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ther lives, and both look for its tracks and 

 listen for its screams. When convinced that 

 you are in the vicinity of the panther build a 

 pen in the form of a V, leaving the large end 

 open ; cover the top of the pen with small 

 poles or trees and place a live sheep, goat or 

 hog in the small end carefully secured to it 

 with a rope. Set your trap in the large end 

 of the pen, conceal it well and use the swing- 

 ing, jack for a fastening. If the panther does 

 not come the first night, feed and water the 

 sheep, for it will be pretty sure to find the 

 bait and come in a few nights and attempt to 

 get it. 



On catching one by this process be sure 

 to save its urine. Look with special care 

 for its tracks where logs reach across streams. 

 On finding tracks at such a place, let fall one 

 drop of the animal's urine every two or three 

 feet on the log and on the ground at each end 

 for some distance from it, making in this way 

 a trail. Place a trap on this trail near the log 



