The sun., 1903-01-11
BAY STATE DEER.
0ome Of Them Have Got Themselves Into
Odd Prcdicaments OF Late.


BosToN, Jan. lO-More deer lave been
seen in Massachusetts, s in the last few mont hs
than for some years and the animals have
figured in some unusual affairs.
Before snow fell. fine doe of a prankish
nature took Jaunt outside the Middlesex
ELLIS Park reservation and began to feed
near the Medford High School. The noise
of some children at play finally frightened
the animal and she fed through the fields
on the other side of the 1T rect. until she
came to greenhouse owned by Mrs. Ellen
Gill.
1t is believed that the glare Of the sun
upon the glass led the deer to believe that
there was narrow st ream ahead Of her
and in her haste, she took a d ylng leap to
clear it. Instead Of landing on the orpo-
site bank she pumped into the middle of
the roof and crashed through into the beds
Of flowers.
Hundreds Of pancs of glass we're shattered
but the deer was full Of courage and after
getting a firm footing. she succeeded in
ploughing her way to liberty by breaking
q passa GO through the glass. The damage
done by the animal was estimate ed at $500.
About a month later, Maiden man
with the inst incts Of lunter. but lacking
knowledge Of the game laws Of the State,
discovered deer tracks in the snow not far
from his home. Fastening to the house,
he loaded the old Fourth of July musket
with buckshot and sailed forth on the
chase.
He followed the tracks into the woods
and caught sight of the deer grazing quiet ly
in a clump Of hirchcs. He crept forward
On all fours TO ge, nearer and blazed away.
Then he leaped on the deer's back and
g. A. ~, =. gkaI
the deer ran through the brush and the
young man was bumped and scratched in
good shape. but he stuck OH and succeeded
In despatching the animal
Proud Of his success as hunter. he carted
his game homo and went about boasting OF
OF il. The Game Commissioners heard OF
his exploit aud had him fined ei0o.
Some of the Massachusetts deer are highly
Gneducated, rs witness the foolishness Of
Cape Cod specimen. A Lynn man who
after herring in Cape Cod Bay every week.
was pursuing his vocation one day about
month ago on Barnstable. He was about
milo on shore when his attention was
attracted to an animal swimming rapidly
toward his craft
To see anything but fish. water and sand
when OF Barnstable il unusual, and the
fisherman paused in his operation Of hauling
the seine to take another squint at the
object In the water. Al length .he object
drew near enough to be identified as a
ANAL deer.
Being a man Of humane principles, tho
Lynn fisherman decided to save the little
animal So he ordered ono of his sailors
20 get into tho rowboot with hitn AID to-
gcthcr they succeeded in gcttihg the deer
aboard the naphtha launch. On reaching.
Lynn. the deer was released in Saugus !
Wood
From facts which recently camc to light, !
; appears that there Is some illegal shoot
.Sg % d,~.r IN Massachusetts,: al least. !
shooting at them. Not long ago, farmer /
In the northern part or the State sent word |
to the veterinary Surgeons who we're in |
vestigating the foot and mouth disease |
among swinc and cattle in Massa achusetts,
that ne had seen two deer near his place |,
and was satisfcd from their gait that they |
had tho disease 70 prevalent among the !
COWS. The farmer wanted 20 shoot thC I.
deer. but was rraid the Game Cpmmis- I
sioners would he after him.
Consult atiors were held by the authp l. !
ties and il was decided that the deer mignt |!
have the foot and mouth disease, and there /
10 be shot. A gunner came down fror, |
Manchester, n H., into Massschussti and |
succeeded in bringing down one OF the |
deer at the 1rst shot,
Veterinarians looked the carcass ove-, |
but Instead of finding any signs Of the |
foot and Inoutn a disease, bullet wound was |
disco vercd In q hind leg. which accounted |
for the limp and fooled tho farmer. No |
more deer viii be shot. for a time at least, |
on account OF tho cattle disease