The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1903-03-14
WILD HOGS TOUGH CUSTOMERS.
Southern Colorado Has some That
Make Things Warm for the
Illuminated Hunter.

The most important rule to be OBJ
served by the man who hunts wild
hogs in southern Colorado is to be near
tree, otherwise his first hunt may be
his last. A northern man who went
after these southwestern hogs was in
clined TO laugh at the warnings Of his
Yuma Indian guides, but his experts
ence. as reported i'm the Washington
Post, proves that the animals fairly
ache to give the hunter all the sport
he wants.
when the hunters came upon n
drove, lite, one OF the Yuma guides,
told the sportsman TO get his rifle
ready and take his stand near a thick
spreading tree with some low-hanging
limbs. He and Paul, the second Indian.
stepped Off TO the sides, each standing
beside sapling. Then they sent the
dogs into the underbrush and awaited
Developments.
presently the dogs broke out of the
underbrush and made away, as IL they
had important business at the other
end Of the county. Closely behind the
logs came a big boar, foam dripping
from his great tusks. and covered with
the blood OF slaughtered dog lite
fired, hitting him squarely in the head;
but the boar only grunted with rage
and wheeled.
''rhe guide dropped his gun and
swung up his sapling without delay.
The boar came on full tilt, and struck
the little tree fair with his forehead
The blow nearly shook the guide Oft.
After two or three attempts TO butt
down the tree, the boar began work
about three feet from its foot, digging
up the ground until he struck a root,
then biting il with his raZor-like teeth
The hunter then thought il time to axe
n hand. With his rifle over his shoulder
he scrambled up into his tree, and get
ting good sight at the boar, he fired.
but did not bring the animal down. IL
took seven shots TO do that.
"After the big boar had been dis
posed Of, lite and the hunter thought
OF Paul. lie was concealed by interyen-
ing underbrush, but they could hear
his rife popping. Then the rihe-shots
suddenly stopped, and they heard only
snarls and grunts. When they got
where they had a clear view they saw
an exciting spectacle.
"All the drove except the big boar
had broken through the brush near
where Paul was standing. He prompt
~ Skinned his sapling, and there he
was besieged, some of the hogs butt
ing the tree, others vigorously under
mining II. He had made good use OF his
rifle, but he had started out with only
half dozen cartridges. and there were
more hogs than cartridges. If he had
been alone he certainly would have lost
his life, for the hogs would either have
brought down the tree or waited till
hunger and exhaustion had forced him
TO loose his grip. Once out Of the tree.
he would have been torn to- pieces in "A
twinkling.
Cite and the sportsman climbed two
trees where they had clear range, and
opened fire. They had plenty OF am
munition, and. OF course, there could
be but one issue. But not one Of the
hogs-there were 10 ran away. Every
one was killed while raging and foam
ing and fighting at the foot of one Of
the trees in which The men were
perched. When they looked over their
cartridge-belts they found il had taken
more than 50 bullets TO dispose Of the
drove. Let all three men were ac-
counted good shots"