The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1911-02-02
THE DEATH or fHE EkAt III IL
MOTHER DEER
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For years around GA Equinox
Table Rock and Deer Knnil ther,
lived fine bunch q Virginia Rcd
deer Of the tribe of deer tprnot
loose Ia Vermont about 40 years
ago. For yeats they were totaill
protected, later on only bncki
could be killed. and two years ags
a hunter with a license could Nil
either buck or doe. but only one
1 The open season being the las
whole week in October But botl
the seasons Of 1909 and 1910 vert
very dry and by authority tie COY
ernor had called Cff, In both years
the open season into November. IL
1910 copions rains had wet th,
faliea leaves so that the tread o.
the hunter made little noise. Every
hunter was on tip toe. Every gams
Z warden, who all the summer hat
Z watched the beautiful deer and Try
cd to protect them from dogs, lynx
bears and panthers, we're anxious
\ to try TO kill one OF those old biz
ten point bucks. Other pot-luci
hunters were ready 10 shoot an,
\ thing that ran. This bunch O.
spleadld deer stood on Deer Knoll
gathered around the old fathers o.
The flock, gazing down into the val
I ley OF the Battenklll and wondering
\ why all this shooting Of game ano
hurrying OF armed men.
The experience Cf yeais past ant
/ the smell Of powder told the ol,
Ducks to flee TO the back woods.
But one four year old doe with hel
win fawns being hungry went dow
10 the sueculent fields Of oats
puckwheat, corn and apple orchard
as she had been want 10 do al
summer and feed unmolested on tn.
products OF mans toll The bant
II guns had ceased for II was afte.
sunset.
All through the night mother ant
lawns with other sleek and fat dee.
ed and at sunrise started to quencl
heir thirst At spring brook In 1
.ot where were several Jei sey cat
lie. when bang, zip. and with bui
.et In her neck she ran around ths
ALL and dropped bleeding to tn,
ground The twin fawns followe,
Ind stood around their handsom,
mother wondering what made tht
ed blood run so rast.
The other deer and cattle scat
cred, but the loud reports OF gun
.illed the air. Man the destroye
vas at large.
About this time brave hunte
appeared well equipped. young an,
Jpry. He sees anlma.s near tha oil,
richard. He never had shot q deei
le had buck fever but he let dth
ind jersey COW ran past him. H.
shot again, tho fever blinded hin
Ie chased the COW around the hi
where he stumbled ever the dyini
mother deer. As he scrambled Vi
lad saw the red stream crlmsoniL,
he grass and the twin fawns VOL
Iering at what it all ment, he fei
Ike a murderer red handed. Th'
Ike q murderer red handed. Th'
beautiful eyes were filmed In death
a. d1a4 ie tNm la@i 4
icampered over the hills to join th
leer colony and grow up to llk,
ate few years hence.
What to do the hunter did no
tnow. He never had shot dee
before and did not think he sho
his one. He went to a phone AM
.ried to call up game warden
rhe answers came thick and fast
III gone deer hunting. Finally ht
.hought OF the oldest warden, W,
.lways stay on duty deer week, AM
le got him, and was informed Il
he deer was not the one he sho
o hog dress II and hang 1t up ou
II the reach Of dogs and that the
I'D warden would see to II lato.
3ut the buck fever died out In tn
lunter's brain. He loked over the
grounds and tho thought that In al
Wild shooting he may have hit tn
mother deer and deer hunting be
ng very uncertain game, he late
allied up the cid wal den and tolt
lin he had concluded that tn
mother deer was his, and that ht |
lad hung up his gun for tho season
10 the pretty young mother doe wa
accorded an owner.
Later ON the gay and festive |
Ducks OF the game club wanting u
give buck supper, as Is their Gus
ON, and deer meat for the same be
ing scarce, the young hunter volun.
eered to furnish the venison OF
he deer he had adopted for the oc-
aston, and around festive boards
lmid speeches, Jokes and laughter
he flow Of ginger champagne ant
,ther innocent drinks, the juic. |
iteaks of the beautiful mother dos
vas served. And the little fawn'
ike hundreds Of others bleats OF
he brown hillsides for their beauti
,ul dead mother. Yet this Is
anne story compared with dozen
Dr. so deer with broken legs hob
ing through our forests caused by
hunters bullets, that hayo seen an
ieard OF suffering from the cruelty
)f man.