The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-11-20
COULDN'T GET HIS FOURTH DEER.
Veteran Ezra Brooks Often Killed Three in
One Day, but Never Any More.

ono Day, but Never Any more.
HoNEsDA1E, Pa. Nov. 1e.-Although the open
eeason for killing deer began on Nov. l and
will close on Dec. l. the numerous hunting
parties which have gone in search Of the game
have not met with much success In the coun-
ties OF Pike. Wayne and Monroe. Not more
than half a dozen deer thus far have been re-
ported as captured. but there has been an
abundance of small game. such as quail. s1uir-
rels and rabbits. Partridges. have not been 30
plentiful as In former years.
Living on the Dyberry Greek, near Homes
dale. Is Ezra Brooks. an old farmer. and In his
day one OF the most famous Of Wayne county
hunters. He is 80 years old and rs spry and
active as many Of his neighbors who are his
juniors by a score OF years. He came to the
Dyberry when only 5 years old with his father,
Capt. -Homer Brooks. from Vermont. and
settled in what was thon a wilderness. At that
sbaed Sna 5o1 be IsRy yeI nad al Hud sne s SSnaI wes
built through this region. the forests were full
OF deer and all kinds of game.
turn from an unsuccessful deer hunt this week
stopped for rest aud refreshment at the home
them with some hunting reminiscences in
which he and Lewis Day, ANOTHER great hunt.
day killed 500 deer and other game. nm
b.ys dG many said a TIME MIR; P PIilsd sh rSss as sse' In " ! ds5
and once brought down three OF them in as
many minutes / peyer was able t to get the
three. but luck always failed me after that;
Lswis, Day had the same experienee. as did
who killed three deer in a day. and three bears
in . day. and two bears and a deer. and two
deer s6s snd t : SsaF; c6 6ns a sydF & It, 1 BFo t2ns'Ah we're Ses;
rs 6 plentiful dfovs as ,s sheer s are noW Sn6 ] Ssw Twelve
Gleason now, lives. He, started for the river.
4 nv wo Tas Srs deer T Kill al bv y. start bsrd for or w snd
made for Us and I ran behind 9 tree. The
loaded my gun and might have shot him. but in
The excitemep. forgot TO shoot 1 foll3wed
him down. and in getting astraddle OF his neck
and q hold Of his horns. TIL deer began t9
SSq9Ti!rPP hut aq ? bd Eic * S and On T aS6 Keen ! T sSsS 9ff 81
his nose In the water until he was nearly
drowned Father At. trl cam IAN and tried 70 cut his
he'd I'm under water 1ntii father whetted up
Ir. b SAID the Dyberry was named for a
haLf.bl9od Indian named Dyberry; wis had q
Falls. He Knew, him well. Dyberry trapped
ting deadialis. He built cobble houses Of logs
or smaller sticks. according to the size OF the
where he arranged his figure 4. and as the anil
= sl PoSr the tsTs Sst s98U F9u q Be- RSt 5b9 p' on So SSy poun HSt
Nneu a lOA. OF VOL WAS III MS uou nc. WOulu
cut sticks about two feet long and SHARPEN
hole butt end first, after which he would
and leave it. The wolf in trying to get
out would encounter these sticks. These
he would draw back one by ono and push
them to the FEAR. The huuter on ap-
preaching the entrance would friRhten the ami
NAL. and it would attempt to return into its
burrow, hut would runlagainst the sharp points
Of the sticks that IL had been industriously
pulling in, Thus it was an easy prey to the
Mr.. BrooEs killed many foxes in the Same
way as the half-breed Indian. but his greatest
delight was in the chase. in which he was a sure
shot. II killed torty-two foxes in one year
missed fire only once. and that fox was killed
turkeys at one shot. and killed a fox. once
which weighed TWENTY-FIVE pounds. which |
sold to Charley Forbes Of the Wayne Court
House at Honesdale.. / broke the wing Of a
wild turkey once and chased 1t down the hill
pell- to the fats. but tho bird ran like a
deer and escaped. The next year a hunter
killed q wild turkey which weighed forty-two
pounds. 1t had a broken wing. and was owl
IDENTIFY the one / had shot.
Trout were SO plentiful In the Dyberry in
those days that you could have caught 100
pounds IL you had so desired. We stopped
when we had enough. The largest one / ever
Mr.. Brooks for many years RATED logs and
lumber down the Delaware, Pine masts 100
feet long from the Wayne county forests were
toated to PHILADELPHIA for the shipbuilders.
The experience of the old pioneer cannot be
Duplicated here again,