. Wild life in Canada [microform]. Sciences naturelles; Hunting; Chasse; Natural history. 182. THK TRAPPER kind must protect it at tlu- time it is briiiKinir forth young. And it shouM be borne in mind also that many of the foxes are dug out of their dens when but a few days old, and a large per- centage totally lost during early eaptivity, artificially a-id artifieially fed Moreover, it may be doubtful if Fox Farms, the booming of whieh has been a means of enter- taining public speculation, will have any great success beyond a temporary one. Foxes roam far, and are very restle
. Wild life in Canada [microform]. Sciences naturelles; Hunting; Chasse; Natural history. 182. THK TRAPPER kind must protect it at tlu- time it is briiiKinir forth young. And it shouM be borne in mind also that many of the foxes are dug out of their dens when but a few days old, and a large per- centage totally lost during early eaptivity, artificially a-id artifieially fed Moreover, it may be doubtful if Fox Farms, the booming of whieh has been a means of enter- taining public speculation, will have any great success beyond a temporary one. Foxes roam far, and are very restless in their wild state, and It seems idle to expect other than an inferior race from production in confinement, even though the farms succeed in increasing the number of Black and Silver Foxes, which is their object. Temperament, freedom, food and temperature- for the further north the better the fur all seem to point to this. Thus trapping the adult fox in Its wild and natural haunts, in the few months when the fur is at its prime, is conceiv- ably the fairest way, and the best, to encourage lasting fur trade, while, at the same time, such trapping does not reduce the stock unduly. Furthermore, trapping the fox in its native haunts worthily helps the Indians to a means of obtammg what little luxuries they have ; and those of them that remain of tho race of peoples whose country we have overwhelmed deserve every consideration thai can be given. It would be surely a pity to take away from them a part of the trade which they have always had since their first meetings with the white man. The fur of those foxes undei discussion is that which eventually finds its way in great bales. 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 Buchanan, Augus, 1886-1954. Toronto : McClelland, Goodchild and Stewart
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