Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1900-11-03
Deer SHOOTING SEASON
Closes With About the Usual Mum.
Der Reported Kllled---A Bear or
Two Shot.

UCl lCu AlltCu---n oCdl VI
Two Shot.
The tcn-days' open season for
deer shooting closed Wednesday
night. Windsor county is away
ahead in the number of bucks re.
p 'rtcd killed. \ few days ago
Game Commissioner reported that
2 had been killed l., this county,
but since then Il number have been
shot and the official count will
doubtless make the number nearly
twO-scOrc.
The last day of the season was a
good one, no less than four deer be-
ing brought into Woodstock-not by
local hunters, however. Bert Cadv
of Barnard killed a buck in Barnard
Chateauguay Wednesday and other
hunters successful on that day were
Frank French, Il rs ycar-old boy of
Qucchce, and Wallace W. WASH
hum of Springfield, who began the
sc"o"n Icy sh""t;"g ..""rl" at hears
He was ont for deer. however, and
kept on hunting. For ten days he
tramped over five towns and two
counties but not until the tenth day
did he put vcnison ON his bill of
fare. The buck dressed over 100
pounds and had Il fine pair of ant
lers.
Mr.. Washburn greatly enjoyed
his experience and had considerable
to say about the number of hunters
out and the insane desire of many
of them to shoot at anything and
everything that crossed their line OF
vision. The same sportsmen, too,
were surprised at. thci: failure to get
II deer.
Mr.. WashLurn is the inst man to
get crack at IL big buck that has
deticd the hunters for four seasons.
He hauntS Il mountain in the vicinity
of "Juggernaut' and leaves Il big
track that has been seen and known
bv all the old hunters. The buck
himself has seldom or never been
seen. When trailed he makes Il line
tor killington peak and in that
vicinity he left MIR. Washburn be-
hind.
For the first few days OF the open
season there is an ince>sant popping
of guns--thc mll, are alive with
hunters--but Mr.. Washburn is
thankful that he only heard but one
bullet strike near him.
While on the mountains Mr..
WaShburn twice discovered Smok-
ing trecs-thc design being, it is
presumed, to lure the dee, to within
shooting distance. A fire is built in
the hollow trunk of q tree and lett
to smudge and attract the decr's at
tenton, but naturally those who re-
sort to this illegal artiticc keep in
the background.
\ number OF does are said to have
been found shot in Plymouth.
Bridgewater Reports a Good Season.
The Ages Bridgewater CORES
pondent writes:
1t would be difficult to estimate
the number of persons who have
been hunting deer in this and neigh
boring towns for the past ten days.
Not only were there local hunters,
but they came from New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, New York and
other places. For few days one
was reminded of several 4th of Julys
together. At the end of four or five
days some got discouraged and gave
it up, but most OF them remained
until the end and in q, lite number
of instances were able to bring down
their game AS whole it has been
quite Il successful season in these
parts. and some fine specimens of
the game have been brought in.
The weather has been favorable and
camping parties were numerous.
w. &. Brown brought one in on
Saturday from Plymouth, weight
1856 pounds; A. II. Pinney, one
from Plymouth atuiday, weight
,5+ pounds; Leslie Cleveland, one
from near Daily Hollow Saturday.
All had fine antlers. A Mr.. Church.
i'll carried one through the village
Sunday that was shot in Plymouth.
Charles Curtis shot at deer Sun.
day night and did not find it until
Tuesday. 1t was lying only few
rods from where it was shot through
the heat. This one was shot near