is adopted onl}'^ when the animal is suddenly startled. If the presence of 

 man is detected by the wary animal while the hunter is yet some distance 

 away, the moose moves off with the greatest caution, often selecting a 

 course which the follower can pursue only with the greatest difficulty. 

 The endurance of the animal is such that only the hardiest of hunters can 

 hope to overtake him in a stern chase, when he has once been alarmed. 

 The broad, palmate antlers of the moose are a distinguishing feature, and 

 happy is the hunter who can boast the possession of a head as a trophy 

 taken from an animal killed by himself. 



Still-hunting or stalking the moose in his native wilds is a branch of 

 sport successfully followed by none except the skilled woodsman and 

 hardy hunter. The fatigue and countless obstacles to be met with are such 

 that comparatively few amateur sportsmen attempt it. More frequently 

 the animal is driven to water by the guides and woodsmen, or attracted to 

 such localities by calling. The call is made by imitating the plaintive low 

 of the cow moose, or if required, the bellow of the bull moose. A trumpet 

 of birch bark is used, and if the call is properly made and carefully 

 repeated at intervals, it will seldom fail to bring the moose within range of 

 the hunter's rifle. 



In northern Maine and in the Canadian Provinces, the moose is often 

 hunted during early winter by pursuing him on snowshoes. Fire hunting, 

 which consists in using a jack-lamp or torchlight, is often effectively fol- 

 lowed in midsummer, along the lakes and rivers. This method of shining 

 is not considered very sportsmanlike by those who possess the requisite 

 skill and endurance to adopt the style of still hunting. In Professor 

 Meyer's entertaining work, entitled " Sport with Gun and Rod," will be 

 found two instructive articles on moose hunting — one by the Earl of Dun- 

 raven, the other by Mr. Charles C. Ward, a practical sportsman and fine 

 descriptive writer. 



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