The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-12-11
DEER KILLED IN
COUNTY OVER 800
Large Majority Are Does,
Many Weighing 100
Pounds or Less
TRUCKLOAD OF Is
UNUSUAL SIGHT
Windham County Leads Every Other
County in State by Wide Margin
Season Ends Tonight at O'Clock -
Number Shot Last Year Exceeded 400

/
Season Ends Tonight at O'clock -
Number Shot Last Year Exceeded 400
This is the last day this year when,
/ deer may be shot legally except when do
| ing actual damage or in the open zones.
In other words the open season ends to-
lday, at 5 p. m, after six full days of
hunting.
! More than 800 deer are known to have
! been killed in Windham county, which
| far exceeds the number reported from
any other county in the state. Deer are
/ fully as abundant in Windham county as
in any other part of the state, and while
most of those shot have been taken by
resident hunters the fact that most of
| the towns are accessible by railroad is
/ an invitation to nOn-residents especially
from Massachusetts The killings last
year exceeded 400.
| 1t is noticeable fact that a large
majority of the deer reported thus far
/ have been does, and many of them have
/ been small IN size, just beyond the spot
/ ted fawn stage The law prohibits the
taking of spotted fawns.
! One of the unusual sights of the deer
season was presented at the railroad
station here yesterday afternoon just
after the arrival of the West River
train. About IL deer were shipped in
on JEAI tram. ana Wlen IneY were QIl-
loaded they made truck load which at
traeted much attention.
State Commissioner Linus Leayens in
q tabulation by counties shows reports of
65 deer killed in Windham county re-
ceived by his office Yesterday in addition
To those previously received, making a
total of 2S3 for Windham county and
I / ,03l for the entire state.
Frank Johnson and Frank Wright of
Forest street have returned from deer
hunting trip. Mr.. Johnson secured a
buck in Marlboro and Mr.. Wright buck
on Dummerston hill.
| Mr. and Mrs. G. 3. Switzer of Willis
ton street returned yesterday afternoon
from a hunting trip in West Townshend.
their former heme. Mr.. Switzer secured
buck, but Mrs. Switzer was unsuccess-
| full this year.
Town Clerk Carl s. Hopkins Of Brat
| tleboro is one of the head inspectors to
whom successful deer hunters may re-
port, and in addition to those whose
names already have been published. the
following hunters have reported: Julian
Hall of Brattleboro, 150pound doe ia
Dummerston II. II. Morse Bond of
Brattleboro, 200-pound buck in West
Brattleboro: A. c. Winchester of Brat
tleboro, 150-pound buck in Newfane;
Martin Whalen of Brattleboro, 500-
pound doe in Townshend; Charles Her
rick of Westfeld, n. j., who is visiting
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George N.
Herrick of this town, a 125-pound doe In
Marlboro; Paul Estey of Brattleb0ro, a
1S0-pound buck in Marlboro; Harold FL.
Ward of Brattlebofo, a 125-pound doe
in Townshend; August Johnson of Brat
tleboro. 200-pound doe in Dummerst0n
|C. O. Rinfret of Brattleboro, 100
pound buck in East Jamaica James A.
Austin of Brattleboro, 100-pound buck
in East Jamaica.
C. L. Snow of Brattleboro, deputy war
den, reports the following John Barden
of Brattleboro 180-pound buck in Jamaica
Thursday DIR. +. II. Lynch of Brattle-
boro, 200-pound doe in Winhall Tuesday.
Rev. ]. a. Lynch of Mortified (Vt.),
brother of DIR. Lynch, spikehorn in Win
hall Thursday G. l.. Snow of Brattlebofo,
250-pound 10-point buck in South New
fame Tuesday Zadie Corsen of Brattle
boro small doe in Vernon Monday.
County Warden f.. III. Metcalf of this
place reports the following: Il. s. Fair
bank of Brattleboro, small buck In Hall
fax Monday; Leslie Whitney of Brattle
boro, 145-pound spikehorn in Gnilford
Thursday.
s. $. Washer Of West Dummerston,
head inspector, has received reports of Ia
deer shot, those not previously reported
being as follows: Harry Greenleaf of
West Dummerston, buck Ernest Tier of
West Dummerston, doe; Il. +. Buekilan
of West Dummerston, doe; Walter Phil
merston Stewart Chaplin of BrattleborU,
doe in West Dummerston Nj. II. Huntley
of West Dummerston, four-point buck
II. G. Tuttle of West Dummerston, doe;
Guy Taft of West Dummerston, doe; Ray
Betterley of DummeFston hill, doe; Clay
ton Walker of Bellows Falle, doe in West
Dummerston.
Hunters reporting to w. s. Severance
of Bellows Falls, head inspector, are as
follows.
Bucks-M. f. Jones. $50; Dickerman
RYDER, 130 VINCENT AIaloney, 100; Try
ing Fifeld. 100; George 0'Brien, 225;
George Adams, 1j0 Edward Wellington,
100; Milton Cutler, ITO; Jerry penor.
100; George W. Pattee, 125, shot in
minister; Clark Bowen, 100; Charles
Smith go; Bert Goodwin of New Haven,
Does-George Kenyon, 125; william
115; James b. Woouey. TrJ:
Lawrence Bowen, 90; George Flheld,
100; Frances Provost, 150 Robert Carey,
125; Commodore Garripy, $50; Saul
A. Stone, 80; Guy Jones, 135: Frank
Snow. 1856: Carl Taplin, $50; Gerald
Morris, 100; John Royce, 1926; Harry
Densmore, 125, shot in Athens; William
Busha, 100: Lewis Eddy, 100; Victor
s150: III. N. Bellows, 100; Leroy
Wilder, l40; Martin Beam, lao.
Other deer have been shot in Rocking
ham by Ambrose Morris. John Morris, FIR
nest Wright, III. A. Morse, Frank Gamnael
Of Brattleboro Chester Eaton of Charles
town, N. H., and Ruel X. Thayer
Reports to III. w. Adams OF Saxtons
River include the following: Bucks-Er-
nest Bean, 100; John Pollard of Gage
vile, 10; Walter Wells, 175 Fred
Parker. 90; Il. s. Houghton of Brattie-
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George Walker of Cambridgeport I2D:
port parLar 1ol. EliphaIat Df,,,ctaad