DEN HUNTING AS A MEANS OF COYOTE CONTROL

By Stanley P. Young, principal biologist and chief of division, and Harold W. Dobyns, assistant leader, Section of Predator and Rodent Control, Division of Game Management, Bureau of Biological Survey

Issued October 1937


[CONTENTS]

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Importance of den hunting[2]
Qualifications and equipment of the den hunter[2]
Breeding habits and number of young[3]
Denning sites and habits[3]
Methods of den hunting[5]
Activities of whelps[7]
Removing whelps from dens[7]
Trapping and shooting adults[8]

Importance of Den Hunting