j6 THE AMERICAN MOOSE 



The number in the preserve at present is only four, 

 but they share the enclosure with two bull elk 

 and several blacktail deer. It is believed the 

 experiment would have been more successful if 

 the moose had been given exclusive possession of a 

 larger preserve.^ A similar experiment with moose 

 was undertaken about the same time by Austin 

 Corbin at the Blue Mountain preserve in Sullivan 

 County, N. H., but it was given up after a few 

 years. 



Moose have enjoyed legal protection in Michigan 

 since 1889. A few are found on Isle Royale, near 

 the northern shore of Lake Superior, and in the 

 northern peninsula of the State a very few scattered 

 specimens are occasionally reported. These are 

 believed to be wanderers which have crossed from 

 Canadian territory on the ice. It is sometimes 

 reported also that moose have been seen in the 

 extreme northern part of Wisconsin, but such 

 reports in recent years have not been substantiated. 

 Animals of this species have not been numerous 

 in either Michigan or Wisconsin within the memory 

 of any now living. 



In the tamarack swamps of northern Minnesota 



"s For information regarding the moose of the October Mountain 

 preserve the author is indebted to William W. Sargood of Lee, Deputy 

 Fish and Game Commissioner of Massachusetts. 



