Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1909-12-10
HUNTING SEASON
CARNAGE At END
CLOSE OF DEER KILLING PERIOD
SEES LONG LIST OF FATAL
TIES IN ITS WAKE.
THlRTY-THREE ARE MASSACRED
Personal Carelessness and Utter Sense
lessness on Part of Nimrods Are In
variably Cause of Deaths.
eORTY-TwO ARE BADLY WOUNDED.

When the clocks twelfth stroke at
midnight sounded the end Of deer hunt
ing for 1909 the seasons death roll was
by no means complete, for while thirty
three hunters are known to have fallen
by their own or fellow hunters hands,
there is a strong probability that anoth
err half dozen will not survive the criti-
cal injuries sustained while in pursuit
of the sport Likewise, some forty-two
nimrods are in hospitals and their homes,
suffering every variety Of injury from
loss of fingers or toes to great gaping
holes near vital parts. while scores more
are nursing wounds of minor nature.
In ten years there has been but one in
which the number of hunters killed
eQualed or exceeded that of 1909. In
1907 the death roll contained ffty-one
names. In the same year and in the
next, the wounded list was as large as
for the season just closed, sixty-six in
jured being reported for 1907 and fifty
three for 1908. The total dead and In
jured this season is seventy-siy. In 1907
it was 1T, while 1908 comes next with
seventy-SiX.
Three Are Lost.
Besides the thirty-three hunters
known to have been killed or to have
oACu A4O4A IuC44 IuJ III ItSJ 1T 1CdSL tuLcS
more men who set out on the chase
never returned. Anton Lepusha of Iron
wood, Mich, q former Milwaukeean, is
believed to have been shot to death and
friends do not expect to find the body I'M
til the snow melts, and maybe never.
Harry Brownwell Of st. Charles,
Mich, and Robert Beilby of Dowagiac,
Mich, are believed to have persisted
from exposure. However, there is no
tangible evidence as to the exact fate
which has befallen these hunters. A
son has offered $1,000 reward for the
body of Beilby, for whom large parties
have searched two weeks.
1t is significant that not a few hunt
ers were killed or wounded before the
deer season was legally open. Also, it is
noteworthy that numerous duck hunt
ers were among the victims, as we'll as
young boys practicing at target shoot
ing.
Carelessness Is Obvious.
Individual carelessness was a large
factor, as we'll as the old, old story of a
hunter firing at a noise in the under
brush Likewise. in several instances
the man who fired the fatal shot fed
without disclosing his identity. In
scanning the appended lists, it will be
observed that a number of victims were
| men of high standing and wide acQuaint-
ance.
The total number of licenses for the
190S-9 hunting season was 6626, POI
less than the total number issued thus
far for the 1909-10 season, the total to
date being 1888.
1t is believed that the new law limit
ing the killing to one deer has proved a
blessing, as it has in all cases cut the
stay Of the hunters in the woods to one
half and consequently the chances of be-
ing shot by just that much. In many
cases hunters secured their deer the first
day. whereas formerly it required sew
eral days before they were able to get
their limit of two.
THE DEAD.
ALLEN, EARL, Depere, killed while hunt
ing ducks.
ARSENAULT, EDNA, Calumet, Mich, ia
tally wounded by man who thought gun
was not loaded
ABHOLD, JOHN, Dotyville, shot by com
panion near Spirit Falls.
BACON, II. l., New London, mistaken for
deer and killed by companion.
COCHENOM, LOUIS, Washburn' killed
by hunting companion during a dispute:
COATES, THOMAS, well known ball
player; shot and killed while hunting ducks
near Winneconne.
DAUM, ALBERT, Winona, MINI, killed
by companion who fired at partridge, bull
bet hitting heart.
DANIEGsoN, WILLIAM, IS years old,
son of farmer near Fairchild, killed acci-
dentally.
DIANA, ARCTEBO, Iron Belt; shot in
leg, dies of lockjaw
i FRAZIER, LOUIS. Walton; accidentally
shot in neck and killed by brother
HELBIG, OSCAR, Cumberland; killed by
accidental discharge of gun while in boat.
HOELZEL. JOHN G.. Milwaukee, killed
near Grand Rapids by drawing gun out OF
wagon.
mona; Killed by brother.
!, HOCKENBERRY, NELSON, J., Grand
Rapids, Mich; body found in woods near
KNICK, CHARLES, killed accidentally
by Sheriff A. E. Robbins who mistook
Knick for a deer.
LABUsTzKY, HERMAN, Cecil; accident
ally shot and killed.
LORD, JIMMY" aged 10, Of Scion
Springs, wis; shot and killed by compan-
Ion
LANCE, HENRY, Madison; shot ana
killed while crawling through q fence.
MOE, ALFRED, Duluth, Mimi; killed by
his brother, who mistook him for a deer.
MOELLER, FRANK, Milwaukee; killed
In mistake for deer
MARONEY, PATRICK, Marquette; shot
and killed by companion.
i MOORE, DIR. JOHN R., Ironwood, Mich;
h ell known surgeon for Z. s. Steel Co. ana
c. & NV. r. R., accidentally killed near
Ironwood
body found near Duluth; shot by deer hunt
ers
MILES, A. Il, prominent druggist, Ash
land; fatally wounded
RUBY, WILLIAM E., Ashland; killed
near Brule.
ROGERS. P. S., Hermansville, Mich: mis-
taken for deer and killed by companion.
sCHAFER, JOHN, JR., Rice Lake; acct
dentally killed by companion.
sCHOEPE, EDWARD, Is years old. RID
Lake; killed while hunting with an o4d
gun.
SCHTLTZ. EDWARD, Portage; killed
while drawing gun from wagon
SAyALIA, WILLIAM. Superior; killed IN
woods by unknown hunter.
SAMPSON. JOHN, Dodge county; kllleo