LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



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The Fruits of Night Hunting 16 



The Court Jester of the Nocturnal Tribe 18 



A Pure and a Cross-bred Coon Dog 20 



Veteran Coon Detectives 28 



Descendants from Jamestown Imported Hounds 32 



A Lover of Good Dogs 38 



"The Fox Hound is a Composite Animal" 41 



Fox Hounds — Graduates From the Training School... 43 



Typical Coon Hounds 48 



Capable Cross-bred Cooners 55 



Good Catch in Which the Shepherd Dog Figured Promi- 

 nently 58 



Opossums are Easily Caught Alive for Training Pur- 

 poses 61 



North Dakota Wolf Hounds 64 



Typical Western Wolf Hounds 67 



Termination of a Successful Chase 71 



Good Dogs Make Good Luck 73 



The Fair Sex are More and More Becoming Practical 



Nimrods . . . • 79 



The Deer Seeks Refuge in Deep Water 81 



Well Trained Hounds 85 



Good Friends Get Along Best 90 



Co-operation Between the Man and His Dogs Brings 



Results , .,.,,,,,,.. 99 



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