Chapter II: Part II: Feathered Game

Feathered Game 197
Upland Birds 199
Waterfowls 211
Predatory Birds 214

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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VIRGINIA DEER 12

TRACKS OF VIRGINIA DEER 14

VIRGINIA DEER. 17

HIND FOOT OF VIRGINIA DEER. 20

Trail of a deer
shot through brisket 22

Trail of a deer
with broken hind leg 22

Same as No. 3 on opposite page, but bullet
did not penetrate to the lungs. 22

HOOF OF BLACK-TAILED DEER. 28

FAN-TAILED BUCK DEER. 33

DEER TRACKS 35

MULE-DEER 40

ELK. 43

ELK 46

MOOSE BULL TRACK 50

MOOSE TRACKS 52

MOUNTAIN SHEEP. 57

HOG TRACK; WALKING. 59

HIND FOOT OF ANTELOPE. 62

ANTELOPE. 64

THE SIGN OF THE ANTELOPE (BUCK) 64

BEAR FEET--RIGHT SIDE 76

BEAR TRAIL. 77

TRACKS OF BEAR, RUNNING 80

BEAR TRACK. 82

BEAR STUMP. 82

BEAR TRACK. 84

BEAR LOG 86

BEAR LOG 89

COUGAR. 93

LYNX. 101

RIGHT FRONT PAW OF LYNX 103

LYNX TRAIL 106

WOLF 109

WOLF 111

COYOTE. 119

FOX. 122

HUNTING WITH THE WIND 130

JACK-RABBIT 135

JACK RABBIT 137

JACK RABBIT. 139

VARYING HARE 141

VARYING HARE 142

VARYING HARE 143

Cottontail Rabbit Tracks 145

COTTON TAIL RABBIT 146

COTTON TAIL RABBIT 147

SQUIRREL. 148

Marten track 154

Marten track 156

OTTER. 158

MINK. 162

MINK. 163

ERMINE TRACKS. 166

BEAVER 171

BEAVER 174

BEAVER STUMP 176

THE BEAVER'S HOME 176

BEAVER TRAILS OR SLIDES 176

BEAVER TRAIL 176

BADGER 181

BADGER TRACKS 182

BADGER 183

PORCUPINE 186

SIGN OF THE PORCUPINE 190

PORCUPINE TRACKS 191

FEET OF THE PORCUPINE 191

SIGN OF THE PORCUPINE 191

SKUNK 192

TURKEY. 201

PHEASANT. 202

Ruffed Grouse. 203

RUFFED GROUSE 204

BLUE GROUSE 205

SHARP-TAILED GROUSE 205

Sharp-tailed Grouse. 207

QUAIL. 209

WOODCOCK. 210

Waterfowl 212

Waterfowl 213

SHARP-SHINNED HAWK 216

HERON TRACKS. 216

WILSON'S SNIPE 217

Various Birds 217