The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-01-18
COW MOOSE KILLED.
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cnt times ard all agreed that she was
moose. but nobody saw any indications
oil an injury until Monday morning of
this week. when she apparently had a
helpless hip. 1t developed that she had
been shot in the hip, and it is the opin-
ion of Warden Metcalf that the shooting
was done either Sunday night or early
Monday morning.
James Canedy who lives between
Jacksonville and Nottingham telephoned
to Warden Meteaf Monday morning that
be had seen wounded cow moose III that
section that morning 4 few minutes
later q similar message came from Lay
man Tuttle Mr. Metcalf communicated
18th State Fish and Game Commissioner
II. T. Sheldon, who asked him to investl-
. gate and TO shoot the animal II she was
badly injured.
Warden MetcaH. Deputy Warden
Carries Snow and Roger Bracket started
| for jacksonville about noon Monday with
| n pair Of horses and three-seated sleigh
| from NJ NJ fuckers livery stable, ar
| irving there about 6 O'Clock. They put up
| at Mrs Vesta Browns and that evening
secured what information they could
about the moose. Yesterday morning they
| started for Mr.. Tuttle's place, two miles
| farther on toward Nottingham, leaving
their team al jacksonville. Mr.. Tuttle
| accompsnied them into the woods and III
| 20 minutes after leaving the house they
came unOn the moose on the George iris
void. place, formerly the Thomas Fowler
place. She was mired in a ravine about a
quarter Of a mile from the highway, and
while able to get on to her front feet she
was unable to arise, because of weakness
in the hind quarters.
A number of spectators had joined the
marty. and Albert Allard and VIII Can,
edy went back 10 Jacksonville and Sc
| cured rOpeS, tackle blocks and horse
led, coming in over wood road to about
% rods from where the moose was. Her
feet were tied. Il rope was put around her
body and two heavy halterS We're placed
io# her head and she was drawn out of the
raviue by man power to solid ground.
Al agreed after a thorough eXamina
ton that the right hip was broken. anC
ky direction of the warden Deputy Mar
den Snow put bullet into the animaN,
brain. She was partly dressed on anc
was loaded into the sled and taken Il
viii Canedy'S barn. where she was hung
ND and further dressed off As she hung
| IN the barn she measured u feet from th'
hind hoofS To the tip of the nose. Sh'
would weigh from 500 to 600 pounds
. tpeopIe from long distances drove in t
sec the animal. as Il moose rarely Is foHnt
IN Vermont.
The party started home about 2.15 o
clock. and all the way people came on
OF their houses to see the moose. IN
. party arrived at the Tucker stable littl
. before : o'clock. and since then man,
4 persons have visited the stable To see IN
carcass.
, When dressed off it was found that
bullet had entered in front of the left IN
+ and passed through the ball of the RICH
:, him Joint. splitting the ball in two. 2Ther
}: was no external bleeding
i The moose got down in the highwa
/. Monday morning and remained until th
road roller came along, when with assist
ance she got up and limped away. Sl
= struck one man on the hand with tror
/. foOt.
:, Warden Mctcalf, by direction of tn
II state commissioner. will dispose of tl
y meat as he sees fit and will send the hca
away to be mounted