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Transcription
april 10, 1927
No 1278 was caught in a large trap that I had set several days before in a run that crossed a small stream of fresh water in swamp forest. there was much brush near trap it had all it could reach all torn up and wrapped around trap chain when I went near it it showed fight so I took a stick and got it over its neck and then placing my foot just back of [illegible] its front legs I killed it this way.
april 11, 1927
I hunted in swamp forest all day but never saw anything and got nothing but mosquitoes bites all day long.
april 12, 1927
No 12792 was caught in trap that was set in fresh water stream near a old tree where they had been going over. when I seen it in trap it was lying up on this tree to get out of water it was watching me but never moved when I came near it it was shot with 410 shot gun twice afore it was killed
No 12793 was caught in swamp forest under some large weeds that look very much like rossem weeds to us. the trap was placed under these weeds in run. No bait was used on this set