Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02
ILL., Cox1o+e--- or Rer e+1c1aI! Barnes
By Claude T. Barnes. M. S. PR

as follows, ~ roncmhe,. o.
where / was uucampUd ioI two +. .
nights ~ southwestern WYNN, gar.
round lodge OF "a buttc-fnc. tn't ~
the creek was the home ni
oi These wolves. ana ! often
inutncf liins ut The mouth .r
Gen. ana the four Whora III
iompiug On the SUNSHINE A''''a'.
The father OF the family t
ot view az hrst but later
.lsht OF hlm lu pursuit OF "a d..
iupc ana her Gavin. TIE doc MA.
jug away over the niain. kr...l.
Nitlc one. which seemed 10 nnd.
legs '' hial
Following her closely nam th. ..
ORION making q dash 10 tho rrht
Hi' tp SCI az The lawn but each IT..
the brave little mother. Whiskin~ N.Y.
49, would present TO him hon i,,r..
hetd and make dash cd hs st
with her sharp fore hOdfe laf.
retired, but l fancy that the purs.,e.
longer breath ana varied tactic A.,
the day at last" "".
Many years ago. in the davs Of 81,
early pioneers, coyotes fed mosfl,
young buffalo. antelope and doert
lne introduction Of domestic anIn.'
has not only changed the diet of n.y..
predaccous prairie wolves but
driven the buffalo 20 It's doom. vs..
may also be q quality ana ~.
about the new food which are psra
10 blame for the coyotes dcetriirtl
OF our farm animals. but. hoWer.
there is no doubt that the depredati,g
are Of great economic import
AS A RoosT ROBBER
Hens, ducks. geese and turhevs s
ala sal D. b
the leading characteristic OF the co,
ote. At times, IL turks, about In n.
weeds or bushes until a fowl coma.
near when II seizes IL at "a bonuI
Turkeys, which are wont TO ramble n,
aheld In search Of grain, grasshoppe.,
and insecsts, frequently iau. tne vie
Tins OF the coyotes cunningness. A.
other times, especially at night, it wifi
approach farm buildings slowly AMI
cautiously, from the lccward side and
when satisfied that no danger urk
In the shadows. actually snatch chick
ems from their roOst In the hen house
Some report having seen a coyote das.
full speed into a yard, grab a chicken
by the neck, and rush away before
anyone could interfere. Such, how
ever. Is exceptional for the animal
naturally more stealthy than DARING
more wary than rash; therefore H
must be believed that such audacU
Is manifested only In most thinly popu-
lated districts where the coyote Is ex.
tremely hungry. DIT. kenncrly n Nri..
ing to the Smithsonian insututoa
from FL Paso, says, however.
Sometimes coyotes exhibit so muc
holiness as 10 come within the suburb,
of the town. and prowl around among
the houses in search OF food, while d
is yet light, rarely being disturbed by
the dogs with which they seem 20 live
on quite familiar terms. Indeed ~.
have been assured by some Of the ln
habitants along the Rio Grande that
is not at an uncommon for the coyote
10 cohabit with the dome site bitch. hu.
notwithstanding we made great effort
10 procure or even see the offspring la-
sulting from this Intercourse. we dd
not succeed In finding one where %.
proof was indubitable.'
II might be well To point out cu
passant. in support OF the above thar
Huxley says there is no difference
OF any Importance between the skull
Of a coyote and that OF q domesur
dog.
a coyote has been known to seize a
sucking pig ana carry IT away in fact
several OF them. in a single night bot
grown hog is seldom tackled by
coyote, alone
AFRAID OF A LIGHT
After repeated experiments ON farm
near the lake shore az Kaysyiile
am thoroughly convinced that nothng
is quite So eficacious I'M keeping the
coyotes away from the chicken roogi
az night as lantern hung ON pole
in a conspicuous place. A pack Of a