Mink," the Fl.yinj,' Squirrel a young Weasel, and the 

 (1(1(1 coloreil O'liipninnk a "Weasel." 



DOGS AND WOLVES. 



There are in this State cur dogs which, in general 

 color and appearance 'fff the head, do not look unlike 

 Wolves. The heads (of such animals, from all ac- 

 counts, have in the. past frequently been used by 

 scalp hunters to deceive county oUieials, who 

 accepted them as Wolves. The resemblance between 

 these cur dogs and Wolves is so great that it is not at 

 all .surprising that they were substituted for W^olves, 

 which, as ali'eady stated on previous pages, haVe no 

 doubt been exterminated- in this State. 



In 1885 or 188G, Prof. S. F. Baird, examined a num 

 ber of "Wolf scalps" from Pennsylvania, on which 

 premiums had been paid. Investigation .shc.wed that 

 these so-called "Wolf scalps" had been made from 

 I)elts of I{ed Foxes and a couple of Woodchucks. 

 Many and probably all of the counties of Pennsylva- 

 nia which border other States were called upon to pay 

 bounties for animals killed or caught outside of Penn- 

 sylvania. Fur dealers say that many of the Foxes 

 and Minks which they buy from hunters in the south 

 ern j)art of New York State have the ears clipped off. 

 The hunters, when questioned about such mutilation. 

 sa\ the animals came from Pennsylvania. This prob- 

 ably, in many instances, is true, but there seems to be 

 very good ground for believing that a good many of 

 the hunters and trapper.s of the Empire State, when 

 they obtain such animals as Foxes. Minks and Wild 

 oats, carry them over the State line and obtain boiin 

 ties which the Pennsylvania lawmakers have provided 

 each county shall pay. 



