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HARmsBuRa. June 2-"when We hunted
coons In the old-fashioned way" said Uncle
Joe Yandersmith OF Adams county, l discov-
cred trait In that willy animal that was OF
considerable Importance. Weused to tree the
coon with dogs and then lie down under the
treo and walt until daylight before we gath
cred the game in. This worked first rate
some times. but every once in awhile found
that when daylight came and I got up
TO look for NY coons in the tree they
wouldn't be there. This happened one season
seven or eight nights in succession. and so
one night, after the dogs had run three or
four coons into tree. I kept my eye peeled.
The dogs went on to start moro coons, and
they had hardly got away before the coons
started to come down the tree. The upshot
was that had to stand at the foot OF the tree
with club all night and drive them back.
was so blame near played out when morning
came that had hardly strength enough to
bag my game. and one Of the biggest coons
got away"
but why didn't you kill the coons with your
club when they came down the tree during
the night 2"
THAT wouldn't have been regular" said
Uncle Joe. There was no precedent for
getting your coon In that way. The rule was
game. 1t never entered my head to break
the rule. But my. experience, Of that night
must bo | some % reasons for Coon coons mot not
staying In trees on some nights and on other
h s' Hua s1 sna heTs Cs III tn tse eG.
When coons were treed and didn't want to
stay treed. it was because they were run up
that Was the tree they lived in when they we're
to tree my coons in treea whore they lived.
and ! never had any further trouble; You
he
coons in the morning i you run run EN- upiaa
tree unless cgS y9I stand at The do2t 3 #
that's ding hard work. Always tree your, coon
But how are you going to know what par
ticular tree coon lives I'M S'rose fellow
Hunt e5oundhoss." said Uncle Joe They
~. sHS Yy yeaa hunt coons the old-ia'hloned way
soons @ is .ss only way = hSas On Il Sea xaSs
your coons and haye the night, dark. Tho
darker the better, Carry lighted lantern on
re back .y Soon bss
breaking out here and there smeng the
branches Of, Of the tres How many Of these FIRE
you have freed. These balls are coons' eyes,
and they will follow you all around the tree, as
BET ween each pair OF fire balls. II you're q
safe shot you'll extinguish a couple Of those
big sparks every time you shoot and fat
coon will tumble to the ground The first time
over tried lantprning for coons was actually
scared out OF the woods My dogs had treed
couple OF coons as supposed. and slungmy
lantern and started to make the circuit OF the
tree: First one big pair OF flreDalls T,opred out
in the darkness then another and another,
until SO many finally blazed in the tree. from
the bottom limb to the tor. that give YOU my
word the tree looked exactly as ifit was on fire.
The sight was SO weird and .uncanny that I
took to my heels and never stopped till was
out OF the woods. There were a hundred coons
in that tree. IL there wns one IL you want to
get coons. lantern for 'em.
There Is one thing about coons that hor-
ders on genius. They love all kinds Of fish.
and can beat any living thing catching this IA
vorite food Of theirs. II YOU ever, have the
good fortune to SEQ coon fishing during the
spawning season. you will notice that he will
throw great many OF his catch back into the
water and patiently fish for another one.
What does he do that for? The fish he
throws back arc females and he knows that
Il he destroys them he Is robbing the water OF
the thousands Of fish she is readTto produce.
and thus decrease his futuresupply of fish. It
isn't necessary to pass any flsh law to compel
the coon to protect tho interests OF the finn!
tribe. He's no sentimentalist. the coon isn't.
but he won't eat a female fs h in spawning
time. He keeps his eye on the future. the
coon does"