The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1905-11-16
TRAINING DOGS
TO HUNT BEARS
Their First Work 10 Generally
Trailing and freeing
Pets.
sRUIN - A GOOD BOXER
W Usually Succeeds In Giving the Dogs
. Good Tvssls Before They
Are Whipped on by
Trainers.
sRUIN 10 A GOOD BOXER
from the Memphis S.ws-sc,mi,ar.

From the Memphis Sews-sc,mitar.
There is In training almost at the
ioors OF Memphis what viii soon be.
lf q 10 not now, the finest pack Of bear
dogs ever seen I'm this part OF the
country. In the days gone by there
have been some Inc packs I'm the Mis-
slssippi bottoms. but probably none or
these packs was ms carefully selected
and as carefully trained. nor were they
made up OF as high class hounds. 30 far
~ speed In concerned.
This pack belongs To Harry Payne
whitney and Herman ". Duryea OF
New York n J. NJ. Avent OF Hickory
Valley. These gentlemen. together with
Hobart Ames OF Boston. nave for some
time had a game preserve OF so.eoo acres
OF ground at Hickory Valley. On this
there are 100 hounds and 100 OF more
bird dogs. These hounds have been ia
nous for years after foxes n wolves.
with which the preserve has been
stocked.
There IL also n large pen OF deer on
this preserve. and for n time Mr.. Avent
thought Of training some OF his dogs
for deer. However. deer and bear I'm
this connection are Incompatible. and
last fall Mr.. Avent secured from sum
flower county. Mississippi. two pet
bear. with the determination OF train
Ing the pack for the biggest game 10
be found In this section. In addition
TO this. he secured the Bobo pack OF
hounds. Then the real work began.
Al the loot of a small sapling Brer
Bear walks TO and fro. with the uneasy
restiessness OF n man who awaits the
morrow with n note due n no money.
Now and then he pauses and tugs at
his chain.
Away over the little rise OF open
ground there comes a musical yelp.
swinging In Its o n with the cadence OF
' successive leaps.
Another yelp. In o different key.
comes family. The bear turns and
snif.s the air Nearer and nearer come
the sounds The nrst note has sweiled
into a quartet and then INTO q chorus.
over the hill the leaders OF the pack
come dashing. The whole pack has op-
ened with Its exciting song. Soprano
dogs that take the nigh notes. baritone
, dogs that strike a middle pitch and
deep chested bass dogs that register
, the musical background to the melody.
join In an ever swelling volume of
sound.
Brer Bear hastily measures the dis
lance between himself and the dogs.
and between himself and the tree. With
q u he has reached the side OF the
tree; three quick leaps takes him 10 the
top OF the little saplinG. No cat could
have made the trip more quickly.
The leading dogs. far In advance OF
the pack. come bounding TO the foot OF
the tree. They Erowl. bark and bay.
They leap at the tree. ms though try
ing TO ny up at the bear. Their fore
feet are sent shooting up It's sides. The
ella ws make vain efforts TO catch the
same sort OF hold that made the bears
escape easy.
snsrlins. growing. yelpinE. they tell
the story OF a freed bear to the follow
ing pack and TO the riders who are
giving the bloodcd horses free rein.
The bear hangs over a limb. his head
lower than HIS body. and growls at the
dogs. The compliment Is returned.
When the Herssmsn Dash Up.
All At once the whole pack breaks
over the hill. Its music In Intense In
its volume. Then n horses head shows.
Tn animal plunger over the little rise
and n string OF other riders follow.
Here. q city man. preparing To take his
meals from the mantel there a girl
who sits q horse as part OF II. laugh
ing, swinging along after the dog band
an IL sings IA It's chase charge.
The riders dlsmount. Trained hands.
whip and pole arrayed. take on the
dogs. Brer Bear II pulled from his re-
NEtAl AAlu NohkH u NhN SbNA u
looks around the ring and sizes up the
dogs that are likely to prove the most
troublesome. with rare instinct he
sorts out the barking dog from the
one with n willing bite.
Apparently watching the barking
host that II turned loose on him. he
keeps a weather eye OH the little Scotch
terrier that comes darting at his nank
from the rear.
Zip"
He sends an upper cut AT the little
dog and turns him over.
Not a yelp comes from the dog. He
rallies and seeks. cautiously. n new
opening. A white hound. caught up la
the rushing pack. In borne within reach
Of Brer Bears paw. A quick slap. a
dog rolling over and over on the grass
and a turn for n new attack follows.
An old red hound who has been wait
ing for another dog to get the attention
OF the bear. shoots In from behind and
bites his trademark on Brer Bears hind
leg. The red dog darts out, before the
bear. turning with cat-like rapidity.
can catch him.
Brer Bear makes his upper lip the In
strument upon which he blows "A snort
ing defiance. and he makes "A mad rush.
In n circle. through the attacking pack.
He knocks down a couple OF dogs. runs
! over the rest and goes chasing around
hls circle until the little terrier. ready
20 get even for his slap. suddenly drops
in behind the procession and takes a
snap at the mir leg.
Brer Bear pauSes suddenly. slaps
right and left and gee In the middle
of the ring. To take a new fall out OF
all dogs that come his IA A big. old
dog that makes az much fuss as a
campaign orator surrounded by n
friendly crowd. gives evidence or n de-
sire to dsvou the bear.
Brer Bear takes a fresh running
start and maxi co his savage annoy-r
move back OF range. With no Idea
In tho world that he might possibly
use his hind legs for defense. Brer
Bear guards his front with perfect ad-
dress.
The old dogs keep, well u OF the
bears way. worrying h from the
front, naGginx him from behind. leap
ing I'm when an opening presents Itself.
and s~idsstspping when the bear turns
on them.
winded from his encounter. the bear
10 allowed TO 60 to his friendly tree.
He leaps up TO u with remarkable
speed and leaves the yelping pack
xwarming and scatching AZ les base.
So this pack 10 being prepared for
the chase.
Tue trail In followed. the bear found
.nA fh. Aa~. faueht what moi To dO