When fat its flesh is always tender and palatable. This is proba-
bly due to the rapid growth and tenderness of all vegetation. In
summer some of the moose of that region have a wonderful spread
of horns and reach a weight of i ,500 pounds. It is one of the prin-
cipal sources of food for the Indians who find little trouble in kill-
ing them at all seasons of the year. The moose, owing to its
great size and strength, can procure food despite the deep snows
and severe cold. They are not dainty, and will eat almost anj--
thing, so that they are fat even in early spring. The skins are
coarse and brown when tanned, and are used by the Indians for
gloves, moccasins and clothing and even for their lodges. The
moose, unlike other ruminants, is a fighter and the femal, sin-
gle-handed, will protect her young from a whole pack of wolves,
and the bull in the fall is an ugly customer even for the hunter
to tackle.
CARIBOU.
The woodland caribou is found throughout the lake and upper
river country. It averages nearly twice the size of the barren
land caribou or reindeer and its habits are also quite diflFerent.
