about ten o'clock
Perhaps they had been alarmed by some hunters or chased by wolves , and had become widely separated . So nature has not only given to the moose of both sexes this wonderful power of hearing , but to the males this great voice , which in the stillness of the night in those northern solitudes can be heard for a number of miles . The reply call of the female moose is much softer , and the Indians have a plan by which they can so successfully imitate it that they can often call the old male moose close enough to them to be shot ; and cases are known where the infuriated beast , maddened by the deception played upon him , has rushed upon his deceiver and made it lively work for him to get beyond the reach of his great antlers . For fear of driving the moose out of the neighbourhood , it was decided that there was to be no firing of guns that day , as the Indians were certain there had been no answer to the call of the male on the part of the other sex , and judging from their knowledge of the habits of the animal they decided that , if not alarmed , he would be within hearing distance about ten o'clock that evening . The question then was , `` How are we to spend the day ? '' This was speedily answered when the Indians reported that there were any number of sturgeon seen jumping in the shallows among the rocks not far out from the shore . The method of securing them was by spearing them from the canoes .