New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-11-16

YAZOO DELTA REGION DESCRIBED BY SPORTSMAN WHO
HAS KILLED BEAR AND DEER THERE.

nicely balanced. Of them using It 5 a saddle
little fice dog. / him fearlessy between
the bears legs when l arrived Always the first
place between the brute's hind legs and sticks to
overture to the fce but he would have none OF me
nor any man. He snapped and snarled at all OF us.
threw him part OF my meals which he would seize
ana 2eHour. one gay ne zane up 10 me .inpihs
changed to dOcility. He had thorn In his foot.
OF the party gently removed the thorn and ban
daged the sore. After that We were friends. and,
man can bestow on a dog.
freed a bear I'm a clearing. General w H. H. Nor
gan. host. feet inches in height, said II
boxing match He sent negro up the tree and had
him shake the animal out AS the bear arose.
The beast arose his hind legs. savagely striking
erai pui in some good body and head blows until
the bea- got his bearings rings. and his paws in good
rolling over and about twenty feet. Quickly
the master let the hounds loose. and soon his bear
In riding through the dense forests OF the Yazoo
man. the bones of which were absolutely bare a
p av a killed his vem he bas gnSwe aiU of
every particle OF flesh" One day our party
somewhat scattered. had remained in camp for
a short siesta. On awsking. / sauntered off by my.
self with rife. although each guest had been
haps mile when. suddenly passing over a rise OF
om not y feet distant panther was
ing over the body OF deer which he had killed and
snarling angriy at bear near by awaiting his turn
1 nld AN moi moes patient bear The bear by the
way IN his natural expression of hunger and de-
he could Feach' Not an instant was TO be lost
fired shot at the bear. knocking him over and
my remaining cartridge at the panther. wOunding
him in the shoulder. Casting the gun aside, drew
long 10 wait. The panther. furious. sprang at me
and crashed upon the knife extenced FOR him and
fell dead But 1 had not been swift enough 10
avoid him and the impact threw 10 the ground
disl0cating my shoulder and calling up to Vision
tracted attention and the physician. with assist
ance. wrenched my shoulder into place at cost
OF President Roosevelt will find some turkey hunting
have found Il elsewhere. have often been permit
sea Instant 10 onv ia IS possible that expert rife
wing shot might pink them at such times. but, by
a wild turkey when you are after him. never had
i the pWosd have TO set his sights aim and IRE in
about one second Mild TURKEYS cannot be decoyed
horse and I have pursued them at breakneck
vantage OF every screen OF fern and bush. They
you mo , you He apnroacb OF turkev None ever
hsnnts / never got chance shot at one l never
I1T n !seeonins at night in their haunts where
every man had a bulrs-eye lantern on the front OF
his hat never have seen wild turkey roosting.
I have never seen their nests In the autumn
where bgSoa of as often broo6s Of
grouse aud quail. My every effort 70 SECURE them
re- .oWn fat on the ground around log beneath
an alleged turkey roost One man blew whistle
a., ,rnitstion OF a gobber calling the hens Suddenly
n,t ~ the forest hen few rapidly and alighted
near nv peering awkwardly In the gathering gloom
IN quest Of her lord Another whistle and sobbler
sxoooped down. jealous and disdainful: struttng.
ID Ssathers reared and his tail expanded. Suspi-
ciousIv he examined the foliage AS he strutted
aygay searching the whistle sounded. he instantly
rs,nTned and hens aghted in numbers from the
surrounding forest. low signal, and each man
sSn1ed nj his victim nOiselessly. Another signal,
staS every gun rOared. AS each man sDrang for his
victim the turkeys living disappeared. Such tao
,ts are nossIble at shutdown repeatedly. but in day
HSbt although the turkeys VIII respond they see
The hunter and take alarm out or gun range