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the same sounds through a birch-bark horn made for the 
purpose. 
But in the months of February and March, with four feet 
or more of snow upon the ground, with then the rain, and 
after a still, cold night, forming the crust upon the top of the 
snow, then appears the Indian upon his snow shoes, and he 
can soon run one down, or even walk them down, at times. 
He having the good travelling, his snow-shoe bows just 
cracking the crust, which settles an inch or so, keeping him 
from slipping about or losing his balance, while he travels on 
with springy steps untiringly, and with every advantage of 
the game, which being so heavy, and with hurried trot at 
the first, sinks to the bottom of the snow, soon tiring out 
completely, and at the last, turning in its tracks, awaits his 
coming. In this cruel, wolfish way, they are thinned out the 
most. The white hunter occasionally takes a hand at this, 
but not for the hides only, .as often does the Indian. The 
Indian claims a free and roving right to what number he 
likes, taken when, where, and how he pleases. 
At the time for calling, in September and October, on a 
quiet, moonlight evening, with his good sized, birch-bark 
horn, the Indian in his canoe seeks the locality where he 
knows they wander. Now, placing the horn to his mouth, 
pointing it in a likely direction, makes the sound very similar 
to the cow moose calling. If a moose hears this he is sure to 
visit the locality sooner or later, and he can on a still evening 
hear it for miles. He locates the sound to a nicety, and if 
handy, is quick to show up to view, or is heard tramping 
about the vicinity. 
After calling a moose, if in your canoe, get a position 
where you may have a nice shot over the clear space which 
