Los Angeles herald., 1910-07-31
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KILLED BY WOMAN
Miss LuceIia Witt Brings Down a
Large Buck in Fork of
San Gabriel
TROPHY WILL BE MOUNTED
Experienced NimrodS Declare the
Hunting Will Improve as
Season Advances
TROPHY WILL BE MOUNTED

The feminine Nimrods are putting
the men to shame. Latest report from
the haunts of the huntsmen state that
an eight-pronged buck, one of the
largest of the season, received its
death wound at the hands of Miss Lu-
celia Pennywitt of this city. The big
animal was discovered in the upper
division on the north fork of the san
Gabriel and has been declared by many
to be one of the white tail species so
common in the northern and eastern
woods. The horns are regular and
beautifully marked with white stripes
and measure twenty-one inches from
tip to tip. The animal is in the hands
of the taxidermists and will be proud
trophy of the seasons hunt
The 300 killing mark has been reached
and passed in the hunting grounds and
the record is far in advance of last
season. The moon has enabled the
deer to keep in the thickets during the
day, while foraging for food in the
night The expert sharpshooters and
big game trailers declare the dark side
of the month will mean large in
crease in the deer slaughtered, but ad-
wise the too anxious seekers after game
to have a little patience and wait un-
til the end season shooting begins. In
return they promise better game, big
ger game and fewer disappointments
The hot season has had its effect on
the deer and they are swarming with
Vermn. There is scarcely buck that
is brought in at this part of the sea-
son that shows the heavy autumn coat
of hair Some of the hides are marked
with bare spots where the skin has
been left expostd and not one of the
slain but shows the possibilities of
much Improvement with a months
more growth. The season prescribed by
the state law opens too soon and there
are now numerous petitions being cir
culated among lovers of the sport for
a change in the law at the next meet
ing of the legislature.
Dark lantern shooting has attracted
a number of the fans and even an au-
tomobile lantern comes in handy when
one is trailing a wide awake buck that
is browsing around for what he can
discover in the line of eatables. The
nighthawk marksmen are bringing in
the prizes and bagging the big ones.
Night sh Joting is the only way, in the
Judgment of a good many of the eX-
perts, and from the way they are
bringing them in the sunlight snap
pers are fast becoming converted.
The country arounud Claremont has
been revealing some game and j. d.
johnson of this city has proved the
reports by bringing in a fat four
pronger from the wilds of that section
of the local hunting grounds.
The Malibu ranch has always had a
great reputation among the Nimrods,
BIT. few of the big ones have been
landed during the present season, a.
b. Thompson secured nice buck from
the weeks camp and number Of
smaller deer We're landed by the other
members of the party, Thompson S
animal is the largest the Malibu has
prod ced thus far this season.
The Santa Monica range has the
reputation of being the first of the
game sections to record the bagging
of one of the hunters desires and has
been keeping up the record with a
total of thirty-five bucks for the sea-
son to date.
Deer hunting has been as good as
| it ever has been in the past and has
already exceeded last years record.
| The bucks, however, are mostly small
and poorly developed on account OF
the scarcity of food and the hot SPELL
but for the hunters who will be pa
tient and wait for the last week in
August there will be plenty of the bic
game and the venison will be much
superior to the jerked meat of this por-
| t o.. of the season.