The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-20
THE CARIBOU.

Is He to BE Externinated, Too?
If the deer in Maine continue to dis
appear as they have for the past year
or two, hunters will be obliged to seek
Wilds that are further from civiliza-
ton and less frequented by sportsmen.
| The fact that people are already begin
ming to go beyond Maine for their
shooting shows what the future is 60
ing to bring
Caribou have been SO scarce in Maine
for several years that close time has
been placed on them until 1905. Sports
men who like caribou shooting go now
to Newfoundland to get it, and tell
great stories of the plentifulness of
game ON the barrens in the interior of
the island.
w. L. Miller, Harry A. Chapman,
both of this city, and w A. Jenkins of
Boston, returned some days ago from
this country bringing with them a
proof Of the tales told-twenty-o
magnificent heads. Caribou, they say,
are plentiful, and man with any skill
with a rifle and any power of endurance
can drop his full quota of game in a
short time
In the summer the caribou feed on
the Great Barrens in the northern part
of the island, which stretch for miles
and miles, and support thousands Of
the animals. There is no heavy
growth, and the vast Doggy country is
covered with stubby, hardy ground
spruce, on which the animals live.
From the time the snow is off the
ground the caribou roam over this
great plain, growing fat on the rich
fodder, and the calves wax strong and
When the LIST of September comes,
and the frosts begin to crisp the air.
the great journey to the southwark be-
gins. The caribou move in droves, each
herd with it's leader, over the well de-
fined leads or roads that have been
worn smooth by the trampling Of many
thousands of hoofs for centuries, slowly
travelling as the weather grows colder,
picking the still green food by the way,
the thousands wander to the south,
where the winters blasts are not so
severe and the SHOWS do not cover the
moss so deep that it is beyond their
reach.
This Is the time the hunters choose to
stalk their game, They go to the mid
die ground, in the interior of the island,
where the waterways are numerous,
and the country is open and level.
There they camp on some stream or
lake, and make their headquarters.
From there they take their side hunt
ing trips over the barrens to where the |
caribou pass on their journey SOUTH
ward.
A lead is found that looks promising.
Two or three make party with a
guide, and they travel till they see a
good place. Then they sit down and
play cards and tell stories, leaving one
IF their number to watch He sweeps
he long ranges of hills with his glass,
i'll he spies a moving bit of white |
among the green Then he sees anoth-
ar, then more, and counts, one, two,
.hree, ten, sometimes up to thirty. |
This is where the hunting commences.
The caribou has the most famous
xnown nose. He can smell man six
hundred yards away If there Is a little
hing of a problem to get at him. His
Eyes do not seem to count for much, nor
lis ears, but his nose is all-powerful,
md he uses it with precision.
The party spreads out and tries to get
'ehind the herd, endeavoring not to go
90 near on the Windward side. Then
t they get their right POSITIONS they
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