The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1889-03-01
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Furious Fight with Wounded Buck.


''Talking about lively times with
game, D." said Andrew McKenna, an Ad-
irondacks hunter to a New York Times
correspondent, 81 think the liveliest
time have had in five years was with a
buck that l brought down up on the
Oswegatchie in the month of October.
When you want real lively time lust
tackle a wounded buck When you do
that you have got a Job on hand that
throws hugging match between man
and bear clean into the shade. fl
were to choose between fighting a
wounded and ugly buck or a black bear
l would take the bear every time. have
got several big scars on my body that are
the result of wounds inflicted by that
buck in the early part of last month,
and will never take any chances on a
scrimmage of that kind again. The way
1t all came about was that a party of fell
lows from down East were up in the
woods after deer and l was along to help
them get one. We had dog that was
true Blue. When you got him started
on a runway, and ne struck the scent he
was good for all day if the deers wind
held out. Well, we got our party proper
ly scattered through the woods for a
hunt one day. and took the dog out to
start the game. Deer were very plenty
up there this year, and we soon had one
up. After | had let the dog loose l put
myself IN good place, and waited for
shot. The rest of the fellows in thea
party were rather green at deer hunt
ing, and none of them managed to gets
shot at tine game we were after. l had
watched the runway for four long hours
before was rewarded with shot; then
l got it, and it was a fine one TheS
woods where I stood were rather ope11
and the timber was large, so could SEED
for long distance. The deer wa9
about thirty rods away when he first
came IN sight, and | saw at once that hei
was one of the finest bucks had ever
laid eyes on. He would have passed
within one hundred yards of ME if
had let him, but when he came up
fired, intending to hit him back of the
fore shoulder. The shot brought him
down, but did not kill him as supposed
it had When l went up 10 the animal
he gave me a big surprise by staggering
to his feet and attacking me savagely.
al was taken so suddenly that / could
do nothing to defend myself. In less
time than it takes to tell it the animal
had given me two or three good cuts
with his sharp hoofs and vas in a fair
way to do me up permanently. OF course
the only thing could do was to crab
the brute by the horns and try to Keen
my feet. / could hear the dog coming.
and made upmy mind that if held my
own for short me I would have his
help. Those were business moments Won
can bet, for that buck was doing his hest
TO down me, and had to do some Iivelv
lodging as he crowded me aronnd
among the trees. The dog came unand
helped me out of that scrape in Good
shape. If he had not put in an ap6ear.
ance as he did, l hardly know what tba
result would have been When he came
up he fastened his teeth in the bncI<,s
throat. This gave me chance to get
my gun in hard and put in a shot t6aH
settled the buck for good. Nv first shoA
struck him in the shoulder and did nod
reach vital part. The rest of the partI
wee so tickled over the capture Of ma
animal that they wanted to buy me pe1
p9r Of pants, and to tell the truth abont
! needed them when got into camu
pat night"