Show P COWBOY COWBOY Co Y HOLD THAT THA D LION I Hunting Cougars in Utah Wilds One Pastime That Proves Old West Isn't Dead Dea Yet SALT LAKE Aug 2 You 2 You dont don t thae ha e to go to Africa to hunt lions Recently In the vIcinity of Toquerville ville Utah Ernest Duffin trapper and hunter assisted by Forest Rang Rang- Ranger er Alex Macfarland Claude Parkin Parkin- Parkinson son Clare Higbee and Reed Batty brought In four cougars a mother and three kittens two of ot which are arenow arenow arenow now alive The mother captured alive e died while en route to town TIED TO SADDLES I Duffin Duffin and Parkinson surprised d I the town ton of ot Toquerville by appear appear- appearing appearIng appearing ing with two taro live cougar kittens tied to the horns of their saddles Duffin was looking for coyote tracks In the Dry Sandy Wash when he suddenly ran across a deer that had Just been killed Examinations re revealed re- re revealed revealed that a cougar had Just left probably to bring her kittens Duffin Dufin tracked the cougar to her hei den but buthis buthis buthis his approach drove droe the animals away I Thinking the cougar would return to feast on Its prey he went to Toquerville and brought back traps which he set around the carcass Two kittens were trapped and signs Indi Indi- Indicated Indicated sated the mother and one kitten had evaded the traps The captured ani ani- animals animals mals were tied after a struggle In which It was necessary to stretch them by a rope tied on their head and feet TRAP TR MOTHER I Expecting the mother cougar the next day Duffin DuHn brought with him Forest Foret Ranger Alex Macfarland Clare Higbee and Reed Recd Batty As they approached the traps the cougar was seen Jumping along pulling be behind be- be behind behind hind her the traps and drag Duffin fin dismounted to try to shoot the cougar But It disappeared so Higbee and md Batty tooK a roundabout trail to head her off Suddenly Batty's Batty s horse snorted and Jumped to one ona side for the cougar was only a few tell feet teet away hiding In Ina Ina ina a bush The men roped the cat on head and foot toot and stretched It like a cow to be branded so a more sub sub- substantial substantial chain might be placed around Its neck But no doubt Cowpunchers Higbee and Batty failed tailed to realize that a cougar could stand less chok chok- chokIng ing lag than a calf calt for tor on the way home the cougar died Copyright 1927 NEA Service Inc Ine E Ei i V fy i n f r J a w r 5 Jt I c 2 t 1 r iD t m F fife V i- i iK The end of a lion hunt In Utah with Cowpuncher Cure Clare on the cougars cougar's back bick Is pictured above abo e. e Ernest Duffin trapper is holding the chain |