The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-31
HUNTING GRAY WOLVES.
Exciting Sport with Russian Hounds In
North Dakota.

North Dakota.
jamestown Special TO Minneapolis
Tribune.
1 read with great interest your ac-
count of the big Aitkin wolf hunt, but
/ can give you an account of my wolf
hunt Wednesday, Jan. s, that will
cause the Aitkin event to dwindle to
insignificance. About a week before
our hunt we determined to concentrate
the wolves on the Trimble farm, 10
miles southwest of jamestown, and,
accordingly, left a horse on the open
prairie Just south of the Trimble farm
house. The unsuspecting horse was
led to a point where we thought the
wolves would most enjoy it, and was
then given a leaden pill which put the
horse in immediate condition for an
eternal sleep. A few days after rumors
came to me that the wolves had
caught on" and were having genu-
inc banquet
On the morning of Jan. s my brother,
w. o. De Puy of Bismarck, and /
loaded on our wagon four Russian
wolf hounds and started for the scene.
We arrived at the Trimble homestead
at 10: 80 a. m, and Immediately, accom-
panied by Charlie Austin, on horse
back, we let out the dogs and slowly
drove TO where the horse was lying In
runs the Trimble farm and wolf pas
ture. had perched himself on the tall
horse stable to see the fun. Just as
we came TO the small knoll in front of
the dead horse, Austin said there's a
wolf" Not 100 yards off was a big.
ugly gray wolf going as fast as he
could away from us.
"Sic 'emi sic 'emi" and away our
horses sped and the hounds fairly flew.
NV brother and I in the wagon, with
both horses on a full run, only touched
| ground once in a while, just to know
| that we were on earth. over old plow-
| ing and snowdrifts we galloped, Dut
| this race we knew would soon be end
| ed, for already the leading dog had
| turned the wolf over Mr.. Wolf got UP
| and started TO run again. but this time
| two hounds tackled him and he rolled
| again; up he got again and started on
| his last run, for some three hounds
had him, and then the fourth took a
bite and then IL was simply chew
| chew, chew! and Mr.. Wolf, weighing
\ go hounds lay dead at our feet. we
| let the putting horses breathe and al
lowed the dogs to take snow lunch
| and stretch themselves out for a brief
rest, then we loaded the corpse on the
wagon and started, new wolves to XIII
We had gone about a quarter OF 9
mile when sic 'em. sic 'em! sic EN-!
/ Announcer WOlI was SlkhNtNs Away w
/ went again. but this time the race was
too short. for in five minutes the vol
had Joined his mate and was thrown
| into the wagon.
| We clucked to our horses again and
| slowly drove over the prairie. Some
| half a mile off. on a side hill. vol
sitting up and looking like a giraffe
was seen. Away we went. At first the
| wolf seemed paralyzed. for he did not
| move while we were going the first ~
| rods Castle. looking from the top OF
The stable said. with the snow fiyinE
| so feet in the air. completely envelop-
/ ing the horses and wagon, we looked
| more like a moving cloud than a SCI
/ Of hunters. and IL was that appear
ance no doubt which deceived the wolf
| Mr.. Wolf soon sailed away In his roll
| inr motion. ducking down through ev'
| cry little coulee he could find. The dis
! lance from US and his speed made VI
| despair at first OF ever getting him
on we went rapidly; bangety-bang
! and ub-dub-dub went the wagon owe