Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1894-12-25

WATERvILLE, NE, December "a
The greatest achievement IN the hunt
Inc line heard OF is that of Frank POOler,
of Moose River. IL seems that he has
hal more or less experience In the use
Of the laSso, also understands the habits
OF the game with which his county
abounds, and not long since, seeing q
moose COW, with two young ones az her
side. while he was out in the woods, be
made up bis mind that he would
secure the whole lot. Instead Of shoot
ing be left the opening where the
game had appeared and went TO
his home and secured some oats.
With these be went back and made
three piles on the ground, and then
went some way back and climed tree
where be could overlook the place aud
waited, He thinks il must have been
some two hours which he had TO remain
in this not too comfortably position,
when be saw the COW and her young
come out again and commence 70 Craze.
At frst IL looked as II they were not 60
ing 60 see the bait, but they worked out
4 little al time and finally seemed TO
smell the oats, for one of the young ones
came toward IL and stopped seemed to
be shifting 10 the air, then deliberately
advanced to the first pile and began 70
eat.
Instead OF paying any more attention
to the animals, Mr.. POOler proceeded
home, ate his supper, and some time In
the evening went back with the second
lot OF oats and made some more heaps
upon the ground, aud then returned
home once again. He now got out his
lassO, and taking some stout cord start
ed back. IL was not very pleasant
place to spend the night, but this is
what Mr.. P0oler did, his patience being
rewarded at so hour before day had
fairly dawned by seeing Mrs, Moose
and her two children walk deliberately
up 10 the oats.
The distance OF the lasso throw was
some twelve feet, Mr.. POoler thinks,
and was made at the COW moose. The
moose was successfully struck about
the neck, and then came fun OF the
rough and tumble order. POOler aud
the COW moose were very much mixed
uD, for though the lassO was firmly
seated, the strike had not been subj
clently hard 10 choke the animal down.
Instead, she put in some tall sprinting,
but could nOt stand the second shock
received when the full weight Of Pool
er's body was thrown upon her neck, rs
be tripped his toe and fell 70 the
ground. Though still hanging en- TO
the lasso, by which be was dragged
some little distance, her wind being cut
of. the moose also dropped 20 the earth
I'm chOked condition, so that it
took but q short time for PoOler TO
right himself aud go TO her and tie her
legs so that she was perfectly secure.
The two young ones, which turned
out 20 be TWO little bulls, did not run TO
any great distance, for when the mother
beloved. as she did when the laSSO was
lCOsened, the young ones came out OF
the woods, a short distance away, but
could not be caught at the time.
Having tue moose secured, the next
thing 10 DO was TO get her some half
mile back 70 his place. This be could
not DO himself. be found, and so re-
turned home for his wife, who returned
with him, and then the great feat Of
dragging the COW moose TO the COW pen
commenced. 1t took about a day 20 do
IL, as only short stages could be made at
q time, the moose believing all the time,
and the young ones following at no
great distance, but lodging back quick
enough II any advance was made to
ward them. They seemed 10 know that
something was wrong.
Then the COW-pen was reached,
which consisted Of a pole fence some 6
feet high, the inclosure not being over
30 feet square. This all had 70 be fixed
and the moose hobbled. For the time
being Mrs. Moose was left united, the
door to the pen left open, and Mr. and
Mrs Pooler went into the house aud
rested for a time, also keeping a look
out for the young moose. In less than
an hour both Of the young ones had
entered the pen With their
mother and were made secure, the
pen was not in proper condition, and
the old moose left loose. For
q long time all she would do was to
stand AMI trembIe, then tried to use her
head 70 but the fence down; but finding
this would not work, she wandered
round and round the pen. For a day
she would not eat anything, but then
cOncented TO do away with a few oats
and some cut clover To g few DAYS the
moose would eat all right, and Saturday
last Mr.. PoOler was in the city and sold
the two young bull moose 10 George
Mcguire, OF Watervi.le, for $40.