Sugar House Bulletin | 1941-11-21 | Page 9 | Woodsmen in New York Keep Weasels as Pets

Woodsmen in New York ! Keep Weasels as Pets ALBANY, N. Y. Bane of chicken i farmers, the weasel is the valued house guest of many Adirondack woodsmen, the state conservation department reports. The bloodthirsty little animal puts a house cat to shame as a mouser. His service is invaluable inasmuch as large amounts of stored foodstuffs food-stuffs may be spoiled by rats and mice, and replacements often involve a long trek to civilization. The weasel usually lives in the log walls of the camp cabins and one forest ranger said his pet, Wandering Wander-ing Willie, prowled around the place undisturbed by the presence of a human being.