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mounted a large male, weighing 45 pounds, which had been 

 shot in Sharon Township, March 10, by Mr. Keeler. Another 

 is reported to have been seen in the same township in 19 10. 



Vulpes fitlva. Red Fox. — The early settlers report the red 

 fox as being quite common and destructive to small lambs, 

 poultry, and game. Owing to its cunning this species has 

 been able to live and increase in spite of much hunting and 

 trapping. It is nocturnal as a rule, though I have seen them 

 often in the daytime catching mice on the marshes. In April, 

 1883, a den was found in Lodi Township, and by careful 

 watching the young could be seen playing about the entrance 

 to the den while waiting for their mother to bring them food. 

 The young in this den were moved to other dens every week 

 or so, and to my certain knowledge were moved three times 

 before they were dug out by a friend and myself. One trans- 

 fer was for more than one-third of a mile. There were six 

 of them about the size of small cats. These dens seem to have 

 been woodchuck holes dug out and enlarged. Some were in 

 hillsides, but some were on level ground. The den dug out 

 was an old woodchuck hole. It extended about 25 feet into a 

 bank, with a large nest chamber at the end about six feet 

 from the top of the ground. A second entrance to the tunnel 

 led down from the top of the bank and joined the tunnel about 

 12 feet from the nest. Some dried grass was noted in the 

 nest chamber. A black fox was taken in Pittsfield Township 

 in 1878, and I have heard of another being seen at a later date. 



Urocyon cinereoargentens cinereoargenteus. Gray Fox. — 

 This small fox persisted in this county for many years. I 

 saw one in Lodi Township in 1866 which had been treed by 

 a dog. In October, 1866, two were shot near Saline by J. H. 

 Bottle. The last one known to me in the county was taken 



