The Portland daily press., 1895-01-08
s.HOOKED" BY A MOOSE.
Narrow Escape of Maine Guide from
Death.

An Angry Bull Moose Charged Him and
Tore the Pack from His Shoulders
The Animal Shot by a Boston Sports
man.
Eustis, Me-, January 7.-One of the
last moose legally killed IN Maine this
season was 1200-pounder, with good
sized antlers, brought down by DR.. He
Der Bishop of Boston in the Moose River
valley. about 30 miles from Jackman
station last Monday. The doctor had
with him three guides from Eustis, An
drew Douglass, Joe St.'Ober, and John
Sylvester, The last named had an ex-
citing time with the big bull. and con-
siders himself fortunate to have escaped
with his life.
Douglass is one of the Oldest guides In
Maine. When DR.. Bishop reached Eustis
last week, he offered to take the doctor
to a moose yard MADE since the last snow
storm. The whole party started on snow
shoes for Spencer Lake, and on the way
over killed small caribou, which they
cut up for meat. Six COW moose were
started, but no attempt was made TO
shoot any of them. The men were we'll
spread out on the watch for a yard. when
Douglass started big bull. He cried
out for Sylvester. who was about ~
yards away, to help him head the AMI
NAL off and keep him in place till DR..
Bishop could come up and kill him.
The snow was about two feet deep, with
just crust enough to make progress slow
and difficult.
The big bull was headed off time and
again, till he fairly foamed with anger.
Sylvester, Nbo is an expert on snow
SHOES, and just bit reckless, got a little
too near, and the bull charged at him.
He had heavy pack on his back, and
having no gun was obliged to run. He
made for big tree, but the bull over
took him before he reached it, caught
the pack with his antlers, and sent Syl-
vester flying through the air as if he
had been a football. The pack was torn
from it's fastenings and trampled under
the bulls hoofs. He charged again,
and struck at Sylvester. just as the GUIDE
lodged behind q tree. AS the bull! passed
the guide ran around the tree and away
in another direction, out of sight.
In the meantime, Douglass, who was
also without rife, was yelling for DIR.
Bishop to come up and shoot. ID is cries
attracted the attention of the moose,
who looked at him and made move
ment as IL TO cHargo III LIS olIOSo!oH'
Not caring to take chances, Douglass
crawled under a blow down, and the
moose started to trot away down the
steep ridge just as the Doctor and
St. ODER arrived. A snap shot was tax
en- at the bull, and a trail OF blood
showed that he had been hit. All four
men followed. In three quarters OF an
hour they came in sight of the moose,
who was hating every now and then to
lie down, sure sign that the was hard
hit. They followed him for five or six
miles, till completely tagged the moose
stopped, wheeled half around and waited
| for them to come up.
At a distance of from 30 to SO yards
| the doctor drew on his neck with ~
| so, and the.shot was a good sone. Il he
| animal needed but to be bIed after that.
At logging camp they hired team
of horses, with which the moose was
| dragged out to tote road, where they
| put him on sled and dragged him te
Jackman. There heswas bonded through
| to Boston, and on January 10th mem.
| bers of the Megantic Fish and Game
| Club will have chance to see him
| whole at the annual dinner of the club
| in the Hotel Vendome, Boston.