TRACKS AND TRACKING 



birds whose nests the squirrel may be robbing of 

 eggs or young, will betray his presence. It is 

 an entertaining pastime to hunt squirrels with a 

 small-caliber rifle. 



The writer considers the squirrel one of the 

 most injurious creatures of our woods, and be- 

 lieves that in hunting him it is better to use some 

 other weapon than the noisy shotgun. 



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