Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-09-17
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One Of the many terrors that ne
Northern hunfsman has todenI With In
Southern Florida Il the ferocsous Wild
hog. No one who has not enc0untered
this animal can appreciate IN thorough
'.cussedness- They ARE among the
fiercest animals that tnhabit the vida
OF any land. although but little u
known Of Them right here IN our own
country The Wild hog Of rioria. viii
attack &ny thing he seems TO fear
nothing. and II BY great odds holder
fighter than The bear. There Il moth
ing foxy sb0ns him HI does not p0s-
sess any Of the traits 81 the coyote or
the vol. but viii march fenriessIy inso
fight. alone. nnaided. and with the
odds against him. When assailed be
becomes q fiend inearnate and viii ~
tack any thing from 4 cougar 70 an
alligator He has none II the fear
which the latter possesses. xnd while
he keeps away from the cavern0us
jaws Of the alligator A. much ~ pos
sibie, yet he does not fear TO assaiI
him. and il on dry ssnd. will swoop
down upon the alligator without the
slightest pr0yocafion. and the chances
are that iu Less than "A hours time
there will not be shred Of the ALI
gator left TO tell Of the terrible con 1ics,
except the hide and skull
The huntsman would rather run into
school Of sleeping. man-eating. alli-
gators. or den OF rattiesnakes. than
take his chances with the hog. He il
b. far the most dangerous foe that
hunter can encounter in the uilderness
II be stumbies upon pack of them TN
knowingly he Is. nine times out Of ten.
dead hunter. Even should he sue
coed in killing any Of them, he does
not escape. for their dismal death p0r-
tending howis sooK bring reinforce
ments BY the Dozen They attack the
hunter at all points. While some ara
snariing and swapping 1t his Iegs.
Others are springing upon him from all
sides. some have him By the throat, and
others are upon his arms.
To shake them of il an utter i'm
possibility. II can not be done Soon
the hunter becomes weak. and sinks 70
the ground from utter exhaustion.
When this stage arrives the balance IL
comparatively easy work for the hog,
and the sportsman coon shares the same
fate al ths inckless alligator Thei-
teeth are small and as sharp as razor.
and they have been known to gnaw al
tree for hours in their mad efforts 10
appease their hunger.
Should hunter be fortunate enough,
on running across them to have good
sized tree within easy distance, he may
save his life by taking 10 it. but he l.
/ even then in bad way. The hogs are
bound TO scent him out. and as soon ~
they do they are sure TO range them
/ remain there for hours, until hunges
/ compeis them to start in search of pab-
/ ulum- Even then the old timers will
not leave until they have thoroughly
shown their disgust by champing their
foaming jaws at the fugitive, and
their little eyes. full OF malice, seem se
snap sparks of ferocious fire. For q
Northerner who contemplates hunting
in South Florida. / would advise him
10 steer clear of the everglades. unless
accompanied by an experienced native,
7 who knows the haunts of these man
eaters, and how 10 contend with him
! Pittsburgh Dispatch.