The suburban citizen., 1902-12-06

winch Slopes SleeIly uOWu 10 TIE west,
at the foot of which is some heavy pine
timber and brush, also water. XIII
the horse so that he will lie about fifty
yards below the brow of the hill, and,
If you wish. cut three or four stunted
pines and stick them side by side on
the brow Of the hill so that they will
afford good screen when approaching
the bait, or when sitting and watching
for the bear to appear. As on this
east slope of the Sieras the wind Is
always blowing from the west, and as
the bear, once having found the bait,
will put in his time between gorges
lying in the thick timber at the foot OF
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 1t four or five times 4 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 FIGHTERS.
at doesn't take a grizzly long 10 eat
up horse Several years ago a guide
went on spring bear hunt with q New
York sportsman. They killed horse
for bait on the side of a mill as just de.
scrbed. and going to it the next morn.
ing found that two.thirds of it had
been eaten during the night. They sat
behind the screen Of pines TO watch.
and in less than an hour three fine
grizzlies came out from the pines and
sauntcred mp the hill 10 the bait. The
first shot the hunter fired took one Of
them in the BRAIN and he sank down
without Il kick. while the others sat on
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 n 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 n long and
tircsome piece Of work, for when 4
bear finds that it is tracked It picks
out the most tangled paths. 1t often
leads the hunter twenty miles over
mountains and through valleys, where
the brush and hriars are harassing,
and the swamps almost inaccessible to
man, although the bear shuflies along
with his clumsy gait as rapidly as If
on the best Of rOuds once followed
bear thirty miles in a day and a
moonlight night. | never knew such a
cute beast ms she was. She would
hide behind rocks and bouldcrs as
well rs any boy seeking escape, and
run as fast when she knew | had n
chance to fire at her At last she got
away by lodging into some bOulders.
when / was too tired TO follow her
longer.
~ bear hunters outfit is simple: A
good up-to.date rifle. heavy boots. thick
trousers, Il light hunting axe in. a belt,
pistol, and a long-blnded knife for
emergencies. II hunter Is anxious
TO be put on his mettle while on the
hunt, let him give the bear scent Of
him, Then the bear viii take n course
which will require nerve, wind, and n
tough skin to follow. When the snow
is deep. bear chase Is generally slow
and tedious. With light fall and
fresh track. however. there, is no
sport so exciting, and even an amateur
hunter will find himself going miles
on a good stiff trot 1t is no hard mat.
ter to kill bear If the dogs understand
their business when the bear is brought
TO bay, for it will give all ifs attention
to the dogs that are yelping around it.,
while the hunter stands off and fills
him with lead. But there are times
when a bear will brace himself for n
fight from the word 60 and then If
the hunter does not kill at the first
fire, he is apt to have about as lively
time as he ever dreamed Of. No story
of bear fight that was ever told can
be much ahead OF the incidents that
occur during a fight If II is a good
one"