New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-11-17
STORIES or HUNTING.
INCIDENTS AND ADVENTURES AMONG THE
poCONO MOUNTAINS


Mount Pocono Penn, Nov. 10 tspeciaD.-At
sportsmen's resort few miles back IN the "oous
some interesting stories were told In front OK
blazing campfire few nights ago. Charles Dean
who has hunted In these fields for many years. salo
that he and party Of deer hunters were recently
camped on the headwaters OF tho Bushklll near the
borders OF Pike and Monroe counties Just after they
had rolled out OF their rude cots before sunrise on
delightful morning in October they heard doe bleat-
Ing In tho timber near by as though she had been
wounded. Dean stepped outside OF the tent. ana
just then tho doe out OF the woods into the open
space in front Of the camp. large ca'amouht was
clinging to her slim neck, and she was bleatlng
piteousy and trying to shake of the bloodthrsy
beast Dean jumped for his rifle, sent bullet through
the catamount and knocked 1t nom tho does neck
r. showed fight, but another bullet killed IT, Ihe
does neck was torn and bleeding and he put an emu
To her sufferlngs.
Another hunter said that four of them were on
trouthshing expedition last summer several mics
from any farmhouse. One OF the party had twenty
pounds OF fine trout packed In charcoal ready to take
homo the next day. lie put the box near Tree 10
keep It cool, and during tho night paeR Oh cOohs
came along, paved the trout out OF the DoA anu
chewed them up. The fisherman was so much put
out about the theft that he got the rest OF he parry
10 stay over for another day and help him catch some
more trout They had good luck. and toward evening
be walked three miles and back to get coon trap.
coon got into the trap during the night, and all that
the Young man ever Of either the coon or the
trap was some coon tracks and the prints OF tie
chain In the gravel.
In Monroe County hunting camp last month this
thing happened, another hunter said four oeaa
hares were hung up by their heads outside OF the
cabin lust as tho spOrtsmen turned in for the night
In the morning nothing left OF the hares except
the heads II was supposed that lynx had devonred
the hares and the next night they set steel trap
for the thief. At about o'clock In the morning
large lynx got Of its feet caught In the trap ana IL
screamed so hard that the hunters all woke up one
NJ them ran out with torch In one hand and club
in the other but he was in big hurry to maui the
life out Of the lynx, and he got so near that'
the maddened animal caught him Dy inc
right arm. and clawed and bit him so badly, that he
Will not be able TO shoot any more this fall. one
OF the other hunters went to his rescue and dubbed
the lynx to death.
81 picked UP young cub bear near the head OF
White Oak Run last summer said another Of the
party and IL began TO squoal like fury. SO Rugged
IL 10 me and that made It bawl all the harder Pretty
soon I heard tho old bear thrash!ng through the
brush and calling TO her young one. hadn't any
gum and as didn't cars to have any fuss with the
mother Of tho cub, climbed small spruce tree
rather lively, tossing the cub into the bushes as
made for the tree The old bear reached the spot by
the time had climbed up as far as l could get
Another cub was tagging her, but she didn't pay any
attention 10 1t till she had hunted up the squealng
Ons licked 1t all over and qdeted It, Then she look
her young out OF sight, and when thought
she had got a good ways off, slid down and struck
for the clearing. I'd seen all the bears wanted
70 In one day."
Il must tell you how annihiiated a whole ram
Ily of hen-hawks last summer young farmer re-
marked "They had been stealing my chickens right
along and one day loaded the shotgun and hid III
the corn-crb. In little while hawk swooped down
and gobbled a chicken. Tho chicken was as big as
a full grown quail, and the hawk couldn't handle
it very cas- ". That gave time to take good aim
at the hawk and made its feathers fly and killed
the chicken too. The hawk the mother OF
nostfu of young ones up the woods, and the little
hawks began to squall toward night. When went
10 the woods | found they were just old enough to
Hy little. The male was trying TO take care VI
them and l shot HIM and his Whole family poioio
dark -. ..ou 49,,
Another hunter told about seeing bear over on
ths Panpack Creek as he on his way out OF me
woods with mess OF trout last June. lie siood
perfectly still close TO hemlock tree the m0Heht NJ
caught sight Of ths bear The animal didn't sec
him though. 1t was nOsing IN the undergrOWth, Dut
soon stood up straight, shifted the air ana seltS
down on its launches Then IL took one long snlH
tnmbilng down the hill through the laurel bushes
1t had got scent OF the man ana was glad 10 ket
away with its life, the hunter supposed from Tue
way 1t acted. ~ -, .,, MT. 90 =
hoot-owl to perfection and told th While ne was
near TaylOrs swamp few weeks ago he STOOD sun
and hOOtsd number Of times In rev minutes
a fine large male hootowl flew out Of the swamp |
was standing. The male owl was quickly loneu
by its mate. Mr.. Dean shot the male Tor the pur-
nose OF having it stuffed and let the female live.
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