Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-06
THE HUNTING SEASON.
Only Few Days Remain and Hunters
Are Hurryine Home.

After the end Of the present week
most Of the hunting in Maine VIII "
left. 10 the natives, the men VINO nv
near the woods and who have ooiie IL
Il. shooting 80 far except as occasion
Offered and who have kept out OF tne
woods 10 give the visiting sportsmen
chauce The native hunter VIII now
take his rife and go out to get MS
deer. though he is just a little too late
70 get A moose if one should cross his
path.
The deer which tiese native hunters
will get during the remainder Of the
hunting season will furnish fresh meat
for many families for d good part OF
th.. winter. The native hunter is not
Ike the visitor. when the Maine
farmer or resident Of one Of the cpun-
try towns goes out al this tune OF year
70 ct q deer he does 80 with the idea
Of having fresh meat for his family foi
several We-ks or perhaps months 10
come. H. takes his deer home. re-
moves the skin. dresses the animal
and hangs th. deer up in the wood
shed or sorlc other Convenient place
where the cold will keep the meat IN
good condition. Then when the house.
wife wants d steak for her hubbys
dinner or supper all she has 10 90 Is
10 step outside and remove II T+oh
from the carcass Of the animal.
There vii be many Of ihese native
hunters In the woods in the next TWO
weeks and they will find deer wherr
IN. visitors saw only stumps or blow
,iovus The average .,Ialnt farmer AT
this time Of the year finds time a bur
den on his hands and h" can d".isf- no
NOR. profitable. way Of using his spare
moments than BY going into the woods
ana getting supply Of fresh meat for
the winter aud at Tho same time get
ting revenge on the deer for the trnubl-
tf,v caused him whil.- his crops were
standing Tn. 50. natives knO" Just
wh.r.. 70 look for the deer and they arr
seIdorn out long without returning with
their game
Most Of the visiting hunters hdE" al
ready gone hack to their city homes
and their d-pariur" is marked By tn
lncr""sei game shipments. Few OF
tn" visiting hunters return empty
handed after Il stay iii the woods. for II
they do not shoot the game themselves
il Is an easy matter to buy a deer and
one can be secured for Il triie. HdF-
ing stayed In tn. woods until the Close.
nt n" nnos. season and spent thrlF
tim. n u fruitlcsa s"ar"h for big bull
nhich they daily expected - SO, th@''-
hunters are oIertaken by the cold
weather and rather than face tn. coid
trccz..1 they get deer OF two AN"
leave.
The rnoos" season ended last
Wednesday but TIN. big animals are
still Passing through H"nG"r and Viii
lIobtbly continue 10 30 50 for IA week
OF fn,r. 10 come. for the monarchs Of
thu forest are killed SO far in the woods
and II ~ such Il task getting them "u'
to III" railroad that it is often tw"
weeks from the tim" they are killed
until they ar" put into the hands of tn.
express company for transportation.
a number If moosr have com" ont
sine. III" closing nf tn" mu"s" season
ana til. total fol the SEASON is growing
daily and there is a prospect that the
number of moos,. killed this fan will
very nearly reach that If 1903 which
was an exceptionally good season foi
moose.
There are still two weeks Of op"r
season on deer and the pretty aniln"lS
are being shipped through Bangor i'll
fair numbers. The shipments ar
about 80 behind last seasons nunb'l
and viii probably remain :" for 1t i
tun late in the season now 10 LOOK Tor
any material increase. Deer. hh'
rrous. ar" shipped long after IN" clos
at the season, and they will continue
Ia come. down until the very last -
December.
Thu. moose are now safe, or At least
th,y should BE-. but tn" deer stu nave
10 run tn. gauntlet Of the hunters IN
iii tn. eth Of December. After that
tim. the animals can rest in peace I'M
I'll another shooting season comes
around. uul'.ss the cruSt-hunt"rs again
get in their deadly and Illegal work.