Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-12-06
GAME WARDEN LINCOLN TELLS
OF ROUNDUP IN PoTTowAT.
TAME COUNTY.
GREAT DEMAND FOR
FORTY HEAD CAPTURED
Shipment 70 Cities Of Animals For
Park Purposes TO Begin at Once -
Difficulty In Grating and Shipping
Because Of Wiidnsss-stampsds Dur.
ing Recent Reund-uP.

Cedar Rapids, Dec. 6.-State Fish and
Game Warden George A. Lincoln re-
turned from Avoca. where he went to
see the deer that were captured in the
drive" on Thanksgiving day near that
city. He reports there are about forty
in the enclosure, which is composed
of thirty-two acres. The area is go
large and the brush so thick. together
with the wildness of the deer. that 1t
makes them hard to count.
There Is a diversity Of opinion re-
garding the matter Of capturing the
wild deer in Pottawa,tamie and Shelby
which was manifest in this
first attempt to corral them. There
were number Of farmers, business
men from Avoca and couple Of news
paper men from Council Bluffs. In the
several miles surrounded collection
of nearly 200 Of the animals were driy-
en- near the enclosure and could have
been secured, but one OF the farmers
who owned the land which the deer were
on. went among them shooting his re-
which so frightened them that
about $50 broke thru the lines and
made their escape. He was IN favor Of
allowing the deer to run wild and did
this that they would not get in the
corral.
Some Of the deer are very wild and
in the enclosure will run against the
wires with such force that they re-
bound fifteen or twenty feet The en-
closure is fenced tight four feet high
and above this is wiring eight inches
a part to eight feet in height, with two
barbed wires at the top. One deer
caught in the roundup cleared the
fence at bound and two more man
aged to get thru the wires.
Animals in Demand.
The task Of Grating those captured
is expected to start today. said Mr..
Lincoln, and it Is probable some Of
them will be injured because Of their
wildnesz, either by breaking leg or
neck. IT will be a job to corner them
in the thirty-two acre lot and get them
in crates for shipment. All that have
been captured are already bargained
for, many orders having been received
from Nebraska as well as Iowa. and
more are being received every day.
Mr.. Lincoln states that he was Of
fered }35 for one Of the dead deer. $40
more than he receives for the live ones,
but even he has no right to kill them
under the state law One OF the deputy
wardens was recently offered dollar
for one Of the deer by a person residing
in a town near Cedar Rapids. which
offer was made In all sincerity. believ-
ing that they were TO be had for prac-
ttcally the asking. with no thought OF
the expense Of capture, which will be
considerable. Mr. Lincoln states they
were obliged to pay SIS for the first
ton OF feed placed in the enclosure.
Other drives will be made during the
winter. which are expected to thin the
herd by $50 to 200 Of the total number
Of about 400. Mr.. Lincoln states that
he drove over the country infested by
the deer last Friday and In one little
grove saw seventeen OF them driven
out They are in splendid condition and
are a pretty sight running at large
but they do great deal Of damage
and some Of the farmers demand that
the number be decreased.