The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-21
A TIGEiT IN THE WATER.
A Hunter Tells of Naval Bn tile With
BIG Bear.

They had been telling all sorts of
hunting stories some almost too nirac
"io''s " NC oeiieN GU e1Noep' ~ ''"-l
VINO mad experiences ana knew Wnat
strange things sometimes occur far
owav amid tha forast u,ilds whom there
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@iS No "ienesses' Ane 'e''' 'A''''' M
told OF deer hunting In the water, ana
a squat. heayy-set man sitting in the
Garner saen,ea narticularlv interested
"a 'ne '''ie'
That reminds me- he said, when ne
had chance to come in, "of an expe-
rianoa onca had IN in the lake region
j,
" S''ns''a' a patty u 10
camp there, along in the fall, and were
having great sport with the rod and
gun We had secured specimens of all
the game and fish for which the section
was noted except bear, and of that
tracks had been reported not far from
camp, and we were to try for bruin as
soon as we had made proper prepara-
tions. The day before we were to start
out on the bear hunt | had gone off up
the shore of the lake In light canoe
we had, to fish for couple OF hours
and get fry for supper had moth
ing with me in the canoe except my
fishing outfit, and no sort of weapon
unless the canoe paddle might be called
one. But man didn't need a weapon
to catch fish with, so gave no thought
Of it. had found nice cave up the
cove about a mile from camp, and
there | stopped the canoe about fifty
feet from shore in deep water and
threw out my line. Luck was good,
and | had pulled in five or six fine fell
lows and was having more fun than
anybody, except the fisherman, when
was startled by splash from the
thicket lining the shore, and the next
minute whopping big bear was maxi
ing for me lickety split. To say that
was scared doesn't hall express it.
was paralyzed. didn't even have
sense enough left to grab my paddle
and try to get away. simply caught
it up and held 1t In my hand as would
q club and waited. But the bear didn't
wait He was very evidently hungry,
or he never would have attacked me
out there IN the poat, ana ne was COM
ing straight for me. ! waited Tor MIN
TO get close enough TO pat MIN one, ana
then 4 gave IL 70 MIN WITH the cahoe
paddle square petWeen the eyes. II
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