The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-18
.H||NI Of A GRIZZLY
How the Big Bear Should be
Hunted by a Novice.
FIRE-ARM A DRAWBACK
And the Hunter Should be
Equipped for Speed.

Not the wee small bear with the deli
cate faisetto voice, nor the middle sized
bear who sings a high tenor, but the
great big bear. the dc profundis bear. who
can make the mountains shake with the
echoes OF his magnificent second bass,
whose other name IS grizzly. Him I sing
When you want TO have fun 1T some
body's else expense it Is always Wen 10
pick or q fellow who is himself endowed
with al least rudimentary sense OF hui
NOR. If he doesn't altogether enjoy it,
you want him 10 be able at least 10 smile
a sickly smile OF appreciation Of your en-
! joyment.
4 joke that is funny only on one side
really isn't funny at all That is why,
from the true sportsman point OF view.
il is so unsatisfying 10 make sport Of the
populist orator. He thinks you're merely
frivolous and foolish; you might IS well
poke fun at cigar store Indian. The
great big bear belongs 70 the same class
with those two.
Lewis and Clark were the first white
discoveries OF the grizzly when they
/ were engaged with their daring expedi-
/ ton a hundred years ago. and the litera-
ture Of the subject begins with their Won
derful journals. Maybe some of the
/ French fur hunting wanderers had seen
him before but If 50 they had said Moth
/ ing about it. 4 Frenchman is always
very sensitive OF being thought a liar.
/ Lewis and Clark made the beast their
I protege. and told some mighty good sto-
ries about him. once, when they were
approac hing the Great Falls of the Mis-
souri, their hunters saw one adult speci-
men stretched out on the rocks taking
sun bath. They shot at him with their
rifles from respectable distance for
three-quarters of an hour. making a
bun s-eye every time. but he was too
comfortable TO get up; he merely rolled
over a time or two, exposing q new place
10 be tickled. At last. when the continual
olatter of the firing began TO annoy him
and 10 interfere with his nap he arose
and started for the other side of the river.
where he could rest more quietly; but he
was too full of leaden bullets to he able
TO swim, and so sank 10 the bottom Of
the stream and was drowned. That's the
sort Of a chap he is The mountain tribes
of Indians were so in awe Of him that
they let him severely alone. saying that
they would rather starve than be eaten
by a grizzly.
Scientific accuracy is out of the question
in describing the great big bear. No one
has vet succeeded in getting the measure
ments of live specimen; he won't hold
still and he invariably shrinks after
death He's big enough. though. and his
proportions are maguified by the fact
that his vocabulary contains no synonym
for fear When he's hungry. which is
rather more than nine-tenths Of his life,
in very matter of fact way he eats
whatever is set before him. quite regard
less of protest.
In repose the grizzly looks like a round
hill overgrown with drought-stricken
grass. Some thrilling stories are told by
men who have mistaken him thus for a
part of the landscape and tried to climb
him. There is always something doing
in such cases. He won't be climbed.
When you are in the grizzly country and
see n rise Of ground that seems to prom
Use good view from the top prudence
dictates that you first go To the lee side
Of the rise and use your nose If the hill
gives off a distinct musky smell. 20 on
to the next one: this one is only playing
'possum.
The grizzly has little in common with
the other members Of the bear family.
either in physique or manners. The wee
small bear-the black one-may be APP
preached with impunity by the most timid
adventurer He's more Ike pig than a
Wild beast. At one time. when on a
camping trip in the southwest. I went
Of wnter. and while ] was getting il q
little black bear came out CT the bushes
for drink When he saw me shead of
him he stopped. rising on his launches
and making cute. pleading overtures fer
my friendship. ] threw a stone at him !
which struck with 4 soft thud against his
rat ribs. "Oof," he squealed. for all the
world ike q frightened shoat and ran
away into the thicket Had he been a
grizzly the world would have forgotten
all about me bv this time
Vow Il max pc supposed. from What has f
gone before that hunting the grizzly Is
a rather strenuous sport. and that's quite
true. rs different from any other sport
in the directory Getting ready for
hunt. however. IS euite simple matter. +
All the preparations yoa need IS about .
six months faithful trimming ON q good
clndcr running track. with careful at f
tention 20 your dfst 50 that when the tiwe .
comes you viii be carving ro slperfiu0rs +
flesh. Dress appropri1 tels--yol-r track I
suit VIII be just the ching Don't cncum- I
Der Yourself with firearms Tor they arc +
IF no use Target practice onra grizzly {
is saly child s piay because its no credit /
t. hlt him: anvbo3y can hit . great big +
bear. and when you have hill him u9th- +
fnr happens. Somewhere IN Dickens i
there IS mention ~ enc ~ the partici- .
pants 20 r fight heing ursea hv his second .
10 hit i'm in q ~ital spot" Generally 7
speaking. that IS good Tlie IN 7ay sort (
81 conflict but Sc dossn Z apply in IRE ease
~ the grizzly who has ~ vital spots
TIE NOR. lead YOU shoot into him. the +
more * adds q his fSat'rg weight, and
THAT IS what yrfi want 81 avod- The oniy !
possible use OF a riae IS 80 eVc.te ,he
he--t 2 ntllc ana uuf him in ft huu1-
for doins his part SUI 4 IS wholly un-
necessary: hen chase you without that
when sou are rea1F. - INTO ihc region
vherc grizzlies ahi.le- ThC frsr part -
vouT day wiz - traue-ii ard corufoVta-
hle V1u don't have - hu7t yaur bear.
All you heed ID S 60 3'rast aEairs- trce
or stone here ard 5here. s. as 81 leave
traces Il yourself for the hssr 70 pick gp-
Then ~ ard ST down is some rice place
ard walt being careful not 80 ref teo far
fro-u safe retreat r there Is bear q
The reiEhborhcod. pretty soon that irfari-
be nose e his WI discover scsne - TIE
marks you've made. and bell ea1ae -
search ar ven This saves you q great
deal e. exertion and enah,es vca e. ken
,osfr strength ou5 wind Uuta vou ress