. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. nio HifK or noimii wikkfca. IJkf tlif IMiick lit'iir, tilt*'Coon hihf'rniitps dnrins the cold storms of winter; Ixit should llie weiitliel' he ^^\^^'^\. he Avill lie out every lllirht. TlK'ir nitriii^-sciisoii is from about the 'ioth of January to the tiiidille of Feliruary, and they bring forth, about the 1st of April, from three to six voiinii:. The
. The Big game of North America [microform] : its habits, habitat, haunts, and characteristics : how, when, and where to hunt it. Hunting; Hunting; Big game hunting; Big game hunting; Chasse; Chasse; Chasse au gros gibier; Chasse au gros gibier. nio HifK or noimii wikkfca. IJkf tlif IMiick lit'iir, tilt*'Coon hihf'rniitps dnrins the cold storms of winter; Ixit should llie weiitliel' he ^^\^^'^\. he Avill lie out every lllirht. TlK'ir nitriii^-sciisoii is from about the 'ioth of January to the tiiidille of Feliruary, and they bring forth, about the 1st of April, from three to six voiinii:. The Kaceoon is easily taken in steel-ti-aps: and to be successful in their capture, the trap should always be set imder water, ne;ir tlie edges of swamps or running streams. Bu' the best sport to be had in their capture is to hunt. Raccoon. them in the night, with dogs trained for the pur]iose. The best dog for this si)ort is the black-and-t;>.n Fox hound. It has been asserted that the "(joon leaves the least foot- scent of any knoum animal; hut I beg leave to diiTer from those who make this asseition. He is a night truvehn*, at a time of the twenty-four hours when the temperatuie is the lowest; whilf animals like the Fox. the rabbit, or tlw T)eer, a,re generally chased during the day. when the temperature is higher. Take a Fox-hound ami put him. in the early part of the daj", wlu'U the temperature is rising, on a 'Coon- trail which was mjule in the early part of the previous. 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 Shields, G. O. (George Oliver), 1846-1925; Caton, John Dean, 1812-1895. London : S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington
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