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Fox Hunters Recall Southwestern Connecticut
Stratford assistant fire chief William Ordner recounts fox abundance around Dead Horse hill and Bridgeport, noting urban growth, past fur markets, and the peak five years ago. He recalls peletting pelts, prices, and the sawmill fox of Booth Hill, Shelton, while detailing den escape routes and hunting methods.
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William “Bil” Ordner
Stratford
Dead Horse Hill
Trap Falls
Connecticut
Bill
Bridge Port
Shank' Wheeler
George Bartlett
Whippoorwill Jane
Jess Lewis
Hattertown
Lordship
Bill Ordner
Ordner
West Broad Street
Bartlett
Lewis
New York
Booth Hill
Shelton