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MOOSK [lUNTINO. lOl . ; 



noss iiiid caution with wliicli wo .stopped and droj)[)('d wlicn 

 the quick eye of the Indian (h'tectcd liini, and partly to 

 the haziness of the atmosphere. J I is distance was aljout 

 five hundred yards, and he was standin*,^ directly facing 

 us, the wind Wowing from him to us. After a little dc- ;'% 



liberation, Joe applied the call to his lijts, and gave out a 

 most masterly imitation of the lowing of a cow-moose, to 

 allure him towards us. He heard it, and moved his head 

 rapidly as he scanned the horizon for a glimpse of the 

 stranger. He did not answer, however ; and Joe said, 

 as afterwards proved correct, that he must have a cow 

 with him somewhere close at hand. Presently, to our great 

 satisfaction, he quietly lay down in the bushes. " Now we 

 have him," thought I; "but how to aitja-oach Jiim?" 1'.; 



The moose lay facing us, partially concealed in bushes, >- 



and a long swampy gully, filled up with alders, crossed 

 the country obliquely loetween us and the game. We 

 have lots of time, as the moose generally rests for a 

 cou})le of hoiu's at a time. iSlowly we worm along to- |'' 



wards the edge of the alder swanq) ; the bushes are pro- .J-'; 



vokingly short, but the mist and the dull grey of our '|j 



homes})un favour us. Gently lowering ourselves down W' 



into the swamp, we creep noiselessly through the dense * 



bushes, their thick foliage closing over our heads. Now 

 is an anxious moment — the slightest snap of a bough, the 

 knocking of a gun-barrel against a stem, and the game i',';. 



is off. IV 



" Must go back," whispered Joe, close in my car ; t. 



"can't get near enough this side — too open;" and the k) 



difficult task is again undertaken and performed without 

 disturbing the moose. What a relief, on regaining our 



'il'' 

 old ground, to see his great ears flapping backwards and |' 



