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the coyotes had multiDlied during 

 this time so immensely that they 

 not alone became dangerous to 

 sheep and cattle, but were to man. 

 The lobo wolf is nearly twice 

 as large and decidedly more pow- 

 erful than the coyote, and resem- 

 bles somewhat a large shepherd 

 dog. In my younger years, when 

 San Antonio resembled more a 

 small and peaceful Mexican vil- 

 lage than our present hustling 

 metropolis in those days lobo 



brought one such black wolf to 

 San Antonio on his woodwaon. 

 The wolf was in a half starved 

 condition, and one of its front legs 

 was fractured, from a steel trap. 

 Its body was nearly jet black and 

 it had a very long shaped head, es- 

 pecially the ears were very long 

 and sharp pointed, and the exceed- 

 ingly shy animal was about the 

 meanest looking and most re- 

 pungnant animal one cared to 

 look at long in life. As to 



San Antonio Deer Hunter With Coyote — Just Killed; a Typical Hunting Scene in the 

 Mountainous Region of Southwest Texas 



wolves were very numerous in the 

 near prairies plains and chaparral, 

 especially also in the hilly regions 

 of the Leona, where we often, in 

 company with elder brothers, had 

 met during an early morning, or 

 at dawn, large packs of lobo 

 wolves, and among these some 

 were of very dark brown and even 

 black color. The latter are now 

 adays nearly all exterminated, but 

 about two years ago, a farmer had 



the coyote wolf, the young brood 

 is rather attractive, and they are 

 very playful in their haunts. This 

 I had occasion to witness once 

 some years ago during a hunting 

 trip in company with Dr. R. L. 

 Withers and only three miles west 

 of Military Plaza. Accidentally 

 we came across two small animals 

 playing outside a large and broad 

 hole, on open prairie, close to a 

 pasture, and my friend Withers 



