Wolf-Coursing 



While wolf -coursing is one of the most 

 thrilling and exciting sports to be enjoyed 

 in this country, it is less indulged in than 

 any other sport ; this, too, in the face of the 

 fact that no country offers such excellent op- 

 portunities for its practice. This is, no doubt, 

 due to the fact that it is a sport requiring 

 special preparation, a thorough knowledge of 

 both the game and country, and is very trying 

 on horse, rider and hound. Russia seems to 

 be the only country in which it has a foothold 

 and a permanent place in the hearts of its 

 sportsmen. In fact, with the Russians it 

 might be called a national pastime. How- 

 ever, did it require in this country the same 

 outlay of money, time and preparation that it 

 does in Russia, I doubt very much its advance- 

 ment as a sport. 



There are really but two species of wolf in 

 this country — the timber wolf, generally called 

 the gray, and the prairie wolf or coyote. In 



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