PREFACE 



to the First Edition 



The grand prize in the lottery of American 

 sportsmanship is the moose. The domain of the 

 giant deer stretches across the broad northland, 

 from the Atlantic to the Pacific. In this territory- 

 thousands of moose are taken every year; to it tens 

 of thousands of hunters go annually, in the cool 

 autumn days, rifle in hand, seeking health and 

 recreation, and hoping that they too may win the 

 chief prize of the chase. Meanwhile no book has 

 been published which has been devoted exclusively 

 to the history of the moose, his habits and habitat, 

 and the methods of hunting him. 



Much of the material contained in these pages 

 was gathered during the hunting trips of many 

 years in the best moose country of Eastern America. 

 The experiences and views of many guides and 

 many sportsmen, told beside the fires of many 

 camps, jotted down at the time in little vest- 

 pocket note-books, and sifted and verified by 

 personal observation, have found their places 



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