The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1910-04-16
EXPERT TO LOCATE HERE
Government Will Send Wolf Hunter to
Iron County.

Crystal Falls received a visit last
week from Chas. E. Brewster a Wash
ington, ID. Q. lawyer who occupies a
position as an expert in the Biological
Survey OF the national government.
Mr. Brewster spent the day in com
pany with County Clerk Wall and dis
cussed the wolf question with him and
others interested in this.vicinlty. He
informed MIR. Wall that the federal
government intends sending an expert
wolf hunter to Iron county very soon
TO teach the natives the art Of Kidding
the county OF wolves. This expert
will be located in the north east corner
OF the county, near Republic. which
section, Mr.. Brewster says, has the re-
putation Of being infested with wolves
For several years. = said Mr.. Brew
steT. tine Bureau of Biological Survey
has been investigating the extent to
which deer are being destroyed by
wolves Reports have been received
from county clerks and others showing
the number of deer killed by hunters
and the number of wolf bounties paid
each year. Statistics compiled from
these reports show that in the upper
peninsula Of Michigan at least as
many, IL not more deer are killed by
wolves than by hunters Last year
lNa1
ed by hunters than ia the fall Of 1908,
while the amount paid for wolf boun-
ties was larger than ever before. This
is unmistakable evidence that wolves
are increasing and that the deer are
decreasing.
Government experts have come to
the conclusion that the tounty system
does not work to destroy the wolves.
Michigan pays the highest wolf bounty
of any state. yet the number OF wolves
is apparently constantly increasing.
This is because the wolf hunters are
ont primarily for the money that IS In
IL, and the determination OF the vol.
yes IL u secondary consideration. Wolf
hunters make little effort 10 capture
whelps, as IL pays better TO devote
their efforts to killing the full grown
animals IL is only by exterminating
the young that the country can ever
be rid Of wolves.
Discovery OF wolf dens and exter-
minatiou OF the yonng is the purpose
OF the government trappers. Expert
ments in this country, as we'll as else
where. nave shown that large numbers
OF whelps can be killed. especially In
the spring of the year. When the trap
pers come TO Ircn county, they
will probably locate in this township,
near the Marquette county line which,
IL strikes me. IL q most favorable To-
cation. Thew will set traps and nut
ont scent near those traps 10 draw
the animals. A preparation has been
concocted which the wolves will follow
perslstently. the formula for which
can be had by any one on application.
"Oui experience has shown that 10
increase the bounty does not help mat
ters any. as far az the determination
of the animals Is concerned. BY the
destruction OF the young the increase
of wolves may be prevented more
effectually and economically than by
any other way. The large size Of the
litters makes the method especially
important, as wolves usually have six
10 ten pupa 10 10 now positively
knwon that wolves pair for the breed
ing season. and that the males stay
with the females and help teed and
care for the pups during the summer
Wolves do not breed until two years
old. which accounts for the presence OF
rowing hands during the breeding sea.
son. Trapping IL the most satisfactory