The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-01-28
DEER IN THE ADIRONDACKS.
1poUr 1pO THOrsIND WERE KILL
~ me SEtSON or 1913
Probably Inerrn-tns ~ N"m5sr, but Less
Rapidly Thnn - Few Wears AEo- or'n-
500. a, Z, id.s AVID Oihsrs ~ to the Laws.


one year ago concerning the condition OF
deer were g. the effect that they were increas-
ing In number at an encouraging rate. THIS
wear the reports are not quite as favorable. In
many localities they are stiIl sail to bc IN
creasIng. but in some sections there has un-
intentionally been a falling o. " on tho
whole the deer are Increasing in spite oI tho
aiverse conditions that exist u IS '3rttinV
A guide at Zig Moose Lake saw The car
casses Of ton deer last srrIn- dc 1Yitg ~ the
woods between Zig Moose and lnlneNe
lakes The snow was xix feet .ecp in that
locality Tor 'orty consecutive DAYS during
the winter. with the mercury b".oW ''.''
Thirty or forty carcasses wer. seen in 'H'
Mo"ss Hiysr country. and several Ia cfhvr
parts Of the woods; The, writer ha- ,ttrs'!niA,
knoyIedge OF THIS taGS !, rs oSf SSs '" , ne
into the deer yards when tho snow We ','P
and stamg.dng tie deer u,a a1. wa. sy ma
Twitchel and Zig Moose axes whore t." mas
River and Black River regions there vs., .
more deer seen in 81 Than las ear ant
canada Creek country. II is said by parties
who claim to know. that a very large rnmner
Of deer was killed last winter for use in luin-
her camps In the southern part OF the woods
Keports have been circulated t" the oIert that
arcts. but this idea is utterly absurd. soma
think that the fact that deer have "een seen
neishborhood Of villages and cities Is due 10
thIen theory. however. is that they were
driven out OF the woods by dogs tu-e OBJ
servers are inclined to think that ~ tn" aggrc.
gate there are less deer in the woods now than
there were last year at this time. although W
to year ago they had for ten years been gain
In order TO obtain all tho Information possi-
BILE concerning deer and the w"rklngs Of th11
game laws. the orini,ns 81 prominent hotel
men and weil-knOwn guides IN the Adlron-
dseks have been asked; an AZ, 6hG views en-
A. u. barber. HgnnedaEa axe. ietkimer
county think deer are Increasing n, , very
reason is the stopping Of lackng or iloatine IN
the Adirondack League Club pre- erve have
deer starving. which cannot understand. for
beechnuts are plentiful The deor have not
about everywhere and feeding on nuts
Ny men see deer every few days while at work
near NEAR, tn IN IN a sSod pe eondon s tMnE the
season for running dogs should eeE'n later :
say not before Sept. 20 or even Oct. J. Livery
one knows the meat Is lar better then than
David Helms Long Lake. Hamilton County
Deer are increasing. ! think that as there
are so many sections Of the woods where the
season should be extended until Dec |. | saw
n guide from Moose liver tract last week,
who assured me that according to the hest
o, his belief there woad loo at least 200 deer
starved this winter in that section. was
IN the Beaver River country In June anu saw
sIgnt. / do not wish to he Understood to say
that there is not feed enough IN the woods Tor
ward thickiy, as the snow gcts deep they do
not move around much; and inal!y cannot get
them alive. In the Cold liver and Preston
POND region last spring there was a large
and the men who found them said they had
starved. so long ~ Nenison Is not SHIPPED
Henry Studor Bisby Lakes. Herkimer County
guides in our locality do not favor lacking.
BY this mode Of hunting many deer are Wound.
ell and 20 of In some thicket to die. The idea
Of deer starving to death Is all nonsense.
There Is as much feed in The woods now as
there was twenty years ago ~ not more
Theodore {. RemoHda, MorehouseyilIe. Ham
ilton County Deer are decreasing. The
would PROHIBIT houndlnE and give q hunting
season open from Sopt. 20 Nov. 10 fhsre
deer '' The prohibitnG u honndinG. mid, oHen
winters, ami projectors that protect. II tho
present mode OF hunting deer continues the
deer will soon be eNterminatsd.
OIL HowianI. Ruleston. Hamilton County
- Deer are !ust h2ding thstr OWE so i. Is the
here that bounding should be abolished and
the hunting season extended month latsT'
HOuuding Is what destroys the deer. and II
must be stopped In order to protect them and
byron Cool % North Lake, IIorkimer
County-"The game law OF 1893 seems to
guides but it is "a fact that many deer
were Killed out OF season ia this locality
ali be laid at the door % the woodsmen
that live or work here, From signs that do
must have is better protection: d. not notice
q H. Bennett, iaquetts Lake. Hamilton
County-"The guides in this section would
Ton 'er Sent R TO TO ~ fRS WGd @
still hunting allowed until Dec -, and lack
would give general satisfaction TO 10th guides
and spoItsmen: Deer are Increasing; c,,,.
HaFkimAF County Deer increasing, i
lind that the vote Of the gu iles in the Adiron-
sEns the 5aeE an eaVnc aIUs "a aSt
ing month. There never was aay need OF
the lumber Of deer Killed co %S the WHO'S
business. and every hunter and sportsman
the great army OF bows and men u ali occupa-
tions thst flock into the woods with their lacEs
during, the season and return 10 their Jobs
Monroe II. Bullock. saltwater Lewis County
-"DesI-are increasing. This locality is now
owned By club and We only Kill what deer
the game law is all right a. It i, Tor il gives
every one chance - hunt as he Likes" -
BY heSpdips last fall 80 may appear iarss
This portion 81 the woods was iiicd With NUM- haRt.
srs and dogs during the bounding season and
Guides and others in this vic nifty AFRO now o..
posed TO bounding"
JACK lhOlnhe. IdnLtTfJ LAKE ~ Law rIHe
County- Deer are Increasing he, .. Il gen
erAl opinion of guides in this locality h to have
the open season from Aux 10 T. NoS. =. and
stop lacking. Give us the same time TO hound
deer as they have in other couutes.'
Orrin Harris Pyramid Lake House E@sey
County" Deer are Increasing. Guides aui
every one else in this section would Ike 10
have the law changed 50 as not TO Kermit the
hunting 81 deer In any form until sent ~
They would also like the season extended 10
Nov. Is. and to have the time for still hunting
and bounding the same. / have hunted deer
more or less for forty-tye years, and have
studied the matter a great deal
W. III, Anblee, North klNer Warren County
Deer in this locality are increasing. There
should be no IA king or floating. We would
like fifteen days more bounding and fifteen
DAYS in November for still hunting
Thomas Salmon, SacRndaga VALLEY Saratoga
County Deer are Increasing in This locality.
The guides and hunters thiEk the hunting
season should oIen sept. u AMI cad
Dee. /. Neutson cannot be kept during
warm weather, Eight out OF ten deer
spoil when the attempt j. made TO
keep them early in tho season. As PARTIES are