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l»ul little ;ilic;ul of the iiu'ii. The follDwiiin- Icttri' from 

 oiiu of luv Swedish cluinis, who is exuerinu-ed at this, us 



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well as all other forms of elk limit iiiu', uives a o-ood idea of 

 the kiinl of thing : — "C — — and 1 rowed <lowii liergsjo in 

 the finest 'elking' weather, i.e. with half a gale at our 

 baeks, Init before reaehing our destination it suddeiiU' Irll 

 to a ealm. AVe had no alternative but to attempt a drive. 

 There is a certain ijeld there wliicli favoured that method, 

 ha\ iiig a wide lake at its foot, and steep ground above. I 

 sent my two men to the end of this Ijeld with orders to 

 return along the wooded slope with such breeze as there was 



at their backs. C and 1, after careful search, selected 



two likely spots as 'passes.' I placed him high up, near 

 t(j where the forest ceased, as driven elk generally keep as 

 high up as they can without leaving covert, while I took 

 u[i a post lower down, whence I could command a long bog 

 which crossed the drive. After sittini-- immovable for an 

 hour and a half we began to hear the men, and shortly 

 afterwards the cracking of a de;id stick brok(^ the stillness. 

 I hopcil t'or bear, for it was ;i likely spot to tempt IJruin. 



Then a shot from C 's ritie, followed b\' the heaillono- 



ni>li of a heavy 1mm|\- through the timber. I waited till the 

 men came up, as 1 make a nilr never to leave my post 

 until the drive is oww as a chance may (•('ten present itself 

 at the last moment. Then 1 joine'd my coiiipaiiioii. ami 1 

 <piickl\' perceived by the tracks that the animal was hard 



hit. (" and the two mi'U with thc'ir twn doiis ha>teiie(l 



to follow on the line, rather too (piickly as it turned dut. I 

 had handeil ni\' rille to one of tlniii. as m\' ruiiiiiiig ila\-s are 

 over, and 1 remained behind with old \h,]\. every hair on 

 whose body stood ou end. lie would have given his tail 



