Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-03-25
BuntiDE Wild II 'ar In CUnncc

"Wild boar hunting in Connecticut, "
said I'll old Windham county farmer
recently, "is something never expect
ei to see in my day. Nevertheless, it is
solid tact that can't be denied. b"
The farmers assertion Is true. The
finest and most exciting sports in Wind
ham county this fall and winter has
been hunting wild hogs. In the town
of Ashford there is an extensive tract
of sterile land that is nearly all vii.
derness.-Lar2e forests cover the lofty
hills, and IN the hollows are impa ssa-
Bile swamps quagmires, and dense
thickets, and along the hillsides rocky
caves, In this district live and breed
and are hunted the wild hogs. How
the hogs came there is a question, but
it Is the general belief that they are
the offspring of a litter of pigs that
strayed away from the farm of Mr..
Bosworth several years ago, and be-
came wild. Their number now is vari-
ously estimated at from fifty to seven
ty-tive head; and at certain seasons
they do much mischief, prov ling a.
round the barns and ou5-houses at
night and roofing up fields of crops.
They have returned TO savagery. They
are described as long bodied and lean,
covered with coarse, black brls cles, anu
are formidable antagonists. Tueir
tusks are long, sharp and curved.
They Turk IN the Coverts of the woods,
feeding on nuts and toi est twigs, and
when disturbed rush out vita loud
snort, and run with the swi,tness of the
wind. They have long since been
voted a common enem., aud every
hunter earns the gratitude OF the far
mers by shooting them. The hunters
don't ike TO 60 alone to meet the hog =,
but well armed with breach LOADING
rifles, or guns loaded with buck. shot,
90 IN strong parties.
About the middle of October was the
hrst hunt OF TINS year, aud several
nogs We're killed after a fierce couti u,
anu Drought into The village OF ASHFORD
amid gr at reJocnng. Tue catcasses
were Completely perforated with buck
shot. Sln>e Jnen sew RAJ other parties
nave trled the sport, but III each cast
the game was too wary 10 haztid "a Dat
tie or too swift tor ,he hunters. la
one INSTANCE a big hog, Win flaming
eyes AMI erect brlstles, started up out
OF IA thlckCt just ahead OF the hunters
and dashed OF III Ju.l view OF
The sporCslneu, wLo were too aston.
isheu " shoot.
Recently the most formidable and
elaborate hunting expedition OF the
year set out from BruoKlyn Windham
County.-TLere We're niue men, all
armed with breach.l oauing rifles "A
double wagon loaded with munitions 3
wal, and urawn ny q PAIR VI heavy
Dorses, conveyed the Ii TO the field.
small domestic pig was carried
aioug Tor a utcoy. A drlzzling rain
was falling and The kr und slippery.
The party tramped ali uay tnr- ugh the
wet underbrush, go!ng over thirty
miles, and got not IA /, np,e If a wild
hog, Inc nomosuc p.s was ,onp.cvo
failure as ,e,ry. II Was intended
TO take the y uth,ul au III Il lnJo a part
OF the forest trrqueated by the hogs,
ami TO have one OF The party seCreLed
III the bush pres, II TO ms y east. 1t
was exp cted that the pig would squeal
agonl2insly III rrturn, AID attract the
wild swine to the spoo. The man with
the pig secreted himself, accord ny 10
me requirements Of lne prusrainme,
and squeezed the animal viclouslS but
IL would not squeal. He then tried to
COAX IL to sound a note OF ap, ta.; he
pinChed its ears and trud GU It's tan,
out not SQUAD would the pig utter.
The party accordingly put the animal
in bag, and late III The afternoon, DOT
sore anu Disguised, rolled home III
their Two hors Ien.GIe Their entry il
the village was greeted with shouts Of
dorisiou, and the price OF tame pork
rose a cent and quar,er . rounu.