New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-11-11
HID ANIMALS IN VERMONT.

INCREASE n THE NUMBER OF NoxIoUs BEAsrA
Fror, The Boston Journal.
4 farmer living five miles from Rutland entered
complaint last week that a herd Oh ueer "au ue-
e,roved an acre and half of buckwheat and de-
voured his vegetables. George H. WOODWARD OF
the mountainous community OF Cutthgs'h'e re-
norris that the deer come into his fields seven or
eight strong every afternoon at sundo"n ana stay
untu no drives them away in the morning They
are so tame they do not leave their feeding srouhs
or the Yards where cows are Kept al night UNI"
some person approaches within three OF loul i0's
Even then they sometimes refuse 10 move oh ""'
actually have to be driven away. They have great
fondness for herding with domestic animals espss''
ally cows Occasionally bull shows hght' out 'ney
seem not 10 care for his angry, threatening move
ments What the gesult would be In fair new ANU
W,isn two miles of Rutland the other day two
deer were met trotting along the travelled toau
docle as houssdog KePop,S rap,ons and the
feeding with in tho pastures Is Oh lIslas 'ns
the mountain TO Woodstock fifteen of tie heet.
footed animals at close range; iox hSn Dr., :
fortnight ago ran into seven In the vicinity oi r"
reliable gentleman reports that strange d log
was running deer ast wlN enough 10 Keep out
OF range OF posse OF enraged residents a, sn ~
the day the deer followed ft by tray %Sf for
fnli mile. started on over the hills toward me
Bethel country Those who saw il say that II Was
incidents Of recent date are talked about in that
Another animal that has increased rapidly 10
Vermont is what Is commonly known as me hs s,s,
one night recently occupied deserted house IN
lumberman's camp in Mount Tabor A pack OF p1 n.
food or possibly the beer attacked the shanty. and
crawling up the sides to the roof. kept up on
Several Of them fell OF the building settne n? fear:
fu cries. greatly to the annoyance Of ne seepe''
within. but all disappeared with break OF gay, m.
Farmers I'm the mountains also Complain ol vac
abundance OF partridges which oyerrun the aowsrs
dens. making havoc with fruit and berries MOWERS
their young. take a hand in destroying frgi, ana
vegetables end are Almost as tams as the wa are q
gnIfsi sh za a f%Os WENT are and eaua as
tive as their parents These Vermont bears are mo-
"arnlng how To- avoid 50 ne of the annoyances that
come with advanced civilization; Mr., Slas NJ.
Wh hee!e recently Went into pas:nre and saw
good-slzed cub eating sweet APPLES Inc amman T is
thought IL h could entangle The young Young G 6esii
nnpor,unty Of k!ir him He therefore drove him
on the run for the fence but the bear 1umped ovss
the DS hS TS as e n Mood an
Bears have often been seen roaming about s my
H IS known campbc;l Hill on the auarterllne road
in the vicinity Of several residenees anotn nnr W." IN
f Ss woSds ap IN small mountain called Bald Noun
tain. both in plain sight OF the city ~ Rutland ana
SKIRTS Of tie CITY gardens have been invaded az
night both by deer and bears. deer was seen
running along ALen-st. within the city limits isw
weeks ago. but taking fright at locomousss ~
whistle. leaped the fence and made haste for the
nearby wood. -.
Tn, protection the wild animals OF Vermont nave
received from the State laws in the effort 10 AZ W
arimas to breed unhlnderel by the sportsman. Is
likely to be somewhat modified in the near future.
The law affecting deer is and has been FOR vars
prohlbtlve. and has BEEN RICHLY observed IL VIZ
first extended to ten years and then to fifteen years
and now is operative mill 1900 unless repeated 3s
modified bv the next Legislature which meets ~
October by this law the killing or capturing OK
deer or the nosses sion ~ It's meat Is PUNISH.
able by n fine OF $50 AMI the informant OF such deer
killing gets hnf the fine. dos found pursuing
q or Is liable to he shot ,.,,
The statutes affecting f'irbearing ANNA. s,riinss
ynx otter and beaverton those affecting Wild pirus
are equally strict and rgl1ly enforced. except III
the open season. ...,is
The Increase IN the number OF royious anmais
I'm Vermont IS one ~ tho IN ooked-for results o.
the restrictive laws for the forests little huntse
nowadays and the bay of the deerhoGnis mas NO
been heard for years There is thus vas ..., s
beautiful country mp there among the mounting
whore the animals OF the chase have increase an
mu,tinllcd until the Woodworking Vec mont iarnsnss
have found in them constant menace TO their V'p'
and are crying aloud for protection.