The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1918-08-17

%struotive TO game. IN which case they
viii have To be reduced In numbers,
II ~ very difficult even FOR the best
hunters to make good records In de
stroying wolves and coyotes during
the spring and early summer months.
from about the first of April Ia the
time that the young begin To- travel IN
Iuly. March brings 10 conclusion tho
long fur-collccting season which great
IS reduces the number of animals. and
those remaining are educated to h
purposes of traps n poison. This
has been very noticeable Ia the past
spring on account OF tho unusually big
profits made in all kinds OF furs dur
ing tho winter-the lure of 81 TO S12
for coyote skins bcing the incentive
for an army of hunters. Without a
doubt the catcl, OF furs was the great
est tina tho southwest has ever
known. the approximate number of
coyote kin lone taken in New Mex
leo aggrogating 10000.
In the spring an unlimited food sup
ply for predatory animals, especially
the coyocs and bobcats, rs furnished
by young rabbits, rodents that have
mbornated through the long winter
months and the stock that die from
poverty over the ranges, and later on.
young domestic stock as well AS young
game animals and birds.
During the winter the young anti
mails that are not educated to the uses
OF mans devices are available. ms well
MS tho old that during the summer
months have had II long rest from the
fur trappor. These animals collect In
favorable places for the inter and
.r. ..4atIN tuIaus fu tho tIsnnfnFF uaN-
son approaches they scatter and be-
come shy and cautious. This charac-
t~cristic is most noticeable among
wolves and coyotes.
The fur hunter pursuos his game to
the breeding time n then leaves the
animals TO renew tho supply unmolest-
cd. II is az tins time that federal and
state hunters take advantage Of the
opportunity to destroy entire families.
The value of tho fur automatically
conscrvcs the supply where the gut-
NAL Is taken for the had aions The
income trom prime turS greatly oil-
sets the expense of gov opera
tons. After the wolves arc eliminate
cd the cost per animal viii be tc-
duccd until those gnimals now plcnti-
ml become scarce. because "a good
wolf hunter, Il given a free hand after
coyotes and bobcats, makes good rec
ords: but on account of different
character of range occupied lac gcner-
ally gets few animals other than
wolves. These are conditions under
which many government hunters must
work aud b. expected to make tho
same good records ms are madc By
those who trapped during favorable
months.
The most expensive animals to Tho
government are those that have been
so costly 20 rapchmcn FOR many years
past, many having a record of dostTuC-
Z ton of two to three thousand dollars
/ worth of meat zach year. Forty per
cent OF the adult wolves destroyed Ia
the southwest ~ the present time are
4 minu toes and feet, showing that they
have been trapped at some previous
time and made their escape. Having
lost feet or toes with the traps they
continue their dopredations with even
= greater RESPONSIVENESS because, an
h able to handle themselves actively,
they tear up many animals and leave
them 20 die of the wounds. These are
y tho outlaws. that none but experts cen
y hope To- secure.
= Dogs. Predatory AMI
@ Disease Carriers.
The problem OF worthless dogs ia
the state, while having had very lit
e tie consideration, rs costing tho pco-
pie vast sums OF money MS well as in
u nicting "A burden upon humanity. A.
G a timely warning II may be we'll VI
o call attention to thetfact that "hobo'
G dogs are the principal carriers of ra-
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