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F.H.SCHAUFFLER^. Presidents 
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ITHACA WINS 
Chas. Askins, 
First Lieut, 
U.S.A., noted 
writer and 
authority on 
guns and am- 
munition, demon- 
strator and 
teacher of the 
use of guns for 
Uncle Sam during 
the war, says: “I 
have shot an Ithaca 
gun steadily for 11 
years — it grows 
tighter and sounder 
with age.” 
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a tree so as the hunter could hit them. 
I’d advize ya to pack a pocket full of 
rocks and a slingshot; tain't near so 
heavy, and besides, ya got too good a 
gun to be in the hands of an amatoor.” 
Vealla and I roared, but Frank only 
smiled, keeping his eyes on the fire. 
""pHE next morning we were on the 
trail at daybreak. It had been de- 
cided the night before that Frank with 
Vealla should hunt a ridge known to 
Frank, while Roy and I should hunt at 
the bog where we were the day before. 
The morning was cold and damp, as 
it had rained during the night, and quite 
a heavy mist filled the air. We had 
picked our way only a short distance 
from camp in the semi-darkness when 
we were wet to the skin from the drip- 
ping of the trees and brush. As we 
neared the bog we stealthily crawled to 
a small clump of bushes where we could 
obtain a better view of the deadwater. 
Foot by foot we moved almost- breath- 
lessly, without snapping a single twig. 
Simultaneously we raised to a standing 
posture and saw a sight which fairly 
froze us for an instant. Almost in the 
center of the deadwater, not over a hun- 
dred yards away, stood a monstrous bull 
moose, his head forged deep into the 
water with only the tips of his antlers 
showing, busily engaged in foraging his 
breakfast of lily-pad roots. 
Roy brought his .35 to his shoulder 
and it snapped — but no report. I glanced 
at him in astonishment as he started to 
curse in an inarticulate whisper. At the 
noise made by the snap of the rifle ham- 
mer, the moose suddenly threw his great 
dripping head his;h in the air with a 
defiant snort, looking in all directions, 
trying to locate the source from whence 
it came. As he did so, he brought his 
big body broadside to us and I fired, 
aiming a little back of the shoulder. This 
startled him momentarily and he started 
directly towards us. his wonderful ant- 
lers thrown back over his shoulders. 
He splashed the muddy water to a foam 
as he came, but upon noticing us he 
swerved to the right, again bringing his 
body broadside on. whereupon I fired 
four more shots into his vitals as he 
swiftly vanished into the fog. 
He disappeared so suddenly that I was 
doubtful if I had even hit him. and I 
felt heartsick at the thought of missing 
the one thing that I had so longed for: 
but I could not understand how I conk! 
miss such a large mark at such short 
range. Roy assured me that I had hit 
my mark, as he jammed his magazine 
full of cartridges, still cursing himself 
for not filling the magazine after clean- 
ing his rifle the night before. 
Walking cautiously, we took up the 
trail and not over 200 yards from the 
deadwater, beneath a dead spruce, the 
noble beast was breathing his last. The 
thrill that ran through my svstem and 
the pride that palpitated within me was 
such that only those who have experi- 
enced the bringing down of a monarch 
of the north woods can possibly under- 
stand. As I placed my hands upon the 
great head of this wonderous beast. I 
caught myself muttering, unconsciously. 
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