THE FUTURE OF THE MOOSE 



venison than of beef or mutton, and this could be 

 accompHshed without the annual expenditure by 

 the State of more than five per cent, of the value of 

 the venison."^ "The unoccupied forest lands of 

 the United States could in my opinion produce 

 annually for our consumption at least 2,000,000 

 adult deer, without deducting more than ^50,000 

 from the wealth of the nation. Those deer would 

 be worth, at a low estimate, an average of ^10 

 each, which would mean ^20,000,000."^ 



The wild lands where the moose would thrive 

 and multiply are much more extensive north of the 

 Canadian boundary than in the United States. 

 But on both sides of the international line the 

 potential value of moose and deer as a source of 

 food supply is enormous. At the same time, 

 the value of the healthful recreation which is 

 afforded by the sport of hunting is not to be 

 ignored. 



Moose are very hardy, and are never winter- 

 killed. Unlike the wapiti of Wyoming, they 

 require no care or feeding to aid them to survive 

 the rigors of the severest winter. Furthermore, 



» Wild Life Conservation in Theory and Practice (New Haven, 19 14), 

 p. 104. 



3 Hornaday, uhi supra, p. 105. 



