The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1908-11-21
Notes from the Woods.

county clerks Office in Houghton.
: AS the result of first htnting accident
this fall, Leonard johnson, of Beacon
Hill, lies with gaping bullet wound in
his shoulder, victim of the careless
ness of companion who, mistaking
Johnson for bear, shot him down yes
terday afternoon while in the vicinity
of Redridge.
Nine deer were received by the local
Western Express company at Hough-
ton on Saturday evening, and still
larger number on Sunday evening.
Among the fortunate nimrods was
Fred Funkey, who bagged two at
L'Anse. The deer came in from
L'Anse, Keweenaw Bay and Chassell.
Mrs. d. M. Ledbetter, of Houghton.
has the honor of being the first copper
country woman to bring down deer
this season. Mrs. Ledbetter's quarry,
handsome doe, one Of the largest yet
received in Houghton, came in Monday
noon in company with the two deer
which her husband had shot at Huron
mountain. Mrs. Ledbetter is former
Ripley girl.
Houghton hunters appear to be unus-
ually successful this season, says an ex-
change. The first week has resulted in
big kill and about 20 deer were deliv-
cred in Houghton Monday. The West
ern express received Is in one load yes
terday morning. Twelve of these were
from the Steller party of six, each hav-
ing filled his license in Baraga county.
Will Rein came down from McCut-
cheon creek Thursday, says Crystal
Falls paper. He says that the last he
saw of Arvid Bjork he was running
deer and had great hopes of getting it.
Bjork had been on the trail all day and
the deer was pretty well 'tuckered out.
at that time, as his tongue was hang
ing out about foot Bjork was de-
termined to fight it out on that trail if
it takes all season, so he probably Will
bring home deer, that is if he can
get stout enough cluD.
The second report of hunting acci-
dent since the opening of the deer sea-
son comes from Dick, where Monday
morning hunter named Silas Hare, of
Kentucky, was shot through the left
arm by A. Deacon, of Cross Village,
Mich, who mistook Hare for deer.
The accident occurred Thursday of
last week about daylight. The men
were in separate parties. Hare was
wearing gray sweater and was mis-
taken for deer Immediately when es-
pied by Deacon.
! A few hunters have returned from
range towns in the copper country and
of this number less than a half dozen
were successful in even partially filling
their license. At every hand are COM
plants of too much snow heard and
nimrods state that the quantity of snow
at present impedes progress when trail
ing deer and otherwise interferes
with the sport. Along the Copper
Range at least one foot of snow covers
the ground, though this is considerably
less than at Keweenaw County points.
Like reports have come from other
hunting grounds in Houghton county
and but few have encountered success
this season.
Thousands Of men are today watch
ing for the timid deer, If the animal
sticks his head out of a swamp there
are thousand rifles, high powered and
voluminous in singing lead, that will
be directed at him. In addition, there
will be shotguns loaded with bb's,
blunderbusses charged with slugs and
there may also be few pitfalls and
bear traps. 1t is a wonder that the
deer are so plentiful. In addition to
man there are the wolves, and these
animals appear to be increasing i'm
numbers. What a great thing it would
be if all the thousands of hunters would
form great party for the hunting Of
the wolf. This would be something
like sport. To sit on hillside await
ing the approach of an innocent deer
and assassinate him in cold blood with
out giving him chance for his life is
anything but sportsmanlike. And with
the many fool hunters in the woods.
this is about the only safe plan to pur-
sue. To follow deer would invit, the
lead of some careless fellow, 50 the
hunter freezes near runway, and
waits for the victim to come along. I'm
a few years the deer will be very
scarce in the upper peninsula The
cover is fast being cut away, or
burned, railroads are gridironing the
district, hunters are fast multiplying,
and the deer will soon be few and hard
to get. II will be in order to stop the
killing for FIVE years to give the noble
animals chance. Then the hunters
may 60 after the wolves. Ishpeming
Iron Ore.
A party consisting Of G. L. Lawton.
Charlie Matthewa. C. r IJlrich M q.