The Elbert County tribune., 1912-05-24
mr. WIOI EERJ' CaAzo

the welknown trick of liberating she-wolyes to
multiply for the bounty.
The passing of the wolf from those remote soli-
tudes which it shares with the golden eagle and
the mountain sheep may be allowed to inspire a
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
mas 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 scoriaceous cliffs that overhang red
precipices. where struggling windswept pines are
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 a crafty animal as the wolf is scarcely
ever obtained in fair sportsmanlike manner
with the rife, and therefore the bag of three
wolves made In three consecutive shots by Mr.
w. r FELTON,, an engineer. a remarkable
1eat, being unquestionably the Montana record
for wolf-shooting, and probably worlds record
as well. On the afternoon of September 22 1909
Mr.. FELTON, was experimenting the construction
of a 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 i'm
possible for the rest of the evening. and taking
his rifle. the engineer started off to explore an
unusually rough tract of buttes couple of miles
distant. He had not gone far before he came
upon numerous deer tracks, and though 1t
still the close season. he hoped to enjoy the pleas
ing sight of the animals themselves. To progress
noiselessly ground which had been rendered
soft and slippery by the recent deluge dif-
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
ing wide prospect over the aencompassing
brakes. lay yellow beast. watching intently.
which. at the first glance, suggested a mountain
In nn1u fha onfo haad ohau oh~t.a
skyline. but the wary beast at once perceived
him, and. springing up. revealed an immense wolf.
which trotted towards the highest portion OF the
same divide passed from view for few seconds
and reappeared the crest of the ridge, where
1t stood to look around. silhouetted against the
sky Although the distance great lover
three hundred yards) the hunter knew by former
experience that favorable chance was
never likely to occur. He therefore drew bead
on the wolf and had the qualification. the puff
of smoke cleared away, of seeing the carcass go
rolling and sliding down the steep side OF the
butte.
Evidently startled by the noise, a second wolf
loped up the ridge and stood to reconnotre on
the Identical point from which the first had been
skilfully evicted A second unerring bullet
sent this wolf tumbling headlong almost the
track OF it's predecessor. The report had scarcely
died away when. to the great astonishment OF
the shooter. two more wolves appeared standing
the original resting place occupied by the first
wolf. Once more the rifle rang out. and once
more wolf fell mortally wounded, zanly strug-
Cling against fate it slid down the butte to
join It's dead companions in the gulch. The
fourth escaped accompanied In its flight by
hitherto unseen fifth wolf which emerged after
the last shot. The hunter, naturally much ex-
hilarated by this performance scrambled across
the intervening gulches 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
in dragging itself into water-hole from which
1t pulled out with difficulty. The last had
received flank shot, the bullet ranging forward
to the left shoulder All three wolves we're
males The first animal killed "a very old one
with teeth much worm was of yellowish fawn