HUNTING DIRECTORY. 261 



The Places where Wolves Litter. 



Other situations not far from the forest or thickets. He 

 there places them in security, while he prowls in quest 

 of food. He carries to them all he can catch, such 

 as sheep or other animals ; but he first devours them 

 himself, and on his return to his cubs, he disgorges the 

 half-digested food, Mhich is swallowed by the cubs. 

 When his prey consists only of puppies, or fowls, he 

 carries it off alive : at first he gives these animals to his 

 cubs to play with, and then instructs them how to kill 

 them. When he and she wolves have young ones, they 

 are extremely alert in avoiding the snares that may be 

 laid for them ; and when they hear the report of a gun, 

 or the cry of dogs, they decamp as speedily as possible, 

 and carry away with them all their family. 



Manner of discovering the Places where the She 

 Wolves have Littered. — In the month of August, or 

 September, the cubs having acquired a little strength, 

 begin to walk about, and to sport among the thickets. 

 They never remove far from the woods, because there 

 is then no corn in the plains. In looking for them, you 

 should go into the thickest part of the woods, and the 

 closest thickets ; and, in particular, take notice of all the 

 places near which there are marshes. The females 

 usually seek those situations, as well for the convenience 

 of retreat, as to allay the burning thirst caused by the 

 season, and the food on which they subsist. It is com- 

 monly in the morning and evening that the young wolves 

 go to the marshes. You may take young dogs to the 

 spot, but you ought to have one in particular that is well 

 trained to that kind of search : in beating the wood, he 

 will not fail to discover the wolf; he will even pursue 



