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Identifier: p1rodguncan09cana (find matches)
Title: Rod and gun
Year: 1898 (1890s)
Authors: Canadian Forestry Association
Subjects: Fishing Hunting Outdoor life
Publisher: Beaconsfield, Que. (etc.) Rod and Gun Pub. Co. (etc.)
Contributing Library: Gerstein - University of Toronto
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Toronto

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ng thetrails which he proceeded to do, bychopping down a number of moss cov-ered firs. Unfortunately we had but onemore day in that region and so could notreap the results. The caribou will often turn aside to afresh blow-down and spend half a daythere, taking their noontime siesta in theneighborhood. It is fortunate for the sportsman, aswell as the caribou, that the numberwhich can be shot has been limited, astheir stupidity, when their sense of smellis not in play, makes it an easy matter toshoot down a whole herd in turn, thesurvivors, after each shot, looking on inapparent bewilderment or indifference. While hunting with Arthur Pringle onthe barrens of the Northwest Miramichi,he would frequently call the caribou upto us and keep them standing about infull sight aud hearing nntil they got ourscent, when the whole herd would be offlike the wind. On one occasion we werecompelled to take off our shoe-packs andcrawl down to leeward on our hands andknees. When I shot a fine bull, Arthur
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DR. THOMAS J. SMITH, ARIHIR FRINGLE AN D J A CK J AR\IS. Caribou shot by Dr. W. L. Munro. cleaned and dressed him while the wholeherd stood around within easy shootingdistance and watched us. If we hadbeen to windward they would hav^e stam-peded at once. Years agO; when dogging was still invogue in Maine and no adequate gameprotection was provided-by law, it^was no uncommon thing for reckless and irre-sponsible game-hogs to pot a wholeherd, leaving the carcasses to rot wherethey fell. Such a stupid animal as the caribousometimes shows himself certainly needsprotection against still more stupid men. If natural causes alone were operative, 20 ROD AND GUN AND MOTOR SPORTS IN CANADA. there is reason to believe, with LouisKetchum, that the caribou would soonreturn to their old haunts and once morefind abundant food. Unfortunately how-ever, man and his works are sorely dis-turbing- factors. Shortly atter the last migration, thegreat forest fires of six years ago, orig-inating probably from

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  • bookid:p1rodguncan09cana
  • bookyear:1898
  • bookdecade:1890
  • bookcentury:1800
  • bookauthor:Canadian_Forestry_Association
  • booksubject:Fishing
  • booksubject:Hunting
  • booksubject:Outdoor_life
  • bookpublisher:Beaconsfield__Que___etc___Rod_and_Gun_Pub__Co___etc__
  • bookcontributor:Gerstein___University_of_Toronto
  • booksponsor:University_of_Toronto
  • bookleafnumber:52
  • bookcollection:gerstein
  • bookcollection:toronto
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