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RECREATION. 



P., at La Barge, offered me $6 for the 

 tail alone. I have seen many cunning 

 foxes, but that one beat them all. 



I like Recreation better than any 

 other sportsmen's journal I know. No 

 one can get big game in the N. W. T. 

 unless he has plenty of time and 

 money. Packers must be hired to 

 pack the camping outfit, provisions, 

 etc., into the interior, where both 

 moose and caribou are fairly plenti- 

 ful. Grouse are not numerous, as 

 there is no close season. 



I saw a novel moose hunt about a 

 year ago as I was ascending the Yu- 

 kon with some other prospectors. We 

 were nearing an Indian camp and saw 

 something unusual was occurring. An 

 old Indian was hurriedly embarking 

 in his birch canoe, with rifle and 

 hunting knife, and 2 younger Indians 

 were making the best of their way up 

 the beach, armed with .45-70 Win- 

 chesters. The old man steered across 

 the river to intercept the moose, and 

 drive it to the shore, where the camp 

 was situated. In the meanwhile the 2 



younger men, having reached a point 

 above where the moose was swim- 

 ming the river, commenced to shoot 

 at long range, to prevent its going 

 above them. When they had it fairly 

 turned in the direction of the older 

 man they embarked in a poling boat 

 and gave chase, keeping well behind, 

 while the old fellow drove it toward 

 shore where the camp was and a small 

 island made a shallow channel. As 

 the moose neared the island the Indi- 

 ans drew nearer. When the moose's 

 feet touched bottom it made frantic 

 efforts to reach a place of safety, but 

 the Indians opened a deadly fire on 

 it at close quarters, and after firing 

 about a dozen shots succeeded jin 

 bringing it down. Only 3 of the 

 shots struck it. One broke its back- 

 bone. We watched the Indians skin 

 and cut up the carcass, which they did 

 with a hunting knife, in a remarkably 

 short time. We tried to buy some of 

 the meat, but as they only asked $1.50 

 a pound we declined their offer. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY A. N CLEMMER. 



STARTING ON A MOOSE HUNT. 

 Winner of 43d prize in Recreation's 4th Annual Photo Competition. Taken with Eastman No. 4 



Cartridge Kodal' 



