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one instance where they took young pigs. I think a high 

 bounty should be paid for their destruction because they are 

 so detrimental to game that if something is not done to ex- 

 terminate them they will destroy nearly all the game in the 

 woods, such as Pheasants and Rabbits. 



J. B. OVIATT, McKean County. 



Wildcats are tolerably common and very destructive to game. 

 There can be no doubt but that they kill a good many Deer, 

 especially when the snow is deep and crusty. Have known 

 them to kill lambs, fowls, etc. They would not attack a per- 

 son unless in a place where they could not easily escape. I 

 favor a bounty of not less than three or more than five dol- 

 lars. 



DR. C. E. GOLDSBOROUGH, Adams County: 



Wildcats are tolerably common in the mountains of this 

 county. They kill all kinds of feathered game and Rabbits, 

 and are believed to destroy young Deer. Am not in favor of 

 a bounty being paid for any animal. 



JASPER T. JENNINGS, Su.=;quehanna County: 



Wildcats are very rare; however, one is now and then met 

 with in the northern part of the county. Years ago when the 

 species was numerous in this vicinity poultry and lambs were 

 often destroyed. I once cut down a large birch stub that was 

 hollow at the top, where it had been broken off some forty 

 feet from the ground, and within the hollow I found nearly 

 half a bushel of bones and the skulls of Rabbits, Chipmunks, 

 Squirrels, etc., intermingled with a mass of sticks and rotten 

 wood where a Wildcat had lately had its den or nest. 



LINCOLN WELLS, Bradford County: 



Wildcats are present in some portions of our county. They 

 do considerable damage to game of different kinds, especially 

 Grouse, and small wild birds. Favor a bounty to be paid by 

 State. 



ABRAHAM NEVELING, Coalport, Clearfield County: 



The depredations of Wildcats are of serious character. They 

 destroy Turkeys and Geese, as well as game. I have known a 

 pair of Wildcats to kill a fawn. Am in favor of a bounty be- 

 ing paid by the State. 



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