The Jennings daily record., 1902-12-23
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WulCA SLOPES Steeply UOWu 10 tHe WeSts
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 OH
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 Sierras 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. grizzly will go
to it four or five times a day, and eat
until he can hold no more. and when
not eating he will lie in the nearest
thick timber to it.
BEARS AS FIGHTERS.
ut doesn't take a grizzly long to eat
up horse. Several years ago guide
went on spring bear hunt with New
York sportsman. They killed a horse
for bait on the side of hill as just de-
scribed, 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
sauntered up the hill to the bait. The
first shot the hunter fired took one of =
them in the brain. and he sank down
without 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 a ball through the heart keeled
him over, and so in less than minute
they had three fine grizzlies, all of
good size and wearing thick coats of
prime fur.
"A bear chase is often long and
tiresome piece of work, for when q
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 briars are harassing,
and the swamps almost inaccessible to
man, although the bear shuffles along
with his clumsy gait as rapidly as if
| on the best of roads. l once followed
a bear thirty miles in day and
| moonlight night. I never knew such
! cute beast as she was. She would
| hide behind rocks and boulders as
! we'll as any boy seeking escape, and
| run as fast when she knew l had
chance to fire at her. At last she got
| away by lodging into some boulders.
when 1 was too tired to follow her
| longer.
"a bear hunters outfit is simple: A
good up-to-date rife, heavy boots, thick
| trousers, light hunting axe in a belt,
| a pistol. and a long-bladed knife for
| emergencies. If Il 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 q course
which will require nerve. wind. and
| tough skin to follow. When the snow
is deep. a bear chase is generally slow
and tedious. With a light fall and
a 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 a bear if the dogs understand
their business when the bear is brought
| to bay, for it will give all it's attention
! to the dogs that are yelping around 1t,
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 it is q good
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