CHAPTER V. 



TRAINING FOR SKUNK^ OPOSSUM AND MINK. 



^LL the foregoing has more or less appli- 

 cation to the present topic. We are 

 still dealing wKh the nocturnal ^YaIl- 

 derers. Occasionally any of the abovi^ 

 may be discovered abroad in the full glare of 

 day. Some hunters successfully locate them, 

 by the aid of dogs, in their dens or burrows and 

 capture them in the day-time. This is a cut 

 and dried operation that recpiires none of the re- 

 sourceful tactics of man and dog in the chase, 

 and is, therefore, dismissed from the discussion. 

 Now, what are the dog's duties? The mat- 

 ter of still hunters vs. tonguers, being of such 

 variance of opinion, it will be discussed in a 

 subsequent and separate chapter. 



Having imi^ressed your dog Avith the fact 

 that you want him to look out for skunk, possum 

 and mink, as well as 'coon, the next point of im- 

 portance is to insist on the dog staying Avith 

 the quarry and barking until you arrive; also 

 not to take hold until the word is given as the 

 hide is apt to be all chewed up and full of holes 

 if the dog is too long and too vigorous in the 



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