The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-12
CATTLE KILLING BEARS.
Battle in n Maine Pasture in Which the
Bear WINS WOrkted,

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greater when bull or steer comes INTO tho
controversy. All other things being equal. the
hearnrefsrs 70 hurt bis ,,rnh along IN, limos
t'n W n""' 'I'' sIuo "'o,s ."o M
VI .i' i'"1t resistance anu mutton pelhR quito
to his taste. he will commonly pass a cattle
nosturo md 90 on 60 tr,roac, hu.i,oss on
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sneep ,arm'' Ten mics iurther away u may ne'
powerful old fellows. who think it no trick to
down COW. and she bears with cubs to feed.
who can find no sheep within easy travelling
distance. These females with young are rather
worse than the old male bears. for they bring
their cubs ur with taste for beef and a train
ing IN inc art OF cattle killing. In the OLD days
Of the longhorned native stock-hardy. wry
and accustomed 70 look ont for tbep, snlyes-
anu ".I"a,"s,I,' ~ '."N out ,r 'ne,'.S''sS
many man! bears gained his Gxperenee wi'hhornedd
township in Maine contained some bull or OK
win \ his,nrv -. .to,,n ,,ra,,JIn - tho ,i.>
tor as the critter that killed bear"
When cattle in a pasture ara mazda aware OF
from him. but gather in circle facing out
! ward in every direction. with the calves in the
centre one OF them only the bull or steer
which assumes the office Of champion for the
t. NV wv, anu u, oS
apout 'acIhg the bear from Whatever direction
| advances to meet him II the bear retreats he
| does not try To- follow him up but is content TO
told 81 its long iurnti5n and ~ tbe heer msnv
| feints and mnnruvrrs to gain an opening
! where lie might attack at advantage He viii
| pretend 10 retreat and dissupSar in the bushes
only TO reappear suddenly in some u SnS
weaker rattie W '''' N"''' '''" '''e
| The rhampion Of the herd keeps n wnry
watch. however SomrtImes in Tie strnVrle
h6nors are sasy the hser mp Nc 'e
| ing while the hulI with his head and shoml-
tay are LTnn1 10 a ne hf tSnt dead or NOR
ary and ax"ii'n o'' ,'" ~, no H. h
nrrurred IN Nnna IL, rocs,, va !, RS a. ,,rtJ
/ by cant Dan Nal tha woods .Iiin VI va
within hearinD ~ iha Dht and ystc ths snot
| the mornime nfter II tnHt riara '''' '''
Ut was in the snm NM r'" az $500 and Iwos
with a rang ~ thirtx man IN no az bamIr"c
woods peeiine hork on the west slHne ~ MnWnt
| sunday. near 0am0n, on the psn"Rscot Kiyer,'
| said Cant, Neal, taIing OF The nccnrrenrs The
| ofher evaning :tThas tNynsbi ~ ~ bI,t S ne
were workinS was pIoDtatinnp ~ ~ fsNv
was not an incornorntnS towphnt tbar. ~ ,v"ys
some farm IN - ia n Tr III , ar} We" 80
miios from our Gamma he ri ~ act 10 Vas noS
turoj Iba Ou ~, re,n tett " cattno " az pas
Shorthor Eli KY vi VIZ nrrb was ar.s
shy ~ him Thsn "roIiis IN Ma,m MN NAY US
he ,vaa hanr i al E.nn /, i,f - nnt,I w., 10
pta"tatiot M aanor M ,s ht p t ~
tnrked this herd ira AIN rrust M te he
shont s,tmdown ia Eti hu, ,iat III t um
at that time. and they ke%t Il nnfI midnirbt
Tho sNunbs cana ~, ~, ~, ~
nnT H"vo III ."tH y" vi Ea,' ~
roaring 81 The hiu hnIT liz ynne did 9m t tii9
Tho ruinDns Oh, a,H ,v a ar ~
what al hannsnad ~ NV, GIN ~ We ~
kent nn thsir hoiiorin ~. % lie ,, aI
nav dd not owist Imntr III W., VIZ , I, a'd
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