02661cam a22003613u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003701000130007804000110009104100170010205000070011910000530012624500270017926400510020630000470025733600260030433700260033033800360035650000310039250801890042352013820061253400770199465300430207165300110211465300120212565300280213785600720216585600430223799900190228077943UtSlPG20260610134815.0mcr n260607r20261916utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  a16008237  aUtSlPG 7aen2iso639-1 4aSK1 aShoemaker, Henry W.q(Henry Wharton),d1880-195810aPennsylvania wild cats 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2026  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2026-02-15  aCharlene Taylor, Paul Fatula and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)  aPennsylvania wild cats by Henry W. Shoemaker is a regional natural history and conservation tract written in the early 20th century. The book argues for protecting Pennsylvania’s wild felines, outlining what they are, where they live, how they behave, and why they matter ecologically.

It opens by challenging bounty laws and explaining the cats’ value as controllers of rabbits and rodents and as forest scavengers. The text then clarifies common misnamings, distinguishing the true wild cat (the bobcat, Lynx rufus) from the rarer “big grey” Canada lynx, and correcting earlier confusion with panther cubs. Detailed chapters describe the bobcat’s size, breeding, prey, color variation, and shrinking range; recount notable Canada lynx specimens and suggest it is likely gone from the state; note a local “Blue Mountain” form; and speculate on hybrids and feral cats. The hunting section portrays dog-driven chases, contrasts sport with indiscriminate trapping, reports pelt values, and argues that cats seldom harm deer or game birds, supporting this with preserve observations and statewide bounty statistics that show rapid decline. The book closes with vivid profiles of famed hunters, lists of encounters, folk names, brief notes on keeping cats in captivity, and a final plea to give wild cats another chance. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  pOriginally published:cAltoona: The Altoona Tribune Publishing Co., 1916  aWildlife conservation -- United States  aBobcat  aFelidae  aHunting -- Pennsylvania4 uhttps://archive.org/details/pennsylvaniawild00shoe/page/n1/mode/2up40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/77943  c118663d118663