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Mink," Uic Flyinj; f^quirrel a young Weasel, and the 

 odd colored Chipmunk a "Weasel." 



DOGS AND WOLVES. 



There are in this 8tate cur dogs which, in general 

 color and appearance of the head, do not look unlike 

 Wolves. The lieads (of such animals, from all ac- 

 counts, have iri the past fie(iuently been used by 

 scalp hunters to deceive county oflicials, who 

 accepted them as Wolves. The resemblance between 

 these cur dogs and Wolves is so great that it is not at 

 all surprising that they were substituted for Wolves, 

 which, as already stated on previous pages, have no 

 doubt been exterminated in this State. 



In 1885 or 188G, Prof. S. F. Baird, examined a num- 

 ber of "Wolf scalps" from Pennsylvania, on which 

 l)remiums had been paid. Investigation shewed that 

 these so-called "Wolf scalps" had been made from 

 l)elts of Ked Foxes and a couple of Woodchucks. 

 Many and probably all of the counties o-f Pennsylva- 

 nia which border other States were called upon to pay 

 bounties for animals killed or caught outside of Penn- 

 sylvania. Fur dealers say that many of the FO'xes 

 and Minks which they buy from hunters in the south- 

 ern part of New York State have the ears clipped off. 

 The liunter.s, when questioned about such mutilation. 

 sa\ tlie animals canie from Pennsylvania. This prob- 

 ably, in many instances, is true, but there seems to be 

 very good ground for believing that a good many of 

 I he hunters and trai)pers of the Empire State, when 

 llu'v obtain such animals as Foxes, Minks and Wild- 

 cats, carry them over the Slate line and obijiiii boiin 

 ties which the Pennsylvania lawmakers havi' j»rovided 

 each county shall pay. 



