The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1898-01-14
A HUNTING STORY.
Exciting Adventure with nm Infuri-
ated Deer I'm south DskOtn

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hunter. had an exciting experience with
an Infatuated deer. lie first caught
sight of the animal in a dense thicket
AT the bottom of a deep canyon. Masses
Of brush were between the hunter and
the deer. Having ten cartridges for his
Winchester rife. he fired eight shots
as rapidly as possible at the animal.
Believing he had mortally wounded il.
be started down the side Of The canyon
toward the deer. When nearing the
animal il tried to u n and Wood fired
his remaining two shots at it. Owing
TO the density of the underbrush.
neither took effect. %Supposing the deer
was injured so badly that he could
crowd it until completely exhausted,
and then cut it's throat and finish X,
Wood once more started toward the
injured animal. In an instant the deer
charged its human foe, who was only
able TO dodge the brute by reason OF
the thick brush. The hunter mt once
saw that the deer was not going TO be
run down in the manner anticipated.
But the hunter, who was out of meat,
WAS utttIIllntu W COn4utl INC dilliihif
whose hide was alone worth something.
An unusually fine pair OF %ant.crs also
adorned its head. Wood accordingly
laid down his rife, procured a coed,
heavy club, and the fun commenced.
II the struggle which ensued, the brush
for a space of about two rods was COM
pletely trampled down. Several times
the deer plunged mddly against trees
behind which the hunter had taken mo-
mentary refuge. Once Wood dropped
his hat, and the deer tried to pin it 20
the ground with its horns. but fell n
few inches short in its calculations.
While the deer was thus engaged Wood
struck it a heavy blow on The left eve
with tine Grub. The eye soon swelled
until il was useless. The deer was
now showing signs Of fatigue. Wood
noted this and thought he would be
able TO hold the animal If he could only
get hold of its horns. Watching IN OPP
portunity, he soon had hold of the
horns with both hands. For a few sec
ends after accomplishing this feat the
hunter labored under the impression
that a tornado had suddenly descended
upon the canyon and was sweeping ii
clean. As his senses returned he grad
ually realized hat the Infatuated deer
was viciously trying TO loosen his hold
on it's horns, and a bucking broncho
could not have made quicker or more
unlooked-for moves. At one time il
appeared that the hunters feet we're
straight up in the air. while perhaps
the next instant his feet would strike
the ground with a force that would
bury them several inches in the soft
earth. Again, the animal would be
whirling the hunter around in a circle.
clear of the ground. Wood says he
seemed to know just two things-one
that he had hold of something. the other
that he must not let go. He doesn't
know how long the struggle lasted;
TO him il seemed n long time. Both be-
came exhausted finally. and Wood con-
cluded that he would let go aud scram-
bic 10 n safe place to watch what was
going on. The same notion apparently
struck the deer ut the same time, for
the combatants separated without n
renewal of the fierce struggle. and the
hunter soon had a tree between himself
and the deer. He made no further at
tempt to seize the animal by the horns.
but whenever he could he struck ii with
the club. and by this mca finally sue
ceeded in killing IL. The animal weighed
1913 pounds when dressed. and had IA
points on its horns.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.