The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1896-06-27


ground and he had taken he precau-
ton OF arranging a marker by stick
ing his penknife in the limb OF tree.
so that in the darkness he knew Just
how low to shoot
The snifing came gradually nearer
and before a half-hour had passed he
discovered the form OF a buck noslng
in along the lick log and beginning to
paw the ground A moment later he
was Joined by the doe and she was fol-
lowed quickly by two fawns. The buck
was restless and every few seconds
threw up his head and gave a loud
snort. Dan let his rife settle down on
the lick against his knife and then
waited for the buck to raise his head
again The buck was nearest to him
and almost concealed the doe, while
the fawns worked at the farthest end
OF tho lick.
Suddenly the buck raised his head
for another reconnoiter and Dan fred.
There was a wild scramble at the lick.
but Dan saw only three deer start up
the side of the hill and one OF these
was the big buck Chasrined at the
fact that he had missed the buck Dan
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the doe stretched out as dead as a door
nail While he was engaged cutting
the deer's throat one Of the fawns re-
turned TO the lick. and before the
frightened thing could escape Dan had
sent bullet into Ats body.
The animals instinct had prompted
Il TO return In search OF its mother
and the same cruel fate which the lat
ter had met awaited H. Lighting a
torch Of pine splinters Dan found that
the buck had left a trail OF blood and
following this up the mountain
scarcely 200 feet be came to the dead
body Of the deer. It had evidently at
tempted TO jump over a high hemlock
log and dropped from loss of blood,
II was shot through the neck. The
one bullet had Killed both deer.
A strange story OF deer killing comes
from the lower end OF Center county.
whore iT-yeGr-old Clarence Slower slew
a doe with a stone and pocket knife.
This beats the deer killing in Clearfeld
county. where a party OF traekmen on
the railroad ran deer into the river
and then got after 1t with boat and
dubbed ~ to death. Young Slower
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bis father. when they we're oyertaken
by neighbor. who was driving light
RIG
The elder Slower was invited TO ride
and Clarence soon found himself trun-
ding along alone. Just at the edge Of
clearing the boy was startled TO see
emerge from the woods about a rod
ahead OF him, a fun grown deer. /,
was coming toward him and the lad
slid into the corner OF "stRke-and
rider" fence. where. with a good-sized
stone, he waited It's coming. The
movement of the deer was slow and 1t
came within twenty feet OF the boys
hiding place. when he hurled the stone
with such excellent skill that Il took
the deer square in the side. The ami
NAL leaped to one side. then stumbled
and fell. apparently dazed. In an In
slant the boy was on Il and then bat
tie royal ensued.
Slower Is a weli-buIlt, athletic young
fellow. the deer was no match for
him. although IL did manage to kick
him in the stomach with sufficient
force to bring about rather tired
feeling" Finally Slower rested his
knee on the deer's neck and pulling
his jackknife from his pocket cut its
throat. When dressing the deer II
was discovered that It had been
woundad nv a runshot hack nf the left