The sun., 1908-11-01
tEiIERG THE BULL MOOSE
Ge - EFFECTIVEr IS 1T FAIR
TO THE MOOSEP
1sslfaony From Nova Scotia on Questions
Rnch Discussed Among Bis Game
nnseFs- "COFnered" hOoses
AlleEed Habit OF CharginE Foes

Rneh Discussed Among Bik Game
4 nnlers-The "COPnered" MOose's
Aleked Habit Of Charging Foes
Ai.HApoIis ROYAL. N. s.. Oct. l2,-We
tfe rearing the close Of the calling season.
hdaSh IN Maine moose may not be killed
entll he middle Of this month. No doubt
ne Authorities Of that State are OF the
b1inion that the practice ought TO he cut
6..i entirely, while Nova Scotia allows US
-s-,,ss -s=,sss Ire uassiink season.
What isiealling2 II is uring the hnli
moose within.fiHe shot by means OF iIni-
Iefinh the atnorous low Of the COW with
maze phonelike horn of birch bark The
mating time begins about the middle OF
Hs,l4rnber, whether the season is warm
a. Id. though It is commonly said that
10 iii can be called before o few good
hard froHts have appeared
That this view is erroneous was proved
lhis year by an acquaintance of mine,
pr Tales OF Massachusetts,, who went
bat &ith good Indian hunter, Sam
: 0lode, for the purpose of ascertoining
how sobn bull could be called They
htezA operations about the 9Th or 7th. l
believe. andthe FIRST moose thatanswered
2bo cali and came out in fun view OF the
caller, did. sal on tho 10th. de was not
iDoleated, as the season here opens on
ottoher 4.
Many differences of opinion have beon
Expressed as TO the reason for and the
oifibany OF the call, An otherwise good
authority on big Eamo. A. j. Stone, has
denied that the bull ever takes any seri-
Ous notice OF the spurious call Of the COW
and asts, 1How many oi these hunters
have heard the call of a cow moose 10 give
tllem authority to decide bow perfectly
4 The birch bark horn in the hands OF their
guide initiated the cows call?'
The answer is that probably every
reputable moose hurter in Maine anc
Canada has listened to the genuine call
Of the COW moose, not once but time and
s lime again, at atvarious distances and under
different atmospheric conditions. During
nv trip this fall we heard on single
evening no fewer than three cows calling
DC once, and 10 ten day We heard perhaps
dozen, some so near that every varia-
don and shade Of tone could be distinctly
distinguished.
4 TO master the call there are three
fenuisites-an ear for music, some talent
Z fok inimicry and experience. IT is not SC
AifBualt as most people imagine. know
cf three persons. to be sure all old hunters
who were able to lure bulls at the first
lime trying, and my own experience was
the same.
TO be successful one must understand
rot only how to initiate the different
kinds OF calls. such as the plain low, the
whine, &c.. but also where and at wha
dime, OF day to call and how to vary tht
call as the bull approaches or when he II
near but hesitates TO come out into the
open. where he may be shot Nothing is
easier than 30 start distant bull, as he
S s. At this season on the qui vive for some
, hint from lovesick COW. and he viii
GENERALLY start toward any unusual sound
The nearer he comes the harder it is tc
fool him, and IL he at last boldly marches
out to his death the caller may be sure
K that he Ia a master OF the bark call.
The most advantageous place from
which to call depends upon the character
81 the country. II il Is thick, with nc
open bogs or barrens adjacent to swampf
and low ridges, one must have recourse
10 the shores of lakes. 'pposite some
shore that Is fairly broad.
Better is a big rock overlooking an
omen bog or, in default Of rock.
porch In q tree. the sportsmen being
placed at points where they can command
The bog. The higher above the ground
fhecaller is the more country he can sound
and bulls have been lured from three OF
four miles Oh.
The party takes great care when on the
NRourd TO make no unnecessary noise
nor in most cases even to build q fire.
Z Tho caller usually begins with low
oaIl On the chance Of a bull being In the
: Immediate vicinity. II no answer comes
after couple Of calls, tsn minutss more
ok lees apart. he raises his voice. Between
calls the most profound silence must be
cboorvsd In order to catch from far away
tko sNah' Of an answering bull, the
Mound being much like that Of an axe
etfoke. more like slight shock Of the
ntsnosphere than q vocalized sound.
Csilers vary in the treatment Of COM
{ fnR bull, and herein lies much OF the secret
of Q good hunter. Some guides will moi
. oall again at ali after the bull has answered
say within half a mile, some not at al
AFTER = distinct answer has been heard.
others, mostly those with great oonf-
dsnce In their own talents. will not feaI
90 call. with all sorts Of variations, al
nost up till the moment Of tn, buil'l
6ppearance.
A call at a short distance is usually
made with the open end Of the horn within
few inches of rock or the ground. II
! lhs bu1 IL wary fellow and hesitatei
on the edge Of the clearing it takes 9
y nanster to lure him out into the open.
Arnorous whines and squeals are tried
Is wen as other noises characteristic Of
lhs COW. II these avail not the caller
boldly challenges the quarry by speak.
ing bull, that Ia. hurling at him the angry
eWahi' Of rival. at the same time beating
the bushes with his bark call. in imita.
q Non Of the antlere of a rival slashing the
( erees IN fury.
The calling Of Indians and that by whit,
&nides vary still more than their treat
Z rnant Of the animal when coming. In.
dscd 10 may be said that no two personl
1ail alike. One old hunter whom | know
makes sound like stuck pig, a curiou
Kind OF agonized squeal, while anothe
inost resembles the howl Of a dog bayinl
The moon.
Thsusual call is prolonged oo-oo-aw
aN-achi' with a cultural at the end
Ne whole beginning in high key an
gradually descending for nearly or quit
two octayes. This is repeated, and &