New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-11

HIS CAPTORS.
when he crosses from one ridge to another Then there
is lively scurryiug the valley. The men spe''
ont % as T. cover a. nearly possible the width OF t
ridge and lie behind stone walls or tree. soon '''
Fox comes tripping along. running with the soi| c''
gait cat like which is tircsome to the best OF hou''
Occasionally the fox will pause listen for Ms pui7ucI>
and appa-cutly calculate his chances OF escape ana
Milan hi. frbt with strategy But often hi, media
lions ar. cut short by fash and puff Of smoke from
stone wall and ere the report reaches him the awltter
fying BIB shot have PIT the final touch 10 his career
The hunters generally carry shotguns prcfcuing
them 10 rifles for two reasons. FIRST, moi ~ ION
must generally be taken when the animal j. running
and a, he i, not very big mark. the chances OF t''
him with shot. scattering over a space SIX icet j."
diameter, are much greater than with a lone rlh'
hulle second the rife bullet is dangerous tAihs
"a get started IN a settled country, especially when
there are hunters and dogs abroad and the frequent
rocks nav cause the bullet to glance IN uh"heu lor
directions. Men who count themselves good sl''s VIII
often miss a fox with shot gun al short range Inc
sudden apparon Of the willy. slippery foe shakes their
nerves. To their startled vision he may appear much
larger or much nca er than hc is and fancyine he Is
moving faster than he H. about % Jump or change
direction, they will fire all around him, but not rlehI
at him. foxs tail often locks larger than the ION
Nothing plea,es the latte better than to sacrifice rev
hairs on bis brush his life Again the FOX VIII
often dsconcert hunter 10y his very audacty as he
will pause at close lift foot and look al MS
foe Then the hunter already counts him a dead fox
but he gets ratified fires murredly, and generally
over the fOX's head. The latter wnks ana troS on
Thus a fox Will sometimes the gauntlet Of half
dozen hunters unless there dead shot among them
Pop pop pop.7 go the guns. 1t is great sport, but
the fox is hale and hearty. and is OF al his rel"S'
lOpe. We have one hunter hereabout VINO has 'h'
reputaton Of ncvcr-hal,lly cvcr-mis-ing fox lie
is a lean siXf0ocr, and VIII stride after the honnd~
all day. He shoots left handed. and when the ION
who has heard Of him. that left eve glance along
his double Remington he generally gives up and dlc-
Even when fox is running at smart lope 1t l.
best not to aim much ahead Of his nose. II the gun
j. carried along with him as in bird shooting there j.
little danger Of bis 0utunning the shot. Yet an Oh
mort viii sometime, tell a novice: You lust shoot
c b.ad 90 n,o g., aud let him RIM into the shot
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sometimes fl seems a. II the fox hah Urea OF DIS pre-
datOry life, OF being bounded ana called cA'h"h t'I
, h., mac, t..,. ,i,., ,,, .b,lo season 81, mice and
VIZ" H' '''' nav ''''' '' '
via BIRDS linen ice comes ''ieF''N n'"' "'D'r W
hunter and take. Bis charge 81 buch-hoi like DO"
-, uodict t conn. ,-,.tl- IN trcfrr bepc shot f..
- - 49,, No.. ,o t,,,,..
beng torn 10 pieces !" h""ii' anu "h' "7'" r''"'
when nearly tired and close pressed 70 seek pro
tactic, ~ the huut.l,. hands
fox Ia, no crd Of resources for foolng Inc MOUNDS
lie VIII often n circle, in bushy field or around
tho he 80 hin f,r bours then taking "A great leap
si,a ,, veal, -, a'ro.s brook Viii leave
the dogs completely baiicd unless some Old hound
-. 1, =, -. ,-,,,. .,t ~, strike f. new scent
"''''' ''''e'' ~
EcynhId VII! cut through np'h 81 0Hc'P ""'''''' J"
can in order 10 Obltcr,te his scent or crossing
,d - co.r tc ,,iu lr.,,s fine trail A. cn,ctually
pun" "a ''0"i ''' - ,, ,. ,,
as water. II Inc ICE VIII pear inc I"A p"1 "'' "'
bnuu,- he viii ret there, while the hound, crazy
80, $500, a.. a.. .. ...., ,,,.,ii ,I,, b,,ntcr. com,
NIlH Idtc anu Hd"' INV an 4I'' """' w. ' -.
up. When there Is & Gust on the sho" udU VIII H"i'
the fox Int lei In. hounds break through. then tine
, 49, ,i ,I, .rI, hound, MIGHT bot,e
Icu I">'" - Ut '' e'"'' " ,l,, ,..,.i,,
be chained up, for Iicynaid VIII mp aI"nE ''"''""
pgly near their nose, while they plough through ike
o,,i,e in . tl,l,,d curi,u, indeed are the stori,e
'"ti - ..l,.,. avn.
old hunters tell 81 th"lr i"N"I'' tn"'. any go"
,..,ost his den Inn, viii 20 several mile, when nj
" -. ,t ., ,td chicken +,
wishes or Necessity prompt MN !" "N
hi, menu. Probably he wishes 10 avert Suspicion ~
not mOe7tiug hi, nearer iOes The yOGnr IoAc' arc
born In April. They make "a cOmlcd picture Ph ~,
about the bulrow and they are rarely m"ic,ied
nv snort ,men at this age. That would epoil ihciI
autumn ana winter -por. For the am, reason tIcN
Nil, irtqucntly l., 'ne fox. on vixen free attn
Mono ctutur,I although poultry keeper, Woud rO"u
an s1rh Ieui,nry fl D., said that hound, viii not io
I,r . she tn& when urkliuL II, young. and iLhi If
ohoS ~ ~, t,lf Win a u,lacat again, hound, VIII
d. ,5, -. ann I'M. -I,nr alacrtV a fox thai la,
'iu' Il Co., .,. nm. and IItlN dofncs irat H.
D u, H. 1i,,,L ,,r .nmrtlrucs DE- trusted 10 run
,II",'u ,, t. .l..i' Il ,r,.nucr Ihl, explains Wly
ipp'c 't'. , '.,,''. y, 10. ar. couUuntycy tame
~ Gie fox H. Elf lose, in captivity his alcltuc,,
a'i".I ,d ,,,.,i, az his f.,r If men ana dogs
loi '''IIl-' " r - a. NV. MANY di.tnLui>h
a. o t''' a. Nlr. I,cru Sew gland aud New orr.
~ ,,. f,. ar. rInm -c,u but her, in Connecticut
tiie EIdl lDAc, a. ,tI .i, fin. red ouc, 1et old
IT> are law ta mamy years ago there were no gray