. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 'T 212 Caribou-Hunting. k^'" " ' ^. ( ARinol' MIl^KATING. take alarm at what he sees. Where his haunts have been unmo- lested, he will unconcernedly trot up within range of the rifle. I am inclined to believe that a great deal of this apparent fearlessness is due to defective vision. If this is so, he is compensated by having a marvelous gift of scent, quite equal, if not superior, to that of the moose. And well for the caribou that he
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. 'T 212 Caribou-Hunting. k^'" " ' ^. ( ARinol' MIl^KATING. take alarm at what he sees. Where his haunts have been unmo- lested, he will unconcernedly trot up within range of the rifle. I am inclined to believe that a great deal of this apparent fearlessness is due to defective vision. If this is so, he is compensated by having a marvelous gift of scent, quite equal, if not superior, to that of the moose. And well for the caribou that he is thus gifted. The wolf follows the herds throughout all their wanderings. On the plains or on the hills, where the poor caribou retire to rear their yoimg, he is constantly lurking near, ready to pounce on any straggler, or—if in sufficient numbers — to boldly attack the herd. The woodland caribou is very swift, and cunning in devices to escape his pursuers. His gait is a long, swinging trot, which he per- forms with his head erect and scut up; and there is no animal of the ; 1. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Mayer, Alfred M. (Alfred Marshall), 1836-1897. New York : Century
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