Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-03
q HARD WINTER ON GAME.
Deer. Gaunt With Hunger, Entering Farm
Yards To Feed with Cattle.
rBarryyille N W Cor

Barryville N. y Cor.
As the presence Of 50 shy an animal as
the deer in the very door yards of farms
and of village residences is some; hing
rarely if ever noticed before in this region,
the inference is that the winter has been
the most severe one on wild animals in
the swamps and woods ever known. The
snow is now over three ct deep on the
level in the woods, AMI until within two
days past the thermometer had ranged
steadily below zero for more than week
in the Sullivan County mountains.
A few days ago G. orge + Stanton, who
lives beside the plank road near Mongaup
Valley, saw a large deer running down tire
road toward his house. II Jumped the
fence within a rod Of his house and leaped
into the harvard where il made itself at
home among the cattle. and began u eat
from the hay rick. The deer gaunt
with hunger, and none OF the farm
er's family had any disposition
to disturb 10. A young hound that
lay on the back stoop got
scent of the deer, and before he could be
secured was chasing il across the fields to-
ward the Mongaup River. The snow be-
ing deep and covered with thin crust.
through which the deer broke at almost
every jump, the dog gained rapidly on t.
and when II was within quarter Il a
mile Of the river caught up IN IL and
seiked IL 10y one OF the hind legs. Thedeer
kept on, dragging the dog through the
snow as he held fast - IT, leg.
Stanton and two OF his sons, fearing
that the dog would kill the De er. Joined In
the chase with the intention Of taking the
dog of and capturing the dee alive IL
possible. They overlook the dog and deer
on the bank OF the river. After desper =
ate struggle the deer WAS bound with a
rope and brohgh back - the barn II
dashed wildly about for some time but
finally qgieted down, and now eats az
comnosedly az any Of the cattle. II n is
not disturbed by the pr essence Of any one.
One day last week = fsrmer living IN
Bethel Township ssu = buck toward even
ing lesp ths fence into his bsrnyart The
barn door vas opsn and the tUck went In
The farmer ran - the barn and closed the
door. The I Aar uss feeling IN mangey
br the side - COW II rss startled nv
the closing y she door, sni jumping over
the nsnssr tried - spring ont % srnsll
vind1r IN the opposite side of ~. barn.
The ndoT vas too small - permit tbs
passage II its t.ody sn5 IL hung vedged IN.
stru ggiiuE vio,entiy. TIE farmer sDd tvo
other men tiei The deer 18th ropes. and
got = ont - the window ~ ruft.ng sway
the boards They locked ~ animal In an
o1ttui ding. TIE Bert morning = de-
uasde "a appearance - The BARNARD
Being frightened svsv a rsn bsif Esv
scross seid sbS stopped. boxing -istful
~ fAck A. fts same tire gTesf no'ss
rss h4sri iH tbe outbous- where the back
rss c7nfnea The farmer sent in snf
f78rd ths der .ntsngled IN tha roE,s ~
uhieh Re hsd t~en secured sround tts
hoTns, .1d lying ~ re for kieknz sns
sruzgiing Ths farmer hastily rut -
ropes f0r fssT TIE hack might irjure bira
SCI He ras ~ soouey frse thar -
sr.snz r. his feet snd 5ssked against tss
dor ~hleh hs1 heen eft stsr. sof vent
houn8 fng away s~oss tbe fefds. u vss
fon ned ~ TIE do. sni TIE t~o aissr.-
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