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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS - - = - = = © een ee ee sue ene ee eles 5 
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HISTORICAL ee ee ee ee EE Le PE oh det, 6 
Exploration. ‘and Settlement eS en Sr eee eae ona bocce 6 
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. General (management discussed or implied) . miele Secs dee’ §620 
' Surveys and Faunal Lists + - = -.e nue eee eee 626 
. Habits, Mite Bistory and Binlee@e ous ue che ele he ee oe 
‘Habitats -----+----- or tous ot woes eee ee ee (86 
Signs, Tracks Bhd TRACKING ows we eae ake Satie a ae 
ER eras ssa Sig Lae sree ak ae ae ie le Se ae oe i 38 
Breeding and Reproduction - - -.- - -..-.-.- 2 se He eH BO 
PESOS TESs LANG. LISCR ER 4 © de. oa ee eo ele me ae ee et ee 40 
Cycles and Populations - - = = = - = = © 2 2 ee eee en 646 
Ta a ata tna ae ete tele eet ee 43 
Predatory Animals - - - - - 2+ - ee - eee te eee 49: 
Peery koe +8 ke es ee ee ee ee ee a ee 49 
Game Management - - ----+-+-+--+-+-+-+-+e22+---- 51 
Control = - + <=" 75 = <8 es 6© =e ew ee ee ee ee 53 
Bounty System - ------.2+-2+-+ 2+ -2e+28-+-+-+-+-+- 57 
Production and Economics -+-<«-+« 5s 5 = + = fees se = w 58 
Laws and Seasons ---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-+e%-+-+-+-+-+---- 62 
Traps, Trapping and Fur Handling - ---+-<« +--+. -+--e6 64 
Field and Laboratory Technigues - - - ---+-+-+-+-+-+-+-- 74 
FUR FARMING - - - ---+---e-- a ge a ape age at ae Oi 9 pe) apne! id 75 
General - ----+-842e2+-se8 5 es © e= © eee ee eee 75 
Badger ---- +--+ -- ef - eee ee ee ee ee eee 79 
Beaver. - <+- -+*# =e ser ew eee wee ee ee 80 
Fisher -« ----+-+-7-+-77+2+-+e2-2-2-+-7---+---5- 80 
TIoxes a 81 
Lynx - ----2f -- ee ee ee er ee ee 86 
WEG O ia) 6 ee eet ee nee eek Ie eae eer ene eee re 86 
Mink --------- 7-7 - ee ee te eee Be fen ee 
USCIS EPG Lahey acest ot Aico tae mn ee Ss nny hoary as ook aI nti renee ee mete hs Vege Zien) LOK; 
Opossum - -- ---*+ +--+ +--+ ee ee ee ee eee 92 
Otter ----+--+= +--+ -- f° = - =e ee ee ee ee eee 92 
PEPER) OEIN oes ap yeas a) mb pee ome Seer igh n'y Vos ee) lool hays ames Meee) amy tale get eat Posen) ee ee eee eaten re 92 
Skunks ------ -- e- ee eee eee etre te ee 95 
Weasel, Fitch and Ferret -----+-+-+--+-+-+-+-+--- 94 
Chinchilla <-.- - 9 +.= = 8 ses 6 6 He eH ee ee eo 95 
FUR UTILIZATION AID TECHNOLOGY ----+-°+-+-+-+-+-+-+e8--6- 95 
SPECIPIC FUR ANIMALS - --<+*+*+s += + ses ese = & ARES, 
Badger -----+ e+ 5-2 ee ee ee ee ee ee ee 97 
Se SUA cet eof gees are eee ters reg) fe ies tne fe faeey, cae Gm eee piss eh aw pe Ces ireem La ae Lge 
Bobcat, Lynx and tllouse Cat - ----5+--+-+r+- - - - = = 109 
