Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1921-03-03

told him 10 wait rac-s go.
the wolf would be sure - I'd
visit. Contrary to ,be,- 80 Mn
Williams went into the hill, ya use
Pringle and found that the y.,,, "
staying around some old teos : % las
Mountains. 90 '''sar
Williams scented up the s.,..
MS SHOES and started string.-r 49,. "
traps. The wolf got on hi, us
night and showed signs Of pre7. .,. ...-'
ment at what he thought to b ,-s -.
ence of a possible mate in t.= 80
borhood. He followed the s-.-.
tirely around the line and then
ing to Pelgar Mountains cl.s-..
two old dens and made -.-.
which ran back into the hill ,.- ,,,",
so feet. ~'
"On April /, Williams had his So.
glimpse of the wolf, but Va maxi,
to get shot at him. The coyo,.s va.
acting as bodyguards, travcl,rg TO-
100 to 200 yards on the flank NJ ,b.:.
master. They would warn him q,
danger by taking flight. For vbfa
Williams did not shoot the coyo,.s bo.
ing that he would get chance a, -.
wolf without having to give ya-,;,.
by the shots that would be ne,ess,-,'
Realizing that there was no chance =,
getting at the wolf unless the coyo.,.
were killed, Williams shot them bo,
ing that he then had a clear field !,
this he was greatly mistaken. Tn.
wolf played hide and seek with him
After making a kill, he would % n,
some distance, back trail for a few
rods to point where he could kea,
under cover and watch the hunter m
his tail. Though this is COMM,
habit of bear, have never know,
i wolf to do it. 1t was on Aprjl d
that Mr.. Williams first founl the wolf
was doing this. At other times the
wolf took to fallen timber and 50
could not be tracked.
Twice during May the wo.f stem.
ped on the jaws of traps, and on he
night of July he rolled into or Law
down on one and had lot of his hair
pulled out. This gave him such
scare that he left the country for
while. No sign could be found of him
near Custer until the night Of Aug.
ust l., when he made his presenc.
known by killing several head Of
cattle and wounding several NOR,
Williams found some of these cattle,
took the trail of the wolf. and follow.
ed him all day on fresh track. This
led up to the mouth of CANYON. and,
knowing that the wolf would he tax.
ing sleep after his big feed, Williams
tied his horse and started in. lust
then two hersemen came lip. riding
at breakneck speed and calling to
Williams that they had found YEAR.
ling steer killed by the wolf. William.
motioned them 10 60 back. but they
did not understand what he meant ami
he was forced to return to meet them
thus, he lost the best chance he ever
mad OF getting the wolf with rifle.
when he returned 10 the trail. he
found the place where the wolf had
bedded down to sleep. The noise made
by the horSemen had given him the
alarm and he had gone back down the
canyon very close to the hunter ami
escaped.
Early in September the wolf step
ped on trap ami was caught slightly
by one foot. Apparently the trap
mad tipped so that it caught only one
side OF the foot and the wolf was able
to pull loose. He left some hair in
the trap. This happened again in the
early days of October.
WILLIAMS finally got the wolf on
october |. Here is his own account
of it:
He stepped into trap in the morn.
ing and it got a good grip on him.
He ran with it about $50 yards when
the hook caught on tree but that did
not seem to sop him at all He broke
the swivel of the trap and ran on with
II on his front foot trailed him
three miles and got shot a him and
got him. He had been so lucky that
expected the gun would fail to shoot,
Out IT worked o. X He is smaller
than the average male wolf, weighed
rs pounds and measured just Is feet
from tip to tip; inches from ne to
mock, and had a tail IA inches long.
His teeth would be good for Is wears
longer. He broke some of them of on
the trap, but aside from that they were
IN good condition. He is an old VOL,