The Cougar Hunt
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE
THE
COUGAR HUNT
A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY PICTURE
SUBJECT MATTER ~ STANLEY P. YOUNG
Direction
RAYMOND EVANS
Camera
EUGENE TUCKER
EDUCATIONAL FILM SERVICE
Predators of the range ~
Uncontrolled Predators exact a heavy annual toll of livestock and game——
——often presenting a staggering problem to the Western stockman and game conservationist.
Flocks and herds are a major factor in the wealth of the Mountain States.
Tribute paid to the Predators cuts the rancher's profit.
The individual rancher can't cope with the roving Predator—
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MOUNTAIN RANCH
RANGER STATION
ELEV. 7000
FOREST SERVICE
US
DPT. OF AGR.
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U.S. DEPARTMENT
OF AGRICULTURE
BUREAU
OF
BIOLOGICAL SURVEY
PREDATORY ANIMAL CONTROL{?}
GEO E. HOLMAN
ENTRANCE
Uncle Sam takes a hand.
{paper} WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM
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Send the following message, subject to the terms on back hereof, which are hereby agreed to
SALT LAKE CITY UTAH
SEPTEMBER 18 1920
ALVIN SORENSON
SALINA UTAH
WINCH REPORTS LOSS TWELVE SHEEP LAST NIGHT STOP MEET ME MOUTH SPRING CANYON THREE P M TOMORROW WITH HORSES AND CAMP
HOLMAN
TELEGRAM
PREPAID
GOVERNMENT RATE
Predatory animal control is effected by cooperative campaigns in which trained hunters and trappers are employed.
The work of that prince of predatory cats——the American lion, or cougar.
The campaign opens.
A line of traps is set. This is for coyotes—
Traps are also used for lions, lynxes, and bobcats. This is for lions.
The hunt—
Lion hunting is hazardous. Often two or more crews work together.
This is lion country—
More lion country—
Find the lion!
Somewhere in this vast wilderness runs the trail of the fugitive cougar.
Enters now the traditional enemy of the Predator—
These are strictly "lion dogs", trained to trail the cougar exclusively.
More work of mountain lions.
A warm trail—
Even the warmest trail may be long—when the game is old Felis concolor.
A hot trail!
The trained hound knows his lion tracks!
Here he goes!
Treed!
The trail ends.
A "good" lion at last—
No more will these sharp claws and fangs tear the throat of calf, or lamb, or fawn.
Often the story has a less tragical ending—
Here the fugitive is taken alive—to spend the remainder of his days in the "Zoo".