The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-04-04
DOGS ROUND UP
ANIMAL PESTS
Chase Of Wolves and Coy
otes Made a Regular
Gala Affair.
NUMEROUS WITNESSES
People Come From Long Dis
tanccs to BE in at End Of
Preying Beasts.

pONcA CITY. okla, kprf a.
Although thcto arc numerous wolf
sreips 10 tho credit of the several
hundred men who participated In the
wolf and coyote roundup. during
the past week. In the territory lust
vest ~ Pouca city the Inhabitants
OF that area are not yet satisfied he
cause of the number of these mnrau-
dcrs in their midst and arrangements
are now being made for q ferret ont
search OF the animals by tralhcd
dogs.
This ferre,ing out. 90 be done cx-
clusiveiy by tho dogs ~ entirely n
different matter from the drive or
roundup as generally held. for ron'-
~ only n few men viii participate,
leaving all lines Of tho work, oven
20 the killing " the animals. To the
dogs Several of tho best known
packs In this part Of oklahoma ana
also of southern Kansas viii partici-
pate.
Between 80 and ~ dogs took part
In the roundup that was held wcRt
Of here. the past week Thoy came
with their owners from Pond Crock
and Medford, from ToukaWn ANA
Dilworth and from winfield and CO
darvaic. The event had been wldoly
advertised and automobiles came
from 90 TO 70 miles distant bringing
people who wanted to scc It, not
TO participate In u wolf drive ana
roundup
Wolves ON the Increase.
Farmers report wolves on the IN
rroar. throughout all the district
west ana southwest OF this city. The
country affords them many hiding
places for Chickaskia river ana the
Salt Fork OF the Arkansas, together
with podoc and other creeks, furnish
tho hiRN banks ana canyons for dens
Then too, the ranges OF the tig
and i0i ranches, In particular. pro-
vide "A wide range also for the wolves
big coyote met an untimely end.
one dav the past week. whom out
on hunt by becoming cntangled
in a barbwirc fence. which held him
prlsoifer until Tom Sweeney.
farmer. came along ana dispatched
him with monkey wrench that he
wns onrrying In his car. In leaping
through the fence one Of the coy1
ote's front feet went between two
wires close topether, This threw
the animal on his back with his feet
securely fastened above him and evil
IDENTITY he had been I'm this position
for some time when Sweeney drove
UP.
Killed Two En- Route.
Tho Young OF the wolves IN reared
aIong tho river and creek banks and
the old ones prey on the farmers
pigs, chickens and sheep. Several
farmers have reported losses. some
OF them excessive. one man lost a
flock Of twelve geese that a high
wind drove into the woods, where
they fell easy victims to wolves. The
.I.. "a, f..f. tIs.s..s sgn. A..
tered everywhere through the Forest
The young lambs and Pigs Of which
there are many at this season, secm
TO be particularly desired dish, pn
the day following the recent round O.
up five wolves were seen on the
Big V ranch In one bunch, running
and playing simllai 3" the manner OF
dogs.
winfield, Kas, party OF people
who came down To attend the round
up were fortunate enough to XIII two
wolves on the trip down and they
entered the drive here with the two
animals decorating the front ends of
their automobiles. a wolf pclt Is
worth from 81 to 50 dollars nt the
present time, but there IL no bounty
for wolf scalrs in this country foi
the reason the bounty regulations
Of the county commissioners wer,
frequently Violated. In one instance
Il developed that the same scalps hot
been PAID for several times
Indians Not Interested.
Although the full-bloods of some
OF the tribes consider tho flesh o
the wolf or coyote a good dish yc
the Indians as rule do not intercs
themselyes In hunting the animah
and they do not participate In tn
drives or roundups Many of th'