CAUGHT AT LAST.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIII, Issue 19452, 7 October 1926, Page 11

CAUGHT AT LAST.

WILD DOG'S RAVAGES. LOSS OF FIVE HUNDRED SHEEP. - [from our own correspondent.] SYDNEY. Sect, 30. Tho killing of a wild dog in Australia does not ordinarily cause much consternation. But when one brings to bay and destroys a wild dog that is known definitely to have killed 500 sheep in about three years, it is another matter. That is why there has been much rejoicing at Delegate, in New South W T ales. An old dog, a cross botween a dingo and a staghound, and of massive build, had been enjoying itself among tho flocks, and decimating their ranks until about 500 were missing in the district. Many unsuccessful efforts bad been mado to capture the dog, and, for safety, much extra work had been involved in yarding valuable sheep at night. Tho old marauder, however, continued t-o take its toll of sheep. It had been seen and recognised, but could not be caught, and always quickly slipped out of tile zone of gunfire. A day or two ago, while driving along a road in tho district, a local resident saw a massive wild dog caught by a hind leg in a high dog-proof fence. It was caught at the lop of the fence,' which is 6ft. high. Its nose almost touched the ground. Tho dog bad killed a sheep only that morning, and was caught when trying to climb the fence afterwards. It was tho old marauder that had been laying waste valuable herds for about three | years. The dog was alive when caught in the fonco, and was shot without any ceremony. It was dealt with by summary jurisdiction as an outlaw.