Show F j k f IL 1 rr rr r- r t r r s 1 iH 0 Did Old you know knowl That a sage sag I I i hen has hae no gizzard That a fe female female Is- Is t male porcupine bears bearl just Juit one onetH tH t youngster each year yur That a rat j I does don not lay eggs eggl but 5 5 i itAi Ms hoe It Its IJ babies alive tAi t 55 The rho Journal of Wll Wildlife Manage ment Is le a quarterly periodical published pub V by the Wildlife Society and andIs 1 Is devoted dc to the publication of 1 sound Bound lIoun 1 original Articles discus discus- discussions and r reviews on wildlife research re re- search mar a management ement and admin I I. I n nl r research studies reported report report- ed MI In the Journal which are of I local value lue and Interest Include Growth Hate Survival and liar liar- t. t t est est of FIngerling Trout Me t for Winter Lost veer Deer The Th Hungarian Partridge Part Part- 4 V c cridge ridge In Utah and Fertility of i Mule Deer beer In Utah F S 9 5 P Two current articles In the S Journal concern the food habits I of bobcats In Maine and In VIr Vir- i ginia Foods Eaten b. b by Bobcats I i i in Maine Is based on the exams exam- exam s It a of gastro tracts of bobcats 4 j This research revealed the V following g frequency of occurrence occur occur- r rence ce of the foods food f found p per r cent of the tract tracts contained white tailed deer per cent V r snowshoe hare per cent red t rel per cent porcupine 88 8 per per c cent nt deer mouse moule 68 per percent peri i cent field and 68 i V 0 S mouse moule perI per percent I cent ruffled grouse A very few of the bobcat stomachs stomach contain contains contained ed flesh of the flying squirrel beaver skunk chipmunk blue jay and shrew 1 i Foods of bobcats In Southern f Appalachians Involves research concerning food habits of bobcats t In Virginia and Is based on the I i of 12 1 scats of this i animal The following foods were ME S found to have been eaten b. b by theS the J portion of bobcats Indicated I Cottontail rabbit per cent 1 J gray squirrel per cent meadow mea I dow mouse per cent white white- tailed deer 99 per cent woodchuck wood wood- chuck 63 per cent and chipmunk 4 67 per cent Other live foods t I taken were fox I squirrel red squirrel opossum V Inse insects ts rattlesnake gray rattlesnake gray fox I ll if flicker cardinal mouse shrew I and andi wood rat I Several local men and nd boys boya have found fun and nd fascination In winter trapping of this mean mean- set est member of the cat family I Unlike the clever coyote th the gullible wildcat Is II an easy Uly touch for the steel trap This I J I 9 cst cat I lack ck th the keen ee net hose of It its naughty naught i nilo bor and alto also lack lacks the coyotes coyote determination to free Itself once I Its It's caught 1 r rv bobcat Th Those These 8 factors make the I fan an an Ideal target for the amateur I trapper The 4 bounty bount on his hll i bead head and the slight aUght commercial Ivalue I Ivalue value of his pelt provides an added added add add- Jim ed od Incentive to modern day Bridgers I Simple suggestions from one amateur to another Use Ue a anum- anum num num- I bet iber 3 or number 4 trap Set trap where it Is la protected from snow snow- fall Use Uee gloves to avoid human scent Set trap so BO pas pan alli is le at ground level Cover trap with leaves Place nearby rocks sticks etc so as to lead cat naturally toward trap Place rabbit porcupine or other bait where curious cat can see It Successful bobcat traps should be placed along creeks away from on mountain passes at base of cliffs caves and rock formations or near game trails ST STAN AN I n |