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East Oregonian Round-Up Souvenir Edition
Pendleton, Oregon, Thursday, September 21, 1022.
LET 'EB BUCK
HUNTING PREDATORY ANIMALS IN EASTERN
OREGON DESCRIBED B Y ALBERT PETERSON
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Ukiah Man Has Enviable Record as Government Hunter.
f,n0 of the most successful hunters
nnd trappers in the employ of tho U'.
' K IiiciloRic.il Survey 'In Eastern Oro
" ton is Albert Peterson of I'kiah. As
hi 'joy and Inter as a young man he has
hunted continuously since he . was
seven years old, mid In addition to the
, .skill thai was his fro inexperience, he
-has gained much Information in his
studies of the subject of trapping and
homing. Ue wis under the direction
... ..of K. F. Averill for a time in the pie.
w clntory animal work and has establish
'r d an excellent record during his per
iod of service. i
us. Jlr. Peterson's views of the subject
-nf how to work most effectively In ex
- "terminating predalory animals, which
.. every year exact a heavy toll from the
-livestock men, Is Riven in the. follow
''inu thesis. .Mr.- I'eterson is )resident
,:j,"f 11,0 Camas I'rairle Cowboys' eon
. ' .venlion, a old west show . held
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;vevery year at fkiah, July i. Tie' i
:"theis follows: " j
M' Wea. of predatory auimai eon-j
.f.i'trol is as follows: !
"V, Kind,, mure, good competent, indus-j
trtous predatory nnlmal insueetniH
1 jwoiii to be needed. After securing
.rf competent inspector next comes
Komi niintcr. Una cd n nil
'Ho must have as his iualirieatiuns a,
,-ji.'ood moral characler a tllrn'niiirh nn.i
MSilerstMiiding of hunting' and trapping
iind a favorable social standing. A
phonier must be industrious and ex
istuPci'lcnccil In his line nf work. lie
r mimw have a. fair knowledge of tin'
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!W(.nln,f r,, Whir.h I.. , 1 1
' "Hhotilfl ho f-nliNleil in the wcrvicf be-:
.tv,npn (ho riOH of is rind ': yoniH. I
lhn unijmils dKaiiiHt whirh think
tho work should to (firorlod and I
1 (-oyntoR, iwolvoH, hob rata, Canadian
Jink anc! ooii'-'ai'. j
A i , y mm i no wnjvoH uro rapid y rto
, cnmsinK: from tho Knstvvn Unitod
' Kiatnf. as ,a roHiilt of tho work of tl.
H. hunters, many nro yot o b; found
J in the wontorn part of the country.
. Tlvosn itnimalH proy mowlly upon cat
lie, colt.M, and door. Thoy kill liy run
niiitf up In tho aninrtl and outtin; ttn
ham MrlnuH with its tocih.
. f'oynlfiK aro vory plontil'ul thrntmh-
i - nut tlio l.'nitod Hlaios bnlli in limlu'rod
' mid prairie InrallvloH. fNjyoloH an; trt-
ilny thrt mont difficult animal to R(;t
tindvr control. Tin y livo almtwf on
, tii cly upon-Hhwp. Thoy Hopai'utt' ono
from tho band and cut its throat with
' iholr tdetjj. Not infniiiU'ut Jy thoy
9 Hl.iUKhlr pir-o nmbfrs of shoop and
loavo hvm on 'tho ground unused.
' CulvrA, po.illry, nud door urp uIho i
proy of tho eoyoW I hiivrt Hcon as
v many as fivo dciy; within fi diHtanco
, of mo fourth mllo alonw: a fro,011
stream that had been i nn on 1 hi !
and kilh'd by cuyotoH,
Tin- cat family is very ciiiniing in
Its iloproilatiinn hut yet vci-y hold in
finding its prey. A boh cat A-1H conn
into tho door yard or corral at night
and obtain its rations from flock of
shoop or poultry, while tho cougar
chouse the calves or culls, Lare
numbers of deer are destroyed annu
ally by the dexterous spring of the
cougar, as the deer an- the main
yruin-e of suhsistance for the cougar
during1 the winter months.
The Canadian link in found most
generally upon high mountain ranges,
consequently the game birds afford
their source of food.
believe that the work of preda
tory 'Wild animal contrnl comes :n
four flistinct lines. Therefore. J shall
explain my ideas in Nos. 1, It, and
4.
Part 1. First part, T consider that
plenty of traps, properly set and covering-
sufficient mileage tho year
around, the best way to conduct, pred
atory animal control. think any
hunter who is qualified for the posi
tion can run 14 0 miles of trap line for
at least 0 months nf the best part of
the year, which would be from -March
1st. to December 1st. For this llu
miles of trap line the following- equip
ment is necessary: 2K0 No. :t New
House traps, set one-half mile apar',
3 tfood saddle horses, 1 riding saddle,
I! pack outfits, 2 tents will do us cab
Ins and sheep camps can bo reached
if traps arc properly arranged, gun,
dug1, cuoUin-: utensils, use, flash light,
compass, forest map, :;nd a good bod.
Wire for semiring traps will be indis
pensable in the equipment. Rations
should be obtained while in town to
last until mor' supplies urn available.
Waterproof clothing will add greatly
to the hunter's comfort -while out on
the line.
Camps should be arranged so that
thoy can be reached at night after a
25 mile ride, as this is only a days
work for man and horse after the
line is once established, provided the
horse is well fed and cared for. drain
to feed saddle horses should he pro
vided hi the equipment where there is
not ample vegetation for such pur
poses. Horses should he stationed so
that a change every other day s
available. In stringing- traps, they
should he carried by pack horse and
dropped where your set is expected to
he made. If in thick timber, a trial
should he blazed one or two days be
fore setting trap line. if on prairie,
HlaUes should be set if you aro nut
famlliuivwith the country. This elim
inates the loss of numbers of traps. I
think this trap line should be changed
to a different course at least every
two months, as the territory is work
ed out on the line you are running-.
No, y New House traps are preferable
lu-cause they have much more grip
ping power ami are far more durable.
If a cow, horse, or elk tramples upon
1 li cm the 'weight dues not spring- thorn
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as readily as does the lighter traps.
While tho New House is heavier to
carry they can lie depended uiion to
hold the aaine when caught. I think
that every five or six days is often
enough for a hunter to make the com
plete round of his trap line.
The location to make trap sets, if
bait is not used, laraely depends on
the topography of tho country. All
predatory wild animals follow the low
paths in pursuit of their daily prey
where this prey is most apt to be
found. The proper places are where
the animals have or will frequent.
The first thing in makins your set ia
to wire your trap chains securely.
Kxcavato so that, when the trap is
placed and covered it will be just even
'Wiih tho ground. Traps should be
covered well but not loo deeply, leav
ing as little diturban,cp a-i possible
from the surrounding : natural order.
While this precaution it not necessary
for all animals, one should Insure .hij
set against the craft of others. Tho
(Continued on pae 3.)
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