The sun., 1916-12-10
MOOSE HUNTING
AFFECTED BY WAR
Fewer Big Game Licenses Is
Nled This Year by
Canada.

QUEBEC. Canada. Dec. 9.-The great
European war has had It's effect on
moose hunting throughout the ten prov
lnces Of canada that have had or still
continue to have an open season for his
monarch Of the woods. Fewer big game
licenses were sold this year than last IN
nearly all the provinces.
Next week will see the close Of the
moose season In British Columbia, Al
ber,a. Saskatchewan and Manitoba. The
season a already closed In Nova SEQ
tia. New brunswick and Ontario. The
Quebec season closes with the end Of the
year. Only In Yukon and the Northwest
Territories IL moose killing permitted
after the first Of the year.
Moose are not naturally of n be'lig-
crcnt disposition. although many sports
men have been attacked by them or have
avoided an encounter BY withdrawing.
Quebec IL stu talking OF the big hull
moose that attacked Col. Theodore
Roosevelt and his guides. Arthur Lirette
and Od,lon Genest. who were with him
on his hunting trip in the Tourilli Club
preserves. where In September. 1915.
he was the guest Of DR.. Alexander Lam
bert.
Quebec permits the killing Of only one
bun moose. and the former President
was returning on September 10 with an
old bull which fell to his famous gun,
which beyond doub. has brought death
70 more species Of big game han any
other u in the world. when on the
shores OF Lake Croche he met a larger
bull moose absolutely unafraid.
Col. Roosevelt used all sorts Of STRAIT
egy TO Make The moose 20 about its bust
ness. but In ain. Finally when It made
an attack that might hav meant death
TO him or the others with him the big
game hunter sent a bullet through its
chest.
Moose Rushed At Hunters.
Col. Roosevelt tells the story thus:
THAT afternoon. shortly after 3 o'clock.
we were returning in on canoe to the
trail led to our camp: a small stream
runs beside he portage trail when
half a mile from our proposed landing
place We saw an old bun moose on the
shore. We padded up to within a hun
dred yards Of II.
W supposed that when 1t saw US 1t
would take to the woods. II. however.
walked along the edge of the water
parallel to u canoe. looking At us. We
passed II. and gave It our wind. thinking
his would surely cause II TO run. hut II
merely raised its hair on its withers and
shook Its horns mi followed after the
canoe.
We shouted. but II paid no heed to
us: we then reversed our canoe and
padded In the opposite direction but
following W n threatening us. the bull
moose turned and walked the same way
we did, we renewed our former course,
and thereupon 70 did the moose. where
tho water was shallow We did not VEN
ture near It.. but where the water was
deep We went within nifty yards and II
then thrashed the branches OF a young
tree with its antlers. and paved the
earth and advanced q little way into the
water toward US, walking parallel tn our
canoe 1t reached the portage trail. 1t
turned and walked up this trail and
shifted at our morning 3 tracks. and we
supposed Il had fed but on nearing the
landing place We saw 1t standing on the
trail. and II rushed down toward us n
we had To back quickly into deep water (:
we padded on round the shore, hoping
1t would get tired and so we shouted
and tried to brighten II. but II merely
shook its head and stamped on the
ground and bounded In 4 circle; then II
staggered along grunting, II kent it's
mouth open and lolled out It's tongue, and
when 1t turned toward US 1t ran its
tongue over its muzzle. Thus It accom-
panied US TO and fro for an hour, cutting
us of whenever we tried to and then II
turned, and went up The little stream.
shaking its head and railoping or
bounding. not trotting, for nifty yards. 1t
disappeared around a bend Of a stream.
we waited a few minutes n landed.
and started along the portage trail for
camp. after about ten minutes, the trail
approached the little stream then the
moose suddenly appeared rushing
toward us at n slashing trot, its hair
ruined and tossing it's head
Necessary 10 XIII to save Life.
Arthur Lirette. who Is one OF the
game wardens OF the Tourilli Club.
called out to me TO shoot or the moose
would do us mischief. In a last effort to
frighten 1t I hred over It's head. but It
paid no heed to this and rushed over the
stream at us. Arthur again called
'Tirez, monsieur. tirez, vite, vlte, vite,'
and nred into the moose's chest when
he was less than twenty feet away, COM
Ing full tilt at us, grunting, shaking his
head, his ears back and his hair brin-
died. The shot stopped him ! firei into
him again both shots were fatal. He
recrosSeu the Httle stream ana ieH 10 u
third shot. but when We approached he
rose sruntIng and started toward US. l
killed him.
,"If ] had not stopped him he would
have certainly kfled one or more OF our
party. and at twenty feet ] had to shoot
as straight as I knew how or he would
have reached us. ! had done everything
possible In my power to scare him away
for an hour and a quarter. n ] SOL
EMMY declare that ! killed him only
when II was imperativoly necessary in
order to prevent the loss OF one or more
Of our own lives. and 7 make this solemn
declaration co~nsciennously. believing II
to be- true and knowing that It In OF the
same force and effect an II made under
oath and by virtue Of Ne Canada
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