Mercer County, Ohio, paid bounties for wolf scalps through 1847. Where in Mercer County were those wolves living?
Category: Wolf Orders
May 02
Wolf Orders, 1844-1847, Mercer County, Ohio
The old official record book “Wolf Orders” contains the names of Mercer County, Ohio, men who turned in wolf scalps for a bounty between 1844 and 1847…
Apr 24
Early Wolf Bounties in Mercer & Van Wert Counties
Because of their threat to livestock and people, Ohio declared a “War of Extermination” against wolves and bears in 1818 and Bounty Laws were enacted to eradicate wolves…
Karen Miller Bennett, CG®, Retired 2024
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