Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-11-27
HUNTING NOTES.
The Blooming Grove Hunting Clubs Trip
tc Mississippi.

The members of the Blooming
Grove hunting club met at Clarks-
vile, Friday, Nov. 18th, and took the
train for Memphis. They arrived at
Memphis at O'Clock next morning,
The boys took in the city until 9:l5,
when they boarded the train on the
Mississippi Valley road for Duncln,
Miss, arriving at that place about
$40 p. m. We spent the evening
and night in Duncan. We arose
at the break of day, packed our
tents and camp equipage and took up
our march for SunAower river, which
was thirteen miles away. We had
proceeded but short distance when
we began to see bear and deer tracks
in abundance. ;. Our expectations
were running high. After travelling
for three or four hours, we stopped
on the wayside TO rest little. While
there, our guide, the WAGNER, told
us just a short distance out from the
road was a pool Of water where the
bear and deer came o drink. One
of the boys, Dock Shepherd, con
cluded he would walk out to the pool
and see what was there. After the
lapse of few minutes, we
heard a crashing of the
cane towards the north, also a
crashing OF the cane toward the
south, and in an almost incredibly
short time, we saw Dock Shepherd
coming at 2:40 gait through the cane,
his hair standing straight on his
head and he was as white as asshirt
bosom. The boys almost simultane
ously asked: "What is the matter
Dock ?" He kept pulling for the
road, and when he reached it, a kind
Of "home again" expression took
possession of his face, and he gasped
bear! bear! bear! He had suddenly
walked upon the bear and each be
coming frightened at the other they
took opposite directions, but we had
no better or truer man in our com
pany than Dock Shepherd.
We took up our march again, ano
at u O'Clock we reached our camp
ing ground near where Hushpuck-
ana river empties into the Suntl0Wel
and near the corners Of COahoma
Sunfower and Bolivar counties. We
put up tents right on the bank of the
Sunfower river, and right here
will remark that fishing was the
finest | ever saw, trout Of all sizes OF
the greatest abundance and you
could catch them to your satisfaction
1t being Sunday we fixed up our
tents and got everything ready fol
the hunt Monday morning. Mon
day morning came and with it rain.
1t rained all day, but Cooper, Cole
man, 30 Idle aud McGregOr donned
their rubber suits and spent the day
prospecting and cutting trails. Tues
day morning opened dark and
misting rain, Leigh and McRea made
the Pecan Bayou drive One pack
of dogs jumped large doe ran her
out by jim, McRea, our guide, he
shot at her, but missed her, the dogs
carried her on to SunfloWer river, the
other dogs, jumped yelrling deer
which met Riley Wilee in the road.
They had a falling out over the right
of way, and Riley shot at her twice,
but she went on her way unhurt. The
signal horn was blown and all went
into camp. During the evening
lots of fish were caught and squirrels
killed. Wednesday morning was
still cloudy and wet. Cooper and
McGregor took the dogs, crossed sun
flower river and made a drive, but
failing to start a deer, we returned to
camp, got our dinner and made the
pump drive in the afternoon. The
dogs soon struck a trail and jumped
Il very large deer. The chase was
very fine from beginning to close.
The deer ran up almost in shooting
distance of Coleman's stand three
times, but finally, being hard press
ed by the dogs, she took out for $. F..
river. On the way she ran over
Cord Cooper, who was sitting on a
log, but Cord was as brave as a sheep
and he jumped up and shot at her
twice, but she went ON to the river.
L, V. Cooper and McGregor brought
The dogs back, put them in the drive
again; they soon jumped an
eight-prong buck. lie ran out by
who shot at him twice at
very close range, but did not kill
him. Thursday morning opened up
with a mist of rain. Il. V. Cooper
and McGregor made the drive OF
Hushpuckana river. The dogs got
into camp and very tired, hence the
boys spent the evening catching
routand killing squirrels.
About night the Cooper BOYS re-
ceived Il telegram bearing the sad
news Of the serious illness of their
father. They left next morning for
home by daybreak. When the
Nnnner hnNs wore chilled AWAY thn