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will go up a tree and come down or even run 

 out on a limb and jump off or may leap from a 

 los across a stream into the water. Such in- 

 stances, however, are rarely done to fool the 

 dog. Generally Avhen such happens, the 'coon 

 has been feeding, going up and down trees, etc. 

 When a -coon does go up a tree, jump to another 

 and similar tricks to fool a dog, that animal has 

 been trailed before and is apt to be an ''old 

 timer.") 



Added to this is the promise of other game, 

 if the hunter is desirous of combining sport and 

 profit. The skunk and opossum are common to 

 many sections of this country. They are less 

 resourceful and gritty than the 'coon, and their 

 taking is simply a matter of choice and method, 

 rather than concern for opportunities. A dog 

 trained to hunt 'coon will have no trouble at- 

 tending to opossum and skunk, if his owner de- 

 sires it. Very frequently the trainer does not 

 desire that his dog pay attention to anything 

 save 'coon. 



Still another profitable animal taken by 

 night hunters is the mink. There is not so much 

 sport in this branch, however, as the dogs simply 

 trail or locate them in their dens, and are 

 captured by digging or frightening them out, 

 when they are dispatched by the dogs. 



A good mink dog will often locate a mink in 



