ACROSS THE SUB-AECTICS OF CANADA 



my brother fired again, and inflicted another wound ; but in 

 spite of all away went the deer. 



As our canoes were thrust ashore I succeeded in extracting 

 the shell from my rifle, and leaving some of the men ia charge 

 of the canoes, my brother and I gave chase. The trail of 

 blood was discovered on the leaves, but it led into such a 

 jungle of fallen timber and thicket that it was no easy matter 

 to foUow. Scouts were sent out on either side, while with 

 our rifles we followed the trail, runnuig when we were per- 

 mitted, jumping logs that came in the way, and clambering 

 over or through windfalls that the moose had cleared at a 

 bound. Presently through the leafy thicket we had a glimpse 

 of our prey. " Bang !" went both rifles and away bounded 

 the moose with two more slugs in her body. 



We were now pretty badly winded, but being anxious to 

 complete the work we had undertaken, the chase was kept up. 

 We knew from the wounds already inflicted that the capture 

 was only a matter of physical endurance on our part, and we 

 were prepared to do our best. More than once the trail was 

 lost in the windfalls and jungle, but at length loss of blood 

 and exhaustion came to our assistance, and one final shot 

 through the heart brought the noble beast with a thud to the 

 ground, l^othing had been seen of the calf since the begin- 

 ning of the hunt, but going back to the shore to get assistance, 

 I found that the men had captured and made it a prisoner 

 beside the canoes. Taking charge of the captive, I sent the 

 men into the woods to skin the deer and " pack " the meat out 

 to shore. The little calf, which I held by the ear, was very 

 young, and not at all wild. Indeed, though I let go my hold, 

 the little creature did not care to go away, but kept calling for 

 its mother in such a pitiful way that it made me heartily 

 sorry for having bereft it. After the space of an hour or so 

 my brother and the men returned, well loaded with fresh meat 

 and a fine moose-hide. The meat was placed in sacks and 

 stowed away in the canoes, but the hide being heavy and of 



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