Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1878-09-21
DEER HUNT ON BLOOMING
GROVE CREEK.


Grove, Mr.. Riley Willie, informing II
me that he had during the summer sc
become acquainted with the where
abouts of family of deer, and that
no had been watching their maneu- :,
-yers since that time, closely, and :,
that he was then ready to attempt
their capture, and that, as we had
hunted together so much and under
stood each other so well, he wanted
me r., assist him in killing them.
This. of course, met my hearty APP
nrobation, for there is no sport l
love better than hunting deer. 80
preparing myself with gun and am
unition. and a good deal of faith, 1
set ont. last Thursday evening, LOT
nv fathers, on Blooming Grove.
snent the night with home-folk,
ard the next day went to see Riley
Willie. and we at once arranged Tor
hunt ON the following Saturday /
morning.
After spending the evening in re-
citing our adventures in deer hunUs'
in which we both took parts in days
that are past, we separated for the
night. going back to my fathers
+o spend the night, with the under
standing that at day-break weshould
Droceed to the hunting ground,
which was about three miles distant.
So the next morning very early the
sbriu screams of Wilie's hunting
horn met my ears and attracted my
attention to the spot where, the
evening before, we had selected to
meet. / seized my gun, mounted
my horse and in a few minutes was
with him. surrounded by enough
docs .sto Kill a l0iId-cdt," all eager
for the fray. (He has only seven
teen hounds.) Off we started Tor
the hunting-ground, with hearts
heating high with hopes OF a pig
chase: but we had not proceeded
far before Boston, Lemon and Rat
tIer- three of his brag dogs, struck
trail and commenced yelping mos
vociferousIy, Riley remarking ina
the dogs were after fox and tina
he feared it would spoil our hunt
We listened TO the dogs for aWhll'
and Riley came to the CONCLUSION
that probably it might be a deer
en- he dismOunted and went up
noth some distance to see if he coul'
discover any track. In few min
utes he came hurriedly back, re
marking, Coleman, get to you
stand! have just found the tracl
of three deer in this path Shu
tbem off from the river! l Wi
follow the dogs" / put spurs I
NV horse and hurried as fast as
could to high point known In thf
section as the "Bear-wallow stand
The dogs sped on at rapid trailln
gait. but were soon oVertaken o
the indefatigable Riley. After tral
inc some distance over hills, aero
ravines and through roughs, II
dogs began to circle, which tells Il
eyperienced hunter that the deer
not far off. Riley observed this al
kept with the foremost dogs, In G
der to get a shot when the deer g
I'D out of their beds. lie ana n
have to wait long, for pretty so'
up jumped three deer, an ola q
and two fawns. lie fired and XIII
one of the fawns when they got l
and rs they ran off he shot doN
the second fawn Che is master
shot. and the old doe scamper
off. followed by as good pack
hounds as ever gave chase to de
The old doe, however, seemed IL
to leave the place where she had
recently lost her babes, and Tor aO'
two hours she played between WIN
her fawns were shot and Wher'
was standing, and expecting eV'
minute she would come out at
stand. Mr.. Editor, were you e
in a deer chase? If not, you ca
imagine my feelings. Althoug
have killed many deer, it alw
excites me to get in a chase. Sol
times the dogs would come ain
to me, and then they would w
back in the drive, and / would
Gin TO fear that my chances tC
Shot were gone, but again t
would turn towards me as tho
they were certainly coming out
time. So for about two hours 1
kent i'm this state of fear, do
hone and excitement but final
became too hot in those quarters
the deer and she made a break
the river. Here they came,
and dogs, riding the bushes, br
ing brush, heller, SHELTER, pell-n
bow-wow, right to me, ana l
Won. Mr.. Editor, l imagined t
must be at least two dozen deel
was all anxiety to know at
Doint she would emerge from
bushes. My anxiety did not
long, as pretty soon | saw her
into the road about two hun
yards off, coming directly tow
me. / felt considerably relieve
I felt sure of a shot. When in
thirty yards of me she saw me
wheeled. / shot her on the
and she fell to the ground,
through and through with
buckshOt.
This ended the chase, but the
thing that came up was how I
our meat home. My horse v
not let a deer come near him
fact. after had got bloody, b
ering the deer, he did not wal
to ride him home. Riley coul
carry all of them. We dlsen
eled them, and after short &C
tation it was suggested by the
ready for any emergency
that we sink two of them II
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