American Big Game in its Haunts 



The range of the moose in North America ex- 

 tends from Nova Scotia in the extreme east, 

 throughout Canada and certain of the Northern 

 United States, to the limits of tree growth in the 

 west and north of Alaska. Throughout this vast 

 extent of territory but two species are recognized, 

 the common moose, Alces americanus, and the 

 Alaska moose, Alces gigas, of the Kenai Peninsula. 

 What the limits of the range of the Alaska moose 

 are, may not be known for some years. Specimens 

 obtained in the autumn of 1902 from the head- 

 waters of the Stikine River in British Columbia, 

 appear to resemble closely, in their large size and 

 dark coloration, the moose of the Kenai Peninsula. 

 The antlers, however, are much smaller. These 

 specimens also differ from the eastern moose in the 

 same manner as does the Kenai Peninsula animal, 

 except in the antlers, which approximate to those 

 of the type species. 



I have no doubt that the moose on the main- 

 land along Cook Inlet will prove to be identical 

 with those of the Kenai Peninsula itself, but how 

 far their range extends we have at present no 

 means of knowing. It is even possible that further 

 exploration will bring to light other species in 

 the Northwestern Provinces and in Alaska. 



Taking up this range in detail, the Nova Scotia 

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