The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
an ARIZONA L1oN HUNTER.
Why Packard Uses n Rife of Only Twenty
two Calibre.

two CaIbre.
From tie Globe Times.
Florence Packard. who lives in Greenback
Valley, ella county. A. T., has a remarkable
record as a hunter OF mountain lions. He has
killed scores of them and last year alone his
record was thirty-three scalps. The mountain
lions of Arizona are most destructive to herds
Of horses and cattle. The risk of life and diff
oulties attending their destruction has caused
the lions to be more numerous than one would
suppose. and IL 1t we're not o rthe bounty paid
by the county. the stockmen would be short on
their cattle and horses. Much OF the country
surrounding Packard's ranch is made up of
irregular ranges of broken mountains.
Packard was in Globe q few days since and
related some of his adventures. In the last
twelve months Mr.. Packard has brought to
Globe besides thirty-three lions a few bears.
wildcats. coons and foxes. BE does not con-
slider 1t worth while to count the small game.
The dogs for thisByork are a cross between the
fox and bloodhound. Usually four dogs are in
the pack. The two youngest are yoked to-
gether. anotheris trained as scout, whose work
Is to go ahead and around for the scent of
lion or bear. and when the scent is found.
the oldest dog H. put on tho track, and
tie r. h asI@ ersdit pa is Is 's ssIs never be- Ssl fails trso to And
followed this dog oyer fiteen miles before the
Hen lon was found y - " TO this date seyenty;%pPIs
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dog 70 not q fast trailer. but very careful. and.
considering the Eoughpess Of the country. the
found In the rocky cliffs, but when hard pressed
seldom enter the many openings. but WIN pack
SSsl9 2ian the nsei Sien tr or r0 SIstS SsG a fsht the sS SosS;
Il was last August that PacEara's methodieal
Tie dogs TOOK the trail. foilOSed luz t Tor so@e
was q large tom lion, whose scalp was soon
secured. Packard started for home, but on tho
SSy th e d toT s sSsataid n ahSsh ia.S sRi@ a and ! 6i fol
rocky bblaf, following the edge some 500 tssst
to where II broke on. led down and under.
nsred. Packard could not get sishhtp Of Ell lis
game. and had TO work around among the
dogs were. and laced 7 the sA Hon. when sS SR Was j tnf
rnds = 9 led asu Of rScki although this S%RRsiIing
no sooner saw the hunter than, with, a mighty
,ssssd a IL q S tEsat is 5aYs Is; ~ ssI I|sa T 5SsIs dogs *
s sSgIS to back ttSTsTSS the 5iat; over
psssdIsais;r a slSes with 3 his CLAWS awe a aaeil shs per- ss-
had 70 Il. no. and isli near The hole he tsS' was as
trssd In This hole did not go in very far, but
tthsso ih hoe M : sew p tsSs rSN sald ff lt w antr soSssD wss e
soin, as the lion would see him frst. and that
there was no way that he could pse bis gun or
II - - ~ an NlS itOloO Oil ~ 1InAlls
This lion was abandoned until next day. but a
heavy rain came up and obliterated the trial.
This Is the only lion Packard has lost.
At another time Packard was equally sur
prised, His dogs had a lion under a rock acme
siI feet high. and. believing the best place for
him was on top o. this rock, he mounted, but
from under and landed within two feet of the
first occupant. The lion had no sooner landed
than a ball from Packard's gun struck him In
the neck and rolled him of.
piled. no. but a little surprised. He said III a
man win keep cool and not lose his head there
Is no danger,
Packard says q lion will eat coon and wildcats
when very hungry. The male lions generally
run by themselves and are very vicious. Fa-
male lions have been found that were literally
cut TO pieces by the tom lions.
The bears are the shyest Of all game, Having
poor eyes and good ears, the least noise drives
them on a good ways. 1t may surprise some
hunters to knoW that . twenty-five rifle is used
by Packard for killing these animals. II a heavy
gun Is used the force of the shot would knock
the, animal out Of trees or OF rocks before dead
and ltkelT cause the, death OF some Of the dogs.
] well aimed. ~