The Brattleboro reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1907-1912, 1907-10-25
Total ..........,.... 81

1t is possible, of course, that in
these figures some animals shot near
the boundary lines Of towns have been
counted twice, yet on the other hand,
it is more than likely that several
deer have been shot in the woods OF
Somerset and Stratton and are not yet
reported to the authorities. Fortu-
nately no serious accidents have been
reported thus far. Several hunters
have wasted bullets in stumps that
looked in the early morning ike bucks
and one Brattleboro hunter who went
to the western part of the county for
got to take his rife, but as far as
known no one has been wounded in
spite of the fact that the woods are
full of hunters.
Hugh Dunklee of West Brattleboro
was one of the first hunters TO bring
down a buck, shooting one near his
home before clock Monday morn
ing. Bert Akeley also secured one in
West Brattleboro, the animal weigh
ing about 137 pounds. W. s. Ingra-
ham, manager of the Brattleboro Beef
company, brought in an excellent
specimen from Grafton early in the
week. There are a large number of
hunters from Brattleboro still out and
it is more than likely that several
more deer will be brought into town
before the season closes tomorrow
night.
County Game Warden Roswell Frost
went to Putney yesterday to settle a
dispute, among several hunters in re-
gard to the ownership of deer that
had been shot. 1t seems that one
hunter wounded buck Tuesday but
could not find the animal The next
day two other hunters found the buck
dead on the ground and thought It
belonged to them. The man who did
the shooting, however, was equally
certain that the animal was his prop
erty and Warden Frost was called in
to act as magistrate. In view of the
fact that the carcass had laid on the
ground until the meat was spoiled
Mr. Frost gave it to one of the hunt
ers who owned several dogs and could
use the meat as feed for them.
Our Newfane correspondent writes:
The deer which have been working"
the gardens in parts of our town SO
industriously during the summer are
not being very rapidly thinned out
this week. 1t is evident, however,
that they are pretty badly scared. So
many hunters have been securing the
woods and secluded fields that scarce
| " place of hiding is left for the
timid creatures and they are COM
pelled to strike out into the open
country in self defence. Early in the
week when the hunters were out on
the trails in all directions fine buck
is said to have crossed the principal
street in a leisurely but cautious man
ner near the village limits, apparent
ly seeking safety. Had he come down
to the Common in the midst of the
village he would have found it, for it
is understood that there was not
rifle left available for use nor scarce
" a man to fire it had one been
| found. As far as is known but two
deer have been killed in town this
week, one weighing 230 pounds being
secured by Perley Albee and another
by Frank Palmer who lives on the
| Wardsboro road.
From Townshend come tidings that
six bucks have met their fate within
the limits of that township. The Re
former correspondent says: The first
buck was shot by R. W. Snyder early
| Monday morning on the Fessenden
farm. Wilmer Turner also shot one
Monday with % calibre rifle as he
was going through Fred Watson 8 pas
ture. He met the buck coming to-
ward him and fred. The animal ran
but Mr.. Turner found him lying down
on the other side of a small stream.
The buck weighed about 200 pounds.
Carroll Franklin shot one in George
Boutell s pasture Monday after an ex-
citing experience. He came upon the
deer lying down and at once opened
fire. After the first shot the buck
charged the hunter who barely man
aged to step to one side and fire a
second time with effect. The other
three reported from this town were
secured in the west village by Wheel,
er Brothers, Switzer Brothers ana
John Peck.
Dummerston correspondent says:
Deer hunters are meeting with excel
lent suceess in this town. The first to
he heard from were Harry Oneil OF
ouechee and Guy Whitney, who