. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. 'It,: TIM-; \V<»I,K 40;} of the Wolves were discovered. We did not follow the trail fur; had we done .'so, we should doubtless, sooner or laler, have found the mangled ivniains of the Deer. Had the buck given one more jnmp from the spot where his tracks appeared at tlm back of the tent, we should have had an immediate row of more than oi'dinaiy inte
. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. 'It,: TIM-; \V<»I,K 40;} of the Wolves were discovered. We did not follow the trail fur; had we done .'so, we should doubtless, sooner or laler, have found the mangled ivniains of the Deer. Had the buck given one more jnmp from the spot where his tracks appeared at tlm back of the tent, we should have had an immediate row of more than oi'dinaiy interest and excite- ment. I have often regretted that the Deer and the Wolves did not land amongst us. In that case, T could have given you a true story eclipsing the most tiorid narrative of the most ingenious and accomplished newspaper rei)orter of the present day. Wolves were quite numerous in the Township of (ilou- cester, adjacent to the City of Ottawa, up to a few years ago; and doubtless there are many still, in the s(jlitudes of the vast tamarack and cedar swamps still «'xisting within less than twenty-tive miles of the City of Ottawa. In December, 1868, Doctor Bell, of New Edinburgh, was driving through the long sAvamp below Eastman's Springs. At that time there were many Wolves within even ten miles of the City of Ottawa. While jogging along at an ordinary rate, the Doctor's horse suddenly became restive, pricked up his ears in a startled manner, and stood still. Just then a. Deer crossed the road a few yards in front of the horse. The howling of Wolves close by greeted the ears of the Doc- tor, and after a few seconds eleven of these ferocious sleuth- hounds of the forest rushed across the road on the trail of the tired Deer, which, without doubt,was soon pulled down and torn to pieces. What a glorious chance for ai'epeating- rifle! The worthy Doctor, however, although a keen sports- man, was armed only with what modern i)athological science regards as the most killin
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