Hardwickson 1950 Canis latrans Aug. 26 Lower Covington Plate, 5000 ft., Riverside Co., Calif. Found a young male in steel trap set on coyote trail in sandy wash (1st wash S. of camp). When I first heard and saw it, it was bucking and jerking actively. As I approached to about 15 feet, however, it stopped trying to escape and came toward me as far as the chain permitted. It showed no curled lip and made no sound, acting like a pet dog hoping for relief. My first blow (perhaps half-hearted) did not kill or stun it, and it ran as far away from me as the chain permitted. It growled several times as it died.