Misc: Wild Animals-1890,  Sabine Parish, Louisiana
Source: Biographical & Historical Memories of Northwest Louisiana
Nashville & Chicago The Southern Printing Company, 1890
Submitted by: Gaytha Carver Thompson




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1890 - WILD ANIMALS

Deer are still here and the skilled hunter is generally rewarded for his
labor.  The bear and panther are visitors, but the catamount is a resident.

In Januar, 1890, Louis Buvens killed a large catamount near Many, and hunting
this animal has become a favorite pastime.   The rattlesnake and moccasin are
the only dangerous reptiles here, but snake bites are seldom heard of.

In August 1890, two children of Mrs. F. Williams, residing near Many, were
found playing with a large rattlesnake.