Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-17
RICHMOND SPORTsMEN
KILL BEAR AND DEER
Cruise Through Dismal Swamp Re-
suits In Fine Sport and Some
Exciting Adventures.
BAG GEESE AND Duck ALSO
Louis o. Wcndcnburg, Clarence Cos
by, Jim Anthony, Joe Hatkc and
ED krOusc Prove Virginia Is Some
Field for SimrOds.

Field for Nimrods.
Richmond sportsmcn by tho scores
Hre spending much time aeld these
days. and are meeting with great sue
ccsS in their efforts 10 better Nimrod'S
records. according to reports.
II is Improbable. however. If many
OF them have taken part in az inter
rsting hunt AS that enjoyed recently
by Louis .. wcndcnburr James An
thony, Clarence Cosby. Joe Iiatk" and
j.. W. Krouse on cruise through the
Dismal Swamp. During the cruise.
which was made on Mir. cosb?'s hand
some launch -unbcan. two bear were
killed. a deer nineteen geese and ten
duck.
The party lef, Lcnexa and cruised
through the Chickahomony River to
tho James and thence u Norfnik. where
n pilot was taken aboard From Nor
folk the way led through tho Eliza
beth River, through tho Dismal swamp
canal and into the Feeder. which is
IN" mouth leading into the most dcns..
section OF the swamp. \ guild. with
his fine pack Of hounds was obtained,
and the cruise Vas continued into Lake
Drummond
There the yacht was anchored. and
the party started out for bear. The
dogs found a trail IL short time.
and the party Of Richmond sportsmen
Sct out after them. However. IL was
not all perfect sailing. The train had
led but short distanc. WHOM the
hurtcrs found themselves in Il VAS; cN-
parse OF marsh and briars. Several
sank nearly to their knees into the
soft miro. and were pulled out by their
coinpa mons. The briars soon b"con"
SO thick that further progress for III"
Niiurods was Impossible.
Will" the sportsm"n took stand.
the guides SGT out after tn" dogs. cut
ting their way through tho ,hick", and
taking psins 10 set foot ON III" small
tufts Of grass aud brinr roots that
would support them The DOGS were
on hot trail and wcr. giving fast
chase 10 bear IncXp"ricuce ana the
fear Of getting lost III III" dense under
growth. caused tn" Richmond"rS 10 re-
m,in together. IN the hop" that the
dogs and III" guides would drive III.
game back toward them
inrEr Bear Appear. suddenly.
Tn" dogs passed ont IL cnrshot. and
al became quiet around tho waiting
men. They smoked and talked ~ the
possibilities Of TN. guild" getting
shot at IN" bear They told storice All
in an undcrtone, lest the sound II their
voices disclos. their hiding place Lou
wcndenhurE was in tn" mids, OF one
OF mis- funniest rccitals when
i.ooka. looka. looka- yondcr." cS
claimed one OF the party
All eyes turned in the direction his
finger Indicated
Standing erect on his hind feet his
nosc pointed high he shifted tho
sir. ii. ,',tl" eyes flashing quick
black bear had just stepped from be-
hind "a half-fallcn tree. lie was lit,l.
more .Aan 600 feet away from Tho
rariy and. according 10 the huntsmen.
appeared tho size az an elephant
Eycry man in tho party raised his
gun. There w"r" t.vo IN 2 IA power rifles
and thr'" shutSuns. TIA" batter loaded
with bu"ksh"'. that were brought 10
hear on IN" animal Almost stimuli
iencously til. shots IL all five rang out
The bear uttered a sound resembling
tn" sGueal OF an injured pix. Turning.
he numbered OF into the thickct. MAX
Ing desperate efforts To get away. hut
showing evidences OF having been hit
hard
Working their way forward carefully
through the underground. the hunters
were able to reach tho spot where the
bear had been seen. They -ci out or
his trail. tho torn branches Of I'll" trees
showing the way clearly Aftcr adj
NancinC about twenty foot. they saw
tho animal on til" ground IL was
writing slowly in death agony
when found. and would have died in
short time However several other
well-dirccted shots were fired into the
massive hody. and tho ANNA! died in
/. stantiy. II was found that not les.
than thirty wounds had been made.
In tho meantime. The guides had been
IolloWlnE III" dogs. After a cnaS" OF
something more than mile. the dogs
corncrcd a bear. ana tho guides. cx-
pcricnccd in the art Of disposing OF Sir
Bruin. made short work of him. They
returned to tho yacht, ara then trailcd
the other hunters with the idea OF
surprising them with the news az their
luck. However. they were the ones
surprised when they saw The big bear
the local sportsmcn had bagccd
DrnE CnrrnssrS To SUNBEAM III.
a new trail had to b. cut through
the brambles and swamp growth back
10 the Feeder. and along this the bears
were dragged To tho yacht During
this work tho dogs had To be tied on
tho Sunbeam. because Of their desperate
efforts Ia reach the carcasses They
had to he beaten off tho dead animals
time after time before they could he
got away and the work of transport
ing the game begun.
Once the bears had been got TO the
yacht, they were skinned and the meat
prepared for use. The one killed by
the local sportsmcn weighed about 200
pounds. while that killed by the guides
was hut slightly smaller. The meat
was found to he very palatablc. and
served as rations for two days As
the weather was very warm ut the
time, no effort was made 10 keep the
meat longer than thai
The party had contemplated rcma in
ing in tho swamp about three days.
hHl lou w anu jim :Nul HthN.
owing In cXccssiv" weight. became so
thoroughly exhausted with lighting
their way through the jungle that they
refused I" remain longer 1t was too
much like work for those seekers of
thrilling adventure. Clarence Cosby
Toe EIatkc and I'D Krousc. though. APP
pearcd never to lack energy. and sew
cral times exhibited excellent wood
craft.
5hc excellent luck experienced i'm
~ HntinE for bear caused the sportsmcn
/to determine and bag deer. They
therefore. secured a row boat and spent
some time padding through Lake
prummond. That portion Of tho cruise
was one thoroughly enjoyed. Lake
Drummond is described by the hunts
men as being about three miles wide
and apparently seven miles in length
The water is OF dark amber color
as result OF the excessive growth OF
Juniper throughout-,the swamp. but is
described as being pleasant To the taste
Large quantities OF black spcrklcd
perch were found in the lake. and con-
siderable time was spent i'm catching
number OF them. The perch were
found TO he good fighters, and the