Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-05-14
HUNTING COYOTES
JOLLY GOOD SPORT
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President Roosevelt has had great sport
hunting bears, and Secretary Loeb has had
thrilling experience with a jack. rabbit.
but neither can compare as a sport with
the coyote roundups we frequently have on
the plains. said q man from Montana to
a Star man the other day.
Coyotes have completely overrun many
parts Of the west and while exterminating
them is great sport, 1t is also a great neces-
sity.
"A coyote roundup is one of the most pic
turesQue features Of western life today and
1t is becoming favorfte source of amuse-
ment. To be a successful coyote hunter
one must be a good rider and must be able
to keep well up with the trained dogs that
run the animals to earth Many persons
who belong to hunt clubs say the coyote
gives better chase than does the fox
President Roosevelt, before his nomina ton
Ior the vice presidency. spent several days
coyote hunting out of Colorado Springs and
he declared 1t one of the most exhilaratine
sports he ever knew.
Not Spectacular Side.
"Ranchmen and cowboys, however, do not
go IN for the spectacular side of coyote
hunting. They do not care to follow any
certain forms. but prefer to take part in the
great roundups that are held several times
year in nearly every community in the
coyote country.
Most of the ranchmen have dogs that
are trained to coyote hunting. These Gov
ote dogs are of many breeds The hunt
CLUBS, whose members are mounted on swift
horses, part thoroughbred. go in for grey
hounds alone. The greyhound Is naturally
too cowardly to attack any animal but long
training has put enough spirit into these
dogs so that two or three of them will tackle
coyote on the run. The hounds are clever
in their method of attack one catching
the coyote by the throat, and the other by
the flank rendering 1t helpless until the
master of the hounds or the leaders of the
hunt can come up and dispatch the quarry.
THE cowboys, however, have not trained
their greyhounds SO thoroughly, and in
consequence, they have to reinforce these
fleet animals with dogs that are slower but
more plucky. Therefore the greyhounds
take the lead and make the COYOTE stand
at bay until miscellaneous collection of
bull dogs shepherd dogs and stag hounds
arrives on the scene and does the gladia-
torial work. The fights that ensue are
watched with great glee by the COWBOYS
and ranchmen. An old coyote has been
known to disable two or three dogs before
being put hors du combat
Those in Arizona.
Probably the most remarkable COYOTE
roundups, however. are those held in Ari-
IONA. The territory pays a liberal bounty
on coyote scalps, as the sheep industry
suffers greatly from the depredations of the
pests. Lately the Indians have been assist
ing In the work of hunting the coyotes-aIl
but the Pima tribe. This tribe believes
that every coyote is the reincarnation of a
dead Indian and consequently Pima will
! never Kill coyote under any circumstances.
The other tribes in Arizona have no such
scruples, however, and, as they are expert
coyote hunters, they are pressed into SER
vice from their reservations.
II know of a roundup when two hundred
Maricopa Indians and as many cowboys
assembled in the vicinity of Phoenix, to rid
the country Of the hordes of coyotes that