The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-22
SPORTS
DEER ARE NUMEROUS
But Hunters Make Varying Reports
of Their Success in Bagging
j.. the Animals.
Game Warden Fullerton's Deputies
Tell of Good Sport-Eight
g. Days More of Season.

Deer are more plentiful in northern
Minnesota this season than ever before,
according to Game Warden Fullerton. who
says that his deputies report the animals
fairly jumping out of the woods Hunt
ers during the last few days have been
meeting with good success in the quest
after deer.
Deputy Game Warden Stevens. who,
has been in Beltram county hunting,
writes Mr.. Fullerton that in one day he
started twenty deer, and shot three OF
these. the limit prescribed by law. There
has been quite bit Of snow in the north.
according to Mr.. Fullerton. and 1T has
been easy to track the deer. the same
condition, however. has made 1t difficult
to sight the animals. for the snow hangs
30 thick on the bushes in some localities
that it Is almost impossible to see more
than a short distance ahead.
The deer season does not close until
Nov. 80, SO that the Nimrods have still
eight days to enjoy themselves. The
sport is expected to be better from now
heretofore.
Reports Vary Widely.
Reports brought in by local hunters
vary widely. Some men claim that it is
very easy to get deer if the hunter knows
how and others say that while there are
plenty of the animals in the woods it is
hard to bring them down. One man said
to-day:
During the first ten days Of the sea-
son, the hunting was not particularly
good The marshes had not frozen over,
and 1t was very difficult to get around,
while the absence of snow made it almost
impossible to track the deer. 1t has been
almost as warm on the iron ranges it
has in Minneapolis, and while there has
been some snow on the ranges, the fall
has been very light, and has not afforded
the hunters much assistance. A fresh
fall of snow every two or three days is
necessary to track the deer, because Of
course 1t is no use to follow up an old
track.
From now on I think the hunting will
be better We may expect colder
weather and snow, and it will be easier
to track the deer. Moreover, the green
hunters have nearly all returned to
town. and there is less danger. Of play
ing the part Of the animal you want to
bag Besides this, the green hunters
usually make SO much noise and confu-
siou that the more experienced men are
unable to get within range Of the deer.
Few Accidents Reported.
IT have been struck with the snail
number Of accidents reported this fall.
cases Of men shot by careless hunters m
the northwest, although in the Ad. on
dacks mauy fatalities have been reported
I believe that the newspapers deserve
much OF the credit for this. Tho pub
licity given to this class Of accidents and
the r.Gt ule thrown upon the careless
hunter by editorial paragraphs and car
toons, have done more to reduce careless
ness, than any number Of prosecutions ror
E.ars'duGhter.
Although it is so late in the season, it
Is still possible to get good duck shooting,
lakes and creeks have not yet frozen over,
and many hunters have found good sport
during the last week.
Among the most successful deer hunt
ers have been Nick Smith Of the police
force, and his brother, who returned from
Aitkin county this week with five deer
within one Of the legal limit.
Deer Thick In Upper Michigan.
Deer hunters are swarming the woods
of the upper peninsular Of Michigan To
date over 5000 licenses have been issued
in Houghton Menominee and Marquette
counties alone, breaking the records Of all
previous years. The Nimrods have been
only fairly successful so far, but fall
Of six inches Of snow is now on the ground
and hunting will be better.
Frank Halfway of Calumet, who has
returned from the woods in Marquette
county, IS wondering whether he is the
luckiest hunter on record, as some Of his
friends state, or the unluckiest. He went
out and secured three deer within an
hour Mr.. Halfway expected to have two
or three days Of good sport at least, but
the law allows only three deer and he was
forced to return to the city.
Bemidji sportsmen were made to open
their eyes this week by Archie Hill and L.
Sergeant, both Of Crookston, who came
down from the north country with a nice
big lot OF deer. There were seven animals
In the bunch, and taken as WHOLE they
were fine specimens. This is the biggest
bag of game yet exhibited at Bemidji
this year and is certainly good showing
for a two-days hunt.
In many sections Of the east it has be.