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[[underlined]] April 28 [[/underlined]], Caught nothing Very dry, water hotes most gone [[underlined]] April 29 [[/underlined]] Caught another raccoon by wrist, not hurt. [[blue pen]] Let go [[/blue pen]] [[underlined]] April 30 [[/underlined]] caught nothing. Clear and dry, not hot. [[underlined]] May 1 [[/underlined]] Caught only a Possum a large male. Not injured by trap but left till 10 AM in hot sun and died soon after released. Large old ♂ [[male symbol]] Very dry, many fires burning in forest May have to backfire to save our cabin. Hoping for rain. Dug water holes in swamp.
Transcription Notes:
hotes = think Vernon meant "holes" but crossed his l by mistake.
Added [[blue pen]] to indicate later addition of text. Added [[male symbol]] as when file transferred to Biodiversity Heritage Library there have been concerns symbols won't transfer properly. - @siobhanleachman