Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-01-24
HUNTING WILD HOGS.
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The wild hogs Of southern Colorado
are distinct In breed from the peccaries,
though the hunting Of each has some
what the same characteristics. The
peccaries belong rather to Central and
South America than to any part of the
United States.
Both are absolutely fearless and re-
lentless to a degree not found In any
oiher animal except possibly the wild
dogs OF India. If a grizzly or a noun
tain lion kills one Of drove Of either
Wild hogs or peccaries the rest of the
drove start on a mission Of vengeance
They win follow the offending animal
FOR hundreds Of miles, travelling at
quick little trot, which seldom fails to
tire the fugitive. When the object of
their pursuit is freed they win wait
WIN unWearied patience until he de-
sends Then II Is q nrht. and fight
To the death. The drove viii not turn
back until their vengeance has been
stated
Colonel Jack Rogers, who has hunted
along the southern course of the Colo
RADIO river Is an enthusiast on the sub
jet OF Wild hog hunting.
There Is no sport I'm the world" says
ne that Is attended with as much risk
or more excitement Wild hogs win kill
anything that walks. No grizzly will
trltic with drove. He knows it Is sure
death. The only instance / ever heard
of where a grizzly got mixed up In a
hght with these wild hogs was where
The hogs tried to kill a couple OF
grizzly cubs. OF course the mother
defended her cubs. and a mother grlzz.
~ ilghtng for her cubs is about as
herce q proposition as walks But in
lhe end both the cubs and the big grizz-
~ We're torn TO bits.
These hogs would rather fight than
feed. Their teeth are like razors. their
skins are as tough as they make them,
and their tenacity of lie is astounding.
The first and the most important rule
mat a hunter must observe when he
goes after one Of these animals is to be
near a tree, If he neglects this pre-
caution his first hunt stands good
chance Of being his last And It must
be a tree large enough so that the hogs
can't dig about the roots and cut them
with their sharp teeth
The FIRST time | went on a hunt a.
Ter these southwestern hogs / was in
cl,ned 70 laugh at the warnings OF my
Yuma indian guides About noon we
came on drove. lite one Of the Yuma
guides, told me 10 get my rife ready
and take my stand near q thick spread
Ing tree with some low hanging limbs
DE and Paul. the second Indian, stepped
on 70 the sides, each standing beside
q saplng Then we sent the dogs in
to the brush and awaited develop
ments
THE developments came The dogs
broke out Of the undcrbrush. They
didn't nay any attention TO ms, but
acted Ike dogs that had some i'm
portant business az the other end Of the
county.
Following the dogs, and only 1T.
lie way behind came a big boar II
ever ] saw a truly Economical picture
OF rage Il was that The white foam
was dripping from his great teeth: he
was covered with the blood OF slaurh-
tered dog, and he was certainly out on
the Nil Tite fred and hit him square
IN the forehead. lie gave q grunt
of rago and wheeled.
lite had made the mistake Of not I
selecting q large enough tree. u was |
only n sapling but he swung nm
without losing time, dropping his gun. /