The sun., 1894-09-09
SAYS HE rs NO HUNTER,
Hut the Heiiaire Man Describes a Hunters
Paradise In southern Missouri.

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Il am no hunter myself" said d. Z. Brand
| rith of Bellaire, Nd, but IL | were you
wouldn't find me wasting time among any
northern hunting grounds ever heard of, but
| would make break for southern Missouri and
enjoy myself. Ispent four weeks In that region
one fall and give you my word that ! never
saw, heard, or read of such abundance and
variety OF Wild game AS makes its home in that
country and the contiguous parts of Arkansas.
The latter are dense wilds, though. and are 50
well adapted TO large game that the bear. the
badger, and the wildcat are numerous, and
even that savage American beast, the panther,
still hunts its prey in these wildernessss.
"rhe southern Missouri country is more espe-
cinlly favored by small game wild turkeys,
grouse quail, and rabbits, although there are q
great many deer there, so many. in fact, that
one day sawa native hauling into one OF the
towns wagon load OF deer, just as the country
man hauls in loads Of wood 10 villages in tho
North, The deer were stacked on the wagon un-
Ill the load Was all the mules that pulled tho
wagon were able To draw. | was told that such
a sight was common in that locality and that
the yenson WAS purchased by local dealers for
a song and shipped To ~. Louis and other mar
kets. Just out OF curiosity asked the owner of
this load OF deer what lac would sell a five prong
buck for that was one Of dozen ot hers Just like
II In ne load, immePse fellows Its antlers were
the man was willing 10 sell the big carcass for3
Tie almost took my breath away when he told
me, Two dollars and quarter. There were
ZOO pounds Of veni son in that buck IL there
was a pound, and the head and pntlers alone
would have been worth S4O la New York
, You see big nOr ks Of wild turkeys as you mass
ihrnugh that region on the cars, and not hein3
blrds lhat can make long flights II il not an uu-
common thing for them "a drop down by the
score on the track in front Of trains and Tie
railroad men told me that hundreds We're Kidd
by the cars every year. In a journey OF tn
miles M acrlss the prairie saw at least nifty fo,lS
The little lakes that dot that region ara
llitraly covered during the fall months with
via ducks and geese, and these usually timid
anu cautious fowls have grown so familiar
though within few ruds ~ where they are
feeding, Quail and rabbits are So common and
~ lame thal they seem like domestic birds aud
animals. such i the ease in the NIrinitV n
Springfield. Pork aud hcans arc more ~ a
deilchry down there than quail on toast
hear hunting in the northern Arkansas rr. .
Eloh is a great and exciting sport from all that
tlnies without guns With trained dogs tI,y
trail Bruin Ia his lair or compel him 10 sc,k
sdltll IN some hlg gum or -vCHmpFe tree. n Ia
y Ftck,d 10 hiS lair he Y, routed out ~ tIr
5u 5ihsi, ~ an ana ihe hunters kin him with keen iou-
lladtd knives, which they handle with wrr,!rr-
Iul skll, When brIT Is trped Tho trrn (,
lslled, and when tree and hear come crashing fo
he ground the dogs are ready and tic ul NJ :
&c., ~ & ih' t|at AlId nc do2s n The dos IS it
rls .i dog takes hand Ia and knifes tile bar.
he trained hear dogs are very valuable
~ paulhtr h heard Of auyyy her. IA tla
5ssl"h t' ~ i al'2 hunted on horcsehack and Win
loss bul no hunters have yrt aIprarrd vl4
.enlurr tn despatch this fCrca aTIm4I Nrh
u'Nes as lheA DO hear. Tive rifle nula b, IN ~
'D0rt VI the panther hunt"