OUR MONTH AT LONG LAKE. 



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I was surprised to see 4 deer, browsing 

 on tender twigs, only a few rods away. 



Our coming on the smooth ice had been 

 silent, it is true, but had the wind not been 

 in our favor the deer would have heard us. 

 It seemed wicked to kill a deer in such a 

 mean way; but we wanted more venison 

 and another hide, so I fired at a buck's 

 heart, and through it, too. He was heavier 

 than any other we had shot, but we got him 

 to the boat and sailed across the smooth 

 ice to camp. 



The next day while " at large in the 

 woods," as he called it, Joe also shot a 

 <leer. 



I was in the woods back of the lake, at 

 dusk one afternoon, when I heard wild 

 turkeys. They seemed to be telling me to 



" quit." It was so near dark that I did. 

 When I told Joe, he said he'd fix 'em, for 

 being " sassy " to me. Next day, we built 

 a square pen of small logs, covered over, 

 with an opening on one side near the 

 ground. Placing some scraps of food in- 

 side the pen for bait, we went our way. The 

 following morning we found 3 turkeys in the 

 pen. 



The snow was getting too deep for hunt- 

 ing, and having sent word home when we 

 would be ready, we began taking up traps 

 and making ready to leave. 



As the cold strengthened and the snow 

 deepened, we were not sorry to see father 

 drive up with the old long sled. We were 

 soon ready for the ride home, taking with 

 us a goodly bundle of furs. 



AN EXCEPTIONAL MOOSE HEAD. 



Spread of antler 64 inches. 



Width of fan 22 



Number of points 29 



Killed by Mr. H. C. Perceval, Mine Center, Ont. 



It is believed that this is the record head of Canada and the entire country this side of Alaska. Can anyone pro- 

 duce a better one ? 



