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ing it. A Night Hunt, and its serious Result. Death of Two Cougars. 

 Other Members of the Cat Family. Difference between Lynxes 

 and true Cats. How to distinguish them. Lynx-hunts. I kill Four 

 in one Month. Characteristics of the Genus. Lynx-hunting as a 

 Sport Page 106 



CHAPTER V. 



THE GRAY WOLF. 



The Gray Wolf. Number of Species of Wolves. Difference in Colors. 

 The Size of the largest Variety. Its Courage. Captures of small Doga 

 from the Indians. A Pack kills Two of our Dogs. Retaliation. In- 

 dians eat the Wolf. Sagacity of the Animal in Hunting. How a Pack 

 drives Deer. Stratagems resorted to. Satellites of Herds of Buffaloes 

 and Antelopes. What Wolves live on. Useful Scavengers. Their 

 harmless character to Man. Famishing Wolves attack an Indian. 

 Result. Afraid of a Child. Yelps when wounded. Their Size and 

 Character when Food is plentiful. How they are killed." Wolfers," 

 and their Mode of Work. Their General Character. Sudden Wealth 

 and Poverty. A Lucky "Wolfer." A Hunt with a " Wolfer." His 

 peculiar Breed of Dogs. Their Speed and Stubbornness. Six Cubs 

 captured, and Two Wolves killed. Pursuit of a Coyote. Affection of 

 a Mother for her Young. How Wolves run when pursued. Different 

 Breeds of Dogs fit for Wolf-hunting. How it is hunted in Portions of 

 the West. A spirited Wolf-chase. How Wolves act when Trapped. 

 The Future of Wolf-hunting in the West 138 



CHAPTER VI. 



THE PRAIRIE WOLF. 



The Prairie Wolf. Origin of its Name. Its Position among the Canidce. 

 The connecting Link between the large Wolf and the Fox. Its Bur- 

 rows. Peculiarity of its Barking. Its Form and Color. How it is 

 looked upon by Plainsmen. Where it is very Abundant. Hunting it 

 on Horseback. Its Speed. Best Dogs for Hunting it. Its Numbers 

 make it difficult to be Hunted by one Pack of Hounds. The Heavi- 

 ness of its Brush. When it runs best. Best Horses for the Chase. 

 Leaves a Screaming Scent. Dashes after it with Hounds and Horses. 

 Kill Six in One Day. Run into Encampments of War-parties of 

 Indians. Rapid Retreat. A Severe Fight with the Red Men. A 

 Chase on the Plains of the Columbia. The Meet. Mongrel Dogs and 

 their Love of Fighting. At Cover. Start. Two Coyotes. The Pur- 

 suit. Killed by Indian Dogs. A Mongrel Greyhound brings One to 

 Bay, and it is shot. I shoot One. Looking for my Party. A Meet 

 and a Run. Surprised by Indians. Whites versus Indians in the 

 Chase. Seven Coyotes killed. Fun and Confusion. Falls and Laugh- 

 ter. The Relation of Indian Dogs to Coyotes. Their Character for 



Hunting. Future of Coyote-hunting 161 



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