Montana Coyote Bounty Check. (updated with old bounty article)
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crittr gittr
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At 50 cents a piece that was probably pretty good money back in that day. Thanks for sharing, that's pretty neat.
dan brothers
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WOW.... that sure is a wonderful treasure.... GOOD FINE.
rudymontana
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That is neat!! I never knew Montana ever had a bounty!! Thanks Rudy
jcs271
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Originally Posted By: rudymontanaThat is neat!! I never knew Montana ever had a bounty!! Thanks Rudy
Here is an interesting article.......
Montana's first bounty law, passed in 1883, paid $1 for every pelt. Within the first year, 5,450 wolf hides were collected.
Soon, a cottage industry of "wolfers" cropped up. Between 1870 and 1877, they killed more than 55,000 wolves a year, according to a 1986 article in Montana Magazine by Dave Walter, reference librarian at the Montana Historical Society.
Bounties fluctuated over the years, reaching a high of $15 in 1911.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...f559fe42ba.html
Here is an interesting article.......
Montana's first bounty law, passed in 1883, paid $1 for every pelt. Within the first year, 5,450 wolf hides were collected.
Soon, a cottage industry of "wolfers" cropped up. Between 1870 and 1877, they killed more than 55,000 wolves a year, according to a 1986 article in Montana Magazine by Dave Walter, reference librarian at the Montana Historical Society.
Bounties fluctuated over the years, reaching a high of $15 in 1911.
http://billingsgazette.com/news/state-an...f559fe42ba.html
Very cool piece of our history. I grew up in Libby, the timber and mining camps prior to the date on that check had hunters working steadily to feed the growing early towns. By 1910 ish, any wolves in the area were long gone and the Whitetail population was at starvation level. Not long after, hunting regulation got it's legs. Growing up, we seldom saw coyotes in the woods. Bears...lots of bears
Originally Posted By: DAAWorking man like miner or timber cutter, $1 - $2 a day.
- DAA
Quote:The Colt Peacemaker of 1873 was the most popular full sized revolver of the late 1800s; it was sold for $17 by mail order.
http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-was-the-price-of-a-colt-peacemaker-in-1873/7550294
Regards,
hm
- DAA
Quote:The Colt Peacemaker of 1873 was the most popular full sized revolver of the late 1800s; it was sold for $17 by mail order.
http://www.kgbanswers.com/what-was-the-price-of-a-colt-peacemaker-in-1873/7550294
Regards,
hm
Originally Posted By: g BoIt would be interesting to compare yearly wages back then to yearly wages nowadays. Can someone smarter than me give us an idea?
http://www.in2013dollars.com/1860-dollars-in-2015?amount=1
basically $1 in 1884 was worth $23.24 in 2015
http://www.in2013dollars.com/1884-dollars-in-2015?amount=1
What cost $1 in 1884 would cost $27.09 in 2016.
https://westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi
either way, still really cool and I just admire the quality of their hand writing..
The average high school grad today couldn't write that well now.
http://www.in2013dollars.com/1860-dollars-in-2015?amount=1
basically $1 in 1884 was worth $23.24 in 2015
http://www.in2013dollars.com/1884-dollars-in-2015?amount=1
What cost $1 in 1884 would cost $27.09 in 2016.
https://westegg.com/inflation/infl.cgi
either way, still really cool and I just admire the quality of their hand writing..
The average high school grad today couldn't write that well now.
stickbow_hunter
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interesting read. thanks for sharing