Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-02-10
A Dakota Wolf Hunt.

Frank and Louis Williams and
Mrs. Lille j. Underwood, children
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ii. V. Williams of
this place. Eye on farm about two
and half miles northwest of De
smet, the County seat of Kingsbury
county, South Dakota. They are
having royal sport out there this
winter hunting wolves, and Just at
present their brother, Gene Will
liams, and cousin, Dade Preussner,
of Collins Grove township, are en-
Ijoying the sport with them. We
extract the following from letter
written by Mrs. Underwood to Mrs.
L. G. Preussner of this city:
"Well you folks are hunters and
l know you will be interested in the
wolf hunts the boys had last week
Last Thursday neighbours son
came over to our house and said
that there were two wolves at hay
stack out on the prairie about five
miles away. 1t was quite late in
the afternoon to start on wolf
hunt, but that did not prevent the
boys from going. They did no,
find the wolves where they expected
but tracked them to another hay.
stack about two miles from town
Desmet), The wolves separated as
soon as dogs started after them
and the one chat the dogs followed
ran right into the town, ran arounc
houses and into one mans hog pen
and finally in the darkness Of the
evening made his escape, or rather
the wolf and the dogs all made thei7
escape. Louis came home late with
out his dogs and almost heart brok
en-. He could net sleep any tia
night and early the next morning
he mounted old Fox and renewed
the hunt for his dogs. He foune
them at farm house not far from
where they had started the wolve.
the day before. The dogs had beel
fed and well cared for, so Louis
took them and started out to hun
for the wolf again. Me did not &C
far until he struck fresh VOL
track and followed it, aud Just a.
he was getting through the fence o
the big pasture in front q sr house
the wolf jumped up i dog,
started after him and RICH
across the big pasture inS doc
yard and out into oul,
Louis called to me and sale
the other dogs loose 1--WE Ii.
more dogs tied up in the L
started to run to the barn and
haste and excitement, slipped
fell on patch Of ice, and before
got up the wolf and dogs were bacl
into the yard and LpuisaWsssget..n.
wolf ran quickly up the road anc
over little hill, and was out o
sight before Louis got all OF his dog
loose. He followed as soon as IL
could and about mile up the roa,
he found the dogs that had beer
chasing the wolf lying on the groun,
eating snow, and the wolf openin,
up a big gap between him and hi
pursuers. Louis Of course pursuet
with his fresh dogs and after
chase Of about five miles the dog
caught the wolf and had him kille,
before Louis caught up with then
1t was one of the largest iwolve
ever killed in this part Of the coun
try. 1t measured six feet from ii
to tip l tell you Louis was
proud boy when he reached HON
with that big wolf about five o'clocI
in the afternoon.
1. Gene and Dade arrived here al
right yesterday, and today they ha
their first wolf hunt. They 60
started about noon. There wer
four men, six dogs, a team and
saddle horse in the outfit. The
returned a little after dark wit
two wolves, but | would have t
write book to tell you all the
said about the chase, SO | will max,
no attempt at all. The boys cal
tell you all about it when they re
| turn home.