. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ushed. Bruce showeda long cut on his flank, and little Doc was scratched about the neck;luckily, none of the wounds were serious, although Cleve was laidup for some time. This was Docs first panther and he was besidehimself with joy and excitement. He would rush at tiie deadanimal, and bite her, and bark at the same time, and then comerunning to me, wagging his tail and looking up into my eyes, as ifto say, Did you see me bite her ? 1 was a little afraid at hrst,she was so big and ugly, but w^hen
. Hunting and fishing in Florida, including a key to the water birds known to occur in the state . ushed. Bruce showeda long cut on his flank, and little Doc was scratched about the neck;luckily, none of the wounds were serious, although Cleve was laidup for some time. This was Docs first panther and he was besidehimself with joy and excitement. He would rush at tiie deadanimal, and bite her, and bark at the same time, and then comerunning to me, wagging his tail and looking up into my eyes, as ifto say, Did you see me bite her ? 1 was a little afraid at hrst,she was so big and ugly, but w^hen 1 saw her turn towards \()u I 48 HUNTING AND FISHING IN FLORIDA. forgot all about being afraid. And then, with a joyful bark, hewould rush off to repeat the performance. In a few minutes the men joined me, having heard the shots, andGale and Davis carried the panther out in the open ground at theedge of the cypress swamp. Here we photographed her, afterwhich Davis and I rode out to camp some twenty miles away,taking the panther with us and leaving Gale to spend the night with • ^ •fi^* *;. Vf ^n 4 i; J& J two old hunters, Smith and Wooten, who were in camp somethree miles away. This panther was a female and measuredabout seven feet in length from nose to tip of tail. The next dayGale had a ver} peculiar experience with a panther, which isworthy of relating. As Gale tells the story, after 1 had left himhe walked to Smiths camp as I had directed, taking the dogs withhim. The next morning he started bright and early with the two I1II-. ILORIDA ,Q hunter, to come out to Little Fish Crossino-, and the^• had not <ronemore than a quarter of a mile from camp before the do<rs found aperfectly fresh track of a good-sized panther. They lield a consul-tation as to the advisability of sendino- tor me, but, knowin<r that Ihad probably started for Lake Worth, it was decided to let the dogsrun him for awhile.* The track was on the side of a small CNpress swamp, perha
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