The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-06-28

tacked have been seriously ia,ure1. IL is perhaps safer to shut both eyes and miss him when yoc Ere. AS to his strength one who was caaght in a bear-,rap in Clinton county tcw years ago dragged the trap, to which vas attached heavy cham eight tees long and a block oi rood weighing twensy-two pounds, dts tance ot a nsile through the woods before he was orough, up, and he thea turned to and ate hts lex of 10 regain hts liberty. As to the common animals. you may hunt tor < lifetime and not get a shc, d, a .ox Reynard eats rabbits, birds, kswis and almostevery other kind of meat he can secure. It captured when young he can De taught many tricks, A fox has been known to run tcrsy miles wi,hcu, any res, 10 speak Of He will tire out the best hound withoa, greatly exersing his o~n po~ers of endurance. \ boy who can trap a fox has got to get up early iu the morning. Throw down a sick which you have handled and he wili take ,he scent II running within f.ty feet ot IL. provided the wind IS right.
 The wcodchuck is an anima. iha, is quite content tc remain near hts husfow, and attend 10 his own. affairs. He de- s,res peace and hasmoriy, but when in- suited will do some powerful biting His bufrow IS usually made on the slope of ! hin and extends twenty or thirty fee, from the opening. and the boy who wants weeks lob on his hands should attempt to d,g one out. The chuck !" ~ill dig t~o feet to the boys one, no matter how good tools the latter works with. In coming and going from their burrows they beat a solid path for a number of feet, and fl s,eel-,tap is rightly placed the animal can be captured. He Is no good. however. hi, fur being worthless and his beauty on par with tha, of the opossum. Like the bear he remains ,orpsd through the winter.
 Rabbit hunting Is a fasort,e sport wiih the boys, but the rabbit gensfail, has the mos, fun over il. When there IS snow he can be tfAc xed until located If he is In hollow log, and you have go, arms and hands enongh ,o stop up both ends at once. the rabbi, IS gonei That IS. II you procure an sx and GU, three et ioar holes along the log m hopes ,o come upon him, he'll make his ext, by one al theIa and give you the laegh Lei sis boys surround brush-heap m which a rabbit has taken shelter. and ,he chances are tha, he will escape the crowd Se, "hgure ]" and bait II with swee apples. and fl there Is hare in ,ht neighbothood you will be pretty eenair to get hm. If you start one from hi, cover and want shot, whistle al hins He will stop dead stlli
 You may hunt the woods by day foi years and not see coon. He Is an ani nal who IS all sleep by day and ail ac tlsity by night. His home IS Tn hollow tree, and he lsn', going to leave the plac, until |; becomes positively dangerous You can smoke him ou, if you have pa ,ience, or you can fell the tree, bu, in ths latter case he will escape unless you al, backed by a good dog. The averag, coon will whip dog twice his si1c II. prefers not to hghi, bu, when cornered he IS all game. They will hold dog a good race for eighty rods. and dodge anc turn on him faster than a fox
 In hunting don't go sloshing about killing, or trying to kill, everything you meet. That's simply the spirit of butch cry. The boy who can pop a squ,reli head with a rife ball has good nerve, and a clear vision 10 brag of The bo, who hres charge of duokshot into ohipmunk on stump ough, 10 have hi. gun taken away.