The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1905-01-18
GAME TN SOUTH CAROLINA.
shooeIng Turkeys on waccamaw Neck.

News and Courier.

1SHUA 4 w asfSOaAufsn 1SSSsAS Ep III tuS
gentle clasp OF winter. Boreas EN-,
braced the woodland as his bride, the
gsunt clutch that he laid everywhere
on llhvi1g things was here soft al
the lovers hand when he strokes the
hair OF his lady love. Leaves had
fitted slowly down, Jack Frost had
como, but so lightly did he breathe
upon the grass that it was barely
withered in December.
Outside the calm bay lay smooth as
q ribbon, save that now and then,
when the tide turned, there was rip
pling wave sent up Waccamaw to be
brushed aside by that stream with
majeatic Indifference. The dense
green Of pinea became Lost in live
oaks on the knoll that stretched
around Fraser's Point, and but for
rice field, dead marsh and Rabbit
Island, looking more sombre, there
was no hint Of aught but early fall.
Turkeys had been numerous; their
signs were everywhere; their calls
were now and, then heard, but the
season for gobbling had not come.
Somehow one does not go turkey hunt.
ing until the winter grows d bit old.
Why no one knows, it 10 the oustom.
This December, however, Jack pro-
posed that We go down around che
point, skirt the old reserve and drive
famous buck, marked by o curious
twiston one Of his feet; from vhieh
circumstance We had g name FOR him.
He was called the ''Red Buck, aud
to kill him lWas the ambition that lay
inseveral breasts. He had been seen
many times, but neverfwhen.the hun
ter was ready, with gun,
Jack end ]. had determined to get
him and We rarely failed to get
what We went after so far the t'Redl
Bnok" was an exception that we were
eager 10 take out OF the rule, butin
vaini M .gss 4! 1,
BY early sunrise we had Preached q
point where Jack told me 10 aaismeunt
and wait until he Had I'd skiT cd small
swamp. The words were hardly out
Of his mouth when Hector d deep bay
came down the wind, followed BY one
ortWo sharper notes, from Ely; they.
were way up the swamp. Jack went
like mad down the road, daahiDg ont
ofitRhere 10 curved and the last j
saw of him was when Salsdin cleared
pine top, the boughs crashing against.
jacks boots. The danger was thas
the dogs would carry the deer. across
to the old reuerve below, whence;
he would inevitably go into it
and become lost in the asa of tan.
gled marsh; Of go: straight away to-
ward Goat Island landing. In either,
case. where we could not.reach him
that5day. s.. .s5
My mare, Gen nevieva, was duiverine
in every limb; abe conld not help it.
GeneyvieYe loved 8 chase better than
her life, but like the faithful animal
che was, she Waa stand ing assaa a /. .=:ss+ :=.:s=
ed, NOT moving ons oe her tracks. de-
spite tho temptation, although che:
Was not Tied Gene esieye was never
subjected to that humiliation; she
would never have forgiven IT; she
knew her busine 80.
BY and bys tho dogs came 81 down the;
swamp IA full cry and passed on 1 10,
che left among ths palnattoas where j
did not care ID follos although Jack
came crashing d after like tho Wild
Hnntsman. Z caHgh il sight oaS him
fof q feH aeeona and ne WAS serinEg
toward the biuff below me, here
] could ses avaT & Tsssssi 81 i
and yhere il fsIt conf ons no deer al.
least had gone. bnt aa 4 turned nv
eyes che exp planat atiion d Al old
!! gobbIsr stsn ii on az edge sosss1
| the blpff, come siixty or seventy yards
away looking me- 4 over critically 81
eNors unds ny sbrea There i waa
with those miaerable buck shoE IN my
gun and ths finest gobbler9 i 5syer 2saws
IA good range for. aiixes or seyens, bnG5
buSkshot BAIL saad would Nave besn
bsttsrs AZ TINT ngs buck hct WonldS
lscatter over !; ssn- Il q 6eld. NY
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