COLLECTING MAMMALS. 
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and leave them lying around, as they rarely eat 
them, A pit dug in an open field or a barrel set 
down with the top on a level with the ground 
and half filled with water will be the means of 
capturing many rare, small mammals which fall 
into it accidentally. Mink, weasel, otter, rabbits, 
skunks, etc., may be trapped or shot. A variety of 
bait may be used to decoy animals of this class, 
and the contents of the scent-bags of any of these 
species are good ; as well as fish, birds, or small 
mammals. Foxes, wolves, etc., which occur in the 
wilder sections, may be shot or trapped, and the 
same is true of wild-cats, pumas, and other large 
mammals, in procuring which the hunter must be 
guided by circumstances. 
