Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1889-07-21
ELKO, NEVADA, SUNDAY, JULY, q, 1889
TRICKS IN HUNTING.
Curious Methods OF rrrcIv!n; Game Used
iu tIic Chase.

Il -ACttO'S or isoCCiyu'. Gsr.ne Used
in tIio Chase.
Tho hunter in every land has long
used deception and rusc 70 eDuble him
TO get w!.hin reasonable distance OF
his game. Hunting Ly Initiating the
Enin-! 10 bo caught i3 very common
among tho natives Of many tribes. n
Africa We find the curious LTnris.
the Aklias, discovered by Dr. 5chwcin-
iurth, hunting ostricheS in this man
nor. in ostrich skin ia taken and
drawn over one OF the hunters, who
supports tho neck either with Z stick
or ono arm. bow and arrow being
held ready for use. Fitted in this way
( the human ostrich moves over the
plain, pretending 10 feed, and imita,-
ing tho motions OF tho 1.-Two birds so
well that IN many cases they appronch
closely enough 10 bring them down
/ with wcll-Gimcd arrow.
family OF these little people, who
nrc not over four or five feet in height,
was recently brought TO Europe, and
III Berlin gave representation baforo
some scientific men OF their method OF
taking ostrichcs. which was considered
Very ingenious.
The ostrich, though stupid. is not
always deceived, and an instance Is
related whcro one Of the birds bccom-
ing enrugcd, either AT tho gvupOscd
bird or tho hunter. rushed al it und at
single kick Knocked over the un-
fortunate Akin ard toro his ostrich
skin in shrcds while tramuiirg him
y - l.
able difficulty that tho bird was driven
Off and the bogus ostrich rescued.
Some curious tactics have 10 be
adopted in hunting tho crocodile in
cnstern countries One method among
the native tribes is 10 fa5tcn native
baby-a lat, plump oDc-to sluko
near tho shore. and when tho huge
Ioptiics, attracted by its screams, come
( out OF the water, they are shot. In
other places tho hunters attach
branches to their heads and crawl
along until they aro within reaching
distance. This is often attempted
with birds, and tho so-callcd fouliug
blinds aro often merely boats covered
with branches; the wind taking the
lattcr carries it down among tho un-
su5pcct!ng birds.
! Very few animals arc caught
mapping. unless tho hunter displays ro-
, markablc talents in deception. when
aherd OF elephants is feeding it invuri-
GDly is protected by guard Of watch
ful sentinc!5. So with nCnkcys.
When they are devastating corn
field tho sentiueis aro stationed about
10 give warniugnt the slightest noise,
when tho whole band will go poil-mcll
over the fields in the direction of the
: forest
hnvo often noticed this among
birds. especially the California quail;
tho moment approached tho sentinel
bird would pipe mp ana tell ill the
rest that danger was nigh. Tho mos,
striking example of this guardian
ship | observed on tho Pacific coust.
about four miles south OF tho town Of
: Santa Monica. 4 milo nHay saw u
flock o! puro-whito cranes, and wish-
ing TO secure ono | rOdo up tho beach
upon tho ocean side, thcro left my
horse, and began my walk over tho
sand dunes. Tho majority OF tho flock
were In Il secluded portion of Il little
! bay, presenting tho appearance from u
/ distance OF IL whito sheet upon the
/ dark shore.
When within IN eighth nf q milo OF
thom found that there woro half
dozen scntiuols posted at various
! places. Every slight elevation near
tho flock bOro n very wido-awate
/ bird, and my only Cl nnco 10 mp.
proach them was by hiding behind
| the suud hills and crawling from ono
TO another This | did for ut least
half an hour, making perhaps two
} hundred feet, and then ] venturcd to
look up. fairly held my breath. ms
I not ten feet away was beautiful
4 whito ecntincl. Ilo saw mo immcdi-
I atoly, gnvo nOto OF warning, and ut
| tho moment tho mir was fllod with
waving wings aud tho long whilo
( ncclss OF tho birds.
| IL Is very evident thnt tho birds havo
n lnngungo understood by thomsclvoa
/ This system OF placing sontnols Is
ono Of tho bost evidences OF IL, aud
shows that our fcathorcd friends ara
! far moro Intelligent than wo general
| ~ suppose. -Philndcl phia Timos.
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