The Ebensburg Alleghanian. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1865-1871, 1865-11-09

stag kind, and is also a general name
There are several species of this animal,
and they are primarily divided into two
groups; one of these groups includes
those with antleTs more or less fattened !:
the others those with rounded antlers =
Three pieces of the first group-the elk,
reindeer, and fallow deer-are found in
England. In the Scotch Mountains ne
find the roe buck, the smallest os the
European species. The roe buck has
Oeen hunted so much that it is becoming
scarce. There are several kinds of deer
found in the United States. The moose
(ce'cus olces) comes first; it is the largest
species of the deer kind. and by some is
called the elk. 1t is distinguished from
ali the Others by large and hattened horns,
and hairy tuft and protuberapce under
the throat. The length Of the moose,
from the tip of the nose to the base Of the
tail, is six feet ten inches; height of fore
part, five feet two inches behind, five
feet: four inches horns, three feet one
inch long. These are quite large, often
weighing as much as sixty ponds Mooge
live in small troops, and mcst generally
lnhabit swampy places. They are clumsy,
in comparison with our deer, their gait
commonly being an ordinary trot Their
necks are very short, and in eating from
the ground are compelled TO spread their
legs or get down upon their knees The
old mooses shed their horns in January
or February, and the young in April
This speci es of deer live fifteen or twenty
years, and they are only found in tho
western and northern part of North
America. The reindeer is about the size
of a common deer the neck is short, and
the legs heavier than those of other deer.
In the spring the color of the adult is Of
deep brown, changing with the advance
OF the season to greyish brown and
greyish white; in the warm summer
months it is nearly white. In Lapland,
reindeer have been thoroughly domestIca-
ted.
They are harnessed to sledges, and
draw burdens with swiftness and ease
The females furnish milk, the flesh food,
and the kin clothing, cordage, &c. Rein
deer abound in the northern regions Of
North America, but outside of Lapiand
they remain in wild state. The elk
(cerUus CanadenSis} iDhabits Canada and
the western portion Of the United States
This animal is also called the American
stag; it associates in families But tie
most common deer, and the one tha. il
hunted with the greatest eagerness IN this
country is the Virginia deer, (cer7es Fiy-
ginianus,) which ranges the extensive FOR
ests and vide prairies of the United States,
1t is found 9s far north as Canada, and
extends over The southern portion ol the
Continent We trace it across the 18TH
mus, and even find it on the banks OF ;hs
river Oronoco, IN Soath America. AS
the specie1 is so numerous ard coum9n l.
is extensively hunted. They are timer
GUS animal, and to be successful, the hunter
must be familiar with their habits, and
have some kEovledgo of their haunts.--
The most favora0la season for deer STALK
ing is during CT after a shower o. rain
The animal then Is more readily net aitL
on the ridges, and the noise Of foot5to9s
IS Geadcned BY the dampuess, CT drowned
BY the falling drops OF wafer. # TIE
weather coatiUues mild, tho vegisOE Is
considered best n tAe months o. October.
November ard December. When the
grcaai remains covered for some time
With a hee7y sa.l Of snov, the animal
byoaaes upon the laurel growing in the
sgs2Bps. such IS g.t2l53eairORs and h8l-
nstgs, ana The Gesh 5couires au unpleas-
ait taste The alack-tai.5a, CT mule deer,
fuka5j;s the NEST reD2t5 C the North
~es,e9a Territories, The si1th species
&C Tie American GeeI is now .oztirc5; Il
is met vita oaiy IN 2 fossi! state. This
species possessed maay Of t.lo character
is3ics of tho ok.
But in The far west, where vardure
grows Ia all SIS luxurieHoe, and whore the
saaad Q? She vooGlca's axe IS seldom
heard deer are nov found II great nUm-
bore, and The sportsman faGs :. broad leit
toT operations. Away from the din aHd
hustle Of the city, oat il the grand oil |
woods and on the rolling prairios, beneath |
the blue canopy Of heaven, untettered and |
free as tbs uiud, iOr two mouths, What |
glorious lifa oouli &c realized il the |
regions Of the great Hcst
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