1 6 A SPORTING ARADISE 



The fall, or autumn, is the best time of the 

 year to hunt the moose. The weather at this 

 season is bright, clear, and bracing ; I doubt 

 if any climate can compare with the district 

 of the Canadian lakes during September. This 

 is the rutting time of the moose ; and the 

 hunter imitating the amorous roars of the cow, 

 which she utters periodically to make known 

 her whereabouts to the bull, can with care 

 and patience usually get a good shot. From 

 September 2Oth to October 2Oth is the season 

 for moose-calling, and the full of the moon is the 

 best time, as the bulls seldom come up to call 

 before sunset. The most successful hour is 

 between sundown and dark. The animal is not 

 difficult to kill, but requires to be hit in the 

 right spot. Moose are very pugnacious in the 

 rutting season, and fight desperately. During the 

 summer of 1889 I discovered the skeletons of 

 two bulls with their huge antlers locked in death. 

 Only once did I catch a glimpse of a fight 

 between two bull moose, and the following 

 is a quotation from my remarks upon the 

 subject : 



'* An analogy we may find among the huge 

 boulders on yonder hills, that surround an 



