148 WATCHED BY WILD ANIMALS 
one of the steel jaws of this network of concealed 
traps. Yet a wolf got through that night and 
feasted on the carcass! 
Clever ways have been devised to keep human 
scent off the poisoned meat. Poison is in- 
serted into pieces of meat without touching them 
with the hand. Then these choice dainties 
are taken on horseback in a rawhide bucket and 
scattered with wooden pinchers, the dispenser 
wearing rubber gloves. Yet most wolves will 
starve before touching these morsels, evidently 
scenting the poison! 
Forced by poison and traps to avoid most 
dead stuff that man has touched, the wolf is 
compelled to do more killing. Then, too, his 
special development and increased experience, 
together with his exceptional equipment and 
opportunity, afford him a living and leave him 
spare energy and time; so for the fun of it he kills 
and kills, like a game-hog. 
In Montana I once saw a pair of wolves at- 
tack a broncho. The horse, which was ex- 
ceptionally keen-witted and agile, fought the 
wolves off successfully for several minutes, and 
finally smashed a hind leg of one with a kick. 
He then became aggressive, and endeavoured to 
stamp the injured wolf to death. Under the 
brave protection of the other wolf, which 
fiercely fought the enemy, the disabled one 
