Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-05-03
HITTING THE WILD CAT.
uorror to a Pack, Its Habits
y and Fighting Qualities.
.,ound the Best Dog for hunting
pf 80. Feiiue--The Ethics OF
the Hunt-How to Dress
Its Skin.

49, Elfrrf
.hs uunt-How to Dress
Its Skin.
.tir Of the wild cat has a mar
r.lue Of only sl.25 or 81 30, it not
,.nr On HIGH as its cousin, the lynx,
~ which many people confuse 1T.
,.ns sat fur is used to some extent as
.,immiuq for garments, and occa-
.1.lIr a Young lady's mnff is made OF
LII, has never received the stamp
aobion as a fur. A wildcat sleigh
- osn he made very stylish affair.
rid.cat rug. representing simply
d,assed skin, with the head and
.r. left on. and not mounted on an
b,prd red and green cloth to take all
h time out of its colors, is a beauti-
ornament for room. and one that
becoming fashionable. For fall or
Inter robe for baby carriage, moth
~ is more beautiful than perfect
.id.cat skin, with its tawny reds. its
,e,my whites, its black-tipped ears
MI biz black polka dots on legs and
sssls This is especially true If the
tsby Is a blonde.
A great many people do not know
That wild cat is, in spite OF the
hit that this animal is or was, ma
tye to almost ali the timbered or
|rountainous portions of the country.
|Tbs lynx has longer fur than the wild
hal and has also a considerable tuft
IN hair at the ends of its ears, which
|he wild eat has not. The lynx Is
|n,her more north rn animal than the
|4ld eat The little spotted cat known
Id Texas and Northern Mexico as the
&rIeOpard cat is sometimes called the
|TN eat The former animal is alto
fslher different. Its coat resembles
hat Of the leopard, except that the
black spots are not quite so large, and
Ii tail is fully eighteen inches long.
|The main body-color of the wild cat is
! solid rufous. Its tail is just barely
mg enough to take hold of.
The wild cat is carniverous, and,
snce it must live on animals younger
tAan itself, it is a patient and persist
lent hunter, Any one who has seen g
domestic cat lie in wait for a rat, make
aereep upon IA flock of sparrows, OF
climb tree for robins nest, may
have a good idea of the way in which
The wild cat captures the squirrels
habits or birds. which form a grea
part of its subsistence. A poisoned
carcass will sometimes have ;
TId cat by it and poisoned offal viii
Ayet more apt to be eaten by it. Ii
COMMON with many other wild animals
TIE Wild cat has a great habit of fol
owing path or trail. Very often tn,
aapDer, who leaves freshly baitet
tap in the snow behind him, will catcl
Wild cat which has been sneakin?
along behind upon his track. Some
lines in the winter wild cat will thu
follow upon the trail of a deer, seem
nsy upon the chance that something
may turn up to kill the deer.
IN account of the inaecessibility o
NE country ii usually inhabits, and o.
sccount of its own nocturnal manner o
Ae the wild eat is hardly strictly t.
called an animal suitable for sport
.s' under proper circumstances no an
laaI affords better sport. OF cours
can be trapped, but that is not sport
course too, one may occasional
nave chance shot ut it with the rifle
4Ough that is an infrequent occur
'sace' The best and only sportsman
lAe way to hunt the wild cat is wit
trailing hounds.
Inc proper dog for this sort of hum
1s Is The foxhound or cross betwee
Ie loxhound and bloodhound. Their
suoula be Il tinge of savageness in hin
1uu ne should scorn to trail any gam
''S 'han that in question, despisiug a
''ue trails, not noticing even the fires
ua OF deer. The big black
@u' Or pepper-and-salt bear dog,
| S1"u III Texas, are the best wild-ci
0'ss' These give tongue savagcl,
a Ni'nal melodiously, and run unit
T a'! Iee their game if it be all weel
.uere should be at least two trailin
rOundsi the more the more music an
O more fun. 1t would hardly /
sn" however, to hunt so large III
ls'ee an animal as the wild cat wit
Nv TWO dogs, as the latter would
.la' case be badly cut up, even thong
10y Killed their game, as they doub
800 would if bred right.
H' ume chosen for the hunt il win
to,.. "'en the swamps are apt to b'
/ h ~ 50 that the dogs can get abou
Nm 1I y, and when, perhaps. a ligh
|sa y, snow betrays the presence o
Of sna 4'''laI sought Skirting the edg'
paa1 ''' low swamp or tangled net o
st s'owth, where the tracks of tn
on ~ I've been seen, the hunters cas-
bpa 4c Sogs at some point whore
beas 'Pea place breaks out into tn
st u growth of cane or PUSHES, am
ssvas, 'r horses while the pack rus