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by the use of a long stick. About two or three dozer) capsules 

 should be placed around each carcass. At each subsequent visit 

 to the carcass a few fresh capsules may be scattered. The car- 

 casses should be three or four miles apart. 



In cold weather the carcass should not be visited oftener than 

 twice a week. If the weather is warm it should be visited daily 

 and the capsules put out more frequently. The dead coyotes must 

 be removed without dismounting. To do this requires some prac- 

 tice. A noose is made in the end of a rope. By the use of a long 

 stick it is hooked over a leg of the coyote. At the second carcass 

 a half -hitch is placed around the leg, and so on. With a little 

 practice it will be found that six or eight carcasses may be re- 

 moved at one time with a single rope. The carcasses should be 

 dragged at least half a mile from the bait before being skinned. 



Too much emphasis cannot be laid on the necessity of leaving 

 no human scent either on the poisoned rolls of butter or on the 

 ground about the carcass. Firearms should never be carried. 

 One might occasionally be able to shoot a coyote if he had his 

 gun along, but in doing so he would do more harm than good. 

 Ever}- thing used in the preparation and placing of the bait should 

 be absolutely free from scent. One should never dismount 

 within half a mile of the carcass for any purpose, nor leave any- 

 thing about the bait that could possibly carry a human scent. 



RABIES AMONG COYOTES. 



During the past winter, there have been a great many reports 

 throughout eastern Oregon of coyotes affected with rabies 

 There are many reliable cases where coyotes have been killed and 

 the heads sent in to the State Board of Health for examination. 

 There has been no question as to the disease being prevalent in 

 parts of Umatilla, Union, Baker and Grant counties. More 

 numerous reports come from Umatilla and Baker counties. 



There have been a number of reliable cases where dogs, stock 

 and even people have been bitten. A good many dogs and stock 

 have been killed. A number of people have been treated by the 

 State Board of Health, but we know of no deaths. 



In order to kill off the coyotes and wipe out the disease, 



