THE GUN AT HOME AND ABROAD 
of the mule deer. Further north in Saskatchewan (doubtless owing to 
better feeding) the horns are longer, up to 36 and 40 inches, and are exactly 
the reverse of Tarandus rangifer caribou , for the brows and bays are poor 
and the tops often very large and with long points, many of which are 
bifurcated. I give examples of heads which are typical from Central 
Keewatin, where horns are usually short but generally palmated or 
furnished with many points on the tops; and from North and South Saskat- 
chewan. Formerly this race migrated regularly south to the Lake of the 
Woods (Manitoba), crossing the Canadian Pacific Railway line close to 
Kenora, but of recent years they have ceased to do so. The Ontario caribou 
used formerly to come as far south as Lake Superior, but this winter 
migration has also ceased. 
Range. Central and Northern Manitoba, Keewatin North and Saskat- 
chewan and as far north as the Peace River and Lake Athabasca, where 
numbers winter. In summer they are found in some numbers north of 
Great Bear Lake, as Mr Melvill informs me. On Cree Lake, Keewatin, 
there are many of these caribou which are stationary at all seasons, which 
are known as the “ home deer,” and in early winter these are visited by 
many moving south which are known as “ travelling deer.” 
In their northern range these deer meet the true Tarandus rangifer 
arcticus in the neighbourhood of Bear Lake, which seems to be the southern 
point to which the latter migrate in winter, and it is more than likely that 
the two races interbreed, as my friend Mr Melvill, who has spent three 
winters there, informs me he has shot specimens which seem to fulfil the 
characteristics of both races. 
Tarandus rangifer terra-novce (Bangs). Slightly smaller in size and paler 
in colour. The caribou of Newfoundland are a closely -allied offshoot of 
Tarandus rangifer caribou of the mainland. Description: The upper parts 
are of a lighter brown than the caribou of the mainland, the dark lateral 
stripe faint or altogether absent, with the usual whitish line above. Hinder - 
parts and neck, white and very rarely grey on the neck. Other parts as in 
Tarandus rangifer caribou. The horns are usually more even in their 
distribution of growth than other races, that is to say in the most perfect 
specimens the brows, bays and tops are all well palmated and furnished 
with a number of points. The main weakness of Newfoundland horns is 
usually the tops, which are generally poor and unfinished. Double palmated 
brows are more common in Newfoundland specimens than in any other 
race, and, having seen thousands of pairs of antlers, I should say that one 
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