Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-02-06
William Cuppy, Living Near
Avoca, Contemplates Selling
Them Theological Gardens
COMPLAINTS TO GAME WARDEN
Farmers Living on Adjoining Land Say
the Deer, Which Have Como Back
This Year in Largely Increased
Numbers, are Doing Much Damage
Have Threatened to Kill Them.
necial TO Times-Republican.

Special to I1meS-RepuDllCan.
Council Bluffs, Feb. 6.-With Iowa
game law looming up before them as
grim and seemingly impenetrable as a
barrier of armor plate, sportsmen who
have learned that band of forty deer
is running wild in Pottawattamie
county cannot be blamed much III they
became impetuous 1t is not generally
known but it is q fact that a large band
of these tleet-footed, timid animals is
to be found in the dense woodland on
the William Cuppy estate one and one
half miles east Of Avoca. Deer have
been known to inhabit this place for a
number of years, as they have been
seen singly, in pairs and small bands
numerous times, but never before nave
they appeared in such numbers. Dur
ing the last two seasons they have null
tiplied into one of the largest bands
to be found even in the widest parts
of the country. Ordinarily deer do not
20 in bands Of more than fifteen or
twenty animals.
During the summer months q deer is
rarely seen on the Cuppy land or any
where inl this part OF the country as
far as is known. Every spring for the
last several years the few deer that
have been known to inhabit this wild
tract travel toward the north, 1t is
thought, and as soon as cold weather
approaches they return to the wlio ana
unmolested haunts OF the Cuppy lanu'
Where they spend the summer 1t is
not known, but it is thought they travel
in the spring as far north as Mlnne-
sofa and the DakotaS. invariably upon
their return in the fall they come IN
increased numbers, does being accom-
panied by fawns, born during their
summer peregrinatlons. Never nave
they been known to come back IN such
force as this winter. Fifteen fawns are
said to be among them and nearly as
many more full grown deer Whlch
have Joined the band somewhere In the
north during the summer
Farmers living on land adjoining the
Cuppy estate have sent letters TO Geo
A. Lincoln. state fish and game war
den, at Cedar Rapids, complaining that
the deer are doing so much damege
that some are threatening to Kill them
He has been asked for advice IN re-
gard to the matter and is puzzled 10
know what action to take, although ne
sees no way Of getting around the
game law, which provides specihcally
that no deer shall be killed.
There will be no need of warren
Lincoln deciding any questions, though,
for Mr.. Cuppy has decided to corral
the band and sell them to the geological
gardens and parks. He has ALREADY
commenced work on construction OF an
enclosure into which he hopes to lure
the timid animals. After building the
corral he will secure one of the me
large bucks from Paramount park IN
this city to use as decoy. He recent
Nv made arrangements with Park Com
missioner Graham to use one Of the an
imals Of that resort for that purpose.
This buck will be placed In a smali
enclosure in the center of the corral.
1t is thought that the bucks OF the VIA
hand will enter the corral to fight the
tame animal, and will be followed by
the does and fawns In this way II
is hoped to get the entire band inside
Of the enclosure, when, at the rlght
moment the opening will be closed and
the deer entrapped. Mr.. Cuppy says
the deer are very wild and realizes
that it will be a tedious task to lure
them into the corral, which VIII pc IN
readiness in q week or two.