The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-12-04
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the hill, there will be no danger of his
getting wind Of the hunter and light.
ing out for parts unknown. Having
once found the bait. n grizzly will go
to it four or five times day, and eat
until he can hold no more. and when
not eating he Will lie in the nearest
thick timber TO IL.
BEARS AS FGeHTERs.
at doesn't take grizzly long 10 eat
up horse. Several years ago a guide
went on spring bear hunt with New
York sportsman. They killed a horse
for bait on the side of a hill as just de.
scribed. and going 70 it the next morn.
ing found that two-thirds of 1t had
been eaten during the night. They sat
behind the screen of pines 10 watch.
and IN less than an hour three fine
grizzlies came out from the pines and
sauntered up the hill TO the bait. The
first shot the hunter fred took one OF
them in the brain, and he sank down
without kick. while the others sat oR
their launches and gazed stupidity
around. The next shot Drained an.
other one, and the remaining one, and
the largest of them all. started TO run
But a ball through the heart keeled
him over. and so in less than a minute
they had three fine grizzlies. all of
good size and wearing thick coats of
prime fur.
"A bear chase Is often a long and
tiresome piece of work. for when a
bear finds that ii is tracked II picks
out the most tangled paths. 1t often
leads the hunter twenty miles over
mountains and through valleys. where
the brush and briars are harassing
and the Swamps almost inaccessible to
man, although the bear shufiies along
with his clumsy gait as rapidly as If
on the best of roads. | once followed
bear thirty miles in day and a
moonlight night. never knew such a
cute beast as she was. She would
hide behind rocks and bouldcrs as
well as any hoy seeking escape. and
run as fast when she knew l had n
chance to fire at her. At last she got
away by lodging into some boulders
WYNN was NOo NiIch W loliON ncl
longer.
"A bear hunters outfit is simple A
good up-to-date rifle. heavy boots. thick
trousers. light hunting axe in belt,
pistol. and long-bladed knife for
emergencies. If a hunter Is anxious
to be put on his mettle while on the
hunt, let him give the bear scent OF
him. Then the bear will take a course
which will require nerve. wind. and a
tough skin to follow. When the snow
Is deep, bear chase is generally slow
and tedious. With light fall and
a fresh track. however. there is no
sport so exciting, and even an amateur
hunter will find himself going miles
on good stiff trot. 1t is no hard mat.
ter to kill bear II the dogs understand
their business when the bear is brought
to bay, for 1t will give all its attention
to the dogs that are yelping around it.,
while the hunter stands off and fills
| him with lead. But there are times
when bear will brace himself for a
| fight from the word go and then if
the hunter does not kill at the first
fire, he is apt to have about as lively a
time as he ever dreamed Of No story
of a bear fight that was ever told can
be much ahead of the incidents that
occur during a fight If 1t Is a good
one