The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-10

cred gabe birds--and aJacksnipe TO
show for my two shots, And my fathe.
said he guessed a boy who could get
three birds with two shots was old
enough to trust to load gun.
Our Most Trencherous Game.
Il have killed specimens OF most all
the big game in North America. but
have never had an exciting venture
with any wild animal. or been In any
danger of injury from one The near
est ever came to getting into trouble
with any animal when hunting was
with razor.back SOW in Arkansas. I
believe these hogs are the most dan
gerous animals found in the woods
in North America"
Asked to describe the most exciting
OF his many hunts, Mr. Humphrey did
back. but told me a bear story.
Perhaps as exciting ar experience
as l ever had" he recalled. was on
Kodiak Island hunting for the great
brown bears on that island My guide.
Russian All, and were. one day stand
ing upon a point of rock that jutted
out from a mountainside, watching the
surrounding country. The face of the
mountain was covered with gulches
and ridges There was an almost
perpendicular drop below us OF several
hundred feet that ended in a little
sloping basin denseiy covered with tall
grass. ferns. alder and other bushes,
Suddenly about mile to the west
OF US ] caught glimpse of four bears
as they flashed across. ridge running
tandem at full speed and so close to-
sether that 1t looked as IL they were
linked to each other. BEFORE ! could
show them to ALI they had disappeared
and he thought that / was mistaken
In having seen anything. Suddenly
they came into sight on another ridge.
They ware headed directly in our Ill
rectlon and were still running as be-
fore. Again they disappeared and
again they came In sight as they
crossed another ridge and went out OF
sight once more. They now had but
one more ridge to cross to bring them
directly below us. This ridge was quite
large and Nat on ton. and covered with
gras and without bushes. and this
would give us good view
"Lika q Great JoInted Worm"
I'VE had but minute TO wait until
all four bears appeared on this ridge
still running as II their lives were at
stake. and still 40 close together, tail
to nose. that they looked like a great
loabtGu WCtHi' OIl tNcS came OlEeCtly
for us and now about 500 yards away.
AS they passed a small clump OF alders
they alarmed another bear that dashed
out of the brush like a. runaway team.
then hac the unusual sight of See
ing at one time Ave OF these great
bears. The four came on with undim-
inished speed an dturned down the
mountain and entered the basin below
US. They were about 800 yards away.
AS SOON as they reached this nat
they stopped running and commenced
to dig among the grass and bushes for
roots, apparently not In the least seartd
or disturbed. Why they ran as they did
have never been able to even guess.
They worked along until they came
TO spot where the bushes were more
open. AS we could get no nearer I
concluded TO IRE, telling All to caro-
for the smaller ones and I would take
the big one, brute as large as a COW.
AZ the ftrst shot the big one went down.
but was up again Immediately, All four
now huddled close together and stood
still. They were 80 far away that