The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1880-12-18
4 Hunters Exciting Struggle With Q
Wounded Deer.

A SrRoUDs8vRG pa dispatch 20 the New
York Times tells the following:
An Irishman named "Mikc" Callhxhan owns
q small AMI almost valuclcss farm in the
mountains, a few miles north IF POrtcrs Lake
in Pike County, Penn. The land being toe
stony to produce paying crops, Callghan
is Obliged to turn his hand to anything
at which he can earn little money,
He is quite expert with the rite,
and during the few years that he has
lived in the wilds of Pike County he has shot
q large number OF deer, several bears and u
few wildcats. He has been SO accustomed to
seeing bears in the wood, that he says he has
no more fear OF meeting them than he has Of
acOw. He has had many hairbrcadth escapes
with bears and CatamOunts within the past
five years, but always came out victorious.
He tai an cncOuutcr-which, had it not been
for tho timely arrival Of bis daughter, might
have been his last-a few mornings ago.
Callighan arose earlier than usual, " he de.
sired to start early for Bushkill, about thirteen
miles distant. While hitchine his horse to tho
wagon he discovered large, fOur-prongcd
buck deer grazing on small clearing few
rods from the house. He En to the house,
seized his rifle, and crawled on his hands
and knees through the woods behind q
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 o small chestnut, and, TAX.
ing deliberate aim, tired. The deer gave an
emily litelcss. The ball had penetrated the
animals breast, from which the blood flowed
freely. Caliighan 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 hunting.knife from
his belt, the deer gave sudden and desperate
plunge, catching tho hunter with its antiers and
throwing him several feet IN the air. When he
landed he struck upon his head and shoulders,
stunning him SO that he lay several seconds
partially inscnsibIc. When he fully recovered
the deer was still lying on the ground q few
feet distant. Calligban thought the animal
had lost enough blood to warrant him to
makca 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 severiny
the windpipe, but in this he only partially sue
cecded.
This seemed to add to the fury OF the wound.
cd animal, for it gave another powerful lunge.
throwing the hunter with great violence to the
ground. The deer then began paving him with
ito 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 bic daughter, who fastened to her fathers
rescue. She picked up the knife, seized the deer
By the anticrs, and with one thrust of the
knife nearly severed the head from the body.
II gave one or two kicks and died. Although
Callighan's injuries arc not dangerous. he will
be laid up for some time. His body was liter
ally covered with scratches, and his clothes
were torn into shrcds. The deer was very
large one, weighing nearly 100 pounds, and
was the third one the brave young woman has
helped kill during the past few years.