320 Deer and Antelope of North America 



undertake to describe the features involved and 

 the methods of the hunt in detail would require 

 a volume ; moreover the art is one that can be 

 acquired only by actual experience, and all that 

 could be written for the uninitiated would be of 

 but slight service. To know how to hunt any 

 animal is to know its habits and peculiarities. 

 The habits of the moose are not so difficult to 

 learn, but he lives so much in the thick brush 

 that many of his little eccentricities are hard to 

 understand, and require much time and patience 

 to master them. Very much depends upon the 

 time of year in which one is hunting, as to the 

 methods employed. September 15 to November 

 15 is the best season, but in countries where it is 

 necessary to protect the animals they should not 

 be hunted before the i5th of October. When 

 the hunter pitches his camp right in the thick 

 of a moose country he should select, if possible, 

 some very secluded nook. He should avoid, as 

 much as possible, chopping, or making any kind 

 of noise. He must live quietly, avoid unnecessary 

 big camp-fires, and leave the pipe in camp when 

 setting out for the hunt. The scent of the pipe 

 will travel much farther on the wind than the 

 scent of the hunter. Decide upon the country to 

 be hunted; ascertain the direction of the wind, 

 and make your detour so as to penetrate the 

 hunting-ground in the face of the wind. If the 



