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THE ELK 



It is cuiifnis tiiul the laro-cst of tlic wild animals of 

 iMirope. nr. iiiilccd. oF aiiv part of tlio Norllicni Trcini- 

 spliero, unless an exception be made ol" the almost extinct 

 North American bison, should have received so little atten- 

 tion from that ubiquitous creature, the British sportsman. 

 This is the more strange because many of this enterprising- 

 class do not count it too much troulde to cross the Atlantic 

 In hunt the same animal, under the name of '"moose," 

 in the forests of Canada. It cannot, therefore, be the 

 difficulty of his pursuit which deters thcni. Some fiitht'ul 

 votaries there are who may be looked for wiili certainty 

 ou the deck of the Eldorado or Aiigclo, with their fjices 

 set towards Scandinavia, aboul the uiiildjc of Auo-ust, ;iii<! 

 not even the stei'uest tones of lln' party whips will serve 

 lo dflam tln'iii iMi the latiu'Hid benches. The ii.-iii-ui"' lime 



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has arrived i'ov them and lor the elk. Hul these arc the 

 exceptions, and mav almost be counted on I he fingers. That 

 at least was the case at the linie of" which I ;ini writing'. 



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I do not pretend that elk hunting is the [)iince of 

 sports ; that designation must be reserved for the chase of 



