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and attacking every [strikethrough "thing"] animal they could [strikethrough "lay hold of"] meet. They came sometimes into our Village, attacking and killing our Hogs, they would even sometimes [strikethrough "they would lay hold of"] seize the largest of them. At one time they attacked and killed a Chippuwa Man and his Wife. At another time, one of our Indian Brethren coming from Detroit on the Ice, was pursued by a pack of these Animals, for several Miles, but being furnished with Skates, they could not come up with him. Many however were killed, by our Indians, by decoying them to places, where they destroyed themselves.*

Sig 2Z p361

• The Indians fasten a Musket loaded with buck or Swan shot, to the ground, at the end of and close beside the trunk of a large long log, or fallen Tree, with the Muzzle fixed toward the other end, and raised so, as to point to the object intended. next, a string, or thin cord, measuring the exact distance, from where the Gun is tied down; to the far end of the log or tree, and to which at the one end a piece of Meat is fastened, while the other end is tied to the trigger: is properly fixed. Then gathering, or cutting small brush, they enclose [strikethrough "anclose"] The Gun and line from one end to the other -- similar to a light brush fence, which is to keep the Animal off from entering the enclosure at any place from the side, which if not prevented, he, by touching the string with his foot might cause the Gun to go off to no purpose. If the log or Tree, by the side of which the line is, is not supposed to be of sufficient heighth, to prevent the wolf from leaping over, small brush is also laid throughout on this log. The Wolf in his range, getting the scent of the Meat, and coming up, seeks for an open place to come at it, which, being in front of the muzzle of the Gun, which had been cocked, the moment he lays hold of the Meat, he himself draws the trigger and is shot. I have in the Year 1773 seen 16 head of Wolves which had been killed in this manner, brought in in the course of 10 days.