The following morning, Mowat heads out on an expedition to track the footprints of the wolf he had encountered. However, after following the tracks for a short while, Mowat realizes he does not have his compass and decides to return to the cabin. He clears the floor of debris and finds the compass in the process, and then once again sets out to follow the wolf tracks. Farley follows the tracks for several miles, until he sees an esker (dried, sandy riverbed) in the distance. With his binoculars, Mowat scans the esker and sees a white, boa like object waving in the air. Believing it to be someone in distress, he runs closer to the esker, only to find that object is joined by another. However, they are not distress signals; they are.....
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