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but in this respect he needs a broad back to bear 

 all the charges brought against him, especially in 

 a hunting district where a substantial poultry 

 fund exists for damage done by stray Dogs, Cats, 

 and vermin with which he is often branded ! 



It must be admitted he does seem to take a 

 delight in slaughter, for I have known a Dog Fox 

 kill more Pheasants and Fowls in one night than 

 he and his family could eat in a fortnight. How- 

 ever, after one of these big hauls he is always 

 thrifty enough to bury as much as he can of it for 

 future use. 



It is really wonderful how the Fox holds his own 

 as he does, considering the many enemies he makes 

 for himself by his raids on the poultry yard and 

 game preserve. I have known many neatly laid 

 plans for his destruction, but it is seldom he can be 

 brought to book, owing to his keen sense of smell, 

 observation, and wary ways. Of course he may 

 be poisoned, and unfortunately often is by those 

 selfish enough to think of nobody else's interests 

 and pleasures but their own. To lay down poison 

 is, besides being illegal, one of the most cowardly 

 actions imaginable, suspicion and punishment 

 often resting on the wrong person as a result. 



A poisoned Fox will often die some distance 

 from where the poison was picked up, and perhaps 

 on another's land. To trap in hopes of having 

 revenge for some paltry loss of Poultry or 



