Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1912-01-24
DEER HUNT IN TEXAS.
CONTINUED from last week.


camp going in different directions
| / went back to near the point o.
my past good luck and on divide
about 200 yards, saw the head OIL
large buck and again Castleberry
sang out and another buck hit the
ground but rose and went from me
passing in about 400 yards of Gil,
bert. He shot wild and found blood
where he first fell, so, Ranger was
put on his track and overlook him
in about 700 yards. He had lain
down but was able to get up, SO
Ranger had him bayed. When we
came up Gilbert shot him down: !
got Johnnie and carried in my. sec
ond buck. Thursday nothing do
ing-Friday we moved camp about
miles and before night Gilbert
found 5 deer in deep canyon and
killed one. Shot out of cartridges
and the three came up under a
bluff in 80 steps of him, then he
threw rocks at them. | came in
sight and buck started off. | got
standing about 225 yards, but
shot wild again.
Elmore went east and says he
had more fun than any of us. Said
an old buck looked him square in
the eyes at 40 PAGES. His gun was
hard on trigger and the buck is still
alive. Near sundown he had target
practice at another buck 225 yards
rounding canyon. He rang 6 shots
on the clear winter air, but again
fate was in favor of the buck. As
twas then twilight, the accounts
all we have to remember of the
event.
Saturday morning we vent out
Ibnt returned at noon with reports
|of deer:still in the range, but no
game in hand. Afternoon told
different story. The veteran hunter
of our party who up to this time
had been out of luck came in with
honors. AS he crept stealthily
through the soto and cedar, he spied
buck about so yards go behind a
clump of brush so he could partial.
ly see him, but experience told him
where the body was, so his trusty
rifle gave good account and 8
point buck fell to run Ino more.
Near sunset Elmore began anoth-
er performance, which he accounts
to us as very interesting. On dis
tant side of a canyon a large buck
leisarely trotted along at range of
400 yards. So, he began the bonn
bardment. After Z shots the deer
made forward movement. Elmore
changed position and again came
near meeting his foe face to face,
so near that he saw the buck wink
bis eye. Forest instinct came to the
aid ofthe buck and in some mysteri-
Gus way he passed from view to be
seen no more. With ear strained
for sounds of game, noise of more
than usual notice came near where
he stood. With nerves at high ten
sion, he waits, when all at once at a
short distance he beheld a sight
not often witnessed, two foxes were
havinga battle royal. So intent
were they that they were only a
short distance from him, they
clashed, one being in the lead In re-
treat. Elmore not wishing to be
thus passed unnoticed belched forth
his %, 30 as parting salute, came
to camp and reported.
Sunday found our camp in So
Der mood. The day passed slowly
away until nearly sundown. Water
for camp purposes had run low,
Murray and / went off 200 yards
in canyon to see about
some water and being near camp no
guns were necessary. Mr.. Loftin
and Elmore remembered having
seen water in a canyon about /
mile from camp, so, the distance
and danger from panthers and other
foes impelled them to take some
means of defense. At ! about sun
down danger seemed lurking near
and Elmore was in greatest danger
of attack. His 25 35 sang 8 clear
notes on the evening breeze. On In
spection it was found that he need
not have been alarmed; for it was
only three deer he had killed. Mr..
Loftin being near and seeing his
sons narrow escape N ust have had
visions; for in few moments a
much larger form showed up, SO he