The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-11-10
Open Season in the Green
Mountain State Opened J
This Morning
ORANGE MAN REPORTS
FIRST BUCK FALLEN
Large Number of Nimrods
Went into the Woods
This Morning

Vermont woods bristled with the guns
OF many deer hunters to-day. At 5
O'Clock this morning the open season for
deer established by statutory provision
began, and dawn saw a few thousand
nimrods ready to begin the hunt. Signs
augur favorably, or unfavorably, ac-
cording to the viewpoint, for one OF the
heaviest slaughters in several years.
Men who have tramped the woods for,
many years agree that conditions were
never better for a successful deer quest.
| Early reports from the most popular
hunting grounds indicate that the NOR
tality among bucks will not be marked
by any fallng-off in the season opened
| to-day. The summer months saw the
deer in a very friendly mood and sea-
sonable resorts in Vermont, especially
along the shore of Lake Champlain and
smaller bodies of water, say that tour
lists saw more deer in the warm months
OF 1914 than ever before. Thanks to
legislature of other days, the ban on
the ruthless killing of does is still OPP
crative. With reference to the legal re-
strictions on deer staying, excerpts from
the public statutes of 1912 are given
here
open Season-Wld deer having horns
not less than three inches in length may
be captured or taken from Nov. 10 to
Dec. !, after a. m. and before 8 p. m,
both dates inclusive and Sundays ex-
cepted'
Limit "A person may take one such
wild deer in an open season. He shall
promptly report such taking and exhibit
the animals head to the nearest game
warden or to some person deputized by
the commissioner to receive such re-
ports, the provisions of this section not
applying to deer on private reserves.
Wild deer shall not be taken by aid of
a snare, trap, salt lick, jack or other
light, nor shall such devices be used to
entrap or entice deer; nor shall deer be
hunted by dogs"
Other statutory provisions counte-
nance the purchase and sale of deer car
casses and provide for the transportation
OF deer meat
Here in Barre there was the usual ex-
odus of hunters for hunting spots Of
their own choosing. Men who have pur-
sued big game for many years say that
he big killing will not come until
light fall OF snow permits the nimrod
% track his quarry. This prediction
nay be partially discounted by the fact
hat in past years the bulk OF the
daughter has been completed by mid
eason. II is a matter Of general knowl-
dge however, that covering Of snow
realty enhances the hunters chances for
uccess. Local sportsmen for the most
art eonfine their hunting operations To
\ ashington and Windsor COUNTIES. Last
car Washington county was well to-
Yard the top OF the list in point of
lortality among deer in the open sea-
on. Windsor county was nearer the
op and 50 il happens that q goodly
ortion of Barre hlmtsmen hike for
uniting camps on the ridge which eN-
ends across the map Of Windsor coun-
y RoXbury and Rochester mountains
re both the goals for many wouldbe
eer hunters. Others have selected the
region around Pittsfeld.
thers still are hunting in the vicinity
Waterbury and Camers Hump. while
delegation OF more than ordinary size
Z out this forenoon 20 SECURE the hunt
e grounds ia Groton and elsewhere in
at region.
The automobile l. one Of the most i'm
irtant factors in facilitating the move
ents Of the hunter. Motor vehicles IN
cent wears have brought some of the
lcst hunting grounds in Vermont With
reach OF the business man. With a
that j. working ~ good cars should.
man can steal away fot 4 day and
ing back 4 supply ~ venison from re-
ms hitherto considered inaccessible bv
: son 81 The distances which separated
IN from ccnters Of population. Near
COO hunting liccnses were granted n
.fre from July 10 Nov. ln