The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-12-25
CHAMPION WOLF KILLERS.
Two Hunters in south Dakota Make
$50 IL Week.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
The wolf. killing championship Of the
northwest can, without question, be conf
IDENTIFY claimed by Jesse and Lon" Brown,
living between there and the Black Hills,
who at present are making from 500 TO
$40 per week trapping wolves and coyotes
for the liberal bounties offered by the cat
tlernen The bounty fund is raised by as
sessing cattlemen cents per head for cat
tie owned by them. John Albers, who has
lust returned from the cattle ranges Of
the ceded Sioux lands west of the Missouri
river, gives some interesting information
concerning the operations of these skillful
wolf hunters. The vast cattle range be-
tween here and the Black Hills extend
ing for distance Of go miles, is divided
into three wolf and coyote county dis
tricts. Thus. between the Cheyenne river
and q line drawn north and south through
the center of Jackson county, a bounty
of $40 per gray wolf is paidS from the cen
ter of Jackson to the center Of Pratt
county comprises the next district, where
all gray wolves killed are paid for ut the
rate of SO each In these two districts
the bounty for coyotes is 81 each. The
third and last district comprises the terri
torv east of the center of Pratt county
On white river For gray wolves killed in
this region the bounty is fixed at g. and
"a cents each for coyotes. In addition to
these bounties the cattlemen board Jesse
and Lon Brown and furnish them with
the horses needed by them in their cam
paign against the wolves.
These men. who are brothers. own a to-
tal Of sixty or seventy STEEL traps, with
which they catch The wolves and coyotes.
In a little over two weeks they recently
caueht 1915 coyotes and twenty gray
wolves. They place the traps in places
where wolves and coyotes are accustomed
~ rendezvous and take such precautions
as are necessary to prevent CATTLE calves
and horses being caught In the traps
They employ peculiar scent to draw the
yvolves and coyotes to their traps. This
scent is very powerful, the principal in
gredient being musk, or something very
siroiIar 10 it IN odor. The four-footed pests
~ The range are decidedly cunning, and
great care has TO be taken not to arouse
their suspicious The traps, after being
Get are placed in a followed out spot In
The GROUND. covered with paper and then
hidden from view by sprinklng light dirt
or dust upon them.
a niece OF fresh meat. usually mutton,
a. then laid close to the trap after guam
titv OF the scent has been placed upon IT,
This scent has a peculiarly penetrating
door. and. II the wind Is favorable. VIII
attract wolves and coyotes from as much
az a mite away The animals shin the air.
proceed toward the spot from which tho
soent proceeds. and while smelling sus-
plciousIy around the scented piece Of meat
etep into the trap and ere caught. Each
trao Is securely fastened by chain. so
that lt cannot be- dragged away by thc
capuvef. Frequent visits 10 the traps are
made by the hunters when tho captured
animala are Killed md thoir soaps ana
hides taked away as evidence neeess8ry
60 secure the bounty