The North-Carolinian. [volume] (Fayetteville [N.C.]) 1839-1861, 1856-04-26

From the Spirit Of The Times.
How they Hunt Lynxcs In Norway.

AEhen you have come in the forest and have
let loose your dogs, you must often take your
chance of what kind of game is started, al
thongh weI-trained hounds usually find what
Won are in search of; but not unfrequently
other game is turned out; the hounds go, and
the hunters, with the eagerncSs of Sportsmeh,
follow An experienced hunter can nearly at
once tell, by the different manner and tone
of the hound, what kind of game is scented
and takes his measures accordingly. III t'fc
cry of the hound at eager and anxious,
show thasss Nulf zjynx- is nss ..sstss~ near
bv the loud, angry, and continued barking OF
! the dogs that they have brought him either to
| IL tree or II stantl-stll. When the vol lynx
marks that he is pursued, he takes hight ana
! cndcavor to find tree in reclining position
up which he climbs, and attempts to conceal
himself by lying stretched and fiat along the
trunk Ills weight and bnlk prevent him from
climbing mp the standing tree with the ae'i'.'v
of the fox lynx. In this position he remains
till the approach of the hunter, who then us
uallv shoots him down. AS 1t is, however,
frequently difficult to get good shot at hlm
from the nature of his position he is often only
wounded in which he sometimes springs
fcrccly from the tree, and has been known 10
attack the hunter in most determined an"
desperate manner, completely regardless OF inc
dogs If the Lynx cannot find a convenient
tree to climb, he generally brings up near some
large stone or piece Of rock, with winch he
icovcrs his rear and with teeth and claws dci'-
ers most bloody battle to the hounds VINO are
scarcely a match for him. Hunters relate that
they have sometimes come uha"ares on ny
ilyny stretched ont on reclining tree, when IS
fayorite position in which he lies i'll wait iof
pray. and being umpreparcd, have hung up
their coat in view on pole, ana tnis mas 'eci
sufficient to retain him stationary tn they nave
F returned aud shot him. Our hunter thus ue
scribes an affair with large wolf lynx IN
, the last days of February, L observed IN inc
snow the traces of a large wolf lynx, which
pursued thirty hours before found 1t conVen-
. lent to let loose the only hound had WIN ne;
AS this part of the country was much infested
: with wolves had furnished the dog WIN
6, leather collar full OF two-lnch loho s'cc' Hlo'
as IL protection
= After two or three hours on the scent, the
- fvnx at last tired and came to stand-stil! near
: !. birch tree, where the dog kept him III l
came near enough to give him shot Inc
! distance was rather long, and the lynx was oiiy
. wounded but before | could approach ana dls
- charge the other barrel the cnragcd an'lnai
with "a single spring, had thrown itself over the
:, hound \ violent struggle was the cohse
= oueucs and. on lsay-enslo,v vering to=coic 70 tht
= succor Of NY companion, the lynx 1imco".c'y
J., rclinuuishc, the contest with him and attacket
-. me tcrc, lv, with its claws on my thigh Inc
- pain caused me to make a powerful e1ort I
release myself, but l stumbled and fell on m,
ii face in the snow, in which position lay VIII
~ the lvnx over me tearing like mad and anylHh
% but pleasant. The hound who had found h'i
~ self protected by the spiked collar, was NOR
nj couray ycous than usual, came to the rescue an'
fastening dctcrnnc,lly Oh the throat OF the 'yn.
o forced it to relimuuish its hold. Reganng III
NJ feet was enabled to seize the gun, which ha
: been under me, and, with close shot, brougi'
~ tic enemy to the ground. My thick Tlnte M
~ clothing had partially protected me, but w;
: much torn AS for the hound, large and stroh
l., as he was he nearly killed III the shol
"' struggle, which altogether only lasted som
minutes and he did not recover from his lnIuri'
for many months; had it not been for II
spiked collar he would not have had the s'ig'
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