American big game in its haunts; the book of the Boone and Crockett club . species are recognized,the common moose, Alces americantis, and theAlaska moose,-<^/c^5^f^^5, of the Kenai the limits of the range of the Alaska mooseare, may not be known for some years. Specimensobtained in the autumn of 1902 from the head-waters of the Stikine River in British Columbia,appear to resemble closely, in their large size anddark coloration, the moose of the Kenai antlers, however, are much smaller. Thesespecimens also differ from the eastern moose in thesame manner as does
American big game in its haunts; the book of the Boone and Crockett club . species are recognized,the common moose, Alces americantis, and theAlaska moose,-<^/c^5^f^^5, of the Kenai the limits of the range of the Alaska mooseare, may not be known for some years. Specimensobtained in the autumn of 1902 from the head-waters of the Stikine River in British Columbia,appear to resemble closely, in their large size anddark coloration, the moose of the Kenai antlers, however, are much smaller. Thesespecimens also differ from the eastern moose in thesame manner as does the Kenai Peninsula animal,except in the antlers, which approximate to thoseof the type species. I have no doubt that the moose on the main-land along Cook Inlet will prove to be identicalwith those of the Kenai Peninsula irself, but howfar their range extends we have at present nomeans of knowing. It is even possible that furtherexploration will bring to light other species inthe Northwestern Provinces and In Alaska. Taking up this range in detail, the Nova Scotia 378. Distribution of the Moose moose are to-day distinctly smaller than their kinin Ontario, but are very numerous when the settledcharacter of the country Is taken into have seen very few good antlers come from thisdistrict, and In my opinion the race there is show-ing decided signs of deterioration. These remarks apply, but with less force, toNew Brunswick and to Maine, where the moose,though larger than the Nova Scotia animal, aredistinctly Inferior to those of the region north ofthe Great Lakes. This is probably due to killingoff the big bulls, thus leaving the breeding to bedone by the smaller and weaker bulls; and, also, toinbreeding. In Maine the moose originally abounded, but bythe middle of the last century they were so reducedin numbers as to be almost rare. Thanks to veryefficient game laws, backed by an intelligent publicopinion, moose have greatly increased during thelast few days In Main
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