The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-05-09
CAUGHT WILD DEER AFooT.
Josh ROush Made n Business of Fill
ing Orders for Live Deer.
From the New York sun.

ing Orders for Live Deer.
From the New York Sun.
There are lots Of people now living in
Center, Snyder and Union counties. Penn
sylvania. who were acquainted with Josh
Rush and knew of his ability to go into
the woods without gun or dog or trap or
any other special outfit or contriyance and
catch live deer to order. His ability TO
perform this feat can be verified by lots
of living witnesses, especially around
Woodward, in Center county. or about
Freesburg. in Snyder county.
Josh Roush made It his regular bust
ness to catch live wild deer for parks"
said a Pennsylvania Dutohman who knew
him, land for dealers and for exhibitors.
Mind you, he never sneaked up on an IN
nocent little fawn; that wasn't the way
Josh Roush did. but he went right out
into the mountains and honestly and FAIR
~ ran down big, fat, grown-up bucks and
does, afoot. l knew the man Intimately
and In fact saw him at his work. Why
he was the most famous hunter In our Sec
ton of the Alleghanies. OF coarse he car.
ried his last deer over the divide long ago,
but when he lived and hunted ne Would
engage to catch you a live deer and de-
liver il in good condition for from SIS to
So, and he never went to catch one before
he had II engaged.
las / stated, saw him do II myself. His
outfit was few thongs OF the same ma
! terlal as his shirt and breeches, buck
skins. OF course he had a vial of rattle
snake oil In his shirt bosom, but that
wasn't exactly for athe catching Of the
deer, although II came in handy on the eN-
petition, as / found out on the day went
along with him just TO see how II was
done.
1T was on swapping cold December
morning. and there were about four
inches Of snow on the ground, the first
/ of the season. We went from the little
village Of Woodward, at the foot OF Penn 5
! Valley, and followed along Pine Creek 70
! Panther Gap; then through TO Panther
| Hollow and up Big Pass, where we jumped
| up three deer, a buck and two does. They
! all scurried OF together eastward, think
/ ing like as not, that we were hunters out
/ with dogs Josh selected a fine doe, and,
pointing her out, said
That's ours, and now come alongr
| Away he went after them ike the
| wind whooping and holwing with all his
/ might / followed as fast as could, but
deer and Josh were soon out of sight,
| and in a few minutes l heard no more OF
| him. | kept right along according TO his
4 Instructions, and pretty soon caught up
with him walking slowly along on the
| trail. When he saw me he made a sign
/ TO keep quiet and go slow, and then we
4 slipped along In Indian file Tor half
| mile or more, when suddenly the deer
again bounded up close IN front of him.
Instantly Josh set up his terrible whoops
/ and bowls and off he went gain through
/ brlers brambles, and underbrush, like a
Wild madman- ! saw me aeer separ Ilsh
| kept straight on after the doe, and again
/ in a moment both Josh and the doe were
! out of sight, and soon had such a lead
! on me that / couldn't even hear him
| whoop But this time ] caught up with
/ him within q half mile OF so, and we
! aid not walk over 200 yards further before
/ the doe which had laid itself down in
/ the snow. jumped up once more and scam
pered off down the mountain for Devtfs
Basin. and Josh after her whooping and
bowling worse than ever.
both were soon out of sight, but being
n down-grade run II did not take me long
/ Ia catch sight of Josh walking along very
/ slowly. He again motioned me to keep
! silent. and then spoke to me in low
I tone. saving that he thought the deer had
/ found out that we we're not dogs, and
/ would stand fight rather than take an
/ other run. He also said that we would
/ 20 very slow, so as to give the doe time
10 stiffen up and get stubborn. He said
/ that we would sit down on q log and take
! a little rest and to make sure that we
! should not stiffen up, too, we too. few
/ drops Of the rattlesnake oil. Then we
! Ioafed along on the trsil. just so as TO
4 keep moving. After awhile we came to