THE COUGAR 



The methods usually followed to rid the hunt- 

 ing-ground of its worst poacher are to shoot or 

 trap him. If the former is decided upon, the 

 fact that the lion has an excellent nose and keen 

 vision should not be forgotten when the place 

 to watch for him is selected. 



Still-hunting the cougar is about the most 

 thankless undertaking one could enter upon, yet 

 there are occasions when a close observer may be 

 able to kill one without extra trouble when out 

 primarily for other game. The main requisite is 

 time and a thorough acquaintance with the coun- 

 try. The cougar, after the young are grown up, 

 does not remain in a comparatively small district 

 for any length of time, but usually covers a much 

 wider territory than the gray wolf, although the 

 latter is universally known as a great wanderer. 

 At irregular intervals, say from once in a fort- 

 night to once in two months, depending on the 

 region, it returns to the same district. Unlike 

 the wolf, the cougar, in returning to and hunting 

 over a district, does not usually go over the same 

 trail and buttes he has used on the previous trip, 

 but prefers to explore new ground on each occa- 



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