142 ' THE AMERICAN MOOSE 



storage facilities until the hunter should return 

 and sled the meat and hides to market. 



"Walking down" a moose as a method of 

 hunting is on the border line of good sportsman- 

 ship. It is on the wrong side of the border, how- 

 ever, if the snow is deep or crusted, and the hunter 

 is on snowshoes. A good tracking snow is needed, 

 and more endurance on the part of the hunter 

 than most men possess, for the victim must be 

 given little time for rest or feeding. The moose 

 will often turn back toward the point from which 

 he started, and the hunt frequently ends near the 

 place where the walking match began. 



A writer in Field and Stream for January, 1907, 

 tells of walking down a large bull, in the Dead 

 River country of Maine, following him from 10 

 o'clock Sunday morning until 3 Friday afternoon. 

 The two men carried blankets and food, and 

 killed small game from time to time. They 

 camped on the trail without shelter, covering 

 every day, as they thought, about four miles an 

 hour through most of the hours of daylight. 

 The snow was four inches deep when the start 

 was made, but mild weather reduced it materially. 

 The last day of the chase the track showed signs 

 of a bleeding foot. The moose was evidently in 



