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MAMMALS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



permit hunting, and on many of these tracts the foxes rear 

 their young in perfect safety. The fox of the present has 

 learned a great deal of the ways of man and is quick to 

 learn and avoid new dangers. The town of Rowley early 

 paid a bounty for foxes, in 1666, 2s. 6d. per head was paid. 1 



1 Gage's History of Rowley, 1840, p. 405. 



Between 1698 and 1722 there were killed 428 foxes in the 

 woods of Lynn 1 . In 1748 the town of Beverly voted a 

 bounty of 20s to be paid for all old foxes and 10s for young 2 . 

 In 1678 the town of Ipswich paid out £3, 10s for 70 of 

 them. 3 



1 Lewis's History of Lynn, 1829, p. 155. 



2 Stone's History of Beverly, 1843, p. 318. . 



3 Felt's History of Ipswich , 1834, p. 43. 



Gray Wolf ; Timber wolf. Canis lycaon (Schreber). 



Expirated in past century, although apparently plentiful 

 at one time. In 1631 a bounty was offered for them in 

 Lynn 1 . In 1640 a reward of 40s for every wolf head was 

 offered at Salem 2 . In 1644 the town of Newbury offered 

 10s for every one killed with hounds, and if trapped or 

 taken otherwise, 5s was offered. The head must be brought 

 to the Meeting House and nailed to it 3 . In 1644 the town 

 of Wenham offered a bounty of 20s to any one killing a 

 wolf. Between 1752 and 1757 they were very numerous 

 and troublesome, and in 1754 the town voted to give £6-1-18 

 in addition to previous bounty for killing a wolf. 4 In 1644 

 wolves were very troublesome in Haverhill, and in 1662 

 the town offered 40s for every one taken. In 1716 five full 

 grown ones were taken here. 6 In 1669 the town of Rowley 

 gave a bounty of 20s per head to any inhabitant killing a 

 wolf. The colony gave a bounty of 40s for each one killed 

 In 1661 certain gentlemen were authorized to build pens to 

 catch wolves. 6 



1 Lewis' History of Lynn, p. 37. 



2 Felt's History of Salem, p. 128. 



3 Coffin's History of Newbury, 1845, p. 42. 



4 Allen's History of Wenham, 1860, p. 30 



5 Chase's History of Haverhill, 1861. 



6 Gage's History of Rowley, 1840. 



