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A. Feathers
20 mi. W Red Bluff,
Tehama Co., Calif.
3.
Dec. 1, 1933
(cont.) The coon was ousted from the hollow
with difficulty, but was soon despatched
The weather was cold and dry, and
the specimen was very fat.
82. ♂ Oregon 865-290-130-60
Dec. 5, 1933.
A coon was cold-trailed into a hollow
tree by the hound, Bugle, about 4:00 A.M.
It was forced from the hollow after the
tree had been chopped into at the base,
and then killed by the two hounds after
a vicious fight.
The den entrance was not over four
feet from the ground, in a white oak tree.
The coon was very fat. Stomach
contents: Manzanita berries, exclusively.
83. ♀ Oregon 905-310-125-57
Dec. 18, 1933.
The hound started on a hot track
about 7:00 A.M. and soon "barked up"
at a white oak tree. The den entrance
was not over four feet from the ground,
south slope, a few hundred feet above
the bed of Red Bank Creek, one mile
from the base camp. The hound