Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1905-11-03
LUCKY DEER HUNTERS
Not Over 80 Animals Shot This
Year in Windham County
Many Does Were Seen, But Bucks Were
scarce-some Of the storIes-35o Pound
Bear In Stratton.


Bear In Stratton.
II. G. Thomas, state fish and game
commissioner. does not expect the num-
Der of deer killed in Vermont to equal
the record Of last season, when $50 were
reported shot in the six days. He has
received notice of the shooting of II does.
and up to Monday had been informed
of only $50 bucks shot but the returns
then were incomplete.
The total number of deer shot in Wind
ham county this year is uncertain, but 1t
did not exceed 30. and probably IS is
nearer the correct figure. Last year
nearly 40 were slain. and the year before,
with a season Of ten days, so buck per-
ished. The big buck which has seen re-
peatedly between Brattleboro and Gull
ford the past year, seemed to have been
forewarned. as he followed his tactics of
last year and was not seen during the
open season.
Many hunters in Windham county
towns this year saw does, but could find
no bucks. In Dummerston bucks were
seen several times, but they were not
brought down. Harry White, who lives
in Guilford near the Leyden line, had
colt shot by some careless hunter.
Four deer were shot in Windham this
season, three bucks and one doe. Frank
Fisher, who lives in the edge of Towns
hend shot a buck on what is known as
the George Farr farm. This animal was
apparently two years old and weighed
about 100 pounds. NJ. l.. Tenney of South
Windham brought down one on the Irving
Chase place of about the same age and
weight. A very handsome buck fell a
victim to the craftsmanship of Frank Gle
on East hill near the Grafton line. This
animal weighed 235 pounds. F. z. Har-
rington, game warden, had a curious ex-
perience in attempting to capture a per-
H. L., -
the town. Mr.. Harrington found the
dead deer and watched 1t some time,
thinking that the man who shot II would
return for the carcass Harrington ceased
his vigilance for about an hour to attend
to his own business affairs, and when he
returned he found that during his absence
the doe had been spirited away. Suspic-
ions have been aroused as to the guilty
persons, but there is no tangible clew
against them.
Warner Barrett, proprietor of the
Broad Brook House in Guilford, was sue
cessful in hunting on Friday when he
shot a buck weighing about $50 pounds
in the South Branch neighborhood, New
fame. He had been hunting two days in
company with Fred Cressy Of Brattleboro
and John Legs OF Gulfordl He had been
out but little while Friday when he ran
across the dear and brought him down
with a single shot.
among the SUCCESSFUL hunters IN otheI
| parts of the county late last week were
| Archie Vose of Bellows Falls, who
brought down near Williams river buck
Weighing $50 pounds, which had fine
antlers, with ten prongs. Dickeman Ry-
Ger, who was successful in Marlboro last
year. came to the front rank again, with a
buck Weighing nearly 800 pounds, shot
| Friday George Sessions of Guilford was
also luck hunter on the so-called un'
| lucky day.
NJ e. Putnam of West Wardsboro is re-
ported as the only successful deer hunter
in Stratton, but Moses and Raymond
| Grout of Newfane, while there searching
for deer, shot a bear which weighed S5
| pounds.