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Show AMERICAN EOAR IS THRILLING AND DANGEROUS GAME There Is no other animal In the United States that will accommodate you as quickly with a fight as a wild boar. The boars found on Santa Cruz Island Is-land oiT the California coast attain a weight of "50 pounds, mostly nms cle. They have tusks, one on either side of the lower jaw, which articulate articu-late in an upward and outward curve on two shorter, but heavier canines of the upper jaw. This sharpens them to kuifelike edges. Large boars will charge a man as soon as he appears within reasonable distance. At this stage of the game the animal becomes totally indifferent indiffer-ent to the barking dog, lowers Ills head, and begins champing his jaws until he actually froths at the mouth. Then he takes a few uncertain steps forward and with coughing, guttural grunts rushes with surprising speed at the man foe. I have never allowed one to advance ad-vance beyond the "uncertain steps." The champing jaws, and the click ot those white daggers Is thrill enough; in fact, a bullet to the right place at the first possible moment Is the natural impulse, and the sane action for the safety of both man and dog, especially the dog. II. H. Sheldon in Field and Stream. |
