. Camp-fires of a naturalist [microform] : the story of fourteen expeditions after North American mammals, from the field notes of Lewis Lindsay Dyche, , , professor of zoology and curator of birds and mammals in the Kansas State University. Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Mammals; Mammals; Naturalists; Zoology; Mammifères; Mammifères; Naturalistes; Zoologie. >> i ^ f It !l i' W i) I) > fi h It < Vi 1 â 1' i Is 64 CAMP-FIRES OF A NATURALIST. them for further exertions. The day following, Dyche was working with his giin, trying to extract
. Camp-fires of a naturalist [microform] : the story of fourteen expeditions after North American mammals, from the field notes of Lewis Lindsay Dyche, , , professor of zoology and curator of birds and mammals in the Kansas State University. Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Mammals; Mammals; Naturalists; Zoology; Mammifères; Mammifères; Naturalistes; Zoologie. >> i ^ f It !l i' W i) I) > fi h It < Vi 1 â 1' i Is 64 CAMP-FIRES OF A NATURALIST. them for further exertions. The day following, Dyche was working with his giin, trying to extract an obstinate shell, when Brown camo hurrying into the tent with his e3^es dilated and his whole frame shaking with excitement. He pointed to a bunch of trees near by, where Dyche saw a magnificent buck, about seventy-five yards away. Dropping on one knee ho fired just as the animal was disappearing amid the timber. The buck was found dead a hun- dred yards from the place where he was shot. It was evident that in this part of the country there was little game which they wanted, and next day the skins and venison were packed on the donkeys and the back trail taken. At Camp Wild Horse a stop was made, and Brown took the donkeys and with all the spare meat started for Harvey's ranch, leaving Dyche alone in the mountains. To while away the time during the seven days of Brown's absence, Dyche amused himself with trap-setting. He saw some martens catching conies in the rocks and suc- ceeded in getting two of them. He carried the big bear-trap down into the caiion and set it, and went every morning and evening to see it. A V-shaped pen of logs was made and the trap set in this. Foxes were cunning enough to climb over the logs and eat the bait. To prevent this the top of the pen was cov- ered with brush, and then the foxes dug holes under the logs. Dyche now had a time of it to outwit the little animals. He set traps around the logs, but the foxes evaded them. Then he set traps awa
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