The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17
WAYS OF THE LOUPCERVIER.
Savage and Active, He L. the Terror Q
SMALLER Animals.


IF the loupcervier. or Canadian lynx. were
heavy and strong In proportion to his pugnAoity
and savage appearance he would DO . bad Gus
toner for man or dog to tackle" said the
man from Maine. AS It 10. II takes q sandy
hound to do one uD even II he gets him cornered,
which Is a hard thing to do. In point OF fact.
The loupceryier Is a buffer, He keeps himself
pretty well in the back woods away from the
Aoodes OF men, but when tho hunter or lumber
man comes Unexpectedly on one. the beast Is By
no means sure to run away. Though slight Of
build, the loupcervier is long.legged, and when
10 faces a man. his eyes glaring yellow,
as gray fur sticking out In all direc-
uons, his ,asseleS ears upright. with the ugly
YIN that shows his long teeth. he isn't the sort
ieieature that one would like TO take up and
,ondle. the man approach him he will spit
t \, snarl as u about to put up q great fight, and
mmon,y az the last moment that he will give
.ullher than he has to. sometimes darting up .
u w. OF 10 the ton. OF a high rock, where, en-
sreaesd on The defensive. the temptation 10 not
k,eAt 10 follow him. In that case. II the mar
bbasea gun o~feourse the affair Is quickly settled.
t y, otherwise tho loupcervler usually holds the
N. Io the smaller animals on which he preys
s N iouRcervler Is n terror. He 10 quicker than
, NnNt lightning creased, and is all over the
Tor rabbits and grouse. and In the trees he CAP.
mr. NJ olrn' and squirrels, and, more frequently.
,ov!"uhsl l tnelr nests. lie Is " deadly enemy
tp.s%ns left In hiding by their mothers when
t,ihmny 90 away TO hrouse for a dinner. Some
asnmnes when pressed BY hunger no will attack q
tu,u'.. cropping on her back from tho limb OF q
WI. beneath which she passes: but the re-
srnooI mo experiment do not always
snoa,ase MIN to repeat IT,. for IL implies
fnos iperlsnce In bareback riding that
NIN,.sns oronco-breakin into tho shade. But In
snnu when the crust formed on tho deep
Win VIII pear MP, the loupcervier, he, banded
H. aseverai ot his kind, will successfully hunt
iVvyHuI'eer' which wallow hampersd In the snow.
aMlIhm Cakes, a land surveyor In Maine, once
IIIiin o, Upon a deer which had been pursued and
,hh.'u ~ tHree loupcerviers. They had driven
ant INF Sn,uiAl INTO the top OF . fallen tree. where,
victim. """H'' 10" e"''
no, 1 4 i2qpeeryier, a. l have already implied, is
Ira" iaG'iols animal, and he Is less difficult to
FFsaIp, man most other animals OF the feline kind.
and ~ "a trap, he win put up his back and spit
IA Loo us ~ me approach OF his captOr, but he
heal , iIied with the blow OF a club on tho
cal ne Is not so tenacious OF life as tho Wild
teetn a"u a reSolute dog that IL game to face his
MAJ ahn claws for the. first brief round will
not 'nIrt WORK OF him. But for any. dog
an.spTslo thoroughbred the first round 10
man T. convenient line OF retreat. A
STAND "gu1g at u loupcervier in a tree wants TO
OF hi. wei away, for II no venture within reach
find ,haprIhg. with the report OF his pun he may
his fa me creature landed upon him, clawing at
carry Wv, anu even u he win he will be apt to
y" "wHtnn scratches for many a day.
ar. WIN Al their savage puRnacity loupceryiers
selves anS'e playful creatures, among them
lIubt hhu OFTEN have been observed on moon
IN nlknlS IN open spaces OF the forest, or on
axes trolicking In groups like kittens"