CALLING THE MOOSE 



as the animal charges through the woods may 

 afford further encouragement to the waiting 

 hunter. But there are likely to be long pauses 

 in the approach of the moose. If two show a 

 disposition to accept the invitation, the question 

 of right of way may have to be decided. This 

 is often done by the younger or weaker con- 

 fessing his inferiority and leaving the field to the 

 stronger. Occasionally the question of superiority 

 is determined by wager of battle. If it is, and 

 the two belligerents are in view of the hunter, 

 he will have a spectacle which would be worth 

 a small fortune if transferred to a moving-picture 

 film. 



If only one bull answers, or if one alone comes 

 to the supposed trysting place, he is very likely 

 to stop many minutes at a time to be sure a close 

 approach is prudent. Often, if of an unusually 

 suspicious turn of mind, he will completely circle 

 the source of the sound, to make sure that no 

 rivals are present, and that no danger is to be 

 apprehended from any source. The freedom from 

 wind is now the safeguard of the hunter, for if it 

 were a windy night, the keen scent of the bull 

 would detect the hunter, when the moose was in 

 the lee of the hunter's position. To meet this 

 maneuver of a crafty bull, when wind seems to 



