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and out come the hounds, yelping, rolling, and tumbling. 



1936 V8 pickup, the alteration involving "taking just about 

 everything off of it." In place of the original bed he has a large 

 crate or cage on the rear to hold six of his hounds. A wide run- 

 ning board on the driver's side is the special place for Bob, his 

 grizzled, gS-pound half-Russian, half-greyhound lead dog. 



With the dogs loaded, Ammon takes off over the sand hills at 

 about forty m.p.h., he and Bob scanning the hills and draws for 

 the first coyote to break cover. When the big dog spots the critter, 

 he leaves his running board like a shot regardless of the truck's 

 speed. He usually rolls end over end a few times before he can 

 get his long legs into action and light out after the coyote. 



Bob's departure from the running board is the signal for 

 Ammon to release his six other dogs, which he does by yanking 

 on a pull cord that trips latches on the cage doors, allowing them 



