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4i6CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTfestive batrachian. He Is speared with a frog-spear;caught under the chin with snatch-hooks; taken withhook and hne; or picked up from a canoe [or ashore]with the aid of a headlight, or jack-lamp. The twolatter modes are best.To take him with hook and line: a light rod, six toeight feet of line, a snell of single gut with a 1-0Sproat or O'Shaughnessy hook, and a bit of brightscarlet flannel for bait; this is the rig. To use it,paddle up behind him silently, and drop the rag justin front of his nose. He is pretty certain to take iton the instant.Knock him on the head before cuttingoff his legs. ..."By far the most effective manner of frogging isby the headlight on dark nights. To do this mostsuccessfully, one man in a light canoe, a good headlight,and a light, one-handed paddle, are the requirements.The frog is easily located, either by hiscroaking or by his peculiar shape. Paddle up tohim silently and throw the light in his eyes; you maythen pick him up as you would a potato. I haveknown a North Woods guide to pick up a five-quartpail of frogs in an hour, on a dark evening. On thetable, frogs' legs are usually conceded first place fordelicacy and flavor. . . . And, not many yearsago, an old pork-gobbling backwoodsman threw hisfrying-pan into th** river because I had cookedfrogs' legs in it. While another, equally intelligent,refused to use my frying-pan because I had cookedeels in it; remarking sententiously, 'Eels is snakes,an' I know it.*"''Small Deer."—It goes without saying thatmen traveling through a barren region cannot befastidious in their definition of "game." All's meatthat comes to a hungry man's pot. A few wordshere may not be amiss as to the edible qualities ofcertain animals that are not commonly regardedas game, but which merit an explorer's considerationfrom the start; also as to some that are notrecommended.Probably most sportsmen know that 'coon is notbad eating, especially when young, if it is properlyprepared ; but how many would think to removethe scent-glands before roasting a 'coon? Theseglands should be sought for and extracted from all