St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-11-12
POT HUNTERS PERIL.
WOunding A Buck Out of Season,
and Nearly Killed by the Infari-
atpd Animal

and Nearly Killed by the Infuri-
ated Animal.
A we'll known pot hunter of the
Mosquito Creek region in Clearfield
county, who reioices in the name of
John Quincy Adams Hines, and who
has enjoyed surprising immunity from
the penalties of the strict Pennsylvania
game laws, although his violation Of
them has been notorious for years, will
not have an opportunity to break these
laws again this season, as before he can
recover from serious injuries received
in a recent illegal deer hunt the lawful
hunting season will have been well adj
yanced.
Hines is an expert and fearless hunter.
There are many visiting SpOrtSmen who
have never had any Scruples against
employing his services for their benefit
out of the lawful hunting months.
Three of these gentry came all the way
from Philadelphia last week to hunt
deer IN the Mosquito creek woods, with
Hines as guide. Last Friday Hines
dogs started two deer, but none of the
party succeeded in getting shot. Sat
urday another was started. 1t was
driven by the dogs to the runway,
where Hines was standing. He fired at
the deer, which was big buck. The
deer stopped short, and for a moment
seemed dazed and at a loss what to do.
Hearing the baying Of tie hounds be
hind it, it wheeled and ran directly
toward the tree behind which Hines
was hiding. AS it approached him,
Hines fired his remaining barrel at it,
and the deer dropped in the scrub oaks.
Hines ran to it and drew his knife
to cut its throat. AS he was STOPPING
over the PROSTATE buck it sprang to its
feet and furiousIy attacked the hunter.
Hines jumped quickly to one side as
the deer raised in the air and struck
at him with its sharp fore feet
deadly aim of wounded buck, which
hunters fear above all things. One of
the pointed hoofs struck Hines on the
left shoulder, turning him half around
and nearly knocking him down.
The sudden rising of the deer
from the ground as Hines was
bending over it had knocked
the knife from the hunters hand.
Hines ran to the tree and got his gun,
which he had left leaning against the
tree. The deer bounded after him, and.
as it raised in the air for another leap
upon him, Hines dubbed his gun, and
dealt the buck blow with the stock
between the eyes. The blow
had little effect ON the deer,
but broke the stock of the gun
from the barrel. The deer quickly
renewed its attack, and this time plant
cd its feet squarely on Hines shoulders,
knocking him down. Before it could
leap upon him with its hoofS again, the
hunter regained his feet, and, knowing
that his only hope was in keeping HIM
SELF clear Of the bucks hoofS. he claSped
the inflHiated animal around the body
with its two fore legs over his shoulders.
Blood was streaming freely from the
rifle ball wound in the deer'S breast,and
Hines, as he tells the story, felt that it
would be only question of short time
when the deer would suecumb to the
wound. But the wound did not prove
to be as serious as the hunter had be-
lieved it was, and after nearly
quarter of an hours wrestling
with the buck in the scrub oaks. during
which time the deer had twice broken
Hines hold and trampled him bedeath
its feet. cutting his flesh as il if had
been done with knife, and infficting
Injuries the seriousness Of which was not
known until the battle was over. times
saw that unless he could soon make some
decisive movement, or should receive
assistance from his companions-and as
they were mile away, OH the other
side OF the ridge. aid from them was not
likely to reach him-he would be unable
to hold out much longer against the
enraged buck. His clothing was nearly
all torn off of him, he was covered
with blood, his injuries were so painful
that every movement he made was
agony to him, and the persistent OH
slaughtS of the deer and its wonderful
vitality were rapidly eXhauSting his
strength.
Fortunately for Hines, and circum-
stance to which he undoubtedly owed
his life, the struggle in its movements
around in the scrub at last brought the
contestants back to the spot where
Hines had dropped his gun barrel.
The quick eye of the hunter
discovered the iron. and with
a great effort he sprang forward
aud secured it. He had barely time to
rise to all erect position again before the
buck was upon him. Hines brought the
heavy gun barrel down with all the
strength he could summon on the bucks
head. The blow fell at the base of the
antiers, near the neck. The deer dropped
to its knees. Hines followed up his
crushed the bucks skull and ended the
combat The hunter fell exhausted at
the side of the deer. He was found
there unconscious by the other hunters,
who, hearing nothing of Hines, had
come over to his runaway. They
brought the injured man to.
Four of his ribs on one side
were broken, and two on the other.
The flesh on his arms, shoulders and
breast was gashed to the bone, and
stripped entirely off in some places.
His head and face were also badly cut
and bruised. His clothing, from the
waist up, was torn to shredS, Hines
was carried home, where he now lies.
as thoroughly a used-up hunter as ever
escaped from the hoofS of deer or
the hug of a bear.
During the fight with the deer Hines
noted and wondered at the absence of
his dogs, which he had supposed were
close on the bucks track, and should
have naturally been with him in
the fight. 1t was afterward learned
that it was not the track Of the buck the
dogs were Oh at all. but that of another
deer, which had passed over the ridge
some distance above where the buck
had bounded from the brush at Hines
runaway.
Three years ago Hines had similar
fight with a wounded buck at the foot
of the ridge where the battle last Sat-
urday occurred. and not more than 200
yards away, on the banks of Mosquito
creek. In the struggle the hunter and
deer rolled inio the creek. and Hines
picked stone from the bottom of the
stream and with it smashed the bucks
head.
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