. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Chinese Pheasants, a North West Game Bird. The Fisherman. tain lion is a fierce and dangerous foe. In the years past, a good many hunters have been killed by these animals. There are a great many cases recorded where children that have wandered all alone out into the woods have been killed and devoured by cougars. The average weight of a large, full-grown mountain lion is about 250 pounds. There are a few wolverines found in the reserva- tion mountains. They are hunted entirely for their hides. These animals rarely ever molest domestic animals. When attacked, t
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. Chinese Pheasants, a North West Game Bird. The Fisherman. tain lion is a fierce and dangerous foe. In the years past, a good many hunters have been killed by these animals. There are a great many cases recorded where children that have wandered all alone out into the woods have been killed and devoured by cougars. The average weight of a large, full-grown mountain lion is about 250 pounds. There are a few wolverines found in the reserva- tion mountains. They are hunted entirely for their hides. These animals rarely ever molest domestic animals. When attacked, they will fight savagely. From 80 to 90 pounds is the average weight of the wolverine. The fur is beautiful, and commands a high market price. Owing to the peculiar brown, black, and light stripes on the animal, and also the pungent and disagreeable musky odor it emits, the wolverine is nicknamed "the skunk ; Of the large grey wolf, but few are left. For years they have been hunted and trapped by whites and Indians, without mercy. Few are to be found in the reservation. There are a great many coyotes in these regions. These wolves seldom go far back into the mountain fastnesses. They are found prin- cipally in the foothills, the valleys, thickets, and. A Basket of Trout from tha Ukiah Hatchery. The quiet pastime of their choice On Beauly rocks, in Derwent glades, . Still seems to move to Walton's voice, Singing of dace and dairy maids; His water meadows still are wet. His brawling trout sireams leap and glance, And on their sunlit ripples yet The flies of his disciples dance. Anglers complete and incomplete, The expert or the prentice hand In friendly rivalry they meet By loch and river, sedge and sand; Enthusiasts all, of staid address. They go their way from cast to cast, Alike, in failure or success, Sanguine and serious to the last. Whether their lingering footsteps pass Where Hampshire meadow lands are green, And where the chalk stream clear as glass Goes by
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