The sun., 1886-11-28
WILD TURKEY HUNTING IN JERSEY.
Some Fers,alities After tho Hust which Sur
priced tho Proud Hunter.

Some Fernalities Aner tho Hunt which Sur.
priced tho Proud Hunter.
Two bears have been killed in Sussex coun-
ty since the opening OF this month and deer
hunting has bcen brisk and profitable. hut un-
til last week 1t was not thought that there were
wild turkeys anywhere in tho State. Fifty years
ago the hunters occasionally found n flock OF
wild turkeys in the great swamps OF Warren
and Passaic counties. The turkeys were so
steadily pursued. however. that 1t is probable
that this gamo was extermlnated long before
the present generation Of sportsmen were able
to handle q gun.
On Tuesday last. however. Mr.. Cory Adams
OF Newark found turkeys most unexpectedly
in a swamp near Canistrar. Passaic county
The swamp Is a mile In length and half mile
in width, In the middle OF 1t Is a heavily tim
bered hill about 100 feet in height. This hill Is
grouse. Mr.. kdams was in search Of grouse on
feeding on the hillside. He thought that the
borhood. but doubts arose in his mind when
the birds ran swiftly for a fow yards. and then
and settled in the swamp. He pursued his
search for grouse, and thought nothing about
the turkeys until i, be e eneopnter"d wo0dSnon
and laughed Mt him for not shooting q, them: ;,
aYou'il never git anp,hsr chanct = Ike ,t, that a.
anybody as gifts 'em is welcome to 'em. 1never
seed 'em yet when had a gun. but I've run on
when Ionly had axe"
Mr.. Adams learned from the countryman
but the Degenerate progeny Of wayward do.
mestic birds which ran wild in the woods. feed;
bs t ss Gsds m HS aGSrns S IS ana
and several other focks was known to few
Local hsners who kept doWp the tb numbers e
we're as shy rs wild turkeys generally are. hat
they were seldom seen in the same place twice
travel twenty lilies without coming upon item.
Mr.; Adams ley the , ,fountrym1an WIN y l. the & he,
week. and he steelthiy walked over .ths wet
and sponey ground to the spot IN which he saw
5v After two hNars Of
and think. He 1T his pipe. and sat with his gun
across his knees for ten minutes m % when m & noise
rection from which the sound came. he saw the
saudy head OF M Mgobber peering ou. Of 4 tsnge
the brier patch. Three turkeys dashed
neads qMaGoDa Mr. Adams
loose his other barrel in the direction Of
tae M n Il IN ne S
e struggle In the direction Of his first shot.
Pushing through the briers. he found huge
% pump hen % turkey s stone % dead. Nj Mr. Adams " lied
the b5ds' legs soge,her singing them .hI over his
the road as an old farm mouse. and there he
stopped to get a drink. While he was drinking
Hullo! where did them turkeys come from?'
said the farmer. turning over the gobber with
" II shot h them up In the swamp" said Adams.
"Humph. wild birds. So they be. Well. naow.
Until saI b iGG 1S never er seem Wild ,arRss
and. going into the house. the old man returned
a moment later with gun in his hand at full
cock and a strapping big boy following him
vivid Sk surkeys. fHi Bii" said the old man. with
an ugly fire in his eye. Wild birds. Just
they've got: Singer thet .ther shed be wild |
turkeys up In our swamp 'thont good hunters |
like you and me KNOWN It, Ten and 'leven is
twenty; one. aud half is 2 half-twenty.one
that big gobbler only weighs sixteen pound.
and half is thirty.seven and half, A q shil;;
sh fuy xood dsy one
you'd better SETTLE. 'Taint so very high con-
siderin thet Yer the oney man ez hez shot
mind yer tel lin yer folks them birds is wild,
even Of did raise 'em myself. eh Bil2 We'll
feel kinder sorry bout the old gobbler. cause
we reckoned on eatin' him a Christmas"
farmer and his ugly-lookiDg weapon; then his
fingers sought out a folded hve-dollar bill
which he had tucked away In his vest pocket..,
Never mind the change" he said; - will |
fellow choppins wood up " on the h hi and nd blow @
his head of whom he passes. He told me that |
those birds were Wild"
He did?" said the farmer. We'll. that's |
kinder sinGler; fur that's my boy Jim. But he |
allus wuz corker fur Joking and guying folks"
Adams took the turkeys. and he told his New. |
ark friends that he won them at a rattle.