Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-11-24
THREE HUNTERS
DEAD IN FOREST
TRIO OF ONE PARTY VICTIMS
OF GUNsHoTs IN NORTH
MICHIGAN.

Marquette, Mich, Nov. 1S.--A young
man claiming to be Walter Dodds OF
Waltertown, N. Y, has arrived mere
with the report that his father and
two brothers have been killed near
Claiming, where they were hinting
deer.
He says all three were accidentally
shot.
The police are investigating
Albert Peckham, who lives near
Detroit has been brought here, serl
ously wounded in the arm.
He was accidentally shot by fellow
hunters
The first week Of Upper Michlgan's
three weeks open season for deer
has been disappointing to the hunt.
ers. Adverse weather conditions have
greatly restricted the slaughter. The
temperature has been mild and "a
great deal of rain has fallen. Until
the storm Of the past day or two. the
snow so much needed has been con
spicuous by its absence. There are
probably more men in the woods aft.
er big game than ever before, yet in
all districts the kill thus far is re
ported exceptionally light,
Hunters say that the deer are TN
usually wild and that it is very an
cult to stalk them II ~ attribute
this condition not only to the unsea
sonable weather, but TO the evident
fact that much hunting has been done
prior to the period when the animals
became lawful game 1t Is known
that many camps had been estab
, lished and it Is not unlikely that the
annual chase was well in progress by
! the time that the season opened.
One albino deer has been bagged by
G. +. Kimber of Escanaba. II was
a very small one. weighing only rs
pounds. The animal was pure white
even TO the boofs. and its eyes were
pink.
Fatally Shot by Youth.
Marinette, Wis, Nov. I'D. Rog.
ers of Hermansville, Mich, was fatal
| ly shot in the woods. He was mis-
taken for der BY Siegert Pau1son,
rs years old. The two went into the
woods together and then separated.
Rogers was crawling through the
brush when PaiIlson, mistaking him
for a deer, fired. The bullet passed
| through Rogefs' ribs and his back,
carrying cut his kidneys. He was
brought to Menominee, but cannos
live.
Get Fine Bunch.
Negaunee. Mich, Nov ia rec.
ord has been established by Captain
John A. Flack. Jacob F1ack, John
Jemptos, Arnt Lund and Frank Ernan-
uelson Of Winthrop by bringing IN
(he finest bunch Of deer that has ever
been seen in the county and probably
in the state The party shot eight
deer Captain Flack shot the larg.
est, buck that dressed 30 pounds.
Missing now for more than a
week. it is believed Harry Browneil,
hunter from S. Charles. Mich, mas
met death IN the woods The couo-
try has been secured By searching
parties, but no trace Of the man has
been found. Il &c supposed that rs
has either been mortally wounded by
the accidental discharge Of his own
rife Or hat be has been shot and
killed in mistake for a deer Tn
territory in which he was hunting H.
very wild and rough. but according
to experienced wooasmen II would be
impossible 10 travel long in any al
rection before finding a road leading
TO some settlement Browuell IS d
young man. % years Of age. and is
said 70 have been married only eight
months ago
Shot by mistake for deer. a hunt.
81 named Hockenberry was found