. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 468 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Fig. 134 Don Coyote is not very particular in regard to his diet. He will eat anything from bobcat to old shoes, and will thrive where others fail. This fellow appears to be very well fed. Photo sub- mitted by C. O. Fisher, January, 1918. Within a week after the shocking apparatus was installed the trap was full of fish—and there will be plenty of eggs for restocking the lakes and streams.—Science News Le
. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. 468 CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. Fig. 134 Don Coyote is not very particular in regard to his diet. He will eat anything from bobcat to old shoes, and will thrive where others fail. This fellow appears to be very well fed. Photo sub- mitted by C. O. Fisher, January, 1918. Within a week after the shocking apparatus was installed the trap was full of fish—and there will be plenty of eggs for restocking the lakes and streams.—Science News Letter. July 4, 1931. COYOTE DINES ON BOBCAT Somewhere in the wilder reaches of Ventura County there must have been a meeting between a coyote and a bobcat. Prom all available evidence the coyote emerged victorious. And the evidence at hand has come to the office of the Division in the nature of stomach contents of the alleged victor. In making a study of the food habits of the coyote, game wardens are sending the stomachs of all victims to the office for examination. Here are some of the facts that Donald D. McLean, field naturalist, learned about the fellow in question: The stomach was about one-quarter full and contained three claws, one toe, three toe pads and a quantity of hair, all from a bobcat. There was also a small quantity of grass and one feather shaft. Whether the coyote inherited this ban- quet through the process of battle victory is, of course, a matter for speculation. Those who are acquainted with the defensive abili- ties of the wary bobcat are inclined to scout the battle theory, and declare that the cat must have been killed by some other agency. However, it is anybody's guess and the fellow with an imagination for romance can feel secure in standing by the victor-spoils conclusion. TELLS HOW TO TRAP BOBCATS When bobcats become a menace to live stock, it is easy to catch them in common double-spring steel traps, sizes 2 and 3, says Stanley P. Young, of t
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