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bath varmint," and were accredited
with having got away on the Sabbath.
On one occasion. he followed a preda-
tory bear through three States before
finally running it to earth. On an
other, his hounds so enraged noun
tain lion that the lion attacked Lilly.
pocket knife. but who. after a des-
perate encounter succeeded in killing
the animal with this slight weapon.
Lilly knew the range country thor
oughly. He was familiar with the
routes, the tracks and hauntS and
habits of the lions. He knew every
cave and cove and canyon. and was
responsible for a goodlv portion of the
more than S6,000,00 saving annually
that the hunters of Uncle Sam make
possible.
MOUNTAIN lions, Mr.. Young points
A out. will travel extraordinary dis
tances for food and find their prey
near the rougher and more inacces-
sible canyons. They have been known
to travel 25 miles or more in single
night, apparently without resting for
any apprecieble time. and because of
their remarkable endurance, hunting
them takes stamina and strength.
Biological Survey hunters on the fresh
track of a mountain lion have trailed
the animal for 10 consecutive hours or
longer before freeing it. Like the bob
cat. the mountain lion relies upon its
sense of smell and sight in much OF
its foraging. It's sense of smell is less
keen, however, that that OF the wolf
or coyote.
1t can see its prey for a long dis
tance. but does much Of its cautious,
silent stalking by sense of smell alone.
taking advantage of every cover until
within striking distance OF its victim.
In making the kill. the animal brings
its victim to the ground with stun
ming impact of it's own weight and
generally attacks at the throat and
breast. Sometimes the lion will bury
uneaten portions of a carcass ana
return later. Young once trapped SIX
lions of various sizes near one COW
carcass.
Trained hounds are used in controi
work. and Kentucky fox hounds ana
a cross between a Walker hound and
the bloodhound have been found most
satisfactory. The hunter, Young states,
must keep up with the pack, 1or a
mountain lion that fights at bay in
stead of freeing may kill all the dogs
IT Uses its teeth and claws in fightlng'
and its powerful neck and shoulder
muscles.
The bobcat preys upon antelope,
deer and other game animals, espe-
cially the fawns, and on wild turkeys,
ouail and other ground-nesting birds.
II has been known, as well. to be ex"
ceedingly destructive to domestic 1--we
stock, especially to sheep during the
lambing season, to pigs, goats. calves
and poultry. In parts of Arkansas In
recent years the chief of the predatory
animal control division states the
depredations of bobcats have made
hog-raising on an extensive scale i'm
practicable in some localities. Also
such depredations are particularly Sc
we're when lsmbing is conducted on the
open range and the lambing grounds
are in close proximity to the rough,
broken and rocky canyons preferred
by the bobcat. Because OF the protec-
ton such country affords against
storms. it is often chosen by sheep
men for lambing grounds.
During the lambing season the bob
cat enters the flock under cover OF
darkness and carries on its depreda-
tions quietly and with little comnlo-
ton. Biting the lamb with charac-