Show 8 GAME OAME n Io How w Wolves a an ana c Coyotes Ar Are Hunted With Wih Hounds A A correspondent to the tho Toronto Globe Gobe writing of the ranching COuntr coun COun- try of the Northwest tr territory says There Tere is a certain annual loss of calves and colts cols from wolves valves There Tere are r two kinds of these lifters cattle the timber tiber wolf wol and the catte coyote of different habits but of precisely sinai simi lar gastronomic tastes The Te coyote usually hunts singly the timber tiber wolf wol a larger and moro more formidable animal anima anal is fond of society They They are both impudent im baa- i. i both cowardly and both ex cx- cunning They Toy hang about the vicinity of cattle and attack calves or colts that have strayed a little distance dis dis- dis tance or have been left behind by the band There is no virtue in them while alive alve Dead wolves are aro of value as well wel for their skins as for forthe forthe forthe the satisfaction and encouragement which they afford the tho rancher They are aro therefore much sought and various breeds of dogs have been imported im mm- ported for their benefit But they aro are fast cunning cunning and stay well wel and having killed Idled an animal and with their friends frends dined on en him hi they thoy do donot donot donot not return to sup p on him but look elsewhere It is not therefore so easy casy to find them They post themselves them selves on convenient eminences and leave for they observe a cowboy an gs no matter how far of off ho he m may y bo be be- beThey They have hare no use uso for man The timber The timber wolves are aro very powerful powerful powerful power power- ful animals and when run by Scotch hounds deer-hounds either get got into some small smal brush or seek a convenient place to tur- tur turn at bay The Scotch hound deer-hound then declines to hold closer converse with a stranger to whom ho has not been introduced The Te hound boar on the co contrary t ary at once once seeks to thoroughly i investigate his new acquaintance but he is a slow animal for for- whose arrival the wolf wol can only be bo induced to wait by pressing press press- ing bag attention from the other dogs Ranchers aro are now crossing several breeds of hounds to obtain speed coupled with power They have even tried crossing with wolves Tho The new animal cheerfully hunts his vulpine pine kindred but is not net fast enough Packs of hounds more more nore or less of fox relationship for fork a dogs dog's parentage is not always accurately determined have been tried tiled in Alberta but it is found that when tired of running tho the wolf wol lays down opens his mouth and invites someone to come on The invitation in In- is only accepted when he the tho wolfs wolf's vols attention can b be bo engaged by a aman aman aman man or otherwise in one direction so that th the hounds fan can run in on him inthe in i tho the rear Then Ten no room is left loft for complaint A great many are kled killed in one way vay or another but the he cowboys cowboys cowboys cow cow- boys say they ar are increasing in n num num num- ber her S 'S S |