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M A M M A L S O F N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 171
ers i n our party of twenty followed as closely as they could.
As soon as the dogs were perceived, the sentinel gave the
alarm and the musk oxen immediately set off i n different
directions, apparently very much startled, but when the dogs
began to bark the musk oxen rallied instantly, came together,
and presented a rather formidable front to their assailants.
This military- square- like formation on the part of the musk
oxen seemed to have a rather terrifying effect on our dogs,
as they almost ceased to bark, though now within a few yards
of the herd. In the meantime we were all rapidly nearing
the herd, and I was i n hopes that with our dogs we might
be able to surround or run down and capture one or more
of the several spring calves observed. When they became
aware of our near presence— the close proximity of the dogs
( who resumed their barking) having taken up their attention—
by the premature firing of a shot which fatally
wounded one of the larger animals, they all scampered away
at such a sweeping canter that we soon gave up the chase
as hopeless, although our dogs continued to follow them for
some time, but later returned to partake of the spoil of the
k i l l ed animal. After skinning the three- year- old male, we
noticed a moving object at some distance, which we supposed
to be one of the dogs, but it turned out to be a spring calf
which had evidently swerved from the main body and was
doubtless searching for its mother. Several of the party
thereupon started out with the dogs i n f u l l pursuit, and we
a l l had to show our best paces for several hundred yards
before we could reach the spot where he was brought to bay.
We at once secured him by means of a looped line, but not
before he was wounded by the dogs. We had much trouble
i n getting the calf to accompany us— in fact, we first let h im
rather exhaust himself i n bucking and kicking like a goat,
while he stubbornly refused to be led by a line. After a
time, when prodded from behind, he would make a rush at
his leader, but he eventually quieted down and followed the
Indian to the camp. Next day he seemed rather subdued
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| OCR | M A M M A L S O F N O R T H E R N C A N A D A 171 ers i n our party of twenty followed as closely as they could. As soon as the dogs were perceived, the sentinel gave the alarm and the musk oxen immediately set off i n different directions, apparently very much startled, but when the dogs began to bark the musk oxen rallied instantly, came together, and presented a rather formidable front to their assailants. This military- square- like formation on the part of the musk oxen seemed to have a rather terrifying effect on our dogs, as they almost ceased to bark, though now within a few yards of the herd. In the meantime we were all rapidly nearing the herd, and I was i n hopes that with our dogs we might be able to surround or run down and capture one or more of the several spring calves observed. When they became aware of our near presence— the close proximity of the dogs ( who resumed their barking) having taken up their attention— by the premature firing of a shot which fatally wounded one of the larger animals, they all scampered away at such a sweeping canter that we soon gave up the chase as hopeless, although our dogs continued to follow them for some time, but later returned to partake of the spoil of the k i l l ed animal. After skinning the three- year- old male, we noticed a moving object at some distance, which we supposed to be one of the dogs, but it turned out to be a spring calf which had evidently swerved from the main body and was doubtless searching for its mother. Several of the party thereupon started out with the dogs i n f u l l pursuit, and we a l l had to show our best paces for several hundred yards before we could reach the spot where he was brought to bay. We at once secured him by means of a looped line, but not before he was wounded by the dogs. We had much trouble i n getting the calf to accompany us— in fact, we first let h im rather exhaust himself i n bucking and kicking like a goat, while he stubbornly refused to be led by a line. After a time, when prodded from behind, he would make a rush at his leader, but he eventually quieted down and followed the Indian to the camp. Next day he seemed rather subdued |
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