The sun., 1896-03-15
HUNTING RUSSIAN BEARS.
Stories OF Adventure Related by nm Ameri
can Hunter Abroad.


can Hunter Abroad.
Bear hunting in Russia hos all the humors.
dangers. and excitements that are dear to every
man with sporting blood in him. Fred Whishaw
tells IN outing enough of all three to mako u
sportsman want to hunt the Russian bear.
This bear is a curious sort of animal and has q
way Of crcling around and around his hibernat-
ing den for hours and miles, endeavoring to
mislead the hunters, perhaps, or maybe to get
so tired to fall asleep easily and lastinRly.
This takes place at about the time OF the first
hard snow. along in November. when food gets
scarce and Just about the time the wolves be-
gin to grow gRunt and fierce. The native
hunters keep track OF the bears dens,
or the beriogas and sell the information
Of their whereabouts to visiting sportsmcn
for from 80 to SO roubles a den; but Mr.. Whis-
haw, being a sportsman. preferred to find his
own dens; SO. having found bear track near
Alonetz where bears are plentiful. he climbed
q tree near tho track and awaited DEVELOPMENTS.
for "you have only to get out Of the way and
nigh enough UP to watch his bruinship. and In
the end you will find where the selected spot
Isl" and having learned the den's location he
left the bear to sleep comfortably till the timn
of the hunt. Mr.. Whishaw found twenty
occupied dens. and with these secrets locked in
his bosom waited for the hunt day.
The first bear that day was found in elegant
style by the dogs The " barin." or local hunt
er. got up before the don with the only rifle,
all ready to shoot, while Whishaw poked into
the den with pole He could feel the soft
body but the bear wouldn't move. Punches.
Iabs and talk were OF no avail, till at last the
uole hit n tender spot. Then 1.-THE bear gave vent
To n dismal sob, full of pathos." which made
the writer sorry for the poor bcggar. Then out
ca,n, the bear, and before the barn had time to
shoot no bear he began TO dance most cX-
Iraordinarily on his lLhu lcEA, u ciiaih III hiS
We did tue generous thing by him." the
writrr says. We let him 20. lie waa some
hoiy's escaped dancing bear. Ertnrhea TO sleep
a. his native wilds. We had nnothtr adventure
on This trip. This WAS with II real. live get;up-
and claw The -huuter she bear, that had ipur
new born cubs to protect and temper rather
oIn rnse the rifle balls should go crooked n
h,nr sn.ar comes mighty handy TO The Russian
henr hunter. Russian lears are TOOLS cninp"teu
,rith even dcccnt-sized black bear ~ the
IN. ~ Mayne Reid in Tine Scalp Hunters tells
rnI Uni 81 r1using fight with III" IuebluS N one or
,h.Ir ~iilnres. during which one OF the white
men fought with ~ big warrior hrincu With a
i,urc Tie white man got hepHraicu from .io
,,nrror md was just mai; inE Tor hihl "heh 'he
Nn,'i,, 80, his lance into the wnite man,
Thu ~ white man ran up 10" ara tho ihIih''i nv i
Eniird the Indian Ia death ~ mat iiui"' , ,, @
IA N Russian bear SIthr lie ""uiu l,"' INV my"
n , / ilird at east not hy the srtlen Mn,o
INN IUr the Russian bear n" ar ~ h'a,u ~, ~
~. "spec p, end III view oi lheNthuhE ~" NJ, 49,
,rn,n running mp 10 the htuiei "h wy "'.'n i'n1
,rnn did on the lndihn. ~ ius ,,,r'rI
ai.,IucI cross bar with lne o'ins io'''''" ''"""