PEESENT ABUXDAIs^CE OF WOLVES. 11 



NORTH DAKOTA. 



In western Xorth Dakota, especially in the Bad Land regions, 

 wolves are still destructive to stock. In 1897 the loss was estimated 

 as 15 per cent of the herds. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



In and around the Black Hills and in the bad lands along the 

 Chej^enne and Belle Fourche rivers wolves were common in 1891, and 

 were still numerous and destructive to stock in 1905 and 1906. Re- 

 ports would indicate, indeed, a considerable increase in their numbers 

 and in the amount of stock destroyed. In 1896 Mr. G. E. Lemon, 

 manager of the Sheidley Cattle Company, Avrote the Biological Sur- 

 vey from Rapid City that $100 had been expended for j^oison during 

 three years, as a result of which from 80 to 100 wolves and at least 

 200 coyotes had been killed on the range of this company. The State 

 auditor of South Dakota reports that no separate records are kept of 

 gray wolves and coyotes, but that in 1901 there were filed in the 

 auditor's office certificates to the amount of $8,622, at the rate of $1 

 for co^'otes and $3 for wolves, and that for the fiscal year ending 

 June 30, 1906, certificates had been received to the amount of $15,715, 

 at a rate of $2 for coyotes and $5 for wolves. 



NEBRASKA. 



In 1889 wolves were rej^orted as common in western Nebraska, but 

 there are no later reports from the region. 



KANSAS. 



Gra}^ wolves were reported as not uncommon in the region of Colby 

 in 1893, and later reports show that bounties were paid in 1905 on 

 29 wolves in the five counties of Brown, Labette, Lyon, Sedgwick, 

 and Sherman. 



COLORADO. 



Wolves were reported as common and destructive to stock near 

 Lamar in. 1892, and as common about Olney, Arlington, Chivington, 

 and Burlington in 1891, all on the plains of the eastern part of the 

 State. In 1891 they were common also in Estes Park. In 1905 the}^ 

 were common and destructive to stock in Xorth Park, in the Bear and 

 AYhite River valleys, and on the Iron Springs Divide of the Godovia 

 Ridge ; and in 1906 the}^ were killing stock on the Laramie Mountains 

 in Xorth Park, ^fiddle Park, in the Rangely region, in Lily Park, 

 Browns Park, and the Snake River Valley, and on the Iron Springs 

 Divide. 



