The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-12-11
22,5o7 DEER KILLED
During 20 Open Seasons In State OF
Vermont.

Vermont.
Lyndonville, Dec. ga total o.
1,475 bucks were killed during the
hunting season of 1916, according TO
reports received by Commissioner Tit
comb up to noon today This number
it is expected, will be somewhat in
creased by belated reports, but it is
net expected to exceed 1850. The
number taken in each county is:
Addison, 81; Bennington, 1862; Cal
edonia, 66; Chittenden, 40; Essex,
165; Franklin. "a; Grand Isle, o. La
mobile, 1903; Orange, 49,; Orleans. 81;
Rutland, 1853: Washington, 1853; Wind
ham, 212; Windsor. 100. The great
est number reported takep in any one
town was 9S in Eden, town in La
noble county.
The total number unla wfully killed
of which reports have been received,
is an even 100 OF this number IA
were does and 26 fawns and bucks
with horns less than three inches In
length Such of these are Of value
have been rescued by wardens, sold,
and the proceeds turned into the state
treasury.
The season closed with no fatality
due to one hunter shooting another
which is in striking contrast to the
record of certain other states, notably
Michigan, where some 90 deaths were
recorded. Two accidents resulting in
death have occurred in Vermont. In
directly they may be attributed to the
hunting season, but either might have
occurred had there been no such sea-
son. Reasoning further, however. II
is probable that with no open season
and protective laws, there would be no
game 10 shoot. The first OF these ac-
cidents resulted in the death OF Basil, !
the l6-year-old son Of William f. |
Piper of Middlehury. In attempting |
to step across a fallen tree, the boy |
discharged his gun; an ounce bullet !
pierced his lung. The second was that |
OF Mrs. Fred Taylor, of Thetford Mrs. |
Taylor accompanied her husband to |
the orchard near their house, where he |
shot deer. Later she shot at another
deer and as she passed the rife back |
to her husband, it was accidentally
the bullet passing through |
her leg below the knee she died that
night. Raymond Williamson. OF Fair
fax. accidentally shot himself through
one foot while hunting November 90.
These comprise the serious accidents
SO far as known to the commissioners,
who endeavors to keep a complete
record.
The number Of deer lawfully killed
since the first open season in 1897 to
he close OF the season this year is
p ,507 This figure, of course, does not
include the no small numbe killsd by
logs, accidents, violators. and other
'auses. Assuming that the 1875 taken
his year average $50 pounds each In
weight, which is doubtless none too
Ugh, and placing the value of the
'enison at 10 cents a pound which is
ow compared with other meats CT
qual or less value and ia comparison
With city prices fthe writer was
uoted 60 cents a pound in New York
ot long since), and the value reaches
he handsome total of s2212 This
gure does not include the value OF
he heads for purposes OF mounting
he skins, nor docs it take into consid.
ration the health giving recreation
njoyed by some 10000 hunters in
'amping the hills, woods and fields,
hereby coming into a keener appre.
lation OF their own state