Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-20
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captured by two officers. who led him
b lUre 4 ...a ;strate. who fined him dol
lar for every bird in his possession. The
fire was assessed. ii Is claimed on the
strength of an old law that has been OBJ
solete for fifteen years or more. The
lire over which the hunter wandered was
just above the Pennsylvania railroad
bridge. on the upper part of the branch
This man happens to be an influential
resident of the District. and intends
fighting the case with the best legal tai
ent The result OF the legal battle will
he closely watched, as the Maryland au-
thorities have said that they would prose-
cute every case Of this nature.
The Big Game Hunters.
But the reedbirds. ducks and other
winged creatures which are habitants
of the marshes and wet lands are not
the only kinds of game -hich are
periodically sought after by Washington
sportsmen in their respective seasons.
And for natural reasons the boundaries
of the District and Maryland about Up
per and Lower Marlborough and the Pa
tuXent are not the only sections of this
part OF the country invaded by residents
of the Capital city in their quest for
game. The partridge and quail Of the I'M
dulating meadows of Maryland. Virginia
and even North Carolina offer vast at
fractions. The call of the wild is also
followed by these devctees OF the sport
into the mountainous regions of Virginia,
West Virginia and North Carolina, where
each man has his particular spot for fol-
lowing the less plentiful but more ex-
citing sport of turkey shooting, deer
hunting and even the more why, cum
bersome and dangerous bruin.
Foremost among the ranks of those who
follow the more tedious search for big
game" perhaps, is G. D. Orrison. who
has been hunting deer and wild turkey in
buckingham county, Va, for the past five
or six years. and never a season has pass
ed that he has not bagged from three to
eight or ten deer. A party OF from ten
to twelve starts out before daybreak. OF
this number six or eight are heaters
and the remainder hunters. The beaters
hold the dogs in leash until a trail ia
scented. AS soon as the dogs tegin to
bay they are let loose. and then the beat
ers, shouting and yelling. scare the deer
into the numerous trails that run through
the dense woods. The hunters. with their
guns. are stationed at vantage points
along these runs, preferably close to the
water. where the animal will always make
in order 10 kill the scent. When they
crash through the underbrush and tanGle
of small trees past the stands on which
one or more OF the men with runs are
stationed the latter try their luck and
generally the deer is brought down.
Another local nimrod who goes after
large game is ]. II. Fry, who every year
goes after bears and wild turkeys In the
mountainous regions OF Virginia and west
Virginia. Practically the same methods
pursued in hunting deer are followed in
this sport. In numerous instances the
animals have been known to tuI on the
dogs and beaters with great ferocity, but
the former have always managed to hold
the enraged animal at bay until the ar
rival Of a man with gun, who soon dis
patches bruin. Sometimes the animal ex-
hibits wonderful vitality. Last season
Mr. Fry shot a bear with rifle at
distance of fifty yards. He started to-
ward the PROSTATE creature. when It
arose and made off toward a thick copse
a short distance away. Mr.. Fry fired
second and a third shot. each taking ef-
feet, but the bear finally made his escape