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JAMES CARNS, Clearfield: 



The pine squirrel Is probably the worst, as he destroys eo 

 many pheasants' eggs. The wildcat, hawk and owl commit 

 serious depredations on poultry, game and song birds. 



J. T. REITTER, Karthaus: 



Much poultry and many song birds are destroyed by foxes, 

 owls and hawks. Owls are getting very scarce. 



G. W. DRESSLER, Rockton: 



Pheasants, poultry, rabbits and flsh destroyed by the fox, 

 mink, weasel, skunk, owl and hawk. 



W. J. STULL, Coalport: 



Saw this winter where a fox ate a rabbit and grouse, and an 

 owl caught and killed a rabbit. 



W. F. WAGNER, Coalport: 



I have seen where owls destroyed rabbit and where fox de- 

 stroyed pheasant. Captured a mink after he had killed thir- 

 teen chickens. 



HON. F. G. HARRIS, Clearfield: 



Have known wild cats to kiil deer and fawns and all kinds of 

 wild animals. Foxes 'kiTl our poultry, rabbits and grouse. 

 Weasels also kill grouse. 



J. E. HARDER, Clearfield: 



I saw a big blue heron that was killed here last sumn^er 

 near Trout Run in whose craw were thirty small trout. This 

 tributary has been nearly cleaned out of trout by these birds. 



AMOS KLINE, DuBois: 



Have seen hawks catching birds and lObbing the nest of the 

 young. 



J. F. C.AL,LAHER, New Washington: 



The crow and the Blue Jay destroy more song birds by eating 

 their eggs than all the other birds in the vicinity. 



JAMES B. GRAHAM, Grahamton: 



I saw a large brown hawk eating a full grown pheasant 

 which it had killed. A Cooper's Hawk carried away two or 

 three dozen of my small chickens, until I finally put an end to 

 him by setting a boy to watch the nest with a shot gun. 



O. D. KRISE, Odessa: 



Hawks, foxes and wildcats destroy much poultry; blue jays 

 destroy our song birds. 



R. J. BROCKBANK, Luthersburg: 



I have seen a fox in one night kill three or four rabbits. 

 They will also destroy all small game. So will the mink, as 1 

 have learned from observing him. Hawks and owls are very 

 destructive to poultry and game. 



