The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-11-03
DEER HUNTING TRAGEDIES.
This Seasons Record shows Eight Hunters
ALLIED and several wounded.


UTICA, Nov. THE deer hunting season
in the A~dirondacks, which closed last mid
night, furnishes an appalling and unpre-
cedented record al regards the number
OF hunters killed OF wounded during the
period of slightly more than six weeks.
In fortv-six days Of hunting, from Septem-
Der 10 at midnight to October 81 at mid
night. eight seekers after deer were killed.
several MANNED for life and others less
s,riously injured. Practically the entire
number Of victims were shot by companions
or members Of other hunting parties in
mistake for deer. Here ia the record Of
those who were killed in the A~dirondacks
this season:
October Jack Wiltsie was killed by
George Harris in Salisbury, Herkimer county.
Harris concealed the tragedy for twenty
four hours and was arrested while attend
ing church services. Harris is a mere boy
and the shooting was plainly accidental.
October lotto Fasoldt, Jr.. Of Singer
lands. near Albany. shot at his fathers camp
at Rondaxe on the Racquette Lake Railroad,
Never definitely determined whether he vas
shot in mistake for a deer or accidentally
killed himself.
October I0-Martin and Edward CIohossy.
father and son. OF Cotton. st, Lawrence county.
mistaken for deer az they stood cOnvcrs.
ing in a runway. and shot by another hunter.
james Crowley. Both Clohossys died within
twenty-four hours of the accident.
October %. william DuTgan Of Lake
Placid killed by George Martin Of Avery
Vile. who mistOOk Durgan for a deer. The
accident happened at Moose Pond. eighteen
miles southwest of Lake Placid.
October "a Grin Porter. ~ years OF age.
of Tunbridge. killed by a companion who
mistook him for a deer. This accident hap
pened after dark.
October 2a-Richard F. Forbes. cs years
Of age. Of Mortified. killed by his companion.
Seth Calvin. % years old, OF the same place.
IN mistake for a deer.
October 20-John r.. Morgan OF Utica
killed near Sherin's Lake In Hamilton county.
Undetermined whether Morgan was killed
by one OF his companions or a member OF some
other hunting party.
The foregoing list does not include q
numDer Of persons who we're killed or
wounded while preparing to go on hunt
ing expeditions into the Adirondacks.
This year az the result of a law enacted
last winter the season for deer hunting
opened September 10. two weeks earlier
chan ever before. The foliage in the Ad-
irondacks does not disappear until the
latter part OF October. and the danger to
hunters on that account in being mistaken
for deer 10 much greater than when the
trees are denuded Of their leaves. Thus
the Legislature by beginning the open sea-
son this year two weeks earlier added a
menace to the sport Of deer hunting.
The spOrtsmen who annually go into the
big woods In quest OF deer and h have
viewed with horror the grewsome record
OF the season Just closed will undoubtedly
make concerted effort TO restore the INT
ing season to the old dates. October I to
November rs. Unless this 10 done or some
measure devised to check the shooting Of
men in mistake for deer the number OF
sportsmen who each fall a gone into the
Adirondacks will how a great falling on.
The suggestion has been a hat the
deer hunters should be compelled TO wear
a rod hat or cop. This patch Of color could
not by any possibility be mistaken for any
sort Of gamo 20 be found IN this State. But
IL il ohIocted that the game would see the
color and become frightened even before
the hunter could get a shot. That would
not invariably be true. But sven II IL were
true that would be better than the loss OF
human life that IL becoming more and more
frequent during the hunting season. What
ever lie th6 best solution OF the question, it
should be applied before another dear
hunting season oeglnss ~