Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1905-11-02
THE HUNTING SEASON.
Fully As Many Deer Killed As Last
Iear.--Two Fatalities.

Reports from the deer hunters last week,
while not all in, indicate that as many
bucks we're killed this year as last, not
withstanding that the season was short
ened by three days. From the weights
/ given Of animals slain, il appears that the
deer were mostly small, ranging, as rule.
from 100 to 200 pounds. Some were re-
I ported larger, one or two weighing
Z 400 pounds and over. The hunters ran
across and killed several bears.
Two fatal shootings occurred. Howard
/ French, only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jet W..
| French OF Essex Junction, was accident
ally shot while on a deer hunting trip
/ from the effects OF his injuries that night.
I The lad would have been eighteen years
old in December. A gun in the hands Of
/ Harry landow, which be was laying on
the ground, discharged and the bullet
struck young French in the back.
/ Doctors were called after French had
been taken to his home and found that the
/ bullet had entered the right side, just
above the waist line, about three inches
I from the spinal column, and passed
through into the spine, where il is sup
Z posed It lodged. His body, below where
I the shot entered, was paralyzed. The doc
tors did not succeed ia locating the bullet
and did not think best to perform an oper-
alton.
with grief over the terrible accident.
Charles Blouin of Bloomington was
hunting deer in Sutton Friday morning
with his brother law, Bernie Proven
cher. The two stopped in the abandoned
Switzer house and went upstairs. Blouin
stood upon the floor timbers and was try
ing TO knock laths and plaster from under
meath into the room below with the butt
of his gun, when the hammer caught and
discharged the gun, the bullet entering
under the left jaw and passing out above
the right ear, killing him Instantly.
Blouin was q years OF age and unmarried.
Bennington county hunters are not feel
ing pleased with the results OF the week.
As far as heard from, only eight deer were
shot in the entire county, smaller num-
Der than ever before. Two bears have
been shot, and one full-grown lynx, which
was killed in Arlington.
Twenty-one licenses only at s15 apiece
we're issued nonresident deer hunters by
Commissioner Thomas.
Several doe are reported killed from
various parts OF the stale. An OK was
shot in Chester by deer hunter, and
COW in the same town. Two Stowe hunters
tracked a supposed deer two miles and
found their quarry to be an innocent
pig.
Commissioner Thomas reported Friday
that up to then casualties reported since
the opening otthe deer season lncluaeu the
shooting OF one OK. two cows, two men and
ten does. One licensed nonresident hunter
only has reported shooting deer in East
Wallingford.
Bears were killed by w. z. White OF
Middlebury, Mr.. Ryder Of East Charles
ton 1900 lbs.), Charles Douglass of Stowe
$50 lbs.), and Wallace Washburn of
Woodstock got mother bear and two
cubs.
II. II. Greenier of North Sheldon shot
a crane which measured, from beak to toe,
four and a quarter feet, and from tip to
tip, five feet, nine inches.
Robert Pinney of Bennington, while
hunting one day recently, killed twelve
woodcock in nine shots.