The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1905-09-15
TREED BY BIG MOOSE.
Thrilling Experience Had BY a
Hunter In Northern
Minnesota.
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Moose, deer and caribou are
numerous in the woods of Minnesota
north of this place. and not few
have fallen before the rifle Of the
homestead ,r and lumberman in the
last month, notwithstanding the
open season does not begin until
November 10. But one of the
queerest incidents involving bull
moose and two Cass Lake residents
occurred near here last week. A
bull moose, one of the old fellows
whose tuft of hair under his chin is
turning gray, is an ugly customer
to meet alone in the woods. and the
liking of the Northern forests" is
especially vicious on hot days in the
summer.
Bert Oakley, the receiver of the
Land Office at Cass Lake, and Frank
Liesen, the Cashier Of the First
National Bank, chartered boat and
went up the Turtle River to enjoy
an outing of several days. taking
their guns with them. as well as
fishing tackle and a well supplied
commissary. They stopped at a
point not far from where the Miss
issippi River water joins the water
of Cass Lake. Here there is dense
swamp. They penetrated into the
swamp several rods, when Liesen
espied a mudhen. or coot. flying over
the rushes. He brought down the
coot with well directed shot. The
shot was answered by a snort and a
below from the interior of the
swamp, followed closely by a crack
ling of brush. In a short time a
head of a moose, with antlers thrown
back, an inevitable sign of belliger-
ency, put in an apperience, followed
by gaint body that was moving
along at a terrific trot directly for
Liesen. The latter gave one terrifi-
ic yell and Skinned" up the nearest
tree, the moose arriving at the root
of the tree only few feet behind
the feeling the Cashier, and
striking the tree with his heap. CIV
ing it resounding whack. Liesen
was soon perched on limb at a safe
distance from the ground, and defied
the antlered one to do his worst.
Tho Infatuated animal began beating
a tattoo against the tree with his
horns, and it looked as if he would
eventually knock it down.
Then Oakley went to the rescue.
He never goes hunting without a
long rope or Assoc tied securely |
around his wrist. Oakley is an ex-
pert lasso thrower. and his skill |
stood him in hand on this occasion.
He united his rope, and, giving it
several whirls about his head, let it
fly at the moose. The rope scruck
over the horns Of the moose
and Oakley began to pull it taut.
when the animal discovered what he
was doing and started in his direc-
ion. Oakley mode the rope fast
with one wind around the tree near
est him and started on a run toward
he boat, leaving Liesen roosting in
he tree. The moose began race
around the tree, and gradually
wound himself almost tight. when
he started furionsly around the tree
n the opposite direction. This he
'epeated several times. Liesen in
he mean time watching for an OPP
Fortune moment whes he could
Jump to the ground, while the moose
vas bound closely to the tree. and
make his escape. He saw an open
ng, dropped to the ground and dash
d for cover out of the circle which
he moose was making. He just
elude frantic lunge from
he antlers, and soon joined Oakley
It theboat. They rowed to the boat
anding at Clss Lake, where they
Tired an Indian to scout and cut the
moose loose and give him his liberty.
here would undoubtedly have been
ne moose less in the state had the
ime been moose season.