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what they can catch to cat. When deer are plenty, it 

 seems as though they conld catch one whenever they 

 please. I have often seen how they operated, one or more 

 running directly on the track, and one on each side. Af- 

 ter a short run, they would close in, and the venison vras 

 sure to be taken. There seemed to be no possibility of 

 escape. In fact, they are great hunters ; some will hide 

 in a run-way, while the others drive the deer along. I 

 have often heard the gang, belonging to an old slut with 

 an old dog in company, set up their how-de-low, from the 

 blow of a conch shell to the barking of a puppy dog, 

 screech and scream, all at once, — utter confusion. 



It is no sign whatever that they have caught anything 

 because they make such a noise, although when one wolf 

 catches game or finds a deer or any such thing, he goes 

 off a short distance and sets up a howl that makes the 

 welkin ring ; and when joined by his comrades, they go 

 together and feast on their booty. While the wolf is 

 calling the others together, should you remove the bait or 

 body, when the pack return with the one that caught it, 

 and they find nothing there, the unfortunate beast pays 

 with his life the penalty of his false alarm. Wolves often 

 catch deer on ice, and Avhile they have gone to call the 

 pack, men have often removed the body, and then from a 

 safe distance watched the tragedy I have spoken of. 



To my mind the wolf is the shyest creature I ever tried 

 to get a shot at, and to catch one in a trap you must use 

 the same caution that I recommended in traj)piDg for fox- 



