Emery County Progress | 1907-10-19 | Page 3 | Killing off Wild Animals to Save the Range Stock

OFF ills THE RISE STOCK the forest ce has employed eleven exper encee hunters and trappers to destroy predatory n mals washington S ib evidence that the government Is determined to put forth every effort to bling the na forest lands to the highest po nt of development is given in the activities of uncle sam in planning the eradication of predatory pied atory animals which destroy manually tho disands of collais worth of stock running on the ranges in the forests eleven hunters and trappers whose 1 knowledge now ledge of condi ions and in the great west qualifies them to hiitt wolves i gars mountain lions coyotes and wildcats fully 1 ave been as signed to the wort of exterminating these destructive range animals in na dional forests in eigl t western states these men supplied with pot sons guns and ammunition are go ng at their work in a way which Is beginning to ho v its usef il effect and the forest bel eve that the losses caused by the animals which mahe stock their pray have been cut down very materially