Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-11

saddle of roasted venison, that could
n Il be equaled anywhere on earth.
Tuesday, Nov. 18th. We have rid
den far and hard this day, and 1T has
been as hot as July. Made drive after
drive, even as far as beyond Muir
phys. In brakes and hurricane roads
aud in clear and beautiful woods.
This morning in the first drive Capt.
White saw six deer in a bunch, two
bucks of which ran out between
Barker and Catlett, Barker firing a
long shot at one, and making beau
tiful targes-on tree. In the lar
drive Ransom saw buck come from
a tree zap, and shot at him twice,
long shots, as he Went off, Gus Moore
headed HIM off and killed him az he
crossed an open slough. This makes
three bucks that he has killed at three
shots. He is a fine, large, fat, five
point buck. When Moore and Norton
got to him he was not quite dead, bu,
struggling to get up, aud Norton put
a Winchester ball through him.
Returned. to camp wearied, worn
and hungry. John Powers returned
tonight with the skin of large wild
cat which he had killed. Mr.. Fergu-
son and Mr.. Stroud, with several
friends from Red Fork, are in camp
tonight.
Wednesday, Nov. 18th.-We have
had hot,dry day--too much so to be
successful running hounds Made
several drives and had up several
deer, but they ran contrary and no
one got shot.
The Arkansas men went open woods
hunting, and young Luke Jones found
doe and fawn in brush heap, kill
ing the doe before she could get up,
and wounded the fawn, but it rushed
out and young Peoples killed it with
a rifle before it had gone very fer
Wash Wells and Bob caughta COON.
and while engaged in maklng short
work of his honor a large back ran
by, but what is buck to negro en-
gagged in his favorite pastime.
Thursday, Nov. 19th.-How hot it
has been this day. Early before sun
rise we were off for the woods and
old fields on Red Fork bayou, on both
sides Of which we have hunted to-
day for the first time. Nothing done
in first drive; in the second a doe ran
to Catlett, who was on the opposite
side of the bayou, but shot at her and
wounded her, for she left trail of
blood, but had no dogs and she was
lost.
Two does were making straight for
Moore, but he coughed and they
passed on each side of him
too far to shoot. Coming to the
barbed wire fence around the field
they leaped it with ease, and passed
into the woods beyond. Deacon Nc.
Comb saw deer in his front, but it
leaped into the bushes too quick for
him.
The venerable old hound, "Pull
Dick" chased two does to Cheatham
lake, young Peoples and Ferguson
followed and shot at them dozen
times, as they swan the lake, but too
far. They said they had to hold the
old hound to prevent him from swim
ming the lake in pursuit.
As we came home in the evening we
breasted the woods, and about half
mile from the Military road Luke
Jones, "the boy hunter" found
pretty spike buck lying in tree top,
and shot him twice before he could
get out, but he rushed out SO badly
wounded that the dogs pulled him
down after chase of 100 yards or
more.
Splendid supper tonight, and camp
OVERLOOKING with good humor-no
other sort allowed-for we are going
home in the morning. Selah.
Hal Lenox in camp to see us off.
Friday morning we are up before
the day breaks, and the work of de-
molishing camp proceeds. By 3 o'clock
we have said farewell to our Arkansas
friends and are enroute to the river.
Eleven o'clock and we are there
Twelve and the good steamer Kate
Adams rounds to, takes us on and then
HOME and the "little barbarians."
AUSTIN PEAY.