The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-06-28
HUNTING THE GRIZZLY,
A Braintree Mans Clever Shoot
ing in Northern Montana.

Wealthy Englishmen have long been
addicted to ransacking foreign lands for
trophies OF the chase. India has yielded
tigers, Africa lions, and the American far
West grizzlies to their collections, until
there is scarcely a country house in the
British Isles that has not few stuffed
heads on the walls, the result Of the straight
shooting OF the young master in foreign
parts
1t is only comparatively quite recently
that American gilded youths have taken to
the same excellent form OF amusement but
the fashion is one that has rapidly become
popular.
Mr.. r. D. Perry of Braintree, Mass, is a
shining light in this new departure. Already
the fame OF his exploits is becoming known
to most men who take an interest in the
grooved barrel.
Being of independent means and ex-
tremely fond OF shooting, he passes two
thirds of each year in hunting. The we'll
known Brunswick Fur Club possesses no
more enthusiastic member, and the moose,
caribou and deer of Maine have had to yield
to the persuasive arguments of his Win
chester
On April 22d Mr.. Perry left Boston for
northern Montana, 10 secure, ii possible, a
specimen or two of the ferOcOus grizzly. 1t
is only in spring time that there is much
chance of finding bruin; at other seasons the
hunt is somewhat like looking for a needle
III bundle of hay. When the bears come
from their dens after winters sleep they
are, naturally enough, hungry and more
easily attracted by bait than at any ether
times. 1t is then possible to trap them, but
men who possess the necessary skill and
pluck prefer to depend entirely upon the
rifle.
BY May 1st the hunter, with a guide, was
in camp near Two Medicine Lake, lovely
sheet Of water in the head of the Rockies.
Bats were placed at several suitable locai-
ties, oftentimeS many miles from camp.
Each day these were Inspected i'll the hope
OF finding that the game sought had visited
them.
For ten days the perseyering men met
with no reward, then their luck changed
and Mr.. Perry secured fine black bear.
The death Of that particular animal merely
went TO pTOve, il indeed proof be needed.
that the modern rifle, if held straight, will
effectually stop any animal that runs.
The bear was found and stalked 10 within
fifty yards and then bowled over by 30.
caliber bullet, which, penetrating at the
shoulder, ranged the entire length of the
beast and made its exit at the opposite hip.
Between May 10th and May Doth no bears
were shot, but on the latter day Mr.. Perry
had the astonishing luck TO kill three. 1t
happened thus:
The two men were watching by the car
cass OF dead horse on the mountain side.
For several hours nothing living had been
seen in the wilderness; the guide had fallen
asleep, and the hunter himself was reading.
Suddenly female grizzly and her two year
ling Cubs, almost as large as herself.
emerged from the shadow of the pine forest.
not 80 yards from where the men were
lying, and advanced to the bait.
The Lrusty rifle was carefully raised and
aimed at the Parent animal, and so true was
the marksman's eye that the huge brute i'm
mediateY collapsed with shot through
the heart.
By this time the survivors were making
tracks, but the next bullet hit the remaining
cub in the head and caused 1t TO halt and
two more shots ended its sufferings.
When the smoke drifted aside the mother
bear had vanished. Carefully following the
trail Mr.. Perry at length caught sight of the
animal, evidently waiting for it's cubs to
come up. A steady shot. at 100 yards. which
hit the game fairly in the region of the
heart took all the fight out of the animal,
although the hunter. as a matter of pre-
caution, seeing the dangerous character OF
the quarry, emptied his magazine.
The skins of these four animals are now
at BTaintree.-BOston Herald.