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CHAPTER VI. 



A PECCARY HUNT ON THE NUECES. 



A trip in Southern Texas A ranch on the Frio 

 Roping cattle Extermination of the peccary 

 Odd habits Occasionally attacks unprovoked 

 We drive south to the Nueces Flower prairies 

 Semi-tropical landscape Hunting on horse- 

 backHalf-blood hounds Find a small band of 

 peccaries Kill two How they act when at bay 

 Their occasional freaks 137 



CHAPTER VII. 



HUNTING WITH HOUNDS. 



Old-time hunters rarely used dogs The packs of 

 the southern planters Coursing in the West 

 Hunting with greyhounds near my ranch Jack- 

 rabbits, foxes, coyotes, antelope, and deer An 

 original sportsman of the prairies Colonel Wil- 

 liams' greyhounds Riding on the plains Cross- 

 country riding Fox-hunting at Geneseo A day 

 with Mr. Wadsworth's hounds The Meadow- 

 brook drag hounds High jumping A meet at 

 Sagamore Hill Fox-hunting and fetishism-- 

 Prejudices ~f sportsmen, foreign and native 

 Different styles of riding 151 



CHAPTER VIII. 



WOLVES AND WOLF-HOUNDS. 



The wolf Contrasted with coyote Variations in 

 color Former abundance The riddle of its ex- 

 termination Inexplicable differences in habits 

 between closely related species Size of wolf- 

 Animals upon which it preys Attacking cattle ; 

 horses ; other animals ; foxes, dogs, and even 

 coyotes Runs down deer and antelope Co- 

 yotes catch jack-rabbits Wolves around camp 

 A wolf shot Wolf-hunting with hounds An 

 overmatch for most dogs Decimating a pack 

 Coursing wolves with greyhounds A hunt in the 

 foot-hills Rousing the wolves The chase 



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