The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1913-01-06
Panhandle Of Texas Is the Hun
ters' Paradise at This Season
GEESE IN THOUSANDS SIMPLY CRAVE TO BROUGHT
EARTH BY HUNTERS SHOT GUNS

Guymon, Oka., Jan G-'No hun
er looking for real sport should mis-
going down in the Texas Panhandl
country at this season OF year" sa.
Dick Or. 3D. Quinn, who uscl /
ride the ranges of NO Mans Land
as cowboy. Quinn had just retm
ed from Hanslord county with vi
ty of hunting companions They h.
gone there for geese and ducks. II
hunters had made tine trip in auton
biles across the level plains, cove
ing more ground in day tn,
Quinn said q herd OF cattle could
be moved in week in the old days
The hunters camped near Dolby Wall
noted for the desperate battle tn;
took place there in the early 10's 10
tween buffalo hunters and bi Va
party eff Comanche Indians, led
their late chief Quanuah Parker
Dolby Walls was trading post wher
buffalo hunters bought supplies an(
sold their buffalo hides and tongue.
The Panhandle is s,.. thinly set'cl
A faycrite hunting ground in this 9e
OF the Panhandle is along the sau,
wastes of the South Canadiaa river
Occasionally may be found ~
lakes Of wide extent confined In d (
ural basins.
Quinn, Clint Stewart George Wal
J. G. McLarty and R S Cox wer
in the party that left Guymaa. Ere
Brandt was picked up al Hanslord an
( 10 miles further sooth the hunter
) were joined BY joe close, one OF tte
noted hunters and guides of that So
ton. Tn trail la1 daMn . WaI
crcef, halC a mile elg. crtae oll Tur
key Track ranch 10 joe O.eos5y
who lives about a N eas { the
old Dolly wan ba.lle n una
Thousands, mlnd Yoo. Thousands
From the crest Of mound a
Owensby's, thousands Of gees" aut
ducks--not IN occasional rcek 1lt
iaoasands--ccaiG Dc seen nNa; IN all
directions along the river canp VA
pitched at the mouth OF White Deer |
which cones il ncm lie south Buck
sJot and double QGs Mere farar.ta ,1
lrunition. In ares minutes t'ree lis
fat geese were .rJ.snt dove
sundown had ccme. and the hunt
ers made things snug and in readi-
ness for hunting early next morning |
Most OF the hunters had plain make
downs for beds One hunter tound an
air mattress far more comfortable.
The tent was not stretched as it's
whiteness caused the geese 70 seer 4
out cf range Woer Gl.a Was o1soly'
ed the tarpaulins on the mar aowns
were covered with blankets, W.T. the
result that a number Of geese were
killed Willie flying over ac4a
BY daylight next morning. the hm +
ers were secreted in shocks o. cane
.or ccrn aloe tie iyer whie others
concealed tAe ea.yes il ~ IN
the sandy bcl * the South Canadian
The geese began moving rom tAe
sand bars by thousands al ,he ;rst
light Of dawn, some COINS to feed
while others seemed merely to be Kill
ing time flying up and down tne val
ley. Ducks were so numerous that
no attention was paid to them A
large buck was seen lopine across the
valley about a mile away
More Than a cutton Could Crave
The shooting was as fast as the
worst glutton could desire Not
more than a fourth Of the geese fell
close at hand, and il was vexing to
see big, fat goose leave a flock
after being hard hit and fall q mile
.or mere away. Then others with
broken wings would drop out Of gun
range and make for the tall grass,
where they would hide no effort was
made to find them, as a hunter expos
ed would cause the flock TO shy away
from the pits, and, again, by the time
the boys had quit Aiooting and were
ready for camp il was useless 70
lcok for crp9les
The flocks going into the ranch
fields would fly low, with the lead
gander always looking for concealed
enemies, crookipg his head from side
to side. ready to notify his followers