The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-05-12
HUNTING LARGE CANE.
A LIVELY SERIES or ADVENTURES
~ A MAINE FOREST.

~ A MAINE FOREST.
An Old Hunters "Reminiscences of Thirty
year. Aeo-Thc Magnificent Moose
Bear They Didn't Get and = Wolf They
Laid ont Amer Fight.
When we came in sight O. the big deer my
friend was Wild With c.ctemcnt and declared
that it was a moose laughed at him, and
told him that 10 would take four such deer 10
make a good sized mooso II took Us the re-
mainder OF the day to dress and convey -
game 10 camp The next day we vent 90 tie
settlement AMI engaged a man 10 haul our
meat out oi the woods There Was "A long
piece ot road. ont OF which many wiDdfall-
had o. be clit IL was quite AN expensive job
but as nv friend had a full purse, he cheer
fully p'-I the bill We stopped al the settle
ment one night ami tHen returned % our
camp. arriving there near night A. We were
about tO retire wc heard "A strange noise that
sounded az first something like that produced
~ driving pilmg with heavy maui We
stepped quickly 10 the d00r and az once
snew that 90 was a moose calling. The
sound wa. very loud. aud not Tar from u,.
aud al one time we plainly heard hi, great
horns clashins among the trees The next
morning we were up early. and very soon
had "A smoking pan OF friei deer meat upon
the table When breakfast was over We de
cided -ot 70 shoot any deer Tor day or two.
but try the moose
SIGHT WORTH sEElNG.
We started out in tho direction that we
heard the moose calling, AMI after Ne had
Travelled about ouo-fourth of "A mile came TO
hi. tracks The tracks were very large, and
we only wished that we could see his shaggy
hide. We followed them only a short piece
for the ground was SD hard Il was very din
cult 10 tell what course he had taken We
followed along the edge OF the green land for
nearly a mile and came toa little brook, and
feeling the need Of water, We stopped 70
drink. Ms friend started a little ahead Of
me- We passed from among the green trees
that shaded the brook and were ascending
little hill Ny friend bad gained the top
when all Of a sudden he dropped the breech
Of his rifle upon the ground, and pointing
with his hand. exclaimed.
My Godl what is thatf
looked across a small heath about fifty
rolls wide, and upon a high bank stood the
largest moose ever saw IL was evident
that he saw u.s. rs his great head and horn,
were turned toward MS IL was a fine sight.
aud worth travelling fifty miles 90 see. As he
stood with bis mead high in the air the dis
tanco from tine ground 20 the top OF his horns
could not have becu les, than twelve feet
Ms friend for moment was dumb with
establishment Heavens and oarth' be- at
last exclaimed. els that a moose" ! told him
10 was one of the largest The moose was toe
FAR of for "a shot. and MS bee saw as. we bad
little hopes of getting nearer We dropped
back behind the hul aud endeavorei L. get
% the loewari and approach him. but the
wary creature was not thus u be- deceived,
Tor whsn we again emerged from the low
land. ho WIs zone.
During the morning we had seen a number
Of deer. but as our appetite was Sd strong for
moose. we bad not attempted 10 shoot one
Nov. however as We did not expect 10 get a
shot az q moose. wo were ready a. shoot deer
A. sc were "a long piece from the camp, We
turned our steps n that direction The
ground was literally plowcd by tho hoois
of moose and deer We moved cautiously
along. but saw not living creature Our
course now led ls over Il strip OF land some
what broken b, small Mills. and each one
crowned with large OAKS We were care
fully scanning every c.ump Of trees and
bu.ar. for some animal % shoot. and IN fact
We aere very eager ior "a shot II AT nothing
more tnan another poor old porcupine. We
u0W arrived at "a point where the oaks were
quite plentiful. and some of them very large
FRIEND lY NEED.
We stopped to take view Of the surround
ing country AZ this moment we heard a
ristlng among The leaves II was SO faint
$50 did not detect The cause or the direction
from whence &C came Our thumbs We're
upon the hammers of our rifles IN moment
We scanned every noos and corner. but, OH.
if we had only looked zap. We did, but too
late for again wo beard leaves rustic and
on hooking into one of the oaks, an old bear
was Just dropping from the limbs lie was
about twenty feet high. and dropped like
plummet. striking upon his hind feet our
ride. were brought % our faces that instant.
but the roughnes, Of the ground favored him
and Sc did not get a shot He evidently had
climbed tho oak for acOrns, which they are
very fond or
There are ups AMI downs IN all business.
and wo began 20 think that the latter had
prevailed 50 far. during the day. We blamed
ourselves. for our carelessnes5 vas the cause
Of our ill mex.
We sat down and resolved 10 watch for
some time. as many hunters adopt this mode
Of hunting in preference % any other We
had sat but few moments ~nen We saw
small deer running past as, and few rods
behind q large wolf m pursuit The deer
was nearly run down, we knew, because rs
mouth was open aud its tongue protruding
For moment we saw them, as they were
soon hidden by rising ground Again they
came 10 view, and this tine nearer. In
moment the deer turned aud came toward
us. and wo saw that the race WAS nearly
over. a. the wolf was not more than thirty
feet behind.
The deer turned. and would pass at point
not more than five rods from US Our rifles
were brought 10 our faces. We were just
pulling upon the wolf when he hy two mas.
terly springs caught the deer b. the thigh
The poor creature bieatcd pifeously and
fell The wolf let go bis hold upon the thigh,
and seized him by the throat. bu- the loud
report OF TWO rides broke up the scene, and
the savage brute hobbed away with a broken
leg and bullet through his body.
The little deer sprung 10 his feet. looked
around for a moment and then ran away as
II nothing was the matter We loaded our
rifles and followed after the wolf and soon
Jaw him. and very sick wolf he was.
Soon we came near enough for "A shot. and
Ind the luck 20 break another lee, and a.
they We're on opposite sides he still tried hard
20 gst away. but another shot stopped him.
and vigorous Use Of a club stilled him for
ever Ills hide Was soon stripped OH and we
we're on our way % the camp well satisfied
with our mornings hunt. Thomas A Grab
tree IN Lewiston Journal.
Selling Board az Auction.
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