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Amidst a grouping of trees, President Roosevelt kicks a “3rd term” coyote off the cliff.
Cartoonist Floyd W. Triggs simultaneously depicted a fact of current events — President Roosevelt’s firm declination of a third term, to succeed himself in 1908 — and seized upon an opportunity to lampoon Roosevelt’s famous hunts, popular written accounts, and his persona as an outdoorsman.
Photograph of a mule deer killed by a coyote one mile south of the Cottonwood Campground in the South Unit of Theodore Roosevelt National Park in the winter of 1964.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1964
President Roosevelt posing with men, one of whom is holding a dead coyote by its jaw.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
John R. Abernathy is pictured on a horse with a live coyote saddled before him and a dead one hanging behind him.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
A hunter holding a dead coyote (mislabeled in the photograph caption as a wolf) by its jaw as President Roosevelt and men stand beside.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
Stereograph showing man on horseback holding a probably dead coyote in the air.
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
President Roosevelt and hunters sitting around their kill
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs
1905-09-12
Theodore Roosevelt had no power to appoint Mr. Johns at John Burroughs’s request. Roosevelt wishes that Burroughs had been along for the bear hunt.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-17
President Roosevelt informs Cecil Andrew Lyon that he would be delighted to hunt for wolves on his upcoming trip, but insists that no wolves be “loosed for that purpose.” Roosevelt recalls the Mississippi bear hunting incident and the mockery that ensued.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-16
President Roosevelt tells Cecil Andrew Rice he feels terrible about missing their bear hunt, but the manner in which the Senate is handling the Santo Domingo treaty makes it necessary. He is still not sure when he will finally be able to take his trip.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-03-09
Unless Cecil A. Lyon can assure with certainty the success of hunting bears in Colorado, President Roosevelt advises they only hunt wolves and other game. Roosevelt does not want the press to know he is possibly hunting bears, especially if he fails.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-02-06
President Roosevelt informs Cecil Andrew Lyon about his travel plans to Texas in the spring of 1905. He hopes he can participate in a jackrabbit, wolf, and coyote hunt, but wants as few people as possible to come along. Roosevelt’s preference is Lyon, W. Sloan Simpson, and him. The president is even desirous to get bear, but cautions he will not be able to come if there is an extra session of Congress.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1904-11-11
Theodore Roosevelt writes to C. Hart Merriam about the meaning of the word “species.” He feels the use of the word is simply a question of terminology. Roosevelt also recalls an argument between himself and Merriam about the connection between coyotes and wolves. Roosevelt also anticipates a delivery of lynx skins and skulls, as well as cougar skulls.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1901-04-08
Theodore Roosevelt thinks the proof of George Bird Grinnell’s article is “one of the most interesting articles I have ever read” and thinks it offers a more descriptive narrative than a scientist, such as Schufeldt, could ever provide. Roosevelt does question Grinnell’s point about the wolves regarding the Indians as friends, since the Indians were killing many wolves for their furs.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-30
Theodore Roosevelt would like to see the proof of his article on big game that he co-wrote with George Bird Grinnell. Roosevelt notes that the older he gets the less he cares about the actual killing, but does not want to get too sentimental. Roosevelt requests that Grinnell send him the wolf article, because he may have been confusing the wolf and the coyote.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-08-27
In a letter to Henry Fairfield Osborn, Assistant Secretary of the Navy Roosevelt criticizes the taxonomical work of C. Hart Merriam. Roosevelt specifically notes Merriam’s taxonomical splitting of various groups of wapiti, wolves, and coyotes.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1897-05-18
S. B. M. Young hopes to present his soon-to-be wife to President Roosevelt sometime in 1908 and thinks the appointment at West Point would be a perfect trip for a bride. Though he would welcome the appointment, if there is another who Roosevelt would honor this year, he can wait until 1909. He is currently busy handling coyotes, and he enjoys the climate as well as the work.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1907-12-30
C. Hart Merriam received the coyote specimens. There are ten hides and eleven skulls and they appear to be coyotes from the Plains.
Library of Congress Manuscript Division
1905-05-29
Photograph of a coyote on a chain at the Badlands Overlook in the South Unit of the Roosevelt Recreational Demonstration Area.
Theodore Roosevelt National Park
1939-1941
Theodore Roosevelt writes his daughter Ethel after a four day hunting trip where he says that despite having four greyhounds, he was unsuccessful in catching a coyote. He also wishes Ethel a happy birthday.
1901-08-08