Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-01-02

nave any Ho SUGGESTS a larger
nounty-enough ITO make 10 worth
Wmie 20 gn out oi your way To- get
theh. Referring 90 his dogs. he says
thnt they have Killed 80 coyotes ln the
last two years. aud adds. ~ think my
method Be- good. as ] have not seen one
thla fal that the dogs haven't got
Mr. John Burton. aiso OF Knysvule.
has similar dogs which perform like
ieats OF daring ana prOwess. These
dogs Soon learn tO hunt the coyotes.
ana seldom harm sheep themselves
" seems necessary though Co keep
them chained in the day time. ao that
they retain o. savage nature and are
constantly ready to give chase. A.
coyotes are often sighted from the door
YARD, 10 Dr. "a matter OF moment Co
fcleoso their eager pursucrs and. fur
thefmore when the dogs are always
~ home there seems to be- mo- incur-
siuns by coyotes though O. ranch "a half
mile distant moy suffer surprisingly
COMMON DOGS 80 USE.
Common dogs are. however. OF little
use IN hunting coyotes. fn fact. ] have
seen "a single coyote held by "a rope.
keep on 20 dogs even though the lat
ter had an the encouragement that
crowd OF sportlvc men could give
of the coyote. no dog seemed willing
again 20 enter the fray. and, further
more. while every dog yelpcd, loudly
when nippcd. the coyote was as sullen
and silent as "a sheep. mo- matter what
the pain inflicted Even two big
blOodhounds were disinclincd 70 enter
the fight second time; and. finally,
the disappointed sports were con-
strained 10 take their coyote back 20
town in ,he bob-slclgh.
J. N. Clark IN writing to the smith
souian Institute ON this subject says.
Wolves have the hitterest enemies
IN dogs the sharp teeth and rapid
snap of the former, however. require
but o. short time % ria them OF tho
most furious attacks. ON one occasion,
while az the copper mines three dogs
attacked a single Wolf and after an
encounter Of but a few minutes, one
returned 50 lacerated as to cause its
death within week
SPORT ON LAKE SHORE.
In the autumn and winter. il Is
favorite sport with the boys az kays-
Vile 90 gather horse back. az the edge
Of the settlement near the lakeside.
and after scattering in q semi-circle
several miles iu diameter. gradually
drive and close upon the coyotes
routed ON the way. Some are soon
killed with REVIEWERS occasionally. one
s lassoed. but. usually. AN OF the
fleeing coyotes venture far out over the
mud ~ the lake shore and into the
water itself Nonturecame hOrsemen
follow; and az last. when an exhausted
coyote and ifs pursucr are pluuging
knee deep, IA water ana mud, the race
is ended and the prize secured. 1t is
seldom, in this vicinity that more than
two or three coyotes are captured at
a time. IN this way: but the sport is
so interesting that 10 will undoubtedly
continue 20 be popular form of
recreation at certain times 81 the year.
in those places where fences are not so
numerous as 90 hinder the chase.
RIFLE OF LITTLE USE.
The rifle IL not such "a useful means
Of destroying coyotes as Il once was,
on account Of the fact that the crafty
providers are sharp enough to keep just
beyond guushot; and, furthermore, they
venture forth usually In the night
when. on account of the darkness.
rifle Is OF little utility. In fact, the
sagacity of the coyote is at times, al
most human. have seen one sit on
SIS launches and peer curiously at
rushing passenger train within hun
dred yards and yet trot away, fun
speed, on the slow approach Of man
walking with "a stick in his hand.
Utah has long paid a bounty FOR the
killing OF coyotes; but, though She law
has undoubtedly stimulated the de-
struction OF these animals. II is still
questionable whether the result 1usti-
fes the expenditures. on account Of
the fraudulent practises that can very
easily creep into the execution Of boun-
ty laws. this question. however, be-
comes as much ethical as economic
with its true status undetermined.
We have observed that the coyote has
both beneficial and pernicious habits,
and. therefore. that his total destruc-
ton cannot be of the greatest service
TO man. Let us consider then, those
methods which have for their object,
not the humiliation OF the coyote but
protection against It. We must. some
how, force it TO get It's living as A
scavenger and a destroyer OF nOxious
rodents.
Dogs are, as a rule. a valuable pro-
lection. but. II the doorstep Is a great
distance from the corral. our canine
pickets may slumber while the enemy
besieges. Mention has already been
made of the value OF a lantern as a
scarecrow; hut as with the dogs. its
effect can OF course be only Of limited
circumference.
FENCE is EFFECTUAL.
Nothing. IN fact. is quite 80 salts
factory for protective purposes as
specially constructed fence. similar 10
those which. for years. have been used
with success I'm Australia and South
Africa against the most daring wild
beasts that prowl IN the jungles Of the
earth. In Australia, even rabbits are
kept from the pastures and growing
crops by the use OF wire nettings and.
IN South Africa, the same means are
successfully employed against red jack
ais CCanis Mesomelas) which like the
coyotes. here, are "a great hindrance
to farming. particularly OF sheep and
ostrich
The Agricultural Journal of the Cape
OF Good Hope $500 records the details
OF paper read by r, r. Hoole. presi-
dent Of the Upper Albany Farmers as
ISOLATION. Ga which the result Of 10
years experience with iackol-proof
fencing Is given. The advantages OF
such "a fence are there said 10 be:
I. Decreased cost of herdlng.
@ Increased value Of the wool, about
g cents "a pound
q Increased number OF lambs reared
a. Increased value. owing 90 early
maturity aud condition OF stock.