. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. THE AQUATIC HARE. 191 My introduction to this animal I will relate. A little be- fore sunset, on a fine calm evening in March, I took my stand upon a bridge crossing a slough in the southern por- tion of Illinois, with the hope of killing a few wild ducks. The atmosphere was so clear and still that the birds were very late in visiting their feeding - ground. While impa- tiently trying to kill time, I saw something swimming in the water, and supposing it to
. Prairie and forest: a description of the game of North America, with personal adventures in their pursuit. Hunting; Game and game-birds. THE AQUATIC HARE. 191 My introduction to this animal I will relate. A little be- fore sunset, on a fine calm evening in March, I took my stand upon a bridge crossing a slough in the southern por- tion of Illinois, with the hope of killing a few wild ducks. The atmosphere was so clear and still that the birds were very late in visiting their feeding - ground. While impa- tiently trying to kill time, I saw something swimming in the water, and supposing it to be a common American musk-rat, and being desirous of a new tobacco-pouch, I,. MUSQUASH, OR AMERICAN MUSK-RATS. well hid in the flags, stealthily stole along the margin of the water, to endeavor to obtain a closer shot, for the musk-rat requires a tremendous deal of killing. Having knocked over my game, in a few minutes my retriever laid it at my feet; but imagine my surprise when, instead of a rat, I found it to be a hare. I could scarcely believe my senses, but seeing is believing. Of course I thought that the poor creature had been driven to water to avoid a foe, but before many days I shot several, and all in similar. 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 Gillmore, Parker. New York, Harper & Bros.
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