. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. f If Moose - Him ting. '59. \ MOOSI. is an abundant j^rowth of yoiiny decitluoiis trees, such as tin; white birch, pophir, maples, and mountain ash ; these, toi^ctlier with a few of the coniferous trees, the balsam fir and juniper, form the staple diet of the moose. Some writers maintain that tht: bull-moose never yards with the females and younjj;'. but this is ilisproved i)y my <nvn experience as a moosc'-huntt-r, extenilin^' over
. Sport with gun and rod in American woods and waters [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Fishing; Fishing; Chasse; Chasse; Pêche sportive; Pêche sportive. f If Moose - Him ting. '59. \ MOOSI. is an abundant j^rowth of yoiiny decitluoiis trees, such as tin; white birch, pophir, maples, and mountain ash ; these, toi^ctlier with a few of the coniferous trees, the balsam fir and juniper, form the staple diet of the moose. Some writers maintain that tht: bull-moose never yards with the females and younjj;'. but this is ilisproved i)y my <nvn experience as a moosc'-huntt-r, extenilin^' over a period of man\' years, and in company with one of tiie most intelligent and accom- plished Indian iruides. I have on many occasions found and killed males occupying; the same yard with old and youn*;- females. .\ few years atjo, when out on a hunt with my friend, Colonel W , and some Indian jj^uiiles. \\v. discovered a moose-yard, occupied l)v a very lary^e bull, two cows, ami younjj^er animals, .\fter a lonj^' and des- perat(! hunt, we killeil the bull and capturi-d one of the youn^;' moose alivt'. I admit that very olil l)ulls, L;riz/l(.'d with ajjj^i;, their horns almost bleached white, affect solitary habits, and yard alone. The maximum ajLje attainctd by the moose is difficult to deter- mine; some hunters proiess to jud^je by the number of tines on the horns, but that methotl is not to be relied u])oii. The Indians say that the horns do not attain their full sizi? until the sixth year, and ' I iii liiiUP. 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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