The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1880-12-02
A Hunters Exciting Struggle With q
Wounded Deer.

A STROUDsBURG pa dispatch to the New
York Times tells the following:
An Irishman named mike" Calighan owns
a small AMI almost valueIess farm in the
mountains, few miles north of Porter's Lake
in Pike County, Penn. The land being toe
stony to produce paying crops, Callighan
is Obliged to turn his hand to anything
at which he can earn little money,
He is quite expert with the rifle,
and during the few years that he has
lived in the wilds of Pike County he has shot
a large number of deer, several bears and a
few wildcats. He has been 50 accustomed to
seeing bears in the woods that he says he has
no more fear of meeting them than he has of
a cow He has had many hairbreadth escapes
with bears and catamounts within the past
five years, but always came out victorious.
He hal an encounter-which, had it not been
for the timely arrival of his daughter, might
have been his last-a few mornings ago.
CalIghan arose earlier than usual, as he de-
sired to start early for Bushkill, about thirteen
miles distant. While hitching his horse to the
wagon he discovered large, four-pronged
buck deer grazing on a small clearing few
rods from the house. He ran TO the house,
seized his rifle, and crdwled on his hands
and knees through the woods behind a
stone fence, until he got within shoot
ing distance. Then, to make sure of hitting
the deer, he placed the barrel of his rifle
in the crotch of a small chestnut, and, TAX
ing deliberate aim, fired. The deer gave an
upward plunge and fell to the ground, appar-
emily lifeless. The ball had penetrated the
animals breast, from which the blood flowed
freely. Callighan laid down his gun. and,
climbing the fence, walked up to the wounded
deer with the intention of cutting its throat.
As he was about TO draw his huntlng-knife from
MS belt, the deer gave sudden and desperate
plunge, catching the hunter with its antlers and
throwing MIN several feet in the air. When he
landed he struck upon his head and shoulders,
stunning him so that he lay several seconds
partially insensible. When he fully recovered
the dee: was still lying on the ground Il few
feet distant. Callighan thought the animal
had lost enough blood to warrant him to
make second attack without danger of being
further injured. He seized the dying buck by
the antlers with his left hand, and with his
right drew the blade of the knife across the
animals throat with the intention of severing
the windpipe, but in this he only partially sue
ceeded.
This seemed to add to the fury of the wound
ed animal, for it gave anotler powerful lunge,
throwing the hunter with great violence TO the
ground. Tie deer then began paving him with
its front feet and gOring him with its horns.
In the struggle the hunter lost his knife, and,
fearing that the deer would kill him, he shouted
to his daughter, who fastened to her fathers
rescue. She picked up the knife, seized the deer
by the antlers, and with one thrust of the
knife nearly severed the head from the body.
Ii gave one or two kicks and died. Although
Callighans injuries are not dangerous, he will
be laid up for some time. His body was liter
ally covered with scratches, and his clothes
were torn into shreds. The deer was a very
large one, weighing nearly 200 pounds, and
was the third one the brave young woman has
helped kill during the past few years.