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dancingtongue · 80-89, M
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use their meat for food, and sell their skins for good money.
My father was a trapper when he was a young man; not exactly the 17th century but he was born in the 19th century. I don't recall any of the trapped making it into the food pot, even as hard scrabble that we were, but in addition to the pelts being sold tot he furrier there were the bounties being paid to reduce the number of predators. Back when states were more interested in protecting rancher's livestock than in preserving species. And yes, in our neighborhood, wild bobcats were probably number one on his capture list.
JohnnySpot · 56-60, M
Pretzel · 70-79, M
and who would be heinous enough to skin a cat??
Casheyane · 31-35, F
On that note, the saying "Cats have nine lives." is also curious.
Like, did they witness it? For real?
Like, did they witness it? For real?
MissyChrissy · 18-21, F
Those are things, popping up in your head? 🤭
GoFish ·
idk if they were referring to domestic cats or large wildcats of the hills like mountain lions and tigers or whatever 😒
Picklebobble2 · 61-69, M
Supposedly from the 1678 proverb
Recorded in John Ray's 1678 'Collection of English proverbs'
There are more ways to kill a dog than hanging
.Recorded in John Ray's 1678 'Collection of English proverbs'
