During the winter of 1943, Nodaway County offered a 10-cent bounty on groundhogs (as well as a $5 bounty on wolves).
The Maryville Daily Forum 1943 Dec 31
The county will pay a bounty on wolves. The court also says the county will pay a 10 Cent Bounty on Groundhogs. Following the lead of surrounding and adjoining counties in this section of the state, the Nodaway County court today announced a bounty will be paid on wolves and groundhogs killed in this county, effective January 1. Judges Marvin Carmichael, Everett Gray, and Lee Burns announced the bounty would be $5 on wolves and wolf pups. The groundhog bounty will be 10 cents. Since many wolves have been bothering farmers in this area, it is hoped that the bounty will be effective.
an incentive for. persons to hunt down the depredators. Ad-. Joining counties pay $3 to $10 for wolves and $1 to $3 for pups—bounties on groundhogs run from 10 cents to 25 cents.
Report to Clerk. This is the first time in many years that the county has set bounties on wolves, since they were practically exterminated at one time. Over the past year, numerous livestock losses have been reported, and farmers have asked for this action. To collect a bounty on a wolf or wolf pup, the person killing the animal must bring the pelt, including the head. ears and tail to Chester Lyle, county clerk. An affidavit must be signed stating that the wolf has been caught within ten days and in the county.
County Clerk Lyle, or one of his deputies, will cut one of the ears from the pelt and make an order for payment. Both ears of a groundhog and a strip of the pelt across the head, connecting the ears, must be brought into the office as proof.