The sun., 1873-12-17
A DfY'S HUNT.
Plenty Of GAmo In Penu-ylvnnin -John No
Andrews Luck How be t0uud his Mtss-
ing Traps aud Il kiied II Bear.


CORES pondence of The sun.
HINES CORNERS, Pa, Dec. l6.-John
McAndrews, living near Wolf Pond, in this
town. while ON the pond the othor dav, discuv-
cred signs uf otter. He went home and got
thee heavy steel traps. These he set ut some
distance apart, about the spot where otter were
most HLoly TO appear. On Sunday last he walked
TO the pond. Going To tho place whore he set
his FIRST trap, ho found II broken from IT. flsten-
ng- and gone. Proceeding to the next one, he
was surprised to find II also missing. The third
one was gone too. McAndrews at first supposed
that some one had stolen the traps, but dis 'oy-
ering several drops of blood on the ground, he
concluded that some animal larger than an otter
had been caught In his traps, and had walked OF
with them.
Returning home he got his gun, and calling
his dog, started to hunt the animal with the
traps. Reaching the pond, the dog took the
trail and followed II up They mad not gone far
before McAndrews heard rustling In little
thicket on the edge Of tho pond. lie endeavor-
ed to get his dog into the bushes, but he was too
intent on the track he was following The
hunter threw club Int" the thicket. Imme-
diatcly a fine large mink jumped out. and ran
toward hole in the ice, but a shot from Mean
drewss gun Killed him.
Picking up the mink, the hunter followed IN
the direction taken by the dog, which was now
some distance ahead, and out Of sight behind u
rocky rise ~ Z ound Nc ctndrcws stopped on a
hilluck and looked down the pond. Not more
than twenty rods away, and Looping quietly
along toward him, was large buck. The deer
did not see the hunter, but when within easy
range got wind Of him. 1t then wheeled like "A
Hash, but charge Of buckshot from Mean
drewss gun broke lts fore shoulder. The buck
fell to the ground, and the hunter hastencd to
u and cut Us throat. This clatcd MCAndreWs.
The furious barking Of his dog next attracted
his attention. Dragging the doer to one side,
the hunter hurled ahead to see what his dog
had at bay The dog was hidden from view by
the rocky nil.
Making an abrupt turn around the hill. Mc-
Andrews came in lull view of the dog. He was
running htrcey To and trO, barking loudly.
About twenty feet ahead Of the dog was a large
black bear, standing On Its launches. growing
saNngely On each fore paw was one OF Mean
drc~ss traps, and near by on the ground lay tn Q
other, which had evidently been on one of the
bears hind feet. The bear bit and snapped at
the traps, and was in most ferOctous mood.
hcAndrews did not know what To do at first,
whether To venture an attack alone or go back
for help. He finally concluded TO attempt to
Nil the bear alone. Duubly charging his gun
with buckshot he fred at bruin. The bear fell
to the ground with a howl. The dog, em-
hnldened 10y the presence ~ his master, pOuuced
upon the prostratc bear. Instantly the wounded
and dying brute caught the dog Ia his embrace
sud crushed the life out uf him. McAndreN =
despatched the bear with another shot. lie
then procured aid to bIng In the deer aud bear.
lie thinks trapping for otters IL profitable busi-
ma