Charlevoix county herald., 1912-06-15

color. OF the other two one was all grey and
the other brownish, with grey head and neck.
Both these were young wolves of about eighteen
months old. The engineer. accompanied by an
assistant with chain. returned to the spot next
morning and measured the exact distance from
his position at the sandrocks to the wolf ridge
three hundred yards. How Mr.. FELTON, hap
pened to surprise a recumbent wolf in daylight
be explained by the characteristic OF old
members of pack to take lively interest in
the gambos OF the younger The old wolf
was doubtless pleasantly engaged in watching
the youngsters disporting themselves when he
Unexpectedly became target for the engineers
bullet.
Another similar surprise episode occurred on
January 18th 1895, when | was camped on Cedar
Greek. which into the Yellowstone
Glendive Ny companion following deer
tracks In the snow, when. turning a corner of the
badlands he came suddenly upon the back view
Of big wolf seated upon its launches and so
completely absorbed in watching nine young
wolves at play that it did not notice his approach.
The hunter killed the unsuspecting animal with
n ball through the neck at close range, but lack
ing the deadly skill Of Mr.. FELTON,. he suffered the
rest of the luplne brood to escape. The carcase
of this wolf (aiso a paterfamas) packed
whole to camp and found to weigh hundred
pounds
Although naturally timid. the wolf makes
most devoted mother. and will not hesitate to
risk her own life for her pups, more especially
when the latter young. In the fall of 1909,
Johnson Ca member of the wolf-destroying syndi-
cate already mentiOned) lost six foals from the
depredations of she-wolf and felt convinced
that her den in tract Of badlands adjoining
his ranch. After brief search he came upon
q number of wolf tracks in pool of water. also
marks where playful wolf pups had worried the
sage brush and finally. close by, the now unoccu.
pied den in which the lupine family had been
reared. Continuing his search for their present
abode. he suddenly caught sight of eight observ-
ant young wolves which. taking the alarm at
disappeared into a washout His first i'm
pulse, TO intercept them 30 get shot,
arrested by the sound Of numerous short. sharp
barks about third of mile away, which he
readily recognized proceeding from their
mother; and. leaving the pups to look after them
selves, he prepared to stalk the ravening brute
which had inflicted him incalculable damage.
The wolf, which could now be seen approaching
upon high ground boldly lay down butte
and entertained her pursuer with an unceaslng
concert of barks and howls. Johnson presumed
that the anxious parent. becoming aware of his
presence i'm her domain. desired to draw his at.
tention from her progeny to herself by this seem
ingly imprudent conduct. This being precisely
of the numerous washouts which wound in
sunken alleys about the vociferous animal. In
due course IT his pleasurable achievement to
survey his quarry's gaunt form through the Ly-
man sight at one hundred and fifty yards and
as ho is an unerring shot who seldom pulls
trigger In vain, he congratulated himself that
her days OF rapine were over IL Is trite say.
ing, however. that we should not count our chick