Dog, Gun and Raccoon 
HEY are splendid little fishermen 
and demonstrate the trait by 
prowling along the streams by night, 
overturning many stones eagerly look- 
ing for crayfish. They reach into lit- 
tle crevices with their forepaws, which 
are veritable tiny hands, and feed 
themselves on this food like little men. 
They are wild and wary and instinc- 
tively make their escape at the ap- 
proach of man or beast, yet they will 
at times dare to come within a few 
feet of a residence for food and drink. 
When badly frightened by approach- 
ing dogs considerable risk is taken as 
they will dash by almost brushing the 
hunter’s boot legs in order to get home 
safely, that is, if the hunter happens 
to be near the den. 
One of the very natural habits is 
the migration of mother and several 
young in late spring and summer, and 
also the social habits of the mature 
animals, chiefly shown by the fact that 
several travel in one company. For- 
tunately, it is unlawful to hunt them 
when they are found in such large 
numbers. 
Bigs Ns them in season with dog 
and gun during dark, balmy 
nights is with many men an unparal- 
leled type of sport. Many authorities 
on the subject are not in favor of 
trapping or other methods of securing 
them, as such methods tend toward 
depletion, whereas ordinarily only one 
or two are taken in a night by dog 
and gun. : 
The more energetic hunter does not 
usually favor trapping as it is com- 
prised of mere game and little or no 
sport. Night hunting for raccoon is 
unusually attractive, as the cunning 
little creatures are masters at tricks. 
If a trail is found toward morning, 
the pursued animal will usually escape 
toward what is known as a den tree, 
seldom approaching the tree itself di- 
rectly from the ground, but will climb 
a sapling and leap to a lmb of the 
tree thus deceiving young or untrained 
dogs and amateur hunters. In many 
cases they leap from one tree to an- 
other until they have covered quite a 
distance, only to descend and make 
their escape. It, therefore, is neces- 
sary to have a hound trained to cir- 
cle again and again the place where 
the trail ends in order to determine 
whether the animal is in a tree or has 
returned to the ground. 
S swimmers and divers apparently 
they have no equal among the dry 
land animals. Deep water gives them 
no fright, and if a suitable tree can- 
not be found, is to them a life-saver. 
They leap boldly into a stream and 
speedily cross to the opposite side or 
swim down the stream almost an in- 
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Fiunting lions with a 
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OURTEEN years of 
big game hunting in 
the wilds of Africa, with 
more lions to his credit 
in that time than any 
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Distant game which you might miss entirely with 
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