. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . LARGE WILD CAT. HUNTING GROUNDS OF FLORIDA. 91. Opossums are commonalmost everywhere, butthey are rarely seen, beingnocturnal in their habits,although I have occasion-ally found one in thewoods in the move away veryslowly, and if touchedwill curl themselves intoa ball and play are rather ugly littlebeasts, however, and canbite viciously if one is care- . RACCOON. less enough to give them a chance, although they may be held up by the tail and will keepperfectly still, playin
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . LARGE WILD CAT. HUNTING GROUNDS OF FLORIDA. 91. Opossums are commonalmost everywhere, butthey are rarely seen, beingnocturnal in their habits,although I have occasion-ally found one in thewoods in the move away veryslowly, and if touchedwill curl themselves intoa ball and play are rather ugly littlebeasts, however, and canbite viciously if one is care- . RACCOON. less enough to give them a chance, although they may be held up by the tail and will keepperfectly still, playing possum, as the old saying is. Opossums are a nuisance to any one whodesires to catch specimens ofthe smaller Florida rodents,as they are always getting intothe traps. Following the Indian Riverthrough the Narrows, wereach Jupiter Inlet, noted as afishing resort, and then a fewminutes by train brings us toLake Worth, known to theIndians by the name of Hypo-luxo. At Palm Beach the fisher-man may obtain the finestkind of sport, together withthe comforts of a good the Hotel Royal Poinciana
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