PREFACE 



to the Second Edition 



For this edition the portion of the second 

 chapter in which facts are given relating to recent 

 hunting seasons in various sections of the moose's 

 range has been entirely rev^ritten (pages 43-52). 

 In some cases, it v^ill be observed, the latest re- 

 turns are those for the season of 19 18. This is 

 due to the inability of the game officials to make 

 up their reports promptly, on account of delay 

 in receiving reports from wardens and others. A 

 new table of the game laws has been supplied, 

 and other changes of less importance have been 

 made in the electrotype plates. 



Contrary to popular impression moose are 

 much more than holding their own in the forests 

 of North America. This is shown in an Ap- 

 pendix, where measures taken to extend the range 

 of the moose are treated at some length, and 

 where facts are given regarding the recent estab- 

 lishment of many game refuges to safeguard still 

 further the future of our most highly prized big- 

 game animal. In the Appendix also noteworthy 



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