Charlevoix county herald., 1912-06-15
mr. W1Z EERSCHNZ

the Wel-knoWn trick or Hberating shewoves to
multiply for the bounty
The passing of the wolf from those remote so
tudes which it shares with the golden eagle and
the mountain sheep may be allowed to inspire
pang of regret while admit its remorseless
attacks upon livestock. Like the eagle and the
sheep, the wolf is ineffaceably associated with
the wild nature of the badlands, and, like them
has almost reached the vanishing point Away
where river wavelets lap the bases OF sheer
adobe clay buttes, which rise tier upon tier to
the sky in impossible grandeur, down in steep
gorges between high ranges crowned with cedar
thickets or scoriaceous cliffs that overhang red
precipices, where struggling windswept pines
rooted on the verge of steep slopes amid the
tumbled fragments of porous volcanic rocks
here may We find the typical home of the Mon
tana wolf
Such crafty animal as the wolf is scarcely
ever obtained in fair sportsmanlike manner
with the rifle, and therefore the bag Of three
wolves made in three consecutive shots by Mr.
w. FELTON,, engineer a remarkable
feat being unQuestionably the Montana record
for wolf-shooting. and probably worlds record
we'll On the afternoon Of September %, 1909
Mr.. FELTON, experimenting the construction
of Highway to the railroad at Calypso. through
the wild badland range which fringes the north
side Of the Yellowstone opposite Terry.
drenching thunderstorm had rendered work inn
possible for the rest OF the evening, and. taking
his rife. the engineer started off to explore
unusually rough tract of buttes a couple OF miles
distant. He had not gone far before he came
upon numerous deer tracks and though It was
still the close season. lie hoped to enjoy the pleas
ing sight Of the animals themselves. To progress
noiselessly on ground which had been rendered
soft and slippery by the recent deluge diff
cult matter but about sundown he reached the
desired viewpoint of high sandrock ridge and
peered cautiously over. Before him, stretched
out the black gumbo promontory command
tng wide prospect over the aencompassng
brakes lay yellow beast. watching intenty.
which at the first glance. suggested mountain
iion. Only the mans head showed above the
skyline, but the wary beast at perceived
him. aud springing up, revealed an immense wolf.
which trotted towards the highest portion OF the
same divide passed from view for n few seconds
and reappeared the crest of the ridge. where
It stood to look around, shouetted against the
sky. Although tho distance was great lover
three hundred yards). the hunter knew by former
experience that favorable chance was
never likely 20 occur. He therefore drew a bead
on the wolf and had the qualification. the puff
of smoke cleared away, of seeing the carcass 60
rolling and sliding down the steep side of the
butte
Evidently startled by the noise. second wolf
ieped up the ridge and stood to recounoitre on
Nhe identical point from which the first had been
so skilfully evicted A second unerring bullet
sent this wolf tumbng headl~ng almost on the
track Of its predecessor The report had scarcely
'dleo away When, TO the great astonishment OF
the shooter. two more wolves appeared standing
on the original resting place occupied by the first
wolf. Once more the rifle rang out. and once
more wolf fell mortally wounded vany strug
Cling against fate as 1t slid down the butte to
join its dead companions in the gulch The
fourth escaped. accompanied in its fight by a
hitherto unseen fifth wolf which emerged after
the last shot The hunter. naturally much ex
harated by this performance, scrambled across
the intervening gulckes to inspect the victims OF
his prowess. The first wolf was shot directly
through the shoulders and the second six inches
further back through the spine Both were lying
close together but the third wolf had succeeded
I'm dragging itself into water-hole, from which
It was pulled out with difficulty. The last had
received flank shot. the bullet ranging forward
to the left shoulder. All three wolves
males The first animal killed Ga very old one.
with teeth much worm of yellowish fawn