island which are never shot at at all 

 unless they approach the lishing settlements on 

 the south coast in the winter. It is so very 

 much more satisfactory to get into a country 

 where no one else is hunting than to make one 

 amongst a small army of sportsmen congregated 

 in a restricted area. 



Personally, I have found caribou in Newfound- 

 land very easy animals to approach and kill ; 

 in fact, I look upon them as the very easiest to 

 stalk of all the wild animals I have yet 

 encountered. The wind must, of course, be 

 studied ; but, this loeing right, there is little 

 difficult}'' in approaching to within easy range of 

 them. Any small-bore rifle carrying a bullet 

 which expands on impact but does not break 

 up — a '303 bore, taking the Government " Dum- 

 dum " bullet, for example — will be found to be 

 an excellent weapon for caribou. 



