CALLING THE MOOSE 



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If the vicinity of the stand is too open, the call 

 may fail owing to the bull's disinclination to trust 

 himself far from shelter; and there must be cover 

 enough to conceal the hunter and the caller, of 

 course. Furthermore, no intelligent moose would 

 respond to a call from a place so open that a cow 

 obviously could not remain concealed in it. On 

 the other hand, too much shelter will give the bull 

 a chance to view and scent the situation at close 

 quarters without offering opportunity for a shot. 

 The immediate vicinity of the stand, however, 

 should be free from brush or other obstructions 

 more than four feet high, for the sportsman must 

 have an opportunity to inspect his quarry and 

 judge whether the head meets his approval. Some- 

 times a bull, which has been coaxed forward 

 for an hour or two by a skilled manipulator of 

 the birchen horn, will stand for another hour 

 partially in sight, but with his head concealed from 

 view, while daylight, merging slowly into dark- 

 ness, drops a curtain over the scene, and the hunt 

 ends in disappointment. 



An ideal calling stand is perhaps a high flat 

 rock, with a fringe of brush affording concealment 

 for the hunter. Height is desirable, so that the call 

 shall carry its maximum distance. Height, too, 

 decreases the chance that the moose will get the 



