Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-02-12
M1eurr woLF HuxrERs.-rhe Detroit Ere

MIGHTY WOLF HUNTERs.-rhe Detroit Free
Press narrates as follows the exploits of three
hunters of Baldwin county, Michigan:
Last fall the party constructed a stout log
CABIN in the woods, near large marsh, prOpos-
ing TO make it permanent camp. The house is
two story one and the hunters live and sleep
in the second story. The lower story is incosed
only on two Sides but the other sides are large
doors so arranged that they can he drawn up or
let down at the will of those above. The con-
structon of the cabin in this manner was to
make the first story wolf trap on wholesale
scale, and it has been tested several times to the
satisfaction of the builders. In addition TO deer
shooting and trapping, the men proposed to
make woli-catching 4 specially. They lonnd
that by using strychnne they lost many oil the
victims, who ran away and hid where their
bodies could not be found, and in time The wolves
got shy OF the meat flung around.
After the trap was completed an old horse was
purchased at the nearest settlement as bait.
That afternoon bits of meat were dung about,
and some bloody pieces OF a fresh killed deer
were carried off in different directions that the
wolves might get the scent. The men remained
on the watch all night, hut were disappointed
| The wolves came within pistol shot, but were
afraid TO approach nearer, and finally went OIL
The old horse got no food next day, and a
night was complaining about 1t in Il series o
neighs which could be heard half mile. More
meat was scattered about, and about midnigh
the wolves came up. After Il careful survey, t
see if trap existed, one of them ven
tured in, then another, and at length
dozen wolves surrounded the old horse
and began swapping at him Frightened on
of his horse sense, the equine kicked anC
plunged, and was making it warm for TIN
wolves, when down went the doors and lh
animals were trapped Part of the pack wer
tearing at the horse at the time, having hin
down. but they left off and began rushing
around TO get ont. One Of them found a corne
where the door did not fit WE'LL and all rushcC
for the hole with such force as to take the doc
off its fixtures, escaping TO the woods Tn
men found the old horse so badly bitten that h
was killed to end his suferiugs. The body wa
left there three nights, but the wolves woult
not touch it, though one or two ventured int
| the trap without much fear.
Finding that the paIates of the animals
yearned for old horse living, instead of oil
| horse dead another faded animal was purchased
| and this time, under the same circumstances a
| before, he was made to deCoy several wolves in
| to the trap, and the doors held them. by tax
| inc up board in the floor the trappers had al
easy job to shoot the animals The wolves 90
suspicious the next night, and would not entc
| the trap, and SO on the next niaht the horse wa
| tied to a tree IN the woods, aud two wolves wer
| killed by the ambushed hunters. The next da.
a smaller pen was constructed about two mile
away, aud by taking old horses from one pen t.
the other, with an occasional night III the woods
Perry and bis companion have done wolfsl
| business. He stated that one horse stood then
about eight wolves generally.