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deer, elk, moose, reindeer, and caribou was from 

 October ifth to December I5th, now it com- 

 mences in November. 



President Roosevelt gives the following valu- 

 able hints to sportsmen : 



" An elk often hesitates in the first moments 

 of surprise and fright, and does not get really 

 underway for 200 or 300 yards ; but when fairly 

 started he may go several miles, even though 

 mortally wounded : therefore the hunter, after 

 his first shot, should run forward as fast as he 

 can, and shoot again and again until the quarry 

 drops. In this way many animals that would 

 otherwise be lost are obtained, especially by the 

 man who has a repeating-rifle. Nevertheless the 

 hunter should beware of being led astray by the 

 ease with which he can fire half a dozen shots 

 from his repeater ; and he should aim as care- 

 fully with each shot as if it were his last. No 

 possible rapidity of fire can atone for carelessness 

 of aim with the first shot." 



Mr. Roosevelt thus describes his killing of 

 a giant moose : 



" Thirty yards off, behind a clump of pinjons, 

 stood a huge bull, his head thrown back as he 

 rubbed his shoulders with his horns. There were 



