New-York tribune., 1884-10-05
A GOOD YEAR FOR BEARS,
MANY IN PENNSYLVANIA.
SWIFT KILLING Oh BEAR AT BLOOMING Grove
LIE HARITs OF RRrIN AND MS wfAkNEssIs.


SWIFT KILLING OF A BEAR AT BLOOMING GROVE
THE HABITS or BRuIS AND ms wrAKNEssEs.
BLOOMING GROVE, Pike County, Penn. sept.
29.-Ffeen years party Of four wcllknoHn N'T-
Workers mai ing arrangements for going AVA "n
two weck' hunting excursion. Three of the P1r' IN
sisted on seeking famous region 400 miles from New
York where they had cimped for years while one was IN
favor Of selecting locality much nearer tho city. Tho
three did not believe any good country could be
found than their lvore grounds and of the
three said hc would -, nowhere c-o becaue he wanted
to enjoy bearhrnt. and that could not hc had
st any near by spot The gcuilcmnn who favored
the region nearby thcrcupon offered - h't y
game dinner that he could to his ocality k hear or
al least get shot and h absent from the ciiy less
time than would require make haftho Journey to tho
other hunting grounds. The be-; taken and ono ~
the other gentlemen agreed to- accompany the ffcnd ~
the near 10y retreat con.loe, HE pr poster
ous trip
The two left Sew York ON the Ero Railway at no'clock
september morning and At orlosk In the a'fno
Of the same dat sitting down 10 dinner ~ "a
famous sportsmans rosort IN iloomng Ur,fe nr-
fntc 2 o'clock accompanied b, g,lo and Noted
bear hunter ~ thla rrgiun and three ~ his
dngs. the iw' E'uirmrn wrrr vel 90 iholr
towards iiish Knob ln iocpths ~ the th' tnuntY
Wilderness ~ hilf pas ihrv scc back to The t,rfu.
aud auns across tho of their hn'khoiri woe tia
h'~y nf large black brar tlm guide had hron oO.,-
hnih fortunate IN starting bnin early, and ~ VAS
hronehi down before rning the hunters lonp chase.
The then nearest station on the lr guud twelve
miles distant An express train bound ras stopped
there about o'c'ook Ia the morning The grutlnncn
ate supper and enoJe ed rest until II O'Clock, when
they hired u team AID started with their trophy
the mountains 10 the staton reaching there in ample
time @" secure berth In ,ecPing thr train.
and 70 express their bear the same train. AZ half
past they IN New York, feeling nonr the
worse for their flying trip which bal
ruprd than twenty thre, holrs In those tays
wond have taken the party more than nfty hours 10
reach the hlntIngeround favored 10y the majority The
bet was paid aud the camp lul IN Pike County
That unusually fortunate bearhunt brought The Pike
County country into such favor that year tive later
1900 OF - best hunting country purchased
by organization of Newl sportsnen, ana the great
Blooming Grove Park Of to-day, with it, splendid club
house ts eight large lakes. 800 of enclosed breed
Ing ground and it, miles of streams, is the
salt.
From all accounts that come in from the haunts
Of this regon The bear hunters to be unusually IA
vored This From OF the oldest Of these,
native aud the born" learned that therc
" signs Of bear" in the county this fIll than
have been known for years. This veteran wood-nan
explains how they .ow when bears plenty. Besides
the forests there vast ~ laurel. hemo'k and
amarack svanls where the back bear makes his
haunt, for breeding and SAFETY they al
most impenetrable Along the edge Of these sramps
there l. border II sft black mud. II bears plenty
the hunters will notice through The spring All summer,
that thu mud l. trampled down. and that in places
paths made through IT, like cow-paths through the
woods, intervals. also. the mud will be- followed out
spots -t feet Ion three wide. and two
! deep These are walow holes" made hy the bears,
! which also track mp the mud and beat down the
PATHS Tie bears viii almost bury Themselves in their
waov holes aud lie in Them gruntng and -noriin- Ike
So many pigs hours time. Hunters who want 20
| make sure of some &" bar hide and taller r" without
| dar Ia Les
| aud shoot the animals when they come out tO wallpw.
Another ssn that bears arc present in the W"ods ~
found scrub oak ridges. II patches of scrub
oaks found crushed to the ground. II Is all miaibe
sign have been working" there. They have
been ont feeding on the aeorrs. They rs" NJ oh thcr
hainches among the scrub and with their fore paH beat
the bushes violently. This knocks the to he
ground and The break down the Grub oaks.
After bear has thrcshed space OF several rod around
| no goes over the ground and feels
the ac0rns he has knocked OF AgaI. II hunter ont
prospecting. through the woods and old ciearings
and open fields and finds the turned up FOR
and ins old logs AMI sumps pulled 10 pieces
he that bears have been forng there FOR crick
cts. slugs beetles. rubs and ry of all kinds. Yellow
jackets and hornets nests also preyed upon by the
bear who tears them open in spite OF the attacks II tho
infratcd insects upon him. and ind choice nor-e- In
the arys they contain. Hornets nests are frequently
built on the extrenities OF branches fastened
high upon the face of some rocky edge In such caes
the bear exercises great cunning and remarkable nte
gence IN his efforts 10 disiodge the nests which
beyond If. reach II ne hnds a nest a trce. far
out limb small To bear hi, weight, he climbs the
and crccps ont the branch far a. he daio Then
ne dances on II AID ,hak II violently until the f-ten.
in-S Of the way and it falls the ground X
the bear fails d.lodsc the nest i'm hi. way be- breaks
of a long limb ami holding n between his :orrpaws
threshcs the nest m lt falls II The bear discovers a hor-
nets the face of ledge too high for hin o reach
II from and low for him seize n from the
top OF the rock above the and rolls
and pieces OF wood down al il until hits II and Snocks
il Ia the ground. hornets sting" says the old hun
Ter amt no More a bar than keeter bite "a oe
a rhnoccrOs"
Tie honey Wild bees is the choicest morsel however
o bear He will line bec tree with urvcrfiiilug
instinct and when once the of he Will
eve up the trail until he ha> upon H. When he
finds the hc be- gins tO look FOR the spot m where
10 thump with hls paw every foot or sounding for
hollow space When BE- tO that Il j. bat tho
work Of few minutes tor him 10 tear away the wood
with his sharp claws aud lay open the rich eto'r- of
honey within, upon which he ca,t' To his heart, con-
tent. - -
by the hour for the former IN creeks ana shallow ponds,
and tear ND o o and earth pursuit thc latter
Besides all these modes making hi- presence known
BE- has other ways Oi doing IT, specially 10 the back
woods farmers and even those who 1--we near Villages, by
his frequent raids the pg and the sheeppasture
This ondnc, for pork and mutton mas been the death 0f
not few ot Tie shaggy Drutes already thls season. ana
extensive rand l. being pianu~t now H. township
still further III the wilderness than Blooming Grove,
family ~ i~stealer~ that have their head
quarters IN Basam swamp. That dense thickrt and
Pincho swamp, llenlOck swamp. Iamarack swamp In-
dian swamp. Maple swamp and Laurel >Wuap an show
rnmistaahe signs that they well pied with bears
thu fail and the hunters preparing their traps and
guns FOR unusally exciting ami profitable season.
THE PRLN4 DOYNAS OYSTERS