The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-10-01
BIG GAME PLENTIFUL IN CANADA.
Hunters Of Caribou and Moose Having
Good Sport in Quebec.

Hunters of Caribou and Moose Having
Good Sport in Quebec.
QUEBEC. Sept 22-The moose caribou and
deer hunting season, which opened here on Sept
l, II attracting very largo numbers Of American
sportsmen. The game Is everywhere so abun-
dan that several hunters have already got through
with their sport and returned home with trophies
Of their proweas at the chase. Mr.. Amos r. Little.
director Of the Pennsylvania Railway, with Mr..
David Yates and Mr.. Ogden, also OF Philadelphia,
went up the Quebec and Lake St John Railway
for three days last week and killed four caribou
Their successful hunting was done the pre-
servo Of the Penn Fish and Game Club about $50
miles duo north OF the city OF Quebec
Mr.. George Porter and his wife Of Bridgeport,
had q novel experience q few days ago while fish
ing In pool on the Bostonnais River short dis
lance north Of Lake Edward A black bear, esti-
mated by the guides 10 weigh at least 500 pounds
came down TO the water within fifty yards OF them
and quito unconcernedly went into the stream for
. bath The only frearm in the pary's posses
sion was shotgun, and with this they fired some
slugs into Bruin, who after turning to look at his
assailants, and apparently finding them too nu-
merous for him. swan away as II nothing had
happened. On the preceding day Mr. and Mrs.
Porter saw bear aud her two cubs swim across
a lake Immediately in front Of their camp. These
parts Of the country.
About tho FIRST moose known to have been
killed in the Province this season fell TO the rife
OF Mr.. Shoemaker Of Philadelphia, who has been
hunting In the mel ghborhood OF Lake Temiscouata,
where Senator Proctor OF Vermont secured a
number OF his finest moose heads j. d. Thees
and George II. Diehl OF New York and b. c. l.
Griniths OF Philadelphia are now hunting In
tho Temisoouata district and in tho valley OF
tho Metapedia several caribou have already been
killed by party Of hunters from Syracuse. N. Y,
consisting OF Col A. c. Chase the Rev. N. r.
Lockwood, s. c. Hayden and N. W. Chase
Caribou arc reported in very largo numbers
at present in every part OF the Lake ST John
country Mr. Hooper. vice-president OF the Win
chester Arms Company, is after big game near
Lake Bouchctte George f. Hart superintend-
ent OF tho Waterbury Watch Company. Mr.. Chase
OF Waterbury and a party OF friends have had
very good success hunting on the Triton club
limits Already a score Of caribou have been
killed this season on the Triton tract A hunter
from Williamsport fired from a canoe on one
OF tho lakes OF this tract last week at caribou
on theshore three hundred and fifty yards away
Tho first shot appeared 10 strike the animal in
the head, for he shook il and leaped into the air
Tho next shot brought him TO the ground He
was splendid stag OF nearly 500 pounds. The
first shot had perforated one of the blades Of his
antera Tho other had penetrated the brain
Another Triton hunter who recently chased a
caribou on ono of the lakes OF tho same preserve
had a less successful experience.
While enjoying a quiet smoke by the margin
Of tho lake, the hunter and one of his guides saw
a caribou emerge from the forest. a few hundred
yards from them on the same side Of the lake
and head for the opposite shore As soon as he
30 far out in the lake that there was no danger
Of turning him back, the other guide was sum
moned thu canoe lifted into the water and the chase
began The caribou had still more than a mile
to swim TO reach the other side OF the lake When
he heard the noise Of the paddles the animal partly
turned in the water He would have headed
back for tho shore that he had Just left but quickly
saw that his pursuers must intercept him IL he
did 80. He started however. to set them pretty
pace across the lake Tho canoe men bent them.
selves TO their task, and lively contest was the
result Many times less feet in the water than on
shore, the caribou nevertheless proved himself
powerful swimmer 4 few minutes proved that
no WAS unable 10 maintain the original distance
between himself and the leaping birch bark i'm
PEELED by the brawny arms Of the half breed guides
The doctor, who was seated in the canoe between
his two men, approached to within $50 yards of
the animal and fired. By this time they were
in the middle Of tho lake and before reaching
the opposite shore no might have come close up TO
the caribou The doctor is not the kind Of sports
man. however. TO take an unfair advantage Of
his game, and Notwithstanding the motion Of tho
canoe and the heavy ripple upon the water tho
possession Of good repeating rife made him
toleTAbly certain Of his caribou without drawing
any closer TO it. The first shot struck the ami
NAL, but not in a vital spot Another cartridge
was pumped up and there II stuck The gun had
been too heavily oiled and something was clogged
The rife could not be made to work The caribou
was so far exhausted that It might easily have
been lassood, but this was not attempted. When
II reached the shore the animal cambered YEARLY
up the hank and walked slowly away into the
wood.
Many hunters report that the growth OF horn
on both moose and caribou Is more backward
this season than usual Edison Fitch. of this
city. returned TO town on Friday with good cam