Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1909-10-29

La Brecque. Ora Knapp, veteran
hunter, shot doe near the Buffum place
Monday noon. Mr.. Knapp saw two, and
he said he could have killed both if his
rifle had been sighted right. Sewall
Morse of Springfield, Mass. shot a doe
at the same time.
On Tuesday Charles Laughton shot a
handsome buck in f. o. Downs's pasture
1t weighed 200 pounds Mr. Laughton
has been very successful, having shot a
deer in 1907 and one in 1908. Early Tues
day morning w. ]. Armand of East Dunn
merston shot a doe weighing about 15J
pounds near j. ]. Dodge's. He made
very successful shot, killing the deer
instantly. Dwight Miller shot doe in
West Dummerston Wednesday morning.
He was one of the successful hunters
last season. Myron F. Evans secured a
doe in the Stark pasture Wednesday.
Joseph Grover of Brattleboro got a buck
on his farm in West Dummerston. Sue
cessful hunters yesterday were Nelson
Crosby, George Reed, and E. B. Russell.
Fate deprived Arthur Johnson of a fine
buck Wednesday afternoon. He started
the animal near the Dummerston line,
and a bullet from his Swiss rifle took
effect. The buck ran across the line into
Brattleboro, on Mrs Margaret Miler's
farm, where 1t was again shot by George
Grover of Bratteboro Mr.. Grover took
the deer away although Mr.. johnson
claimed that his shot would have re
suited fatally in a few minutes. Some
queries naturally arise as to whether
owners of posted premises are morally
justified in hunting on others lands.
The West Dummerston correspondent
of The Phoenix writes: Among the sue
cessful deer hunters the first of the week
were w B. Leonard, Guy Taft, Hollis
Goodell, Dr. E. r. Lynch, Arthur Wilson,
Robert Dunklee, Don Hewitt, Edward
Russell, Bert Reed, George Willard, Dex-
ter Willard and John Wilson. Six of the
deer were bucks and all were small ex-
cept the one killed by Don Hewitt, which
had fine pair of antlers and was esti-
mated to weigh 800 pounds.
Dead Buck Disappeared In Vernon.
More than go licenses for hunting have
been taken out by Vernon hunters. The
first to secure a deer was William A
Squires, who shot one Weighing $50 pounds
near the old slate quarry in Guilford Mon
day morning about o'clock. d. p.
Prescott secured a 14O-pound buck Tues
day near Indian point" on l.. f. Put
MANS land. William j. Labelle brought
down a 2OO-pound buck Tuesday near Mrs
G. F. Gould's place. On Wednesday
morning Willis l.. Collier shot doe near
j. c. Aliens. A good-sized buck also was
killed near the same place. Mr.. Allen
found the buck dead in his moving and
started to notify the game warden, but
the deer disappeared before he reached
home. 1t is not known who shot or re-
moved the deer from where 1t was found,
but 1t is thought that some unlicensed
hand, possibly from Massachusetts,, Is re-
spOnsible. Other nearby exciting ex-
periences by hunters are related. Chas.
II. Marshall shot a doeon L. f. Rutnam's
farm yesterday.
Small Doe Concealed In Putney.
w. e. Skies was the first Putney hunter
to report Monday. He shot a 25O-pound
buck. Willis Young was second on the
list with a 125-pOund doe to his credit.
DR.. c. r. Aldrich of Brattleboro was re-
warded Monday with 15O-pound buck.
Henry H. EVerleth of Brattleboro brought
in fine 20O-pound buck Tuesday.
On returning from his lumber camp In
Marlboro Tuesday b. M. Reed shot a 225-
pound buck. Mr.. Reed secured his deer
with the first shot, which went through
the body, piercing the heart. While hunt
ing deer Monday Harland Whitney and
brother, George, came to a pile of leaves
banked in such way as TO lead them
to suspect something was hidden beneath
1t. Upon investigation they found
small doe, which had been shot that
morning but which had not been bled.
The concealiDg of the animal would lead
to the conclusion that the hunter was
ashamed, as a true sportsman should be,
of so small a trophy. The young men
notified the game warden, who ordered
1t bled and dressed. The list of the sue
eessful deer hunters reported to the game
warden up to Wednesday night is as fol-
lows: Does, Lee Still. 100 pounds; +. NJ
Quimby OF Barnet, 100 pounds; Walter
Kent. 100 pounds; c. l.. Coane, weight
not given; one unclaimed. Bucks, c. e.
Farmer, 100 pounds; George Holt. 100