Show A r SCOURGE OK OF WOLVES montana and texas oattla cattle killed ed by tho ravenous Bave noua boasts stock Ital scra sers in these states are at a loss tor for some means to savo save their yoong cows and verses horace from destruction wolves are the great bane of the stock raising industry in the west and southwest and how to get rid of them or ar even to prevent their increase is j just now cow of most serious concern to ranch men the trouble is not confined to iny any one section tor for stories of havoc a among 0 ng and of helplessness to cope cope with the pest come alike from points point in Nrc western stern texas and in eastern Mort nha at the recent annu meeting of the montana stock growal growers ers the surprising f fact act was stated and corroborated by ranchman ranchmen ranch men from all parts of tile the stat that during the past two years five per cent of the young calves aal ten per cent of of the colts on the ranges have been destroyed by wolves the sheep heep men of texas agree that they suller er from the depredations of wolves more than from any other cause and 11 estimate their a average loss at twenty per cent of their flecks fircks J 11 campbell who has one of the largest ranches ranche s in western texas near del rio where lie he has a flock of twelve thousand bead of sheep says lie he has had over three thousand head killed by coyotes or wolfes during the past year the number numb arof 0 of wolves does not diminish the fact is says a montana newspaper I 1 that wolves have increased 11 in vast t numbers within the past three years and that all methods for their destruction have hitherto failed and mr campbell says of texas texal the wolves are becoming so nu numerous in er and bold that i it t is no trouble to trap and sh shoot obit them but their num berh bei b do not seem to decrease 19 alib fellow sheep men say that the losses t to 0 their flocks from the depredations depredation ol 01 f the wolves in the past few years lia have v equaled and in many cases exceL exceeded Klel the profits from froin the business men who have raised sheep in australia and other coun countries tiles say there is no butter better country in mie world for sheep 11 raising ising than texas but for tho the wolves how flow wolves may kill sheep is not difficult to conceive lulling killing young and colts is a bolder job the wolf preying alone or as one of a band b an I 1 picks out a fine due young animal leaps on its hind quarters and cuts tike the ten of tile ir r the animal is s crippled and the f ast is easy for the the wolf orthe or the pack usually Isu ally but little of the animal thus killed is devoured for tile wolf olf prefers fresh meat and calves calve and colts and sheep are arc plentiful and cay casy prey how to get rid of the wolves is a problem much clayed ayad but still wholly unsolved the montana stock lc bated it for iv it hours and left th the ahe open the unanimous opinion anns is that only conly two wo suggestions suggestion were considered a t tall al I 1 N workable or kable one fui their ai I 1 stair stag hounds and the 1 oll l one of a I 1 urty to hunters hunter 3 the ly beast will not touch a poisoned carca carcass unless driven by ex tr anc hunger it a condition unlikely vi 1 oung toa so plentiful and oay abe stockmen stoc kmen eriv that bl baij L 3 dinino L vin V 11 when eaten for some ome rali ringe e reasor bewon r other now larch i s I iffa effect ff A oil n wolf offering 41 an n ili ini arl bount is as an expensive and i business li it might mean as ul itch csc as tt th loss alss of the stock tin the 1 I es aill fi f 11 if the bounty were barte lar re ll 11 gaii N u gild lie be imported from i icil i 1 neighboring states fol foi IL 11 pill ill s i 1 the texas sheep raier i new scheme for i i st t about which he is ii vei e trap trapped pei toven wolves vI Ies rr i i penned them with a do lly with nith the J il d all 1 diate it 11 1 1 1 I 11 hail air ni r t nephi il i I 1 in MI i r r auni I 1 t ii f ie M ll 11 1 1 I 1 r i i n 0 t I 1 0 I 1 hy i 11 1 i vt v t vv h 1 jin 1111 i it lr brt L lil 1 nui nud tile die iu in a siw t t 1 u lii bi afie lie ume line eli ch I 1 i I 1 1 in i of 01 ahr i 1 i pi i alint i 1111 ll 11 rn n T 11 1 II 11 v c I 1 IU II 11 if itta HI V i u oi 01 r par of the union loruma wit jiin much interest for result |