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difficulties with a Bear, & when he prefers close quarters, the Bowie Knife may then be resorted to - with success - The Black bear, is the only one known in Texas; They are sometimes trapped, at others made to shoot themselves by wires placed across the path they may take, which wires are connected with the trigger of a rifle - The largest may weigh 1200 lbs - but generally 6 to 700 lbs Four friends of mine unarmed fell in with a Bear, they only had their Bowie Knives with them - they went to work & Killed him. Mexican Hog or Pecarry - These are found generally in low hollows of trees & shot, the meat is very good. The Grey Fox is in great abundance, he is much smaller than the English Fox, but its habits are nearly the same. He has hunted with dogs, & generally after a two hours run, the Fox takes up a tree, when if the Hunters are fatigued, they pop a bullet thru his head. This taking up a tree, appears to be on account of Wolves hunting them, thus the Wolf being unable to climb trees, has the mortification