Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1907-10-24
Three Bears, Six Deer, a Wild
Turkey and a Wild Cat Killed
during President Hunt.
HAD A MEAL OF 0POSSUM
ktc Everything shot Except the wild
~at-Roosevcn Gave Hunter $50
because He said the President
Was "No Tcndcrfoot"-I'cr-
SectIy Satisfied.

STEAMBOAT, La, oct 2o-"We got three
bears, six deer, one wild turkey. 10 squir-
els, one duck, one opossum and one wild
.at. We ate them all except the wild
,at, and there were times when we almost
'clt as if We could eat it,"
This was President Roosevelt's sum
mary of his hunt on Bayou Tensas and
Bear lake. He arrived at three O'Clock
this afternoon at the residence of Leo
Shields, where he will he the guest until
he departs for Nicksburg tomorrow.
The President came in at full galop.
accompanied by about a dozen hunting
companions all mounted and atttred in
hunting garb and the cavacade present
ed tableau as picturesque as 1t was ami
mated.
The President is rather more bronzed
than when he entered the Wilderness IL
days ago and his clothes bear evidence
of contact with canc and other brush He
was never in better spirits in his life
YES We got three bears" he added,
"al that we saw; and think IT Is pref
ty good record. am perfectly satisfied"
you might add" intorjected ono Of
the Motcalf brothers. who have been
the Presidents principal guides
throughout the hunt that we hunted
a country of large extent, In which
there were but five bears all told"
"Was the possum good?" the Presi-
1cnt was asked.
Absolutely the best dish we had,
except the bear liver" he responded
with relish.
DOGS BADLY LACERATED.
The President stood on the lawn tn
front of Mr. Shields house. the cent II
Of a group containing Mr.. Shields and
n number Of guests In the distance
were gathered the negro hunters.
cooks, Transfers and messengers,
while the horses stood in the yard, and
The dogs lay around licking their
lacerated bodies, the result of long
7hases and contact with wild hogs,
Mild cats and other wild things.
Tho esident declared that MS
lcalth had been excellent and his ap-
petite good Except a day or two
lost on account of rain, he was in the
saddle every day from dawn to dusk.
He declared that he never in his life
had finer sport.
The arrival of the party showed
that third bear was killed on Friday
by one Of the Osborn brothers, while
1T in a fierce fight with the dogs.
THE PRESIDENTS BEAR.
The hear slain by the President was
KILLED on Thursday and its death was
witnessed by one of the Mcl<enzies
and Alex Ennods. They say that the
Presidents bearing was extremely
sportsmanlike. The animal had been
chased by the dogs for three hours
with the President in pursuit all the
'lme. When at last they came within
nearing distance the President dis
mounted, threw off his coat and dash
Cd into the cane brake going to with
in 20 PAGES of the beast. The dogs
were coming up rapidly. with the
Presidents favorite. "Rowdy," in the
lead. The bear had stopped to fight
the dogs when the President fired :
fatal bullet into the animals lungs
With the little life left in it, the bea,
turned on the dogs. The Pres dent
then lodged a second bullet between
the bears shoulders, breaking its
neck
Other members of tho party soon came
up and the President was 50 joyous over
his success that he embraced each Of hi.
companions. Ennolds said: Mr.. Pres
dent, you are no tcndcrfoot," and tn,
President responded by giving him
200 note.
HOGS KILLED a DOG.
Yesterday there was little hunting be
cause the dogs encountered drove o
wild hogs, which are more ferocious thar
bears. one of tAe best dogs was kille,
by a boar
There We're daily swims in the lax
10y several members Of the party includ
Ing the President. The water was fine
he said and | did not have the fear o
allgators that some seem to have
The President will leave StamhOul to
morrow at ten o'clock and will spcn
four hours in the afternoon AT Nicks
burg.