New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-25
SHOOTING UOLTES And UILDCATS.
\ HOUND FRIGHTENED INTO USELESSNESs-
CATCHING 4 DEER IN \ BEAR TRAP.

CATCHING DEER IN \ BEAR TRAP
Gouldsboro, Penn. IAN. IL" on bitter cold night
in January. lSi0,' said an aged Lchigh wOOGman
Gently, heard one Of my hounds believing around
the outside Of the house as though something was
chasing if. then lived in the old road that
through the woods from Tobyhanna Mills 10 Moscow.
right where the Drinkcr Turnpike now is. and there
were good many wolves in this region then II was
a moonlight night, and jumped from the bed and
looked ont of the window to what The hound was
yclpnG for Two wolves chaytug it round and
round the house tight IS they could leg it. Int
tie hound was swiftcr foot than they We're and
it managed TO keep a few feet ahead Of them at each
turn. The wolves didn't bark once but their Tongues
hung ont. and they acted a. if they had run a long
distance. ! had two loaded mu,kets In the house. and
placed one of them in the 10y the door. cooked
The other and opened the door few inches 10 get
shot at the wolves as they came around in front 81
the house. The frightened hound saw the crack in
the door. dashed into it, threw the door wide open
and knocked me OFF my feet Both wolvc, rushed in.
and the hound lcapcd upon the bed. that stood in a
recess. The wolves 1c>itatcd when they got h. the
side Of the bed. and shut the door i'm hurry banged
ava at one Of the wolves and shot IL I'm the head.
killing II INSTANTLY. Then ! grabbed the other mu,hct
and the second wolf made a spring for the window.
II knocked three or four pane, & glass but il
didn't break tho SASH and it fell backward. gathered
Itself up and spraug again Iy that time was ready
to shoot, and bored hole through the wolf, heart
just a the beast struck the window. The hound
hadn't been hurt at all, but the wolves had scared
80 that it WASH worth copper for hunting purposes
after that night.
"Onc October | set bear trap in the
woods, about half mile north OF the Lehi-h
Falls The next morning the trap was gone
and the iron hooks the end Of tho DRAG
made a trail toward the Lchigh River followed tho
trail the dry bare ground until IT struck moist
bit of earth. where the prints Of dcer's hoof,
in the soil. There bear tracks anywhere around
there, and | made up my mind that deer had gp-
caught in the trap in unaccountable Way 20 /
followed the trail and hadn't gone many rods before
heard deer beating like everything in the thicl.
bushes some distance ahead hurried forward
toward the stream. and in few minute, / came In
sight Of q large buck that had got tangled up in
thick clump Of sapns-. He hlcatinc loud and
nOuncng hard 10 get free. and The caus"
of hi, suffering. 4 biz caiamount wa, tearing A. the
bucks right saddle. and it had already guaNcd hole
i'm the ham large my two hands. The buck
couldnt defend himself with his horns, and tie citi
mount seemed to know it, for 1t kept tearing away
the bleeding flesh. have Killed more than hundred
catam0unis and Wildcats in this section. bat I can't
recall the time when pulled the trigger with much
satisfaction did when fired Al that blpudthr-fy
creature. stretched II out with bullet and then
loaded up and put end to the buck misery. lie
had stepped into the trap with hi lett fore foot ana
the Jaws had cru. he'd the bone OF his be-. In Try hing
10 leap through The thicrt the buck, anuor~ caught
in some limbs and the trap and drag had pulled the
poor beast down. 30 that h was unable 10 back mp OF
20 ahead. II was then that the coWdrlly caampunt.
which knew better than to tackle sound BUCK, ponuccd
upon him and began hi flesh. IT va, The ont,
deer that ever knew Of getting caught IN bcf trap