CHAPTER IV 



STILL-HUNTING 



Still-hunting, or "stalking," as it is often 

 called, is the commonest present-day method of 

 hunting the moose. It is perhaps the only method 

 which always and everywhere — if moose hunting 

 is permitted at all — measures up to every stand- 

 ard of sportsmanship, and falls under no legal 

 ban. 



The strategy of still-hunting is in many respects 

 the same whether one is seeking moose or other 

 large game. An experienced hunter of the smaller 

 species of deer is likely, however, to fail signall}^ 

 if he seeks the moose in a section where moose 

 are few and wary, unless he has familiarity with 

 the moose's habits, and can read aright the special 

 "signs" which are relied upon to lead one within 

 gunshot of the coveted head. For the purposes 

 of the present work the writer will assume that the 

 reader is familiar with deer hunting in general, 

 for it is rare that one sets out in quest of m.oose 



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