Rod and gun . Jim and tho Author in camp. 282 ROD AXD GUX IX CAXADA. Spikehorn Camp: Jim and Les. a doe elk and her fawn mixed up withthem and put us off, causing; us to returnto camp empty handed. We varied the programme the follow-ing day and hunted tog:ether but beyonda few tracks saw nothing-. There wasno wind and the stillness in the woodsprevented us from gciting near any big;game. On Sunday Jim fetched in some haywe had left upon the road and Les and Iwalked round the beaver houses and ad-mired their work. Although Sundayshooting- is illegal in Manitoba we heardseveral shots in the dist
Rod and gun . Jim and tho Author in camp. 282 ROD AXD GUX IX CAXADA. Spikehorn Camp: Jim and Les. a doe elk and her fawn mixed up withthem and put us off, causing; us to returnto camp empty handed. We varied the programme the follow-ing day and hunted tog:ether but beyonda few tracks saw nothing-. There wasno wind and the stillness in the woodsprevented us from gciting near any big;game. On Sunday Jim fetched in some haywe had left upon the road and Les and Iwalked round the beaver houses and ad-mired their work. Although Sundayshooting- is illegal in Manitoba we heardseveral shots in the distance. On the jMonday Jim and I struck south-east and came across an Indian camp inwhich were six Indians and two whitemen. With two exceptions all had biggame, either elk or moose. \\e offeredthem bread of which we had plenty andthey proftered us meat which we declin-ed. On our return to our camp we cameacross a nice six point buck elk. Ourshots rang out almost together and asthe animal was only forty yards away hefell all of a heap. Jim who was leadingat the time
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