Among the trails most commonly seen are those of rab- 

 bits, — unmistakable footprints, the two fore feet near to- 

 gether then the wider-spread, over-reaching hind ones. I 

 followed a trail for some distance since it happened to be 

 going in my direction. Bunny was loping along at a leis- 

 urely gait, the footprints being two to three feet apart. 

 Suddenly the regular groups of prints stopped; an irregu- 

 lar blotch showed that she was sitting up listening. The 

 next group of prints was about eight feet distant and, 

 from then on, they varied from six to ten feet apart. What 

 had alarmed bunny became apparent about two himdred 

 yards farther on; the tracks of a hound came into the rab- 

 bit trail at right angles and then followed rapidly along it. 

 I could imagine the deep baying as the hound followed the 

 trail with nose and eyes. 



Once around a swamp it led, and then across a large 

 field. Half way across the two animal trails were aug- 

 mented by two more, — the big footprints of two men. 

 From all appearances, the trail was getting warm and 

 would soon terminate. Sure enough, it did, — at the stone 

 wall bounding the farther side of the field. Here a large 

 pile of stones (pulled from the wall but, as usual, not re- 

 placed) showed where bunny had taken refuge from his 

 four-legged pursuer, only to be pulled out by the two-legged 

 ones. From this spot two pairs of shoe prints and one 

 hound-trail led away as the owners went oiF in search of 

 more game. 



Another trail that has interested me is that of foxes. Of 

 course, to follow the trail of a single fox through his wan- 

 derings of a day and night would involve a tramp beyond 

 the physical abilities of any man. Still, quite a complete 

 record of the doings of Reynard can be made out of the 

 trails that have come to our notice from time to time. For 

 instance, we may see where he has nosed about the farmer's 

 hen house, hoping to find some way of entrance; we find a 

 spot where he has successfully stalked a grouse or a pheas- 

 ant, the snow plainly showing where he slyly sneaked up 



