User:SnowyCinema/The Cougar Hunt

File: The Cougar Hunt (1920s silent film).webm

Author: Raymond Evans

Publisher: United States Department of Agriculture

Year: c. 1920

PD: PD/1923}}{{PD-USGov

Note: A silent educational film detailing the hunting of cougars that kill the livestock of farmers

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{{ft/s| {{c|{{x-smaller|UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT of AGRICULTURE}} {{Box| {{larger|THE COUGAR HUNT}}  {{rule|2em}} {{x-smaller|A BIOLOGICAL SURVEY PICTURE}}  {{smaller|{{sc|Subject Matter ~ Stanley P. Young}}}} {{columns| }}}} {{x-smaller|EDUCATIONAL FILM SERVICE}}}} }}
 * col1={{x-smaller|Direction RAYMOND EVANS}}
 * col2={{x-smaller|Camera EUGENE TUCKER}}

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{{ft/s| {{c|{{li|P}}redators of the range–}} }}

00:21

{{ft/s| {{c|Uncontrolled Predators exact a heavy annual toll of livestock and game––}} }}

00:37

{{ft/s| {{c|––often presenting a staggering problem to the Western stockman and game conservationist.}} }}

00:55

{{ft/s| {{c|{{di|F}}locks and herds are a major factor in the wealth of the Mountain States.}} }}

01:41

{{ft/s| {{c|Tribute paid to the Predators cuts the rancher's profit.}} }}

01:59

{{ft/s| {{c|The individual rancher can't cope with the roving Predator–}} }}

02:20

{{ft/i| {{c|MOUNTAIN RANCH RANGER STATION ELEV. 7000 {{box|{{xx-smaller|FOREST SERVICE}} {{fine|U S}} {{xx-smaller|DEPT. OF AGR.}}}}}} }}

02:34

{{ft/i| {{c|U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE {{rule|6em}}BUREAU {{smaller|OF}} BIOLOGICAL SURVEY {{rule|5em}}PREDATORY ANIMAL CONTROL {{x-smaller|GEN. E. HOLMAN}}}} ENTRANCE }}

02:58

{{ft/s| {{c|Uncle Sam takes a hand.}} }}

03:19

{{ft/i| {{c|{{fine|WESTERN UNION TELEGRAM}}}} }}

03:25

{{ft/i| {{right|{{smaller|SALT LAKE CITY UTAH SEPTEMBER 18 1920}}}} {{smaller|ALVIN SORENSON {{gap|3em}}SALINA UTAH WINCH REPORTS LOSS TWELVE SHEEP LAST NIGHT STOP MEET ME MOUTH SPRING CANYON THREE P M TOMORROW WITH HORSES AND CAMP {{gap|18em}}HOLMAN TELEGRAM PREPAID GOVERNMENT RATE}} }}

03:36

{{ft/s| {{c|Predatory animal control is effected by cooperative campaigns in which trained hunters and trappers are employed.}} }}

04:28

{{ft/s| {{c|The work of that prince of predatory cats––the American lion, or cougar.}} }}

05:08

{{ft/s| {{c|{{li|T}}he campaign opens.}} }}

05:25

{{ft/s| {{c|A line of traps is set. This is for coyotes–}} }}

06:08

{{ft/s| {{c|Traps are also used for lions, lynxes, and bobcats. This is for lions.}} }}

06:25

{{ft/s| {{c|{{li|T}}he hunt—}} }}

06:38

{{ft/s| {{c|Lion hunting is hazardous. Often two or more crews work together.}} }}

06:52

{{ft/s| {{c|This is lion country–}} }}

07:14

{{ft/s| {{c|More lion country–}} }}

07:37

{{ft/s| {{c|Find the lion!}} }}

07:58

{{ft/s| {{c|Somewhere in this vast wilderness runs the trail of the fugitive cougar.}} }}

08:10

{{ft/s| {{c|Enters now the traditional enemy of the Predator–}} }}

08:33

{{ft/s| {{c|These are strictly "lion dogs", trained to trail the cougar exclusively.}} }}

09:21

{{ft/s| {{c|More work of mountain lions.}} }}

09:37

{{ft/s| {{c|A warm trail–}} }}

09:48

{{ft/s| {{c|Even the warmest trail may be long–when the game is old Felis concolor.}} }}

10:40

{{ft/s| {{c|A hot trail!}} }}

10:48

{{ft/s| {{c|The trained hound knows his lion tracks!}} }}

11:25

{{ft/s| {{c|Here he goes!}} }}

11:43

{{ft/s| {{c|Treed!}} }}

12:35

{{ft/s| {{c|The trail ends.}} }}

12:55

{{ft/s| {{c|A "good" lion at last–}} }}

13:02

{{ft/s| {{c|No more will these sharp claws and fangs tear the throat of calf, or lamb, or fawn.}} }}

13:16

{{ft/s| {{c|Often the story has a less tragical ending–}} }}

13:52

{{ft/s| {{c|Here the fugitive is taken alive–to spend the remainder of his days in the "Zoo".}} }}