New-York tribune., 1902-08-10
nrNTING IN NORTH WOODS
opTrs TOLD BY REAL ADIRONDACK
uT-NTERS-HOW THE GAME WAR
DEN IS ELCDED.

o,,fd he out upon the trail Of their prey. For
' : .ba marty this was 20 be his first deerstalk-
' nd his heart thumped a soldiers might
,efore the battle
1s- Wait ill you get the buck fever " said
-. an old hunter. encouragiugly. 4 tell you,
- man gets that fever he's liable to do any
sing I've known en- 10 shoot in the air, shoot
,-ourh the bottom OF boat and sink her, or
e-nbIe 50 they could not shoot at all
.0ne night I up tree with a guide waiting
= deer 10 come out and feed. After we'd waited
.tere tHree-quarters OF an hour we saw the bushes
n -he edge Of the woods near us begin to move
=. MOON was shining and could get glimpse
:, sleek deer coming down 70 feed Right at the
see Of the wood he stopped. stood there and
fred for d minute and wouldn't come into the
-, hut began nibbling around in the trees.
THAT guide shook II he had the ague. He
..rohJed so that he had hold the tree
sth ali his strength to keep from falling Well
:. lost that deer. al account of the guide get
ti,r The buck fever He said that the way he
1uavs felt when deer near and he could
sse Il well enough 10 take aim
u remember chned in another hunter. 'one
a. when I sat on a log waiting for a deer. 1t
-anre near me, and I got the fever bad my
heart pounded could scarcely breathe Couldn't
lift nv gun save my life,
~yva-al I want 10 know" exclaimed a North
Woods farmer who had Joined our group. 7
wouldn't want be araound sech time. 4
fellers Ii'ble git hurt
I suppose ventured one of the party, that
person canrot get deer out Of season.
.I1i bet you anything you please" asserted
sam" that II ycu want a deer you can give
clise $ any tine OF year-don't what time il
is-ard he'll bring you deer.
Where are the game wardens?' said I.
The game constable is the most hated man IN
the North Woods declared Sam with personal
rancor He IS the natural enemy of the guide and
the kuntsnan- by, the only way guide can
make his living is getting deer. If a fellow
after deer out Of season, or with the hounds. or
lacking I wouldn't give Is cents for the game
constahie's life II he came along just then The
hunter the bushes move and he thinks it's q
deer Mighty easy think it's deer II the game
constable's around and land a load OF buckshot in
the bushes. What can anybody DO? The man
shoots a deer and the game constable happened
Them feIIers takes mighty big reskz." interpo-
lated the farmer
You bet they do. I wouldn't have their job for
anything assented one Of the huntsmen.
It's funny thing but matter when a game
constable comes along the news Of mis- coming al
wavs gets ahead Of him." said Sam" Fellows
ger wind that he's the trail, and they pass the
word along. If you happen 70 have hound you
ser aim of TO hide him in the woods somewhere
-One time Watson and I camping. and he
had hound all clipped and ready 70 go after
oeer, when along came the game warden 10 Wat
sons camp Soon az he heard the constable was
coming he says 10 ne Here. sam so take
That dog aad hide him in the hay nov up in the
harm
7 hadn't any more than got the dog hid when
the constable came up Everything was all quiet
and serene and We gave him the glad hand and
made things mighty pleasant for him Well after
q while. Watson had 70 his cooking, CT 90
his chores OF something. when what should that
game constable do but wander of toward the barn.
I tell you. Watson was in a peck Of trouble He
didn't know what 10 do 10 head that man of be-
fore he reached the barn where he couldn't help
hearing that dog abusing the hay NOW. Watson
got desperate Then the notion seized him TO ring
the dinner bell he picked up the bell and rang
il hard. The was near the barn. but he
turned around and went hack. lie knew the bell
meant dinner, although It was a Dit early
Now, there stretch of road running about
mile and q quarter along an Inlet into the lake
where were camped. and the game constable
had 10 take that road home. Watson says 10 me;
For Heavens sake. take that dog UP the road
and hide him somewhere Get him out OF the
way
As soon as Watson and his visitor sat down to
dinner went up the road with the dog. But our
ny more than finished his dinner when he said he
must 60 Well sir. there were those aog IacHS ,16
see them. Watson was in stew. -, - -.o,
must go. there's my boat; jump in that and Il
row you up mile or and save you walkIn
% qB sae nser 6o5stSe 5s1sS got into @ the Boat He
roHed him up the inlet right Past the road road foT
down TIE road. got the dog and took him back 10
I swan! That was close shaver exclaimed
only TWO things viii stop h3-when & ne me
cay dog that had gone wild OF the scent caLlLe AM
into our camp and fell. he was so stiff and sore
ard es-rfed him in rubbed him with oil and put
him BY the fire and nursed him for four DAYS. by
that tine he could walk little but that aouhd
looked & hundred years old -, -. go. .-.+ -su-
ron the tuigs IN the forest and tester up just IKE
a boil Just before the season opened We used 20
could run easily. and feed them up lnLo P.shIle Phs
condition. and then when the season began thes
for sta
The deer had no chance at all. We would station
ourselves along the runways, and. when the dogs
We had him Can't co that nowsadays... -,,,.s ..
'-Oae night when was out tacklng win guloeIs
a5ead of our boar The jack light shone. straight
ew 1 81, e+o5 "a reconnoitre BY the shivering OF
nv guide had the DUCK IeFer SO oda @ Lle
shot and then he got wild and fred into the air.
another tine. "nen @ss 80 oISer feiIovr's turn
-ri-b - efsrI- light When deer came down TO
that I could only see his neck nfeo- oUI Sii
got Of MS front teeth ,-. .,,
two men who went out for deer just before the
opened and the game warden caagnL ] mem I'M,
the last day in august and he vent TO Snelr camp camp
they came in bringing deer, ana 1heie "ds 'iIe
warden sitting in The camp. 49,. .t ,
It be thet 7 shouldn't have liked to've been
thar. declared the farmer :. -, >-.,-
Woods SAID ore: 70 the jary viii acquit When the
defendallts counsel claims that the warden is Out
What's that?" I asked. .. ..r.,.
His share Of the fine" replied sam - -
fhey,ve got TO catch him red-handed., 49, ods
Tbe ,o g h, on o. i,T @ the bald crags on white
1aee but the forest into which the paElE piuhseu
was black and the deer yet TO be sIaiAeu-
4 RED HEADED 4NGEL.
Congressman Albert J Hopkins. who is leading