Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-20

Deer Hunters Quite as Good Story
Tellers rs Anglers.

From the Philadelphia Ledger.
Next to a fish story, or probably snake
story, the deer hunters be depended
upon to get up and circulate the most eX
aggerated stories of their achievements
upon returning from hunting trip. This
is again fcrciby illustrated in the append
ed special" which was sent to the Ledger
on Sunday night by a correspondent in the
interior of Pennsylvania and who was
serious in all he said: THE deer hunting
season, which closed today, has been mark
ed with greater success to the sportsman
OF this part of the state than any season
for a nUmter of years. To the writer's GER
tain knowledge, there have been well on
TO two score of these creatures brought to
earth, and one Improvement over pa st
years is noticed in the fact that not one of
this number was killed purposely for mar
ket, as has been done to such an extent in
past years.
Among the number killed were some very
large ones, notably one killed by Mr.. Ha.
vey Marn, which weighed 25S pounds; an
other by Robert Gunsallus. weighing Do
pc unds, while a dozen or SO tipped the
scales at from 175 to 300.
Naturally, the season could not pass
without a NJ mber of tales that sound like
ola hunting Stories but the following are
all true, ard so the more interesting there
fCr One of the first deer of the season
vas killed by Newton Slower, sixteen
year-old boy, who caught and killed 1t
with his pocket knife; another was
killed in a peculiar manner last week by
the train on the Sinnemahoning and Cush
Creek railroad, by the engineer, who saw it
vas going to cross the track, guiding
his engine that when the deer jumped on
the track it was struck by the pilot and
x Ccked senseless.
THE train stopped and the men pro-
cured the deer. A few days ago a resident
of Nittany valley went about mile from
his home on the hunt of small game, and
was surprised to see two deer, and he sue
ceeded in killing them both. Harry Shirk,
boy living near Centre Hall, was out in
the fields the other day, when a dog ran
deer past him. He made leap for the
and holding it there until help could ar
rive and the animal was taken to the barn
and penned UP, where he now exhibits 1t
with great pride.
But one of the most remarkable deer
hunting stories, and which is youched for
as true, is told as happening to Joseph
Mann of Bald Eagle valley. Mr.. Mann and
friend were out on the hunt for wild tur-
keys, and in going down decline Mr..
Mann saw deer set up behind a log and
stretch itself. He fired, and when the
smoke cleared away, there stood the deer
Having double barrel gun he pulled up
and fired again; as before, when the smoke
cleared away there stood the deer. BY
this time his friend was near, and asked
what he was shooting at. He beckoned
him to approach, and, pointing at the ami
NAL, told MIN that he had shot twice and
the deer never moved, and that he should
try his luck The second man shot and the
deer dropped. Then the two went down to
see their game, and what was their sur
prise ON arriving at the spot to find, in
stead of one animal three fine deer 1t
seemed that they had been sleeping there
got up, and so on, until the three were
killed"