The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-09-03

ers among the veterans were the
pierce boys" as they Were familiar
ly called by all old hunters, Charles
and Andrew Pierce, who Cor many
years lived in West Rutland. Andrew
died several years ago. Charles Pierce
lis still quite. active and occasionally
gets out for a day in the brush.
The Pierce boys hunted with spaniels
,at first, and always made good recoEdH.
CHARLES Pierce was considered one Of
the best shots in the brush. He and
his brother Andrew frequently
brought down 80 to So bipdsrdn one day
in the good, old days when birds were
plenty and hunters fNw.
Paul Wheeler is another veteran
hunter like Charles Pierce, who does
not do much bird hunting, but sstill
hunts foxes.
Mr.. Wheeler has hunted ever since
he was 16 years old. He we'll Sremem-
bers the time when he used to take
sheet lead and cut it into,stripes which
we're in turn cut into squares, and these
were rolled between boards until they
were rounded into shape for shot
Mr.. Wheeler shuntedh with a. small
spaniel for several years. The first
Irish setter he hunted with was bought
in Worcester of Joseph Ware, an old
gunmsith. Mr.. Wheeler,s biggest days
work was % birds.
Brookline have hunted together sew
eral seasons, and used both pointers
and settlers. Both DIR. Weld and CIate
are good Shots and get their share Iof
the game on the Rutland hAIlsF
George w. Pierce. son of Andrew
Pierce, owns the iimbst1 Aoted Bird dog
in this vicinity, Skip a Blue Bolton,
Ethan Allen setter considered one of
the best dogs in the state He is 15
years old, and Mr.. Rice has owned him
ever since he was Is months old. AL
though old, he will use him this fall.
Charles n. Howe of WORCESTER hunted
with Skip one season, and shotse2 birds
over him in five successive days hunt
ing. ~ - 5f1.
Mr.. Pierce has hunted ever since he
was small boy. and killed his Afst
partridge when IL years old Hehnew
the covers so thoroughly that he was
employed > as guide for outedfstoWn
hunters: 1a1 a9f-s - ga &c -7'et9iT
William E. Healy and Charles More
house hunt every season With Irishl SET
Ernest Grafton, EdWaSd Baker and
Frank L. Chsever hunt WITH pointers.
H. E. Wheeler has small black
spaniel which he considers quite good
The BrookfeIds have forlniany years
been considered the finest limiting
cester hunters hvade the territory fire.
quently throughout the season. Local.
bird shooters ares not lacking There
is an abundance Of hunters. and the
list of good dogs is a long
one. In WEST BEookdeid, the MOST
prominent Is the dog owned by
ed English setter Tip is the dog par
excellence Of the town. He is consid-
cred extra good on quat, and viii hunt
all day. He has q record OF IS birds
last season.. leon also owns Baby, a
daughter of Tip, who Ia only two years
old, and has a record of "a birds. killed
killed unless she pointed and held it.
She is claimed to be the coming dog of
the town. Ano cher offspring of Tip.
called sport, is owned byWalter Prouty
Of Spencer. Hsl
George B Sanford has. probably killed
as many birds as any one in town, and
This dog Keysef Is known throughout
Worcester county, and tn COMPANY with
Frank Baker with Grimes. a son of
old Keyser, he has made many a tramp.
and successful ones, tuo, in Seatch Of
the elusive partridge and quail.
E George w. Burnett hes a. Gordon set
ter with a strain Of Bilis Relt0h. which
now getting too old for fbusiness. -
In We olden days, snch mighty hunters
as w. A. Marcy, Seth Allen!e Amos AL
len and Cheuncy Davis were known Jar
and wide as hunters of the FIRST, quail
ity HeRry Allen viii find time Ia 20
out for birds with his setter thfs Van.
He Is an exceptionally good shot ii. the
brush 'sfs ~ yt't u 5s19fs
Alva Skies is probably the best brush
shot in Brooltheld, and is well known
to Worcester hunters. He VIII shoot
this fan, as he has for several years,
over his reliable setter, Fly. Mr.. skies
is a, thorough sportsman. and a skilled
gunner. 'Amongthe other bird hunters
in town'are doc Ludden, George cha
pin and ex-Deputy Sheriff Capen.