Maine woods and water folk . does know. It requires years of experienceand observation to make a really successful big game hunter, without theassistance of a guide, even when the game is as abundant as it is nowgetting to be. Of course it is a common thing for an amateur to get adeer, or even two deer, and occasionally a moose is brought down in thisway, but it is rare, exceedingly rare that a full grown moose is killed,except after days of hard hunting. That deer have been rapidly increasing in numbers for a number ofyears is an established fact, and a matter of common knowledge, but thereis
Maine woods and water folk . does know. It requires years of experienceand observation to make a really successful big game hunter, without theassistance of a guide, even when the game is as abundant as it is nowgetting to be. Of course it is a common thing for an amateur to get adeer, or even two deer, and occasionally a moose is brought down in thisway, but it is rare, exceedingly rare that a full grown moose is killed,except after days of hard hunting. That deer have been rapidly increasing in numbers for a number ofyears is an established fact, and a matter of common knowledge, but thereis a difference of opinion regarding moose and caribou. I have given thematter careful study, seeking opinions and information from about everyavailable source, of value, and have formed the opinion, based on inform-ation obtained from guides and sportsmen in all parts of the state wherethe animals are found, that the caribou is barely holding its own, but thatthe moose, under the present law is, and will continue to increase,.
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