New-York tribune., 1886-02-25
LEGISLATION FOR THE DEER.
PoT-HUNTING IN THE ADIRONDACKs.

c,-tnrs KILLING THE DEER UNDER THE PRESENT
LAW WHILE HUNTSMEN STAY AWAY.
The bill to amend the Adirondack game law
is expected up before the Assembly to-day D'
s. b. Ward. of Albany and tho Ne"'f"rk fiSh anu
Game Protective Association in general have Deeh
nnshin, the matter Although 1t has excited
,nuch discussion the question is not as
W, understood should be by people III sehera' "nu
the dragging of certain sentimental consideration ho
supported by the facts has still turlher cohpc"'u "
Late The game law in force for many Senrs "llo"eu
deer hunting of all kinds from August 10 to the Drs o
Dscember There are about htlf-dozen methods OF
hunting followed in the Adirondack region Inc oes'
two are "huundng" and "stl,-huntlng' lu the h'sV
hound is put upon the scent ana the ueeE 'o'S "'o
tho woods with the dog following on his
trail at "A distance OF from hundred feet to mic oc-
hind him. When the sagacious deer gets urea Oh n"'
sort of thing he takes 10 ut any one OF huhoer
Of " runs " or fayurite places aud battles the dogs.
The hunters wait Mt these runs" and shoot at the
deer II he happens to come that way. sometimes uo'
hit him and sometimes they miss hn SO that 'aA"S 81"
the chances into consideration the deer woui form
what the life i'm surance calls "a good FISK IN
m limiting tie parts Of the woods frrQucntcd by deer
are explored by hunters shOd with moccasns ana inc
game is shot There Is a dlnerehce OF op'no"
as to which these is the more sportsmanKe' Out he
former can be followed by tourists who are inrxpcr
enced Euuters aud kl OF the,game ut an alarm
ing rate while the latter destructive Is prdcsed Oy
sklfnl not hunter tnrd aud rather unspottsm inAe
method ia "jacting" floating about with brilliant
light IN the boat firing buckshot into whatever Is
attracted by the light Sometimes 1t Is puck some
times q doe, often htto ia"h anu
occasionally "a guide. The remaining methods Oh " SAT-
ing" "yardIng" and " "crust-huniing' are simply
wholesale 81 ugnter year ago q law was p,sseu o,
Kidding hunting the grounds OF alleged luhuhahl
ty popular idea being thnt inc painting Ge@r %aI n
driven through the forest with the rel'h.eSS nou az
his heels until he dropped exhausted and WAS torn m
from limb by the leroclous dog 1t was ai,o expected
that the law would diminish th' nunD,r VI % arer hfr
rr,a ,,lf heel
nave been killed, according to those VINO
the sportsncn having been kept away and The gndc-
having been forced 10 support themselves by pn-aunt
ing. Tue law now proposed permits hunl'ng p1 mon
August December rs fore 3nt while ~ forn,dS ,n
spring guns. "jackng ana the ] X,,, U' ~
cia salt ncks. II permits "honndng ron August - -
and the workings OF the law, said yesterday
Hunting is cruelty in any shape put u one
the two methods under discussion, stlhnnlng ~ lhe
Iu IT the deer is often only w0nnaoi ~ Eo,'
be followed and dispatched instantly lhe I'not 49,, 20
r, The do The latter docsnt deer hecau-e
the latter hide Is the pronrriy OF lhe tuu1 n".
when torn. Hence the rictiOn OF sound thfaShlhg
follows any liberties with ne hidc As 20 Ra'1e pl"
lection. the new law VIII best eject lnht @ "iso go
In a country ike the Adirondack region game LW
must extene itself 10y hphans 10 te & iGaIoI a. pg Hi
interest Of the guides lhcsr neh , Wo,k ~ ,,
IN and sIng The rest of the tine th'y mus mus
snPiori and the wonid6e sportsncm noct Adj
rOndacks. the guides work as niue ~ pu7Hlue sec al
- 80 q day with clear couscenccs. "hch honhnhs
IL forbidden and the Tlch tourist stays away
he pOt-huutDg to keep from starving lhh
last year nearly II hundred deer were kIlcd lh ON
small township. one man who had formerly actcI WIN
several others rs guide TO large parry tb'l ""hu
spcnd two weeks getting five or six deer. was thI""
oit of IN. lob sthuuting on his own account ana
bagged twcnty-nne ln one season, hnuiper ol
other guides who used 10 assist n hiRe parry
Of gentlemen To XIII from twenty 10 thlrty dcer
in "A season got sxtysiX when forced 10 hunt Tor ther
own support Many gentlemen interested III the pfe-er-
vatOn OF the deer have employment Tor the 2Gdcs'
to keep them from hunting on their own a count ii
to keep some OF these mighty
Ninrods pension than to let them loose among the
game. . -, - ...
Another reason why bounding will never eNtermi-
that IL can only be done Wnc lhc uccT
are around the lakes When for any reason they go to
the high ground, they safe When OS party OF gen
tpnen and guides 90 hunting there IS lots OF noise
The hunters begin banging away at TARGET
to ont mn their mark kSmanahip. aud the
guides sit down to play euchre. Neither anuSemrnt
deer, hut IL gives ihci
warning they OIL to quiet hclds ana pastures
new IOunding Is carried on III the most hhllIui ana
definitely while the stll-hunt may continue I'll tie last
deer drops Finally. IN September aud OCTOBER Whcu
guests are plenty s.huntng cannot DO followed De-
cause cracking leaves Drtray the huhtr After thr
falls the guests have deserted thc rcgIon 'uo
pohuuter tracks his and sdugbters 1t To the rGh
and left. ..,--.,--
The posed law prevents the transportation dc
meat in large quantities and tends In that way 10 break
up pot-hunting. There is, OF course no ooltc0n 70
mans killing his family needs To eat but there ~
objection his Killing three or -four heal "a day ana
shippng the vesOn off To the market The guides nave
10 20 into the thing wholesale 10 make living ht IT.
Prices low that than 50 cannot De rcalleu
from the sale a saddle Of yensOu and thls with the
81 so for tho hide much the meat has been
carried fifteen twenty miles to market"