. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. I tiu 108 II i3 HABITAT AND HABITS. male ferret, but of a fuller form and less active habit. It is found scattered over a very Avide extent of country, ranging from the north of the Gulf of Mexico almost to the southern confines of the Hudson Bay Territory. As might be expected in climates of such a diverse character, their habits, food, modes of hfe, and even the colour of their coat, vary much. Still all display that insatiable craving for blood so characteristic of the weasel family. They are a constant
. A hunter's adventures in the great west [microform]. Hunting; Hunting; Chasse; Chasse. I tiu 108 II i3 HABITAT AND HABITS. male ferret, but of a fuller form and less active habit. It is found scattered over a very Avide extent of country, ranging from the north of the Gulf of Mexico almost to the southern confines of the Hudson Bay Territory. As might be expected in climates of such a diverse character, their habits, food, modes of hfe, and even the colour of their coat, vary much. Still all display that insatiable craving for blood so characteristic of the weasel family. They are a constant scourge to the settlers, whose poultry they destroy; and are no less obnoxious to sportsmen, being the implacable foes to all descriptions of ganie. In the more densely settled portions of the United States, where this animal is constantly hunted down and destroyed by the inhabitants, they have become comparatively scarce; but in the large forests of the west, more especially in those that margin rivers, it is no uncommon occurrence for the traveller to find numbers of them. When such is the case they do not seek to conceal themselves, or to avoid the attack directed against them, but seem to regard their enemy's presence with perfect indiffer- ence, often tempting the incautious and inexperienced traveller within reach, and with ut fail treating him to a sprinkling of their fetid secretion, the strength of which is so great, and its power to resist evaporation so unusual, that clothes which have once been contaminated by it are for f^ver after unfit for use. The distance at which this. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Gillmore, Parker. London : Hurst and Blackett
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