Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1907-04-04

successful and in either case affords
thrilling sport.
Hunting With Dogs. Hunting
wolves with dogs is usually unsuc-
cessful, as few dogs have ever
Ordinary trail hounds are said to
drive them out of a region, but the
relief is only temporary, as they
soon return. Such dogs can not
catch wolves, and the wolves often
turn and kill number of the pack.
Coyotes, on the other hand, are
readily caught and killed by large
greyhounds or wolf hounds, which
run by sight only.
Shooting. Hunters occasionally
make successful shot at volt
and more often at coyote, buf
generally hunting does not pay.
However, by watching near the
dcnS in the early morning or at
dusk before the young are taken
out good hunter is sometimes able
to shoot one or both OF the parents
Wolf and Coyote Proof Fences. -
Under present conditions it is en-
tircly impracticablc to fence any
great part of the western stock
range against wolves and coyotes,
but in many cases limited areas
may be fenced to advantage. In
sections where cattle are fed dur
ing the winter months, wolves
often kill them on the open feed
ing grounds. These, as we'll as
small home pastures, for both cattle
and sheep, could be Enclosed with
wolf and coyote proof fences at rel
atively slight cost, often less than
the value OF the stock killed during
one season. Preliminary tests If
fences have been made by the Bio
logical Survey, and until more
thorough tests can be carried out
the following is recommended as
affording protection against both
wlovcs and coyotes. Further ex-
periments will probably show that a
more economical fence can be con-
structed.
On posts 7 feet long, set rod or
a rod and half apart, should be
stretched one closely barbed wire
along the surface of the ground.
Three inches above this should be
set 36-inch strip of woven wire
fence of not over 5-inch mesh and
above this two barbed wires inch
cs apart. In the north another
wire, 8 inches above these, may be
added to provide for a moderate
depth of snow making a close fence
practically feet high. To prevent
the wires from sagging away from
each other, a vertical wire may
be wrapped about each, at inter
walls of feet, by hand machine.
A fair grade of suitable 36-inch
woven wire may be bought at az
initial cost of IS to IS cents a rod,
and barbed wires from to S cents
per rod each. The actual cost OF
fence, made as directed, can be
computed only for localities where
the cost of barbed wire, posts, anc
labor is known, but usually neec
not exceed so to IS cents per roc
for materials.
Preservation of Skins. Prime
wolf skins in fall and winter, II
properly handled, are worth from
50 to SO, and coyotes So to So each,
for robes or rugs. For either pur.
pose the skin should be complete,
with feet, ears, and nose perfect
ne 1cct SDOulO Dc Spit through tnc
solcs, all bones removed except the
terminal segment of each toe, anc
the skin opened out to dry The
ears should be partly skinned, the
thick base of cartilage removed, anc
salt forced in between the skin anc
cartilage. The tail bone should bs
removed and the tail split along the
lower side to the tip. The Skin
should be nailed up as nearly squarE
as possible, with the legs wide sns
short, and left to dry in the shade
Many skins are spoiled by drying
in the sun or by imperfect skinning
Museums and taxidcrmists will
often buy wolf skulls at so cent
each if the bones are uninjurcd am
the brains scooped out and cnougl
of the flesh removed, SO they will
dry without becoming offensive
For museums they should be 1abclc
for sex, locality and date
Occasionally wolf bountics ar
: paid on coyotes because count
officials can not distinguish be
tween large coyote and a sma
wolf, and in certain localities tn
distinction is exceedingly difficult
IN doubtful cases the Biological Sur
vey will be glad to identify tn