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THE AMERICAN MOOSE 



B before the animal would get his scent, and take 

 flight. 



If the track leads "down the wind" the hunter 

 may as before follow rapidly so long as the track 

 is some hours old. In general terms it may be 

 assumed that the moose will lie down for an 



Hunting with the Wind 



hour or two at a time, and he will lie down a 

 number of times in a day. When a place is 

 reached where the moose has lain, the "sign" will 

 of course be fresher after he has left his bed, and 

 caution must be exercised accordingly. When it is 

 judged that the moose is not more than two or three 

 hundred yards away, and is not traveling rapidly, 

 as shown by his feeding, it is time to maneuver for 

 the leeward position. This is done by making a 

 series of loops, as in the diagram. The moose is 

 going down the wind, from K to L. The hunter,. 



