The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1910-02-10
LAvERTY DISCOVERS
BUCK WAS SPEEDY
Hollow-AnkIed Deer Almost Got
Away from Crack Adirondack
Hunters Gun
HAD AIR CELLS IN ITS LEGS
Noted Marksman Had to Wait Until
Leaves Fell for His Annual Shot,
but Is Amply Repaid for the Long
Delay.

Hunters Homo, Adirondacks. n. Y.
james Laverty, or "Mr jim" as he
is known in this tremendous neck OF
woods, has got his annual buck OF
course. This one, the biggest and
fattest deer shot on the mountainside,
with the exception of that killed on
the jump by Helen Middleton of At
lantic City on the opening day OF the
season. gave him shock when he
skinned II.
"Mr. jim" would have got his buck
long ago IL It had not been for Mrs.
Jim." There being more hunters than
deer here on the opening of the sea
son, she would not permit her hus-
band to go hunting for that buck un-
til most of the leaves had fallen, thus
reducing the danger of having her
helpmate shot by mistake, to n mini.
mum. Therefore ii was that Jim
watched the frost and the early show.
er of leaves closely. Those who don't
know him thought his expression of
delight at the beautiful coloring along
the mountain slope following the first
heavy frosts was from his pure love
of nature beautiful: But those who
have seen his restiveness along about
this time of year knew he was wait
ing for the leaves to fall. so that his
wife would let him go hunting.
II seemed safe enough on last Sat
urday. and with the permission Of
Mrs. jim" he shoudered his repeat
ing shotgun and started along the
miles of slope toward the John and
Fred Milholland place, several miles
away toward the widest OF the wllds.
For. like the real hunter who always
is careful of the lives and rights o.
others, he hunts deer with buckshot-
not that he is in fear of missing with
a rifle, but that a rifle bullet travels
80 fast and far no one knows whore 1t
is going to stop, especially when i'm
PEELED from one of the modern high
power guns
Confident of her husband, Mrs.
jim" stood long and patiently In the
chill air in front of the famous Hun
ter's Hone. Then came re-echoing
from the rlountainside, mellowed by
distance, the unmistakable roar OF
Jim's gun.
well, he got him." she remarked
serenely. for be it known that jim
never shot a doe and never missed a
buck
But this buck was a curiosity, rs
Laverty learned when skinning it, IoT
il had no horseshoe" nail, or tooth
pick" in either front ankle-it Is
called ankle for lack of any other
name to express exactly where this
"bone nall is located. Just above
the deer's hoof, where the pulse would
be in human, there is an unattached
bone. the perfect shape of horseshoe
nail, lying snugly between the ten
dons. head down. This nail Wlth
the bunch OF muscles is Natures pro-
vision to prevent deer from break
ing it's front legs in jumping-lt acts
as a sort of rubber cushion to ease
the shock
In looking for this nail to-day, 10
add to his trophies, Laverty was
amazed to find they were missing iroh'
both ankles. Instead. there was
marked hollow, perfect air CUSHION
that was "just as good" so far as saw
ing the buck from broken legs was
concerned.
mo wonder he started away IRON
me like an aeroplane at sixty miles al
hour" said Laverty.