The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-10
FEATURES OF FOREST LIFE.
A Few Highly Interesting EARLY
Spring Bear Stories.
REMARKS ABOUT THE WILDCAT.
4 Remarkable Congregation Of Assorted
Snakes Under a Rock.
study OF the Snan-1t IL ssia 10 Have
Abou. 10. 0OO Teeth-A mig Bears Figat
In Elk County-A Tame Hear that Fought
=, sheen s.en,cr-A Strange Friendship.

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.Thsre arc more wildcats In Sullivan county
this ,nriu,. accordn: to all reports. than thero
has bean Tor many years" said james J. Shier.
citv editor of tho Fort Jervis Gasette. and To-
rn,iv famous Lear and wildcat hunter. "A man
From IN, town OF Lumberland told me the
o,L,r I,ytnut i've big Wildcats had been killed
In Tint town last week. and that six wore re-
Gently 81, 1 or trapped in the adjoining town OF
Bethel Similar reports come from other
= bac,wouj, towns OF the county. Old
wooLsm,n say that this number Of
wildcats in tho mountains Ia sure
inIlrnt,r that pheasants and other small
tiv.. Tho farmers who 1.-Two thereatout. though.
d,n", accept tho cholco game as componsa-
ton for the i"-sos they are meeting with
through tn, visits Of tn, . wildcats to their
sorera' lambs were Killed and dragged away v,
,noaI. .,, ,,.r, T., mo- douht fiat tho
%aek' a"n 'nero Is no aoupe d.. Una. ma. sno
Farmers ia the same neish0o o,'s have e.
ss "" since " ,n~ sar H,''s par, OF March have a"
w,y, tuat when there ar. few signs OF
wildcats in the woods in the spring there are
Few rhr,,an.s nesting that season. II tho
pnca.unt in nesting In large numbers the
n.'I.,, sail, j.. s. -, ~. 80 n,,rn,rons
wildcats VIII be suro 10 DO more numerous
than usua. '"r tho animal has q pet tooth for
TINS game bra. Ihs WHY cat DESTROYS many nan,
young AM GA ph"asnhts. Out, lor al tnae'
Tor TINT .tr,, much botser in the fall following
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81 , ,.h'; "ns" WILDCATS were numerous III,
game finn n rabbit lint n will nuict ly clan ont
s,n.rfn .h.n WV ''rass.I NV h~naar =. has
Geen known to spring upon deer. While as a
ruI. this w;,-yunimal is not aggressive, but
w,Ii fly a, the approach OF man which its
sisni, i, In, been known to ADOPT The tactics
euluiy attack man. l was hunting on the
h alwatc',of the Beuyerki one tnll. and to-
hello Tie, cries came from the direction Of
mn .ih md few hundred Yards distant from pm
upor = man engaged in desperate
r. .f-t.ihand axht with WITH at pig wildcat wildcat;
,A;,nin. wa. nearly ~ torn from his BODY. ami
c.osS ssliml him, passed the muzzle o. my
gun ndsr one OF MS arms c tnd 6sw h9 s
fne -, .5.in AM snh ha IA Ieicnang MN 10
~ IN W vs. oIs sarnoptss WHO 6sd b as
." ng l"D o. Woik ny one Oh tne oieafiihgs;
~ was on nv way nome whsn the Wildcat
su'urniy Fnuncea Upon iiM rom tree. II
no .ne ma neth WItnih helrins OF ms cries 70
s." 10 MS n'sietance; thnt carpenter Wouiu
!,r Lave u"ne ahother !pD. ,,,...
iavnrte methoa OF the Wii11eat Ior pro;
fa.,ns 'oS rs 70 .u.h "no u a.io camps ,t -
han,e!s anu iuMoefnen. any thuhe WAY WIN
sue. sa,iy or meat rs ~ 10 npio 70 egturH , uur
w ,ne sehc', "i unS oScuHanoIii ~ VII m!1o
LLnu"w inr ! III VI hon.oLs. "uu IL uxo. III; n
Eiii'',, ana nums up uuring .ne gay !. VI!
Quickly tets Town tne carcass - as soon ~ u Us
~! III ~ tho hun;er. eat what u wants ana hurry
s res ny Sae In u.nF9 ' ts d .rS ss cf
W az, h,'u n.;tSS , ~ ' INF vi ~ TMt
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oa'. nnI',ne MY E'owi,Is, "n NJ - ons 'v .h
,t, , i" ''' WIEN - ma " -" ascnr 4, II ,ocnn
Guiding, n'ii may be- heard on still night for
xMiis 'r."'l.'!i tho Woous broaGlng IN upon
n" N .hl, r.,nducive to the repOse OF
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