WISCONSIN 



ISCONSIN'S area is 53,924 

 square miles. Its surface 

 is undulating ; no portion 

 is mountainous, hilly, or 

 flat. The western portion is 

 more nearly hilly than other 

 parts. There are rolling prairies, 

 covered with luxuriant growths 

 of grass and flowers. In the northern part the soil is 

 of a sandy nature, and the timber growth is heavy ; 

 this portion contains rapid streams. 



The furred game of Wisconsin consists mainly of 

 bear, deer, moose, caribou, cougar, Canada lynx, red 

 lynx or bob cat, otter, fisher, beaver, mink, marten, 

 fox, timber- or gray wolf, raccoon, muskrat, rabbit, 

 and squirrel, all found in the northwestern part. Deer 

 are plentiful in all the northern and northwestern coun- 

 ties, and bear and wolf in the northern counties. Many 

 fox are found, and coon are abundant in northwestern 

 and southwestern counties. Moose are few, and prob- 

 ably decreasing. Rabbit abound everywhere, but espe- 

 cially in Dunn, Eau Claire, Chippewa, and Barren 

 counties ; and squirrel are on the increase in the north- 

 ern and southwestern counties. 



The feathered game consists of wild turkey, ruffed 

 grouse, Canadian grouse or spruce-partridge, pinnated 

 grouse, prairie-hen, plover, canvasback, mallard, teal, 

 redhead, wood-duck, and butterball duck, several varic- 



