The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-08-05
PREDATORY ANIMAL
REPORT FOR JUNE

During the month OF June SO hun
tiers worked a total of s15 days TAX
ing 422 true predatory animals: 81
bobcats and ass coyotes. There was
also taken one o In addition
to the above there were destroyed 4
unborn bobcat kits and 4 unborn
coyote pups. making a total Of 40
true predatory animals destroyed.
A remarkable catch was made dur
ing the month of May by Trapper
Niece. Three traps we're set around
a meat bait and upon visiting the
sets he found three adult bobcats,
one in each trap. The traps were set
just far enough away SO the cats
could o get to each other, IL they
could have 1 suppose there would
have been one royal battle.
Hunters who took the average Of
13 animals during the month are
as follows: J. w. Niece, Washoe
County, So; Geo. e. Cox, White Pine
County, rs; o. A. Tolman, Elko
County, %; Thomas H. Fault, Eu-
reka County. %; o. C. Woods. Wa
shoe County. 20; August Streshley,
Lander County. 10; H. J.. Ivester.
Eureka County. Is; Thos. Kennedy.
Lincoln County. II; F. McTimmonds.
washoe County II; Sam Farmer,
washoe County. 16; r. b. Grundy,
Elko County. Is; John Penola, Nye
County. IA; e. M. Lewis. Esmeralda
County, IS; Geo. Taylor, Lander
County. 10; and John J.. Wenzei.
White Pine County IS.
June 80 finished up the Fiscal
Year. this being the a that we
have delayed getting out the June
News Letter so as to be able to check
up on the years work and SO that we
could give you q statement OF the
work accomplished during the last
IL months. 1t Is with a good deal
of satisfaction that we view the work,
the average number OF predatory ami
mails taken per Ia per month be-
ing 14.2. During the year we en-
ployed an average of 37.5 men and
they took and turned in to this Of
fee the skin or scalp of two noun
tain lions, 835 bobcats and 5,577 coy
otes. q total Of 6,414. In addition to
the above there wore destroyed GA
unborn bobcat kits and 327 unborn
coyote pups. making a grand total Of
6,S05 true predatory animals de-
stroyed.
Trapper J. w. Niece. Washoe
County, working s42 days, has the
honor of taking the greatest number
of predatory animals during the year
by taking Is bobcats and 500 coy
otes, or an average of 81 for a IL
months period. Mr.. Meece's record
is one to be proud of, he only worked
a few days over IL months and his
average for the entire year is the
best of any district in the west. Trap
per Ray Williams of the Idaho dis
trict held the record of 26.5 animals
per month and holds the record for
an individuals month catch of 81
predatory animals. Our highest in
dividual months catch was made by
John Penola, Eureka County, who
took rs predatory animals.
To give you an idea Of how the
trapper is rated we will list a few
costs of taking predatory animals in
the Nevada district. The hunter who
took good care Of his fur and saves
all of the furs during the fur season
reduces the cost of taking the ami
mails for we deduct the price re-
ceived for his furs from the salary
we pay him. The 324 predatory ami
mails that Mr.. Niece took cost S1.45
each. the 202 that Mr.. Crofut took
cost SLAB each and the 1853 taken by
Mr.. Woods cost $1.5S. On the other
hand 1. J.. Guthrie of Pershing Coun-
ty took 157 animals but cost us $7.31
each. Mr.. Guthrie neglected to save
fur during the fur season.