Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1904-10-28
OVER 20 DEER SLAIN
300-Pounder Brought Down in
Dover by Charles StockweII
cessful-Two Boys Of II Killed Big
Bucks.


The deer hunting season in Windham
county. which will end next Monday
night promises to- he as successful as
in 1903. when the state game commission
'ers reported as bucks shot The returns
are very incomplete. but correspondents
Of The Phoenix have recorded over 20
slain. nearly all being taken on Saturday
and Monday. Large numbers Of does
have been seen deer which was evil
IDENTIFY shot before the opening Of the sea
son was found in Nottingham. pierced by
five bullets. \ doe with a broken leg.
which was being mangled by "A dog. was
shot in West Tuwnshend. Our Bellows
Falls correspondent, who tells an inter-
esting story, reports a doe killed Satur-
day. but the Violater OF the law has not
been apprehended. \ man in Grafton is
alleged to have shot a small buck with
horns less than three inches in length
and he may be prosecuted.
Several Rrattleboro hunters have been
successful. The finest specimen was
brought down in Dover yesterday by
shot from the rifle Of Charles Stockwer
of West Brattlehoro This buck weighed
over 300 pounds. Mr.. Stockwell, C. X
Jones. Guy Jones. +. NJ Goodenough and
Arthur Wilson went into camp at East
Dover last Friday. but saw no deer until
Stockwell and Guy Jones came upon their
victim yesterday.
\ handsome ESQ pound buck was taken
in Weston Monday morning by Frank
Bement OF Canal street. Mr. Bement and
jay Peck Of Weston were in the woods
some three miles out OF Weston village
when they heard the buck coming. In
a moment he appeared about 70 yards
away and Mr. Bement fired The deer
made off through the woods. but as the
ground was covered with snow he was
tracked easily and was found dead about
n quarter OF n mile away. Mr. Peck shot
a 2O0-pound buck in the same locality
Tuesday morning.
DIR. c. r. Aldrich returned Tuesday
with buck Weighing nearly 200 pounds
which he shot in North Windham where
he and DIR. y. L. Pettee hunted Saturday
and Monday. This deer was only co
yards away when DR. Aldrich fired and
the bullet struck back of the ear. dron-
ping the animal like a shot" Two
other deer had been secured in Wind
ham up to Tuesday night Last year six
hunters We're in luck in that town and
nine in Grafton. Reports from the latter
town for this year have not been received
Charles r. Crosby had been out less
than two hours in Dummerston Wednes-
day when he dropped a buck weighing
upwards of 200 pounds. He brought the
deer to Brattleboro and n large part of
1t was served to guests at the Brooks
House.
Two deer which were shot only about
ttil iulitS libill ipTdllltDOTO were taken by
Frank Wright, a small buck near MARI
boro South pond, Tuesday; and by George
Barker, who finished one Weighing 900
pounds near c. +. Glidden's in Dummers-
ton Wednesday.
@. Foster Crown of Brattleboro is in
Jamaica. where he secured n deer early
in the week. Reports elsewhere Indicate
that three deer have been killed in ia
maica, two in Londonderry two in
Townshend dncluding a doe). three in
Putney one each in Wilmington, STRAIT
ton, Newfane, Athens, Halifax. Wards
poro ana Dummerston, two on Dummers-
ton Hill, two In Marlboro two in Rock
ingham. Several of the deer weighed
over 200 pounds.
Guy Davis of Londonderry and Arthur
Bratton of Athens. lads of IA. are per
haps the happiest hunters. the former
getting 200 FOUNDER and the latter one
that weighed POI pounds. A deer of great
size has been seen several times in Lon
donderry Two young hunters fired on
this old buck, but the animal snorted. ran
toward them in rage and they fled. A
big buck has been seen repeatedly in
Newfane and has been shot at several
times, but is still at large. On Satur-
day this buck trotted across the fields
accompanied by FIVE does.
Our Dummerston Hill correspondent
sends the following story: Hugh Better
ley and friend went out early Saturday
morning TO look for deer, Very soon
after leaving the house they saw two
bucks 30 to 40 rods away. The deer
ran, the boys fired three shots at them
but could not tell whether they hit them.
They followed the trail nearly to VIII
Evansville railroad station. then back up
the hill to the top near G. r. Wheeler's
house. At that point they heard a rifle
shot below them Going in the direction
OF the sound they found Warren Walker
who said he saw two bucks standing To-
gether and he fired at one. The buck
jumped and ran into the woods. The
other stood still and a second shot
brought this one down. The boys thought
the deer were the ones they had been
1ollowing and they helped Mr. Walker
carry his deer into the moving. Mr.
Wheeler came down with his team and