Rod and gun . d the shore we drew closer last he reached shallow water and be-gan to plough through the mud. Bythis time he had realized that he could notturn our flanks and came straight for thebeach. It was the Charge of the LightBrigade over again. There was a Win-chester 30-30 to the right of him, a Lee- 132 ROD AND GUX IX CANADA Enfield .303 to the left of him and a front of him,—and they certainly didvolley and thunder. I opened fire andthe others joined me. The pursuing boatquickly pulled out of range. I have alwaj-s claimed since, that afterthe first shot, the poor
Rod and gun . d the shore we drew closer last he reached shallow water and be-gan to plough through the mud. Bythis time he had realized that he could notturn our flanks and came straight for thebeach. It was the Charge of the LightBrigade over again. There was a Win-chester 30-30 to the right of him, a Lee- 132 ROD AND GUX IX CANADA Enfield .303 to the left of him and a front of him,—and they certainly didvolley and thunder. I opened fire andthe others joined me. The pursuing boatquickly pulled out of range. I have alwaj-s claimed since, that afterthe first shot, the poor old caribou wasstone dead. He could not fall, for when-ever he lurched to the right or left or the land and venison steaks appeareddaily on our table. Xeedless to as quickly disappeared for with thethermometer of 40° below ones appetiteis surprising. During the months of November andDecember the ptarmigan flocked to thebeaches in thousands,—I do not exagger-ate. Xo one ever thought of firinar on. William Utchecat. Chief of the Swampy Crees and Cree hilfbreed. On the hanks of the Nelson River. X^ot until the firing ceased did stumbled forward, he ran into a showerof lead,he drop Our quarry proved to be a big buck andwhen dressed weighed two hundred andfifty pounds, and we had only a distanceof seventy-five yards to drag him to thecamp. Once more there was plenty in them until he was able to get fiveor six birds in line. When am-munition became scarce we snaredthem in the willows that fringe thebeach. The Crees actually take themin nets. In the earh- morning, just be-fore sunrise, these birds leave their bur-rows in the soft snow of the woods, and FOLLOWING THE FUR TRAIL 133 fly out on to the shore where they travelup and down, in flocks of between twentyand fifty. At this time of the day theyare most easily secured. One can walkquietly up to within twenty-five yards ofsuch a flock, line up four or five birds athis leisure, and take his time firins;. Asthey rise, t
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