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Among these were three 
terriers, with which it made 
friends. There were plenty 
of wild foxes near, some of 
which occasionally laid up 
in the laurels in a shrub- 
bery not far from the 
house. These laurels were, 
in fact, a fairly safe find for 
afox. It was the particular 
sport of the terriers to be 
taken to “draw ”’ this bit of 
cover, and to chase out any 
fox in it. On these ex- 
peditions the tame fox 
invariably accompanied 
them, and took an active 
part in the chase, pursuing 
the wild fox as far as the 
terriers were able to main- 
tain the hunt. 
; Photo by Scholastic Photo. Co. Pavol trie 
In Central Asia the i aati RUSSIAN WOLF Cees oe 
wolves lie out singly on Note the expression of fear and ferocity on the face of this wolf; also the enormously powerful jaw. 
the steppes during the ; 
summer, and feed on the young antelopes and the lambs and kids of the Tartar’s flocks. The 
Kirghiz organise wolf-killing parties, to which as many mounted men and dogs come as can be 
brought together. In order to aid the dogs, the Tartars often employ eagles trained to act like 
falcons, which sit on the arm of the owner. As the eagle is too heavy to be carried for any time 
in this way, a crutch is fastened to the left side of the saddle, on which the bearer of the falcon 
rests his arm. When a wolf is sighted, the eagle is loosed, and at once flies after the wolf, and 
overtakes it in a short time, striking at its head and eyes with its talons, and buffeting it with its 
wings. This attack so disconcerts the wolf that it gives time for the dogs to come up and seize it. 
The habits of the Siberian wolf are rather different from those in West Russia, and the set- 
tlers and nomad Tartars of Siberia are far more adventurous and energetic in defending themselves 
against its ravages than the peasants of European Russia. Being mounted, they also have a 
great advantage in the pursuit. The result is that Siberian wolves seldom appear in large packs, 
and very rarely venture to attack man. Yet the damage they do to the flocks and herds which 
constitute almost the only property of the nomad tribes is very severe. 
Both the Russians and Siberians believe that when a she-wolf is suckling her young she 
carefully avoids attacking flocks in the neighbourhood of the place where the cubs lie, but that 
if she be robbed of her whelps she revenges herself by attacking the nearest flock. On this ac- 
count the Siberian peasants rarely destroy a litter, but hamstring the young wolves and then 
catch them when partly grown, and kill them for the sake of their fur. Among the ingenious 
methods used for shooting wolves in Siberia is that of killing them from sledges. A steady horse 
is harnessed to a sledge, and the driver takes his seat in front as usual. Behind sit two men 
armed with guns, and provided with a small pig, which is induced to squeak often and loudly. 
In the rear of the sledge.a bag of hay is trailed on a long rope. Any wolf in the forest near 
which hears the pig concludes that it is a young wild one separated from its mother. Seeing the 
hay-bag trailing behind the sledge in the dusk, it leaps out to seize it, and is shot by the passen- 
gers sitting on the back seat of the sledge. 
