. Fredericton, New Brunswick and the St. John River : for the tourist and sportsman. . e guides will tell you ofmammoth moose that exist in New Brunswick to-day who are too wise to come to the horn,and whose track is like the print of a water pail on the shore of the mountain lake. The favorite browsing trees of moose are whitewood, moosewood, willow and will, however, eat the bark and buds of any kind of hardwood and most of the ever-greens. Spruce or cedar they never touch unless hard pressed for food. The only kind ofgrass they will eat is a thin, flat, yellow variety that grows
. Fredericton, New Brunswick and the St. John River : for the tourist and sportsman. . e guides will tell you ofmammoth moose that exist in New Brunswick to-day who are too wise to come to the horn,and whose track is like the print of a water pail on the shore of the mountain lake. The favorite browsing trees of moose are whitewood, moosewood, willow and will, however, eat the bark and buds of any kind of hardwood and most of the ever-greens. Spruce or cedar they never touch unless hard pressed for food. The only kind ofgrass they will eat is a thin, flat, yellow variety that grows chiefly in the beds of streams orin marshy ground. Moose will often go entirely under water for this grass and remain therea surprising length of time. It is a common thing for the moose, in midsummer,to submerge his body in a cooling stream or lake to protect himself from the heat and flies. Many sportsmen prefer stalking the moose on snow to any other form of hunting. Ex-treme care is required to get within shooting distance. His homely nose will catch the least Page Thirty-nine. FREDERIC TON :: NEW - BRUNSWICK • CANADA whiff of human scent borne by the wayward breeze, or his great ears will hear the click of theoverlapping snowshoe, or his vigilant eye will note the darkening of the snow line throughthe avenues of trees, and the thud, thud of heavy feet upon the hollow ground will notify thehunter that his supper of moose steak and onions is indefinitely postponed. A woundedmoose will sometimes turn and charge his enemy. Woe to the hunter, then, unless his handis steady and his aim is sure, for death lurks behind the vengeful fury of those lancelikehoofs. Red deer are multiplying rapidly in every part of New Brunswick. They are especiallyabundant in the south and west. With proper protection they will soon be as numerous asin Maine. On the headwaters of the Nepisiquit not only are the moose and deer plentiful, butsportsmen may enjoy the unique experience of stalking the b
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