The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-04-30
ROUNDED UP BY COYOTES.
How the Jack Rabbits at Nevada are
Gathered In ny Wolves.

Gathered In ny Wolves.
lyon never saw the artistic way the
Nevada wolves would round up the jack
rabbits, | suppose, remarked Joseph
Grandclmver. the old time Neyadan.
1T is the clevercst bit of strategy ! ever
heard of. There are several kinds Of
wolves all through the state. but the
COYOTES are by far the plentlest In the
Humboldt, Smoky, and other valleys the
covotes form in military line. oftentimeJ
/ along some old road. ~ / have most fire.
mentlv seen them. and thus Systematl-
/ cally 20 on a regular drive.
They stretch out over a great area ol
conniry. the coyotes being stationed
/ someu here near "A mile apart. once
they got SIGHT of q jack rabbit has name
j. D,uui-. He may take to the sage
brush AID clude the coyotes for a time.
| Finty OF 20 hundred coyotes can thus m a
| short time iakein terrible lotto rabbits.
/ II the coyotes are hungry 1t Is about the
rare~t sport one can witness. They 20
al the hunt with sd much ard0r and with
such perfect system.
a COYOTE ON his own account can
usually forage successfully for feed. He
Is slv. like a foX. and. always with an
! eve ont for number one. b. generally has
iis belly full aDd lots of Fat sticking TO
his RIBS: bat If The weather has beeH bad
and lc gets separated from ~ fellows on
a rc|connoiring tour De may have a hard
time of il. IN the sa-cbru-h % jack
rabbit can generally manage TO elude a
coyote. lie can get in and out quicker,
while the COYOTE. being bigger, is DE-.
layed by the brush, and can't get in and
out like 4 rabbit.
But after % BOT of hungry wolves have
held "a council of war and decided togo on
a hunt. 1t Is time for the rabbits TO hunt
their holes. There j.. always music IN
the AIR about that time. and the weird
howls Of the wolves sound like "a distant
r%cveille. The rabbits seem 10 understand
the situation. too, and scampcr hlthcr
and thithcr over the plains and rolling
hills. It is not long. however, tail the
wolves marshal their forces. They begin
lbs making u wide dctour over the hills.
lcsseDing the size ol the circle a. they
advance. and holding all the rabbits they
get m Us skiiifuIlv as fisherman handle
his seine.
THE jack rabbits are all Of "A tremblc
when they sec hoV their enemies have
them hedecd about. and jump holpl,.,ly
into the air, and utter piuiul cries Ih.
w0lve5 merely watch the sides wariiy.
and look ou viudicuvciy with tongue,
ioiling ont through their white teeth, and
eyes sparkling expressive VI the LuoWl-
edge that they will soon have some fine
eating. rs the wolves draw nearer to-
gethcr the quick snap. sCap OF their jaws
j. heard as they snip the throat5 of their
victims. and they fall dead from loss Of
blood.
when every rabbit Is killed. the
coyotes sit down ON their hauuche- % q
very comfortable banquet. and never Ict
up until they have taken aboard omuch
rabbit meat that tnay can hardly sin.
Then they slowly meaHacr oil To- their
homes, wherever thcy may bc. and II
there Is a lot of rabbit meat ieft. as there
may he. they lul III an appearance a-uH.
at stated intervals. until the whole Is
consumed.
After a lot of coyotes have had "a
talk, 50 to speak, and decided to go on %
hunt, they will sometimes 20 to- rough
region, where they know the rabbits
abound. and lay siege for them ia au-
other way. Certain brigados will Chamber
upon the high rock, and hill tops sur
rounding ID canyon. and drive thc game
down into the depths below, other relays
of wol - havne previously been placed
at the entrance and nc the weak places.
They oftentimc- ct ID great many into a
canyon ia tins way, and thus speedily
finish them. 1t Is generally iu the very
early morning that the coyotes sound
their r@eycllc and 20 after the rabbits ~
81. Louis Globe Democrat.