Wolf-Coursing 



different sections one hears of other varieties ; 

 but these, I believe, are merely variations in 

 color and size, and are not specific differences. 

 While the habits of the coyote or prairie wolf 

 are well known to a majority of sportsmen, it 

 is not so with the timber or gray wolf, and a 

 few words in regard to the latter will not be 

 amiss. 



My experience is that the wolves of Mon- 

 tana and Wyoming are larger, stronger and 

 fiercer than those further south, though it is a 

 fact that the largest single wolf that I ever saw 

 killed was in Arizona. However, he was an 

 exception to the general run of them there. 

 If we may judge of the Russian or European 

 wolf from specimens to be seen in menageries 

 and zoological gardens, the American wolf, 

 while not so tall or leggy, is more compact, 

 with heavier head, coarser muzzle, smaller 

 ears, and perhaps a little heavier in weight — • 

 the American wolf standing from 29 to 36 

 inches at shoulder, and weighing from 85 to 

 125 pounds. I am also inclined to think that 

 the American wolf is, when run down to a 

 death-finish, a much more formidable foe for 

 dogs than his European relative. I reached 

 this conclusion only after hunting them with 



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