Carroll County IL Archives News.....Wolf Hunt May 18, 1950
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Bellevue Herald May 18, 1950


    Bellevue Herald, May 18, 1950

    WOLF HUNT

    At approximately 5 a.m., May 12, Harry Hartman, acting assistant chief and
Richard Jackson, fireman, both employees of the firefighting and security branch
of the Savanna Ordinance Depot, encountered two large wolves in the "F" area
located in the northern part of the depot.

    Using shotguns they killed one, a 33 lb. female and badly wounded the second
one. Although the second wolf had one leg shot away, it escaped back into the
hills off the depot near Blanding. An attempt is being made to trail the wounded
animal.

    Hartman, of Mt. Carroll, and Jackson, of Savanna, had been assigned to
search for wolves in the vicinity of one of the flocks of sheep grazing in the
north end of the depot. Upon examination of the dead wolf's stomach, it was
found to contain a large amount of lamb's wool. Sixteen lambs have been killed
during the past four days. Every den found on the depot will be dug out to
determine whether or not they may be harboring wolves. 



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