The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-06

happened and follows Il until he hnds the dead
or Gs,, ayins spiTai, Which aisn K b.; eaten yi i as much
and for farmers In all OF the other western
or northern .oountrtes. that at this season their
deer killing IL confined entirely TO the males.
They will not shoot a doe that may be with fswn,
or may have u fawn following her. II Is not
fear Of thelaw which directs them In this, but
sentiment and n dim real cation Of the fact that
when they destroy a doe they are apt 10 destroy
two lives, al once. SO far as the bucks are
concerned. there u no reason why they should
not be slain az freely now % NJ any time. They
are In prime condition, living ms they do on
sweet grasses and baIks, the flesh has lost
altogether the strong mlsky taste which marks
II In the late fall and winter and they are apt
10 show much fat ON the ribs and Kidneys. The
deer's breeding season is in the autumn and
the males are In poorer condition then than
az any ether season.
The young farmer who goes ont TO get veni-
son for y%enison's sake Will have no dog with
him and will depend entirely upon his, own
vision for success. He would rather do his
SIN hunting at this time OF the year for the reason
that the trees and underground have not yet
put ON their full dress Of leaves and he can
see further and better Also the weather
is still cool. Travelling through the heavy
10 do. Furthermore II his owing Il done,
he will have a couple Of weeks, OF COMPARE
tive leisure which ho H. free 70 devote 70 the
chase In spite Of all the laws ever penned lie
knows before setting out that there Is plenty
Of game. but he knows also that II the woods
were twice a., populous with deer he must
will see many. will hear many more that he
does not zee, but he will no, get a shot. II
Is probable that he IS wearing a shoe pack.
or some noiseless ~footgear Of his own manu-
facture lie places no confidence in store
made moccasins. He has q stngle-shot rifle
Of small Caliber, which he carries AZ the trail,
ridges, II being his belief that II he cannot
land the quarry In two shots ne Is not entitled
to venison. If the hour be early morning.
he will seek first some glade in which the grass
In the first green OF, spring IL showing thICEly,
because he knows that before the sun Is high
the deer are in the glades. Later in the DAY
he would seek the side of some brown h,li on
stripping the outer bark from the trees TO
ger at the sugary skins below;
Whether he expects 70 do glade or NIL snoot-
ing, however. he will be certain 20 travel up
wind. The eyes Of the deer are no more acute
than those Of a man and II is not supposed
that its organ OF hearing Is any better put
its nose Is not surpassed in, sensit iveness by
that Of a pointer dog and the slightest faint
upon the breeze IL sufficient TO send Il spring.
ing to safety. The man with the, gun, VII!
prefer a day upon which there - a high VIM. Tor
then, amid the rustltns Of the branches and
falling of twigs. any slight noise he may make
will not be audible while. going against the
gale. it will be impossible that his scent can
carry 10 the quarry. Al any rate, he will not
expect TO be gone long He who cannot slay
and hang up his deer within two hours IN W God
county on any CAV between lne pTtsfIl am
the time when the snow flies is no hunter az
all. With ordinary luck the person OF, far
experiences will have his deer dead inside OF
an hour from the time he sets out, IL IL not
much OF a trick TO find the animals when they
are so plentiful "a at present and as the rnodern
small callbered gun is perfect lv good for 800
yards II IL is held straight. the animal IS az a
decided disadvantage. Ordinarily the man
should have his game hung 10 "A bent-down
sapline and gralloched long before the noon
dinner time. i Is estimated that IN Mood
every month between March and heavy winter.
These figures were reached last year and the
deer are more plentiful then than now. II
fact. they are growing more numerous with
each wear and they will continue TO Increase
so long az the foreign Sportsman Is kept out
II il believed that the northern ana north
western sections OF Wisconsin now contain
more deer in proportion 20 population lhhn
any other part Of the I mon.