Ashtabula weekly telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1880-1886, 1880-12-03
A Hunters Exciting Struggle With a
Wounded Deer.

A SrRoUDsBURG (Pa.) dispatch TO the New
York Times tells the following:
An Irishman named "Mike" Calnghan owns
a small and almost valueless farm I'm the
mountains, few miles north OF Porter's Lake
in Pike County, Penn. The land being too
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
large number of deer, several bears and a
few wildcats. He has been so accustomed to
seeing bears In the woods that he says he has
no more fear of meeting them than he has of
COW, He has had many hairbreadth escapes
with bears and Catamounts within the past
five years, but always came out victorious.
He had an encounter-which, had 1t not been
FOR the timely arrival of his daughter, might
haye been his lnst-a few mornings ago.
Callighan arose earlier than usual, as he de-
sired TO start early for Bushkill, about thirteen
miles distant. While hitohing his horse 10 the
wagon he discovered large, four-pronged
buck deer grazing ON a small clearing few
rods from the house. He run to the house,
seized his rifle, and orawled on his hands
and knees through the woods behind q
stone fence, until he got within shoot-
ing distance. Then, 10 make sure of hitting
the deer, he placed the barrel Of his rifle
in the crotch of small chestnut, and, TAX
ing deliberate aim, tlred. The deer gave an
upward plunge and fell 10 the ground, appar-
emily llfelcss The ball had penetrated tho
animals breast, from which the blood flowed
freely. Calllghan 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 10 draw his shunung-knife from
his belt, the deer gave sudden and desperate
plunge, catching the hunter with its antlers and
throwing him several feet IN the Hir. 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 deer was sill lying on the ground a 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 windplpe, but in this he only partially sue
ceedod.
This seemed to add TO the fury Of the wound.
cd animal, for 1t guve another powerful unRe
throwing the hunter with great violence TO Inc
ground. Thedeer then began paving him with
It's 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 hastened TO her fathers
rescue. She picked up the knife seized tho deer
by the antlers, and with one thrust OF the
knife nearly severed the head from the body
10 gave ouo or two kicks and died. Although
Callighan's injuries are not dangerous, he will
DO laid up for some time His body was liter
ally covered with scratches, aud his clothes
were torn into shTeds The deer was very
large one, Weighing nearly 200 pounds, and
was the third one the brave young woman has
helped kin during the past few years.