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H. C. DOKWUKTH, Oil City, Venango Cuunty. Pa.; 



Have seen a Mink catch a trout in one of our neighboring 

 streams, in the winter, by diving under the overhanging banks 

 (where the trout usually stay in winter) and catch the trout 

 as they attempted to swim past him. Minks, two years ago, 

 killed all the carp, forty in number, in a pond on Sage run. 

 As these fish work down in the mud in winter, the Minks had 

 no difficulty in catching them. 



GEORGE FRANCE, Ariel, Wayne County, Pa.: 



The Mink destroys fis^h, particularly brook trout, and he i.s 

 also very destructive to domestic fowls, especially chickens. 



BMIL ULRICH, Stroudsburg, Monroe County, Pa.: 



Minks destroy fish, particularly brook trout, and they usually 

 catch the largest ones they find in the deep holes. 



JOHN KEKLOW, Carley Brook, Wayne County, Pa.: 



Minks are at home under the water, where they readily cap- 

 ture fish. They annually destroy great numbers of trout. 



W. R. PARK, Athens, Bradford County, Pa.: 



Minks are expert fishermen. They kill large numbers of 

 trout. I once shot a Mink with a large trout in its mouth. 



SILAS FRAMTON, Coalport, Clearfield County: 



During the trout season of 1896, Mr. H. A. Wagner, of this 

 place, and myself, were fishing on Bell Run — a tributary of the 

 Juniata — when I saw a Mink dart into the water and come 

 up with a good-sized trout; we watched him make four trips 

 and each time he came up with a trout. I shot at it then with 

 an ordinary revolver, but, owing to the distance, missed it. On 

 another trip in 1896 I saw an ordinary Garter Snake come up 

 out of the water with a trout in its mouth. I tried to kill it 

 but it got under some drift and I could not catch it. 



J. F. REYNOLDS, Carbondale, Lackawanna County: 



Have seen positive evidence of the fact that Brook Trout 

 have been destroyed by Minks. 



E. J. STURDEVANT, Fnrksville, Sullivan County: 

 Minks kill many trout. They also destroy poultry and game. 



