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to occur in the state. Wolves are very destructive to domestic 

 animals as well as game, so the Fish and Game Commission has 

 offered a bounty of $20 in addition to the $5 state bounty on 

 each wolf killed. This bounty is often earned by homesteaders in 

 isolated parts of the state, and assists them in their first years' 

 settlement while developing their lands. 



These wolves are probably the most difficult to kill of all 

 the predatory animals in Oregon. They are very wary and can- 

 not be hunted successfully with dogs. Several cases are recorded 

 where wolves have turned on dogs and killed them. Mr. George 

 Kelly has, on three occasions, lost valuable "varmint" dogs by 

 having them trail wolves. 



In some places wolf bounties have been paid on coyotes, and 

 in order to guard against this, the Fish and Game Commis- 

 sion has secured several skins and skulls showing the variation in 

 color and the great difference in size of skulls of the wolf and 

 coyote. 



The following table shows the number of wolves on which 

 bounty has been claimed from October 1, 1913, to April 27, 1914 : 



Name of Hunter No. Killed Locality Where Killed Date When Killed 



B. C. Palmer '. 1 Molalla Eiver Dec. 17, 1913 



Clackamas Co. 

 N. W. McMillen 2 30 miles above Cazadero. .Feb. 25, 1914 



Clackamas Co. Mch. 16, 1914 

 Chas. Durgin 2 Near Tiller March, 1914 



Douglas Co. Nov. 30, 1913 



F. N. Eobeson 3 Molalla Eiver Two— Nov. 1, 1913 



Clackamas Co. Feb. 28, 1914 



I. M. Elliott 2 Foster, Linn Co Dec. 28, 1913 



J. W. Fox 4 Glide, Douglas Co Feb., 1914 



Three— March 14, 1914 

 L. Emerson 1 Tiller, Douglas Co Oct. 1, 1913 



C. H. Peelor 1 Butte Falls, Jackson Co 1914 



A. B. Addington 1 Oakridge, Lane Co Feb. 10, 1914 



W. L. Tison 3 Drew, Douglas Co . Three — Feb. 15, 1914 



B. E. Paddock 2 Sweet Home, Linn Co.. .Presented for 



bounty at Salem, March 14, 1914 



C. K. Compp 3 Lane Co Presented for 



bounty at Salem, April, 1914 



The Oregon Sportsman will appreciate additional information 

 regarding wolves from hunters and sportsmen throughout the 

 state. 



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