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:i poisoning- campaign, men in charge of sheep herds reported finding, 

 respectively, 14, more than 50. and 78 dead coyotes. The county 

 agent at Prineville. Oreg.. reported over 100 coyotes poisoned on 

 the Ochoco National Forest in that locality, and 70 were found in 

 the vicinity of Mitchell, on the east side of the forest. 



In response to a telegram from stockmen using the range at the 

 south end of the Whetstone Mountains, Ariz., stating that there were 

 a number of wolves destroying cattle in that range, the district in- 

 spector went promptly into the locality and put out a line of poison 

 on the designated range, which killed three wolves and several coy- 

 otes. A hunter left to complete the Avork succeeded in trapping 

 the four wolves which remained on the range, thus cleaning out the 

 entire pack of seven adult wolves in less than 30 days. This prompt 

 and effective action was greatly appreciated by the stockmen. Two 

 other wolf packs which had crossed from Mexico were cleaned up, 

 making a total of 30 wolves destroyed along the international border 

 without allowing a wolf to drift more than 25 miles into the United 

 States, and only one to escape back into Mexico. 



Another important catch was the '' Pryor Creek AVolf," which had 

 run for at least six years on the cattle ranges of Montana, where it 

 was noted for its destruction of calves and Shetland ponies, its deeds 

 of cunning, and its skill in eluding traps. Two Biological Survey 

 hunters caught it within six days after their arrival on the range 

 where it was operating. 



South of Williams. Ariz., a large grizzly bear had been killing 

 cattle each spring for the past 8 or 10 years. Stockmen had offered 

 bounties ranging from $100 to $500 for its capture, and many private 

 hunters and trappers had tried to earn them. It remained, however,* 

 for a hunter employed in the Federal-State cooperative work to kill 

 this notorious animal as it was charging him after driving off his 

 dogs. It was stopped by a well-placed shot when within about 15 

 feet of the hunter. The stockmen of that district estimated that 

 during the past four years this bear had killed between $'25,000 and 

 $30,000 worth of live stock and probably more than twice that 

 amount during its lifetime. This was one of the few remaining 

 grizzlies in Arizona and by far the most destructive animal living 

 in recent times on the ranges of that State. 



Three Avolves were killed in September south of Meeker, Colo., 

 the old male having taken a serious toll from stockmen and terrorized 

 this section for the past 15 years. Another male wolf, taken with 

 his entire family near De Beque, Colo., had caused losses to stockmen 

 in that vicinity amounting to many thousands of dollars, and was 

 responsible during the last few months of its life for taking about 

 100 calves on one ranch, or two-thirds of the season's calf crop. 



Notable progress has been made in the operations against moun- 

 tain lions, which in many districts are so seriously destructive to 

 colts as to make horse raising impracticable. They also make heavy 

 inroads upon deer and other game. Lions have been so reduced in 

 numbers along the Blue River, in the eastern part of Arizona, that 

 few stock are found killed by them. It i& reported that there are 

 fewer lions along this river than at any time since white men have 

 occupied the district, and that they are scarce along the north rim 

 of the Grand Canyon, where formerly they were very numerous. 

 Mountain lions have been hunted chiefly with dogs and rifle, but 



