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A Sportsman's Magazine of the West 
 
Volume XLIX 
 
FEBRUARY. 1922 
 
MR. BLISS CONGRATULATES THE AUTHOR ON GETTING SUCH A BEAUTIFUL TROPHY 
 
Moose Hunting in Northwestern Quebec 
A Southwestern sportsman and his friend visit a Northeastern game field 
and secure, in addition to some tough wind and water experiences, 
a prodigious moose of wonderful horn palmation 
 
6TRY Northwestern Quebec," said Cyrus 
.TThompson, that youth of 76 years, 
who is one of our best known big game 
hunters, when I wrote him about the fall 
hunt for 1920; and that explains how I be- 
came interested in hunting in that far-away 
northland after the biggest game on this con- 
tinent. My partner, E. E. Bliss, had made 
two former trips into Ontario after moose, 
and it was finally settled that we should hunt 
this year in Quebec. All arrangements were 
made in advance, with an organization who 
would furnish us with guides, tentage and 
grub for a consideration. 
We left our homes in Albuquerque, N. M., 
on September 10th, and on the dark, rainy 
night of September 16th we detrained at a 
small French town in Northwestern Quebec. 
It was at about the hour that the boy of 
history stood on the burning deck, and we 
were a bit disappointed to discover no light 
in the depot nor anyone to meet us, notwith. 
standing we had made what we thought were 
complete preparations with the party who 
was to outfit us from this point. 
 
Dr. I. Fred Pettit' 
There emerged from the London-like fog 
a burly form, swinging by way of salute a 
smoky lantern. He told us of a hotel to be 
found some blocks away, and we fell into 
his wake as he scurried ahead. Now, as we 
were encumbered with much luggage and 
fatigue, it was somewhat difficult for two 
weary travelers to follow closely along a 
single plank sidewalk after a will-o'-the-wisp 
light that ever and anon flickered and 
winked and threatened to blink out into 
utter darkness.  These planks were laid 
rather hurriedly one day, and it appears that 
they were patterned much after the stag- 
gered tread of a follower of our former well- 
known townsman, John Barleycorn, and it 
was only by dint of much effort and dexterity 
that we succeeded in keeping our beacon 
within sight. However, something suddenly 
loomed up in the darkness that resembled 
nothing so much as a shoe box set on end, 
 
which proved to be the hotel, and our leader 
was seemingly the host, porter and general 
factotum.  This chap had a name which 
sounded more or less like "Pocket," so we 
called him Pickpocket, as he had a way of 
lightening the purse known not alonet 
hotel men in thinly-settled districts. 
We were immediately assigned to 
on the third floor. For doors, a highly- 
colored bit of calico did noble and waiver. 
ing duty, being ever ajar, as it were. Surely 
this north country believes in the "open door 
policy." Partitions of the thinness of build- 
ing paper secured one the entire privacy of 
the apartment. This possessed the advant- 
age, however, of Bliss and I being able to 
converse across one room that intervened, 
without any especial inconvenience, unless 
to the occupant of the said room. However, 
we hope he was an old sojourner in this 
land and so familiar with conditions that he 
could sleep thru our pre-retiring conversa- 
tional hour. 
Next morning came about an hour later 
than usual, with the inevitable rain and mud 
 
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