THE DOMESTIC CAT 



Y 1 1HE track and trail of the house cat (if it 

 J_ were only a house cat nothing would be 

 said about it here) is too well known to 

 need description. If it is found anywhere in 

 hunting grounds, parks, etc., the finder will con- 

 fer a benefit on lovers of nature and its feathered 

 denizens if he, where possible, will set a trap 

 baited with fish (herring) , or cheese ; or if there is 

 a chance to fill the " varmint's " anatomy with 

 pellets from a shotgun or a .22 rifle, or to cut it 

 in two with a big rifle bullet, he should never fail 

 to do so. It may seem a waste of powder and 

 lead, but it is not, for in my opinion there is no 

 more harmful creature a-foot or a-wing than the 

 domestic cat outdoors. 



It would be impossible to estimate the amount 

 of damage they do by killing songsters which 

 nature intended to check insect pests. As far as 

 the sportsman is concerned, a single cat will often 

 deprive him of his shooting in given localities, for, 



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