Good Hunting 



take a young or weak wolf; but an old 

 wolf-dog, with a good start, unless run 

 into at once, would surely get away if he 

 were in running trim. Frequently, how- 

 ever, he was caught when he was not in 

 running trim, for the hunter was apt to 

 find him when he had killed a calf or 

 taken part in dragging down a horse or 

 steer. Under these circumstances he 

 could not run long before the pack. 



If possible, as with all such packs, the 

 hunter himself would get up in time to 

 end the worry by a stab of his hunting- 

 knife; but unless he was quick he would 

 have nothing to do, for the pack was 

 thoroughly competent to do its own kill- 

 ing. Grim fighter though a great wolf- 

 dog is, he stands no show before the 

 onslaught of ten such dogs, agile and 

 powerful, who rush on their antagonist 

 in a body. They possessed great power 



their jaws, and unless Massingale was 

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