The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1922-11-25
PREDATORY ANIMAL
REPORT FOR OCTOBER

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The following report for the month
of October Is sent out by q. r. Sans.
head of the Biological Survey. to
trappers and those interested in the
destruction of predatory animals:
During the month 62 hunters
worked q total of 1772 days taking
1101 true predatory animals: 81 bob
cats and 1920 coyotes. There were
also taken 10 badgers. s skunks. z
fox and 1 weasel.
Hunter J. J. Grimes. washhoe
County. was high man for the month
with q catch Of 80 true predatory an
imals and also savsd the fur of es-
cry animal. Hunter Joe Avelar,
Churchill County and J. w. Niece.
washoe County tied for second place.
each taking Sc predatory animals
and J. r. vogel. Washoe County. was
third with catch of 81. The aver
age catch per man for the month fig-
ured on the 81 days basis was 1873
predatory animals. Others taking
the average or better are as follows:
John Penola. Nye County, 81; @. c.
Friel, Washoe County. 20; @. ".
Latham. washoe County, Is; Ollie
Cox, Eureka County, 25; r. l.. Kin
caid. Nye County, "a; Lennard Hack
ward and H. J. Ivester. Elko County.
"a each; August Streshley, Lander
County. "a; VIM. s. Lamb. Nye Coun-
ty, "a; A. r. Green, Pershing Coun-
ty, 22; Tbos. H. Fault, Eureka Coun-
ty, %: H. Aberasturi, Nye County,
%; F. B. Crofut, Eureka County, "a;
George vannoy, Elko County. 81;
George Taylor, Lander County, 81;
Sam Farmer, T. B. Hartman, J. w.
Young, washoe County, 81 each; o.
A. Tolman, Elko County. 81; Harry
Webb, Eureka County. 20; N. J. Had
en-, Nye County, 20; r. B. Grundy,
Elko County, 10; Thos. Kennedy,
Lincoln County. 10; George Selby.
Douglas County, Is, Rex Matthews.
Lincoln County. IS: w. e. Garaven-
ia. Lyon County, Is, and George
Houston. Douglas County, IS.
1t has been called to our attention
that trappers often leave their trap
lines set while of duty for one-or
two weeks at a time. This practice
should be stopped as often valuable
dogs or sheep are caught and die in
them. II you find 1t necessary to lay
off for a week or two spring your
traps and avoid the displeasure of
I he stock men. In the Winter time
traps should be visited every other
day, attending to one line each day.
II coyotes are left in traps very long
during cold weather they will chew
off the foot that is caught and escape.
We wish to again call your atten-
ton to reporting each day the num-
Der of poison baits distributed, stat
ing under remarks" In the lower
left hand corner of the itinerary re-
port the number distributed for the
week. Also. state in what county you
are working in and If in two counties
during the month mark each day in
which county.
Furs are in demand so save every
skin that is of value. We grade our
hunters on the number and care of
furs taken. Often a poisoned coyote
is found frozen too hard to skin.
Don't take the scalp but take the an
imal in to camp and hang 1t in the
stable over night and skin when
thawed.
The number of predatory animals
taken in each county during the
month is as follows: Churchill 81,
Douglas 80. Eiko 203. Eureka 1870,
Lander 73. Lincoln rs, Lyon So, Nye
ia, Pershhing. So, Washoe 265 and
White Pine 20.