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COMMON MAMMALS OF WESTERN MONTANA. 



matter how (hey are finally cooked. They may be prepared in a 

 variety of ways. A simple but excellent disli may be made by rolling 

 each piece in seasoned flour or fine corn meal and frying in butter. 

 They make good pot pie when prepared like chicken. As stews, also, 

 they are very palatable, and may be served with either brown or 



Fig. 34. — Weasel, an active enemy of harmful rodents. 



cream gravy. When rabbits are used for stews or pies it is well, 

 after parboiling, to remove the meat from the bones. 



BADGERS. 



Badgers are common in many parts of western Montana. They 

 live largely on Columbian and other ground squirrels, and their work 

 may be seen in almost every squirrel colony. A badger which the 



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