Troy weekly news. (Troy, Idaho) 1897-1933, 1905-12-22
foxy Mama Bear Outwits Hunters.

day, Dul al Tic same TINE lncy eX-
perienced quite a mess o. hard luck
as they express it. Their hard luck''
was their own fault, yet they laid it
on 10 ADVANTAGEOUS circumstances
over which they had no control"
Be that as it may, their luck was OF
the fip-Aap variety, and the last flip
was OF the adamant kind. The men
heard that deer were thicker than bees
around posy bed up Whiskey Creek,
and being venison hungry, they set
fourth, armed with the best of rifles,
an appetite and endless enthusiasm.
They figured that if they started early
in the morning they would get a buck,
and be back to camp in time to have
liver for dinner.
Il tell you what" said Jolly, be
ieve Pm so hungry for venison I'd.
most rather stay out all night than go
back to camp without DEER
Well" said Leake," / don't know
Just when I've had such laundering
for anything, unless twas tobacco,
once when I run clean out back in
old Missouri -. Same here, re
Piled Jim Chandler" And I don't
want to be laughed at either I'd
rather kill good-sized buck than any
thing know of, less its a bear"
Darned if wouldn't rather kill BEAR"
They say they're middlin' thick" said
Wess.
But we'd never have luck enough to
get one, consarn it, said Jim. After
they had struck into the wood they
separated, two taking one side Of a
narrow slash or divide and the other
two the opposite side Deer tracks
we're everywhere and the hunters .sbe-
ing about as clever as they grow, them
hereabout were not long in picking
out the spoor of big buck and fol-
lowing it in manner that BODIED no
good for the deer 1t was difficult
trailing, but they progressed rapidly
and silently and inside of an hour
Leake caught glimpse of the buck
dashing for the thick underground.
1t was anything but fair shot, but
the ball from the rife went straight to
its mark and down came the deer,
dead. Leake dropped his gun and
running forward to cut the animal:
throat, when he heard "a growl little
off to his right, and turning saw cub
bear sitting on its hind legs and show
ing its teeth Mr. Jolly seeing hi
chance raised his gun and sent ;
deadly message and the bear bit tht
dust before it had time to recove
from its surprise What in thunder
up?' Shouted Jim and Wess as the.
came rushing through the timber, II
see what all the npr0ar was about
when a she bear sprang out OF tn
bushes between the men, and made
dash at the slayer Of her offspring
She was travelling so fast that Their
was no time for parlging and jim, be
ing little quicker than Wess, Gu
loose with his new gun, sending tw
balls at the animals head, both taxing
effect, so far as he was able to dis
cover, and down went the bear as linn
as rag. "One deer and two bear,
shouted three voices all at the sam
time. And me sknnked' repie
Wess. Sorry but" Sh-h-h," sal
Wess, suddenly raising his gun an
taking aim into the thicket- There
another one" he fred and down cam
another cub. "Geehosiphat, amt thu
great" gasped Leake.
'Middlin' encouragin, admitte
Jim. Guess you amt got much tn
best of it-yet," said Wess. I'm
little slow, but sure" Well, vel
said Jolly, I guess we don't take
back seat for anybody when we gt
back to Troy again" mot as lon
as we've got the old bear" agree
Jim. Il l should sort OF hate to III
in the old man without the younuns.
After making certain to their satlsla'
ton that the entire bruin family ma
wassed in its checks they went att
the deer, skinned it and hung the ca
cass in a tree. "Old bears hide'l
worth SIS easy" said Jim, as he an
Wess set to work on one cub, Will
Leake and Jolly put knife to the othe
And the carcass ought to be wor'
half as much more" declared his con
panions." Well. said Wess and Joll
i don't suppose the.cubs will brln
much" Jim shook his head. we
they carried the buck and the skins
the cubs to the nearest tote road al