Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-12-24
FINE BIG GAME SEASON
Deer Hunters In Maine Met With
Excellent Success.
HUNTING CONDITIONS IDEAL.

/ OSpr IIoU0 De@r an0 ABOUT oetentJ
Moose Shipped BY One Railroad
Alone--Loss Of Life smalI--l1umor.
Gus Experiences With Moose and
oesr-Womsn Enjoyed the Sport.
In many respects this has been the
most remarkable "big game" hunting
season in Maine, the maritime prov
inces and Newfoundland for a number
Of years. Even In Vermont. where the
open season on deer has been cOmpar-
atively short, the hunters have had
unusually good luck, about 800 deer
having been killed during the first two
days.
All the returning Nimrods who have
gone through Boston en- route to their
homes In New York, Pennsylvania, the
west and the south have been agreed,
says Boston correspondent Of the
New York Post, that they have seldom
seen more deer In the Maine wilder
ness or been able to hunt under more
enjoyable conditions.
In the earlier part Of the season
the absence Of snow on the ground
were considerable of a handicap TO the
hunters, the dry leaves rendering 1t
difficult to get within range Of the
acute cared quarry, but latterIy con
ditions have improved a great deal
While bull moose and bears have been
somewhat less plentiful than last sea-
hA Ina
with deer. and few visiting sportsmen
have had any difficulty In securing
their quota. Partridges also have been
unusually plentiful as result Of the
early arrival Of summer.
During the first six weeks of the
hunting season more than 1000 deer
and about seventy moose were shipped
over the Bangor and Aroostook rail
road alone a considerable increase
over the 1907 figures for the same per
Rod. Taking 1t altogether, the big
game hunting season has turned out
much better than was generally ex-
pected. The open season for moose
closed Dec. /, and for deer II VIII close
Dec 10.
As usual, the wilderness has fur
nished its tragedies and its comedies.
but fortunately the loss of human life
has been small. One Of the amusing
cases Of mistaken identity" is that In
which Houlton (Me.) hunter figured.
as reported to the writer by Boston
friend who was there at the time. This
luckless sportsman. who was by no
means new to the business, fred at
and killed valuable colt I'm clear
ing. thinking It was a young moose.
The affair happened In the dusk, and
he didn't discover his mistake until
after he had cut the throat of the sun
posed moose.
Greatly disturbed and being con.
scientious man, he took all the money
he had In his pocketbOok, S14O and
tied II to the front door Of the farm.
house where he supposed the colts
owner resided, scrawllng brief note
OF explanation at the same time. Here
he made another little mistake, how
ever, for the owner of the slain animal
lived In an entirely different house.
and 1t was some time before things got
entirely Strengthened out.
Another man. Vermont farmer this
time, has every reason to believe that
the hunting joke Of the season In the
Green Mountain State Is on him. He
had managed to entice a deer into his
barnyard the day before the hunting
season opened, intending to shoot him
with neatness and dispatch early next |
morning. He was on hand with his
ride, at daybreak. and the patient deer
was still there, waiting for slaughter.
The farmers aim was tribe too high.
however, and the rifle ball went |
through the side OF the barn and killea |
a valuable horse.
Several hunters In Maine have been
freed by an angry moose. and a farm.
er was actually chased indoors by one.
A particularly aggravating case was
that OF two sportsmen who were pur.
sued by big wounded bear while ont
partridge shooting While they were
~ In tree waiting for bruln to recol.
iect more important engagement
they saw two large buck deer ana n
Zoe not far away and distinctly heard
The below OF moose. The seauel 10
This incident was that they went hack
next day and secured buck ana q
Zoe. while the bear was captured =
little later.
While following deer tracks two
hunters from Lynn. Mass. went astrav
q the woods and for more than TWEEN.
ytour hours were without shelter ar
'ood. They had to walk around n Are
u night to keep from freezing. Next
Jay they were found by guides. The
hunting story most nearly approachIne
ne typical wild west" standard i
hat which comes from Rangelev ~
he effect that the fireman Of 4 train
N the Sandy River and Rapealav
lakes railway. u. f. vose. shot a dssr
rom the cab Of his engine. ana n wss
good sized one at that. h
Women are needing 'the call OF the
sild IN larger numbers every YEAR
md a goodly contingent have been ~
ne woods this season. Some az tham
lawn hl,y sam,