. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. uo Life-histories of Northern Animals â |!.-,l IN MANI- TOBA ^f*S *f "n,' ^ ^^-l^'^' ?^ '^''** " ^^«: â¦Â°Â°'°«' as an estimate of Mule Blacktail tcMlay is not under the facts. I hope it is not too high. ^ This Deer was scarce when first I came to Manitoba, in i«82. In all the region south of Carberry, between the Pine Kiver and Sewell, there were, so the Indians told me, only 13 Deer. At all events, when one Chaska got that number in those sandhil
. Life-histories of northern animals [microform] : an account of the mammals of Manitoba. Mammals; Mammals; Mammifères; Mammifères. uo Life-histories of Northern Animals â |!.-,l IN MANI- TOBA ^f*S *f "n,' ^ ^^-l^'^' ?^ '^''** " ^^«: â¦Â°Â°'°«' as an estimate of Mule Blacktail tcMlay is not under the facts. I hope it is not too high. ^ This Deer was scarce when first I came to Manitoba, in i«82. In all the region south of Carberry, between the Pine Kiver and Sewell, there were, so the Indians told me, only 13 Deer. At all events, when one Chaska got that number in those sandhills there seemed to be none left. In 1885 Deer were very scarce, but thanks to good game laws they have greatly increased and now exist in larger num- beis than at any time since the settlement of the Province. They are found in all the Allcghanian region, where there is dry rolling countrj- and cover. ^^^^ The antlers are very different from those of Whitetail but resemble, somewhat, those of the Coast Deer. They are what scientists call dichoto- mous, that is, they are an ar- rangement of even forks, in- stead of having a main branch with snags. This, of course, is the type; the variations from it are endless, as. No. j»âA rerawkibic Wyining hnd. ollflctioB wf L«wt« S. TliompwR, of Red Bank. N. J. illustrations (Figs. 38 to 51). Their history of^^fslt the same as that of the Whitetail. g win is mucn It is well known that the horns are in close touch with the sexual organs, and that any change, injury, or effect on these organs, is at once reflected in the horns. A remarkable illus- tration came from Colorado some years ago. Edwin Cancr V i. 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 Seton, Ernest Thompson, 1860-1946. New York : C. Scribner's Sons
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