Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-08-26
THE yALCABLE HUNTING
DOC.
His Record as IA EnmitiSated
Nuisance.

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. When q man once gets passit
E for rearing a valuable hunting d,
G he may be set down as 8 lost ma
He generally prefers to take hi
when a pup and train him up as
fond father would rear boy who
he expected to be President of ii
United States. Some Gay he bring
home liver celorel, flabby-lookin
Pot, all paws and ears, and in grea
glee announces that he got him 6
forced sale for SOS or $40, as til
case may be.
Finest strain barrin' none il
the United States," etc He rig
up an elaborate kennel for his pc
and the walls of the same keep
block of well disposed people
awake for three months. If he wa.
an ordinary cur, like New Found
land, who saves children's lives. OF
a mastiff, who protects the house
he would have the yell knocked
out of him in short order, but being
q hunter, he must be allowed his
way. just as he gets him trained
down SO fine that he will carry a
duck across the field when it is put
in his mouth somebody poisons
him and he passes hence. The
writer once went out camping with
a man who owned valuable point
er, or setter, we never knew which,
as during the entire week We never
saw him show either sporting pro.
clivi'y mentioned. There Was big
load on and the springs touched each
other. but the dog had to be piled
on top of the rest and go along.
Presently a duck slough was
reached and the dogs attention
being called to the birds he became
very much excited and springing
put of the buggy ran away in the
opposite direction, up a hill. prob
lbiy to get more commanding
view of the slough. The owner
'rawlsd up about a quarter OF a J
nile and killed duck. He then
'ailed the dog down the hill and |
ried to drive him into the pond. |
'ut he was too sharp for that and
neaked off into field about half .
nile away. The owner followed,
nd after chasing him about twenty
minutes, got him by the collar and
ragged him back to the pond and
nto it. The dog finally got away
gain and the owner waded into the
1ater and got the duck, which he
hight have done in the first place.
10 said that the dog was 8 dandy
n ducks but worked shy with
rangers. We felt like getting out
I'D walking home to give the dog
chance. but didn't. In q few
ours the dog got frisky and began
jump'out and run about the hills.
10 owner got out every fifteen 7
inutes to catch the dog, remark. c
g that he wouldn't lose him for
100 cash. .
In going twenty miles he had left Il
Q buoy and chased the dog nine f
en- times, going At least twenty Il
lies in dong SO. This gave the :
rises an easy thing, but it must 0
We been bard On the man. The i
G chased some rancher's chickens p
few times and finally got some fe
Ipe shot into his hide. Wa II
ped he would die. but he had
50 far to tho sight of the gun
It the dose lost its effect. Then
by Wolf Greek the dog got out a,
meat and the owner had to kill -
'use, quail and rabbits for him. i:
. dog ate = brace of fat grouse, I.
t q dozen quail ard a jack rab- =,
day, while the rest of the -
ty had to worrey along on bacon
salt pork. The men never
tied any more after he had me
ed enough for the dog. In the re.
1T he slept with the animal and r.
abliged to have three pair of pri
'kets to guard tho dog against got
Is, while the rest of the camp of
huddled about the fire and St.
ID tho boundless forest in their and
coats and slept during the day har
a the dog wasn't using tho bal
kets. The dog owner got up dow
or five times in the night to am,
the little darling medicine, all
one of the campers dosed it eve,
strychnine and tho darling clas
We expected to see it buried Orn