CONTENTS 



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Introduction 5 



Distribution of wolves 5 



Wolves not a product of forest reserves 6 



Present abundance of wolves 8 



Wyoming 8 



Montana 10 



North Dakota 11 



South Dakota 11 



Nebraska 11 



Kansas 11 



Colorado 11 



New Mexico 12 



Texas 13 



Louisiana 13 



Florida 14 



Arkansas ' 14 



Oklahoma 14 



Missouri 14 



Michigan and Wisconsin 14 



Minnesota 14 



Arizona, Utah, Nevada, and Idaho 15 



Oregon 15 



Washington 15 



Alaska and Canada 15 



Destruction of stock by wolves ^_ 15 



Cattle 15 



Horses 17 



Sheep 17 



Goats - 17 



Hogs 17 



Destruction of game by wolves 18 



Protective measures 19 



Wolf-proof fences 19 



Bounties 20 



Marking for bounties 21 



Destruction of wolvesJ 22 



Hunting 22 



Capture of wolf pups 23 



Time of breeding 23 



Location of dens 23 



Poisoning 25 



Directions for use of strychnine 26 



Trapping 26 



Traps 26 



Directions for setting traps 27 



Use of scents 28 



Preservation of wolf skins 30 



Application to coyotes of methods for destruction of wolves 30 



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