The Ottawa free trader., 1851-07-19
Western Amusemen,s.


Mr.. Aellen, in his descriptions Of the amu.s.
ments and pastimes of the West, gives the follow.
ing account Of the various methods Of hunting the
Buffalo
Buffalo hunting was once, as deer hunting il
now, a fayorte amusement ofthe ckwoodsmen.
The Wild cattle have long since receded beyond
the Mississippi, and row furnish sport only to
the wandering Indians, their traders, and the no
less hardy bands Of trappers and hunters Some
account ofthe manner of taking this huge animal
may not be out of place here
The scent Of the Buffalo, though otherwise il
IS very stupid animal, is exceedingly acute. 1t
VIII scent man more than league, and fee in
alarm, though IT is not terrified at the sight Of the
human race. Hence it is necessary for the pede..
TRAN hunter to get to leeward of the object Of
his pursuit. Haying approached the animal ns
nearly as he well may, he s.oops, then gets upop
al four', and finally drags himself along prone,
pushing his tirelock before him : II there be lonr
grass, or it. III winter, the snow be deep, the cir
cumstance much facilitates his operations. If the
animal ceases to feed to look at him he stops and
remains motioncss, till it begins to Craze again.
by abservmg these precautions, the buffalo NAV
he approached within few yards. When the
hunter is nigh enough, he directs his aim behind
the beasts fore,shoulder, and mfllcts mortal
%".'u il''' npweEeS' j. ou' aslow ana uhsatis-
rah ,i'o"o ~ 'u,''"s' i''"s,nuch as ~ consumes
I'r. LII 'iu o'Y ''e ou''"o can De hi'led IN
c,nan, ,"J "e'' ",u nioS' experienced hunters
.rL. Wv ..0 '.'ae WI 'u' 1eoah' a.,
or ,a "I'',''' 's'" uas',cS mo ,he thlcH
ma k,,TS ~ ""' s''s'e 'es o'' ,nc pest ana al'est
IT.: "p,,' runs 'aS'' out a"k-
o,I;an 'i s".o Is 'u", oi SWINE ana this Pc
,,','a. ,' 80 - I'G H"ne' morse acquires ana as
""s, o'oG .ne si'ne' ooeymS 'he least
pressure VI o,e ''ue' i""t or knee. me hon'er
,'S o"'eP at ie"s' ms morse iehS,h ironi
VIC uIt'''U !" ",IeF ,"h', 'I'c ia''ef ,houd turn
P'" .'I'' ~ ." ''' ''.'"y Wv II wouiIueu "e may
.! "",e .,."e ",,' sP''I ~ MAKE us escape Hi
! l'r'nu',1n I u;nB uUy '|he',' 'he horsemah
,.,""s ue ',ons p'i 'ne s'e'u neck, nods MS
~" ,'''hy "''' "o,' minus "'.i "'es. me morse
s"r' ,eS "' ,'o "'I "'',' ''e 'l'vr uireCts MN l"
neM E,,',e 'rse;t 'o',''s at 'u SPeeo AheX
o ','''''' "l'' N''i "' many AS nan score
I. o.'''"'''' "' o''' anu i"'e'S misses 'he
"'"I ,,.,
:, I've" ''' lnu.',' |'u.'.s oui'''o "e leaves
" " '''' y. lr'u' ,he nern ana us COM
P'n'o',s never interfere WIN What has thus be
.o'"e "'' ""l''N' re" VI ,lG S"'"s o' Inc an.
'',, ~ H".ep, ''V ''hr" ",o '''e greater part oi
W. W., 'leSh ie',,,n' P.'y 'o.ne "uINes ",u ravens
ren a'e ~ tey "ie sl"',l mere
w vac" .o.s"vs' ups n''u o'ne' oeioa'e
n.o's'' '"s' "''oo - 'ii"ue u ''ieih every
!o"rr .r, ;,
.., e. ''"'. 'u"'',e N'""ns' "o' oe'tS prov"le"
WIN I!G"r'n', use oU"S ana arrows IN 'He chase'
r.,' . WIN se.. p''sI'' ,'ns'e arrow y oi'e',
a"o"o 10 go 'nr"uen anu u''oUsn ounaIo' hhu
~ ~ se,''n sn".t s'uPs sno'' "i the ea'her.
not Wht'hti It s,I'Te oetp OF nor II u uoes ou1
su'N, "e "''"'"'s '9'e II se"ieu IL "oiks IN
w. TO "' ''nS' "'N ''e"'u"''. 'e"''ics 'he VI
"'s; >.
- " 'n'c' ny cgI' |" ser an thu'A', uulisin
nunt r"e urHu VI ,he ne'u s'nkes 'ne ,ol'',
, s%',, ee J nLn'es m ",N,e s ea,n o.nIr WIN ioui
~ ""' ',,' 5u''c " a.. ''oeSs"n'H hie'e