pounce swiftly out on any unwary squirrel or bird who may chance 

 to pass that way. 



The marten, however, is by no means confined to one manner 

 of getting his living. Besides his still-hunting, he may any day en- 

 joy the more active and sportsmanlike manner of following the 

 scent of a hare when his keen sense of smell and a combined policy 

 of watchfulness and persistent pursuit usually outwits the mere 

 speed of his miscalculating victim and secures him the prize. Then 

 there are always rats, mice and snakes to be had for the taking which 

 with the capture of a game fowl now and then may seem sufficient 

 variety to satisfy a most discriminating taste. 



FISHER (Mustela pennanti) is a larger and heavier form of 

 marten, measuring thirty inches or more in length. Its habits are 

 much the same, but its increase in strength and ferocity is much 

 greater in proportion, even with its increase in size. The fur is con- 

 sidered as about twice the value of the marten. 



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