Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-12-12
,-oaN OF THEIR HORNS.

-. Seee.sar, to Render VicioHs
eFs.ans Buck Deer Harmless.
s,-ous Young buck deer at the
n ~ tsniess as a result Of operations
" n.-srd meat saw by Director Smith
- @ss.istants. Bucks with horns,
az sre dangerous to the lives Of
b their keepers and themselves.
sfHflas, abnut them in their quarters
Eiials. Acct OF rough usage, even the
,.ocss and ground. All the trees in
- l s,.nre have TO be protected by iron
Oiber,vise their lives would be
n by the wicked deer
q es-ilr bucks horns are allowed to
- ls-iulsa nature sheds them. II the anil
~, n particularly good disposition,
'tiovable. But in most cases they
~ ,.ions as soon as the velvet has
N 80 worn oil then antlers, and they
n ~ dangerous.
.siis hoirs IS 20 catch the buck. In
fAs,..'rrs A lpssu is resorted to. and only
mick with the eye and leg. All
n t.,4rs went to the two fallow deer
b ~ armed with lassos. Some were
s,i,nt a cowboys. Others resorted to
T. - act. getting behind trees as the
ii .1s.tsd for them, full OF fight, stamp
An let in righteous rage.
hautiful fullow deer occupied the
~ us6doek. One WINS so fat that the
n besitated about catching IT, But
~ Inc worst Of The lot il had to ln.
b M operation. So much for u bad
n odiiOl.
U IN SNYDER laid his plans for that one
R m buck, with lowered head and
IA postrils, charged the keeper Sny-
I'D and swung his luriat. 1t missed
XII M on the animals back. Another
n tbls time for the other keepers. All
,at Of the way. One more swing by
~ and the loop fell over the buck S
~ Atug-of-war resulted, Keepers Sny-
II Holmes, Warren and Cook on one end
~, 5.r5pe and the buck on the other
n s.rly the buck was drawn mp to tree
rs antlers went around both sides.
x ,,,rand Warren then seized its legs, and
4, animal jumped back threw il. All
rof rs legs were tied underneath, as "A
n atreated on going TO market in farm
= The bucks struggles were fearful,
31 I, tlin costing of blood and froth ap-
m Il at It's nostrils. After being secured
AZ shannon produced a common meat
"a q and in two minutes the noble animal
n llsen shorn Of its adornments.
IA was so weak when released that aftera
n .sple Of terrific bounds it landed fiat on
A \ ground and painted and heaved. While
vas recovering the others underwent the
ome operation Invariably whenever q
,sso was thrown the animals bounded in.
10 the air sir feet, and the moose fell short
HIhree thousand spectators saw the battle
md ehesFei the men on.
N In one o. the bucks charges Keeper
lHolme' knee was badly bruised by q blow
from the animals hoofs. II the blow had
bsa gHlFs, his leg might have been bro
4kea Wien released, the bucks bounded
swaJ to the iron fence, their heads striking
Il 10 feet above the ground, only to fall
and recover themselves for another charge.
One got his head between the bars, and
ID bsng tight lt the whole fence shook
.bsittugged aud ierked. 1t seemed ms if 81
|would break its neck. Instead, the iron
par, an inch in diameter, bent aside and
lloWe the head to escape Another buck
charged with such abandon that its nose
|bad
The first one clipped was in bad way
n time The keepers had to carry
tinto the house, where it lay fainting and
|rHable 10 rise. Mr.. Smith said the fat had
accumulated TO such an extent about the
|ihinal's heart that the action Of that organ
vas materially affected, and as in the case
n an overfat person great excitement was
lableto produce heart failure.-N York
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