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

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presenting itself is either how 10 de-
stroy So on TO make suitable defense
against its incurslons. Many methods
are being tried. and though each is of
some avail, NO one "a entirely satisfac-
tory.
strychniue poisonng. which is all
ways a. sure means ~ DESTROYING "a
vicious dog is of little use against the
knowing coyote. Whether or not he
can smell 10. coz d. suspicious ON account
of the scent OF human hands a. difficult
TO determines but az any rate. be u.s.
usually clover enough Co leave "a poi
soncd carcass alone Ola huntsmen OF
the plains relate that strvchnmc insert
cd iu n skinned buffalo would invarl-
ably result ln the death OF big gray
wolves, but seldom coyotes Iu fact.
the latter were regarded az too wary
60 Doe caught by the ordinary methods
of poisoning. ! know one farmer at
kuysville who many times sprinklcd
strychnine IN the carcass of "a sheen
which among others had been iugtiatod
in the night but as rule. the coyotes
returned 60 devour the dead sheep
which had not been poisoned and left
the poisoned one untouched For an
experiment. once. he buried the poisoned
carcass and. next morning lt was
found dug up and two coyotes lay dead
Since then he has always had success
when he buried the bait. for such
practise seems not only TO do away
with suspicious appearances. but the
odor Of human traces as wen.
NEVADA SCHEMES.
/ om Informed by Mr. Arthur d.
KnOwlton a mining engineer of Phoebe.
Nevada, that the farmers % that
neighborhOud practise a similar ruse
with great success. They feed sick
COW or horse large amount ~
strychnine or arsenic. usually the for
mer; and thcn when the animal is
about 90 die. shoot No. They place "a
half barrel Of water near 10; and lcate
ii ON the open plain. The coyotes as
rule. without exception devour pur-
ton Of the carcass readily. take drink
and succumh The water Is provided
in order TO hasten the action OF the
poison; 50 that the coyote skins may be
procured, without an inconvcnicut
search.
James A. Larklns Informs me that
another method employed by some
farmers in poisoning coyotes Is tn Ia
sort strychnine In small chunks or bits
Of meat which can readily be swat
lowed. and then. starting horse back.
az "a point even half "a mile in the
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20 the farm and drop the poisoned
pieces OF meat along the way.
In the night time they will readily
follow the drag and. N at all hungry.
gObble up and even fight for the poi
soncd meat as they speed along. one
must ride IN dropping the bait, for their
keen noses soon detect the footsteps Of
human beings. The dry crystals Of
strychnia sulphatc should be used and
inserted with "a knife blade and as
little handling Of the meat az possible.
Warning Of ones intention should be-
given, FOR dog is moro easily deceived
than Is a coyote.
HARD TO TRAP
No animal Is harder TO trap than a
coyote, for one must not only under
stand its habits In order to capture
Il this way but also use the utmost
precaution and care In setting the trap.
which must be left so cleverly obscured
that even a man would not detect H.
A coyote. as a rule. trots along we'll
defined trails and hunts towards the
wind. In an instant it detects the
track OF human feet; and N ever haV-
ing had experience with traps ana
guns. is always suspicious and alert.
The remoter and wilder the country,
tho sooner any Wild animal succumbs
10 the hunting Of man. Some farm
ers. however. have had fair success by
placing the trap. Undated, under leaves
az the point where the coyotes are ac-
customed TO cross through hedge
fence, but the direction OF the wind
is usually a potent factor in determin-
ing success. Others sink the trap TO
the level I'm a trail and cover ii with
grasses and weeds. 20 harmOnize with
the surroundings. II a bait Is used Il Is
always advisable 20 drag Il for a quar-
ter OF mile or So and then scatter Il
in bits an around the obscured trap,
for nothing seems TO allay suspicion
quite so well as a clever drag
A No 3 steel trap Is used; but be-
fore setting il. the hands ought to be
rubbed on some strong smelling meat
or covered with oil OF anise or rhodi-
um. Some set the traps, leave them
for a day or two, and then bait them
while astride a horse; but, I'm any case,
IL Is a shrewd trapper that has much
success against coyotes.
DOG HUNTING.
There are various methods Of hunt
ing coyotes: but by far tie most in
teresting is with dogs. The ordinary
cur Is useless. however; while beagles
and large fox hounds are too slow The
preferable breeds are staghounds Rus
sian wolfhounds. greyhounds ana their
crosses. I am informed by VIM. II.
Blood OF Kaysville, that his two dogs
-one q Russian staghound. the other a
greyhound bitch-are Sc successful In
destroying coyotes that he no longer
speeds for his rife. when in sight OF n
coyote. but calls the two dogs, which
invariably capture their prey even
though IL has several hundreds OF yards
the start. The larger OF the two dogs
runs at q terrific pace and often throws
the coyote several yards In the air
upon the first impact Turning inn
mediately, Il dispatches the beast with
surprising case. Mr.. Blood says;
They kin by choking and bleeding
II the dog catches the jugular vein, the
coyote bleeds 10 death; and II not, the
dog stays until death gets there any
way"
lie says further that the coyotes do
thousands ~ dollars OF damage per
year 20 the sheep and poultry industries