Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-04
BEAR AND DEER AND FISH
Tales of Prodigious Deeds and Funny
Happenings.
WOMAN NIMRoDs NUMEROUS
Boys, Too, Make Good Records.
Protection of Law
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

BOSTON. Mass. December l. 1905.
In many respects this has been the most
remarkable big game hunting season
for years in Maine. the maritime prov
inces and Newfoundland
Even in Vermont, where the open sea-
son on deer has been compa rativeIy short.
the hunters have had unusually good luck.
About 300 deer were killed during the
first two days
All nlmrods returning through this city
en- route to their homes in New York,
Pennsylvania, the west and south have
been agreed that they have seldom seen
more deer in the Maine wilderness or been
able to hunt under more enjoyable con-
ditions
The stories of adventure, incident and
exhilarating life in the open which they
have brought back with them already
have inspired many friends to take a
an antlered head as an adjournment for
their reception hall or dining room.
Hunting Season Late.
In the earlier part of the season. down
in Maine, warm weather and absence of
snow on the ground were considerabl
handicaps to hunters, dry leaves rendering
1t difficult to get within range of acute
cared antlered quarry. Latterly condi-
ttons have improved a great deal.
While bull moose and bears have been
less plentiful than last season, the woods
have been swarming with deer. Few
visiting sportsmen have had any difficulty
IN securing their quota. cartridges have
also been unusually plentiful as a result
of the early arrival of summer.
Hunters who would never be considered
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Club have come back to camp and re-
ported seeing anywhere from half dozen
to forty deer In a single days tramp.
Figures Of game shipments from railroad
stations in the Maine wilderness would
seem to bear out their assertions.
During the first six weeks Of the hunt
ing season more than 900 deer and about
20 moose were shipped over the Bangor
and Aroostook railroad alone, an increase
over 1907 figures for the same period. TAX
ing 1T altogether. the big game hunting
season. like the summer tourist business,
has turned out much better than was gen.
orally anticipated. The open season for
moose will close today and for deer De-
cember 10
No new records in respect to weight
or antler spread of deer or moose have
been made in Maine or the provinces thus
far this season. In Newfoundland the
biggest caribou head ever captured there
Is reported, having no less than sixty-five
points.
AS usual. the wilderness has furnished
its tragedies and comedies. Fortunately,
loss Of human life has been small
Deer Was a Colt.
One OF the most laughable cases of
mistaken Identity is that in which a
Houlton (Me) hunter figured. This luck
less sportsman. who was by no means
new to the business, fired at and killed a
valuable colt in the clearing. thinking it
was a young moose.
The affair happened at dusk. There is
more than a suspicion that the hunter and
his companion were indulging in the illegal
practice Of using jack lights at the time.
At any rate. the hunter did not discover
his mistake until he had cut the throat
of the supposed moose.
The culprit took all the money in his
pocketbook- $14O-and tied it to the front
door Of the farmhouse where he supposed
the colts owner resided. scrawling a brief
note of explanation at the time. Here he
made another little mistake. however.
The owner lived in another house. 1t
was some time before things got entirely
Strengthened out.
Another-a Vermont farmer this time
has every reason to believe that the hunt
ing joke of the season in the Green Noun
tain state is on him. He had managed to
entice a deer into his barnyard the day
before the hunting season opened, intend
ing to shoot him with neatness and dis
patch early next morning.
He was on hand with his rife at day
break. The patient deer was still there
waiting for the slaughter The farmers
aim was trif1e too high, however, and
the rifle bail went through the side of
the barn and killed valuable horse.
Several hunters in Maine have been
freed by angry moose. A farmer was
actually chased indoors by a savage
monarch of the wilderness and quaran-
tined there by the animal for several
hours.