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In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. 

ready. “Chuck” took his knife and cut 
out a stick to twist in his fur. Then 
“Chuck” said. “Here he comes.” I 
could hear him coming down through 
the old dried leaves on the oak tree— 
then a big thud. 
I turned the dog loose. He stood a 
second and then a big leap with his 
head down rolled the coon over and 
caught him in the breast. All I could 
hear was a few growls and a few bones 
cracking and the coon was kicking his 
last. 
As luck would have it “Chuck” looked 
in the hole and there was another, so 
he said, “Here comes the other one.” 
I tied “Chucks” dog to the fence to 
try out mine. 
Down came the other one, but the fall 
stunned him a little so I put my foot 
on him; by that time “Chuck” came 
scrambling down and the coon had 
pretty well come to. 
“Chuck” loosened the other dog in 
case my dog wouldn’t fight. I took my 
foot off the coon and the noise started. 
The coon got the dog by the ear and 
he started running until he found out 
what was up and then the fight was 
on. Sometimes the coon was on top 
and sometimes the dog. So we helped 
the dog out by a little rap on Mr. Coon’s 
head with a stick. “That is a nice pair 
of coons,” said “Chuck.” Now we will 
go home and on the way we will go 
by our traps, for it was an early hour 
in the morning. 
The first few traps were empty, but 
the next two had a pair of black and 
white animals with an awful odor, 
which was a nice pair of skunks. 
JOHN C. MAyYREIS, 
Peoria, Illinois. 

A Pet Crow 
DEAR ForEST & STREAM: 
LATELY I made the acquaintance of 
a crow that was taken from his nest 
in the vicinity of Guelph, Ontario, in 
1900, and as this was the year of the 
Boer War, he was named “Bobs” after 
the late Field Marshal. Some years 
ago Bobs came West with the family, 
who settled on a poultry and fruit farm 
near this vity, Victoria, B. C. 
Bobs appears to be much attached 
to his special mistress, Miss Terrell, 
whom he calls “Mamma” and she after. 
17 years of close companionship with 
him, thinks there is no bird like Bobs. 
He calls Mr. Terrell “Pa.” He also 
says “Hello” and barks like a dog. He 
is at large most of the time, and flies 
long distances from his home but never 
mingles with his kind. He recognizes 
his mistress or her father a long way 
from home and flies to meet them, 
shrieking their names. He accom- 
Tt will identify you, 

panies them on their walks, at which 
times he also walks. He has to be con- 
fined sometimes on account of his mis- 
chievous habits. If he sees anyone 
planting or sowing, as soon as the coast 
is clear he renders their labors futile. 
He is a good guardian of the orchard 
as he sits on a point of vantage, and 
if any marauding is attempted he 
sounds his alarm note. He has been in 
Miss Terrell’s care for 17 years and 
looks very vigorous and fit. 
J. H. McILBEE, 
Victoria, B. C. 
Mascalonge in Tennessee River 
DEAR FoREST & STREAM: 
T present I am engaged in a little 
engineering work—the tedium of 
which at times is lightened by an oc- 
casional week-end trout fishing trip. 
There seem to be plenty of same both 
in the Nantahalas and the Cullasaja. 
For ‘your information, though you 
. are already very probably aware of the 
fact: There are “Musky” here in the 
Little Tennessee River, ’bout the only 
place in the South I’ve ever heard of 
them. Am generally accredited as be- 
ing fairly truthful—‘even for a fish- 
erman” or better still an angler (?)— 
’n I saw this one just after it was 
caught, measured twenty-nine inches 
which isn’t so bad. They use live bait 
as there seems to be little success with 
the artificial. 
A. L. LOEB, 
Franklin, North Carolina. 
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