Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-12-06
1851 LBS. OF
vEM|sON BAGGED
Deer Hunters Add to Vt. Meat
Supply-List Of Successful
NimrOds.

Cambridge, Dec. Am official state
ment concerning the number of deer killed
In Vermont during the season OF 1917 re-
veals the fact that 1851 pounds OF veni-
son were bagged a large addition to the
States visible supply Of fresh meat. Essex
county hunters got the greatest number
Of deer, 156. and Lamoille and Orange
counties furnished the largest sized bucks,
350-pound animals being shot In both
Hyde Park and West Fair!os.
Interesting statistical Information of the
deer season Of 1917 follows:
Total number Of deer killed, nine days,
1917 &
Tc deer killed. IS days. 1915.
1850.
Largest number of deer reported from
Essex county, 1856.
Second largest number reported from
Windham county. 1A.
Third largest number reported from
Washington county. 106.
Largest bucks reported In Lamoille ana
Orange counties. $50 pounds each. shot
by George Jones Of Hyde Park and Bryan
Fits Of West Fairlee.
Total weight Of deer carcasses killed dur
ing open season, 1851 pounds.
Average weight of animals, 172 pounds.
Number Of does illegally, or accidentally
killed, Is.
Number Of buck fawns illegally or acci.
dentally killed. II.
Special efforts were made to maintain
an efficient service patrol through the past
open season, and as a result, lawless hun
| ters have not been In evidence. The pol.
icy has been to prevent violations, rather
than to start prosecutions. Several war
dens report extinguishing fires started by
carelessness Of hunters. There have been
very few accidents due to carelessness on
the part of the hunters.
| SUCCESSFUL HUNTERS.
The names Of those who shot deer 10
Addison. Chittenden, Franklin and
Lamoille counties follow:
ADDISON COUNTY.
Bristol: Frank O'Brien. George circuit.
Raymond Lowell, George Nichols, Charles
Chamberlain and Forrest O'Brien.
Goshen: A. A. Smith, Truman Bailey.
C. E. Fiske, Dean w. Prime, A. Titus.
Cyrus Stone, Franklin Smith. Alta Dut-
ton, Mark L. Hayes, Frank Chamberlain
Harold Webster. Milo Kill, Lester Bird
and Leon Neal
Granville: A. w. Dowdell Emilio Polite.
H. NJ. LOTHIAN, Carl Morse, George Field
Milo Sleeper, Frank Abar. Fred Hutchin'
son and A. A. Briggs.
Hancock F. E. Whittier. Z. Burgess.
Leonard Marsh, ]. A. Goodyear. Ear
Durkee. G. E. Whittier and L. M. Church.
y Lincoln-John Nasterson. Gerald Poland
. Leon Culver. Ralph Dow and Harvey
Atwood
Leicester: Frank sterne. George Knapp
l George Searle. Clayton Knapp and d
:, Larock.
; Middlebury: N. B. Decker. D. L. Kirby
, e. J. Brown, George Stone, Donald Mead
, George Leno and Frank CUISINE.
l Monkton: Caleb Harrington. F. N. Dean
Roy Hurlburt, Fred Shiverette and NJ.
$ Cox.
Ripton: Paul Dow, R. E. Roscoe. r.
, Deyor. Alphus Latterell. H. w. Day
t George Guinan. w. C. Gee. Charles
l Deshon and Austin Eubar.
!. starksboro: A. Lafayette, William
. Trombley and Ray Hollock
Salisbury: John Mack.
CHITTENDEN COUNTY.
= Bolton: George May, Fred Boucher
A. F. LOCO, Earl Fond, B. E. Prescott
Harlie Gabree and Albert Streeter.
Essex: Elmer West and Fay Mckenzie
Huntingdon: f. Weaver. Albert Jacques
= Hubert Taft Moses Sweet and Thoma
a Evans.
- Jericho: Howard Streeter.
- Jonesville: Joseph Preston and DAME
q | Preston.
Richmond: Arthur Bassett John Smitl
and Judic Bresson.
= Underhill: George Woodruff.
=. Westford: c. J. Harrigan.
FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Franklin: L. w. LaClair. Irwin Stone
Milo Fletcher and Guy Wheelock.
n Enosburg: Floyd Eldred
Fletcher: A. L. Wheelock, Alfred Ram
sey and Carson Reynolds.
&c Montgomery Center: Thomas Goat
Leon Goad and Frank Miller.
Swanton: Arthur Rice and Bulls Ric'
LAMo1LLE COUNTY.
It Stowe: S.. A.. Adams, Ralph Harlow
,e Benton Harris, Joseph Bushey. Earl su
&c &c ham, Orrell Edison, Everett Fielding
al Poiaski. John Marshall. Fred DurEon an
is Morristown; Chester ,Battye. Barne
d. lie ' Titus. warren Annis. william Not
,r mire. Hershel Richards, Herbert Robil
fS @nes s'f Pronso ana Morton Mcast
X Walter Rousseau. Walter Jones. Re
% Prior Prior. Elwin B I,l. L. c. Blodah ar
e Belvidere: ii: W. Mccuin. Clark Bri,
bonnie paS. xys Fstibes % SHHns
e Pease and Albert Bennett. $685.
% Hyde Park: N. H. Hull. Harry Wheele
=, Arthur Page. j. A. Withers and Be
y Bowin.
Elmore: John Promo, Alton Wheele
Is Dennis Flanders and V. c. Hayford.
* Eden George Tallman. Charles McLe
q ter. Grant Clark, c. NJ. Gray. H.
- Leach. Rex Stewart, Marchal Sulhan
ls Bernie Hoyt. c. F. Rogers. Walter I
II LOOMS. George Jones, Ellis Harris, Dol
l. aid Brown, Albert Lanphear, Geor1
y WEIGH. Frank Adams and Henry Elmer
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