INTER-OCEAN HUNTING TALES 



and birds are stupefied at the appearance of 

 artificial light. Birds are often attracted by 

 it, while animals, dazed by the strangeness 

 of the sight and the glare, seem to lose at 

 times all power of motion. Whether it is 

 because of curiosity or on account of the 

 judgment becoming paralyzed through ex- 

 cessive fear, artificial light of great intensity 

 seems to deprive a wild animal of his usual 

 cunning and alertness. Wildfowl, such as 

 ducks and geese, are notably affected in the 

 same way. "Firelighting," which it is well 

 known, involves the destruction of so many 

 thousands of game birds every year, fairly 

 illustrates and proves the foregoing state- 

 ment. Insects seem strangely attracted by 

 artificial lights and frequently pay for their 

 temerity with their lives. What impression 

 artificial light makes upon wild animals it is 

 hard to state. Sportsmen know how easily 

 a deer can be taken at a disadvantage by 

 "jacking," but this does not account for one 

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