produces the finest specimens, and spreads of up-
wards of 60 inches are not uncommon. The stalking
is tedious since the moose is very sharp-sighted
and its hearing keen.

The Wapiti is better known, perhaps, as the elk,
although that is a misnomer. The large bulls are
fine animals, in fact, in many respects, the hand-
somest of them all, with magnificent antlers. This
is particularly so in East Kootenay, where the heads
are very fine. It is fairly plentiful in the Lillooet dis-
trict and on Vancouver Island, where it once roamed
in the thousands.

The three types of deer known to British Columbia
—the Mule, Coast and White-tail—are very inter-
esting to the hunter. The former for his exceptionally
fine horns, the Coast for his superior hunting ability
and amazing strength of stride, and last, the White-
tail, being the most sporting of his race.

The Mountain-sheep affords the most strenuous
sport of all, and imposes the heaviest tax on the
hunter's skill, strength and endurance. Actually
there are four indegeneous species and all of them
live high above the timber-line on the naked ridges.
The Stone, the Fannin, and the Dall, are found only
in the north above the line of the Canadian National
Railway, while the Bighorn has its habitat in the

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