CHAPTER V 



CALLING THE MOOSE 



In some portions of the moose's range the close 

 season is so adjusted as to include the period 

 of the rut. This poHcy is encouraged by those 

 who look with disfavor on calHng as unsportsman- 

 like, and by those who advocate a considerable 

 restriction of the kill of moose. The number of 

 moose killed by aid of calling no doubt constitutes 

 a small minority of all which are shot. Still, 

 calling affords excitement, and it affords the 

 enjoyment of the woods in twilight hours when 

 Nature is in one of her most delightful moods. 



The calling season extends, in general terms, from 

 the middle of September to the middle of October. 

 In northern latitudes, and at high elevations, it is 

 a little later. The voice of neither bull nor cow 

 is often heard at any other time. There are well- 

 authenticated instances, however, of bulls respond- 

 ing to the call long after the close of the rutting 

 season — even as late as the end of November. 



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