The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-11-19
FOX AND WOLF
HUNT |SSETFO
LATE NOVEMBER
Last Year Early Dates
Caused Grief; Fine
Dogs Included

Special 10 The World.
TAHLEQUAH, Nov IS. -- Now
that the long prevailing dry and
dusty weather Is of the past sports
men are anticipating a very enjoy
able time at the annual meet OF the
Oklahoma State Fox and Wolf
Hunters association. Last year the
meet was held in October but the
weather was so utterly sultry and
dusty that the meeting was not much
of success. and after remaining In
camp for few days down on the
banks of the Illinois in CoOkson
township, the hunters returned TO
their homes. This year the meet
will be held on the Sanders farm,
two miles east from Braggs. The
dates are November 2S. 20 aud 80.
Joe ]. Cookson of Qualls IL presl-
dent. and DR.. ], l.. Beasley of Table
quah, secretary-troasurer These
club officials are exertlng them
selves to make the afafir n success
| They promise an abundance of wild
game for the use of the guests and
sportsmen, and are so sure that
! they will be able 20 make good In
this line that they guarantee game
feasts. The Illinois river and other
streams are at no great distance
from the meeting place and there is
a obabllity that some fine fish viii
be found on the bill OF fare,
Own Some Fine Dogs.
The membership of the assOCia-
ton Is quite large and number of
the members are possassors OF
hounds of proud lineage and high
breeding. In long gone years many
OF the fox hunters owned pot
lickers," but In these days the breed
is vastly improved. Doctor Dickey.
a dentist of Westville, has some fine
dogs and Doctor Bcasley has raised
some high-grade dogs himself. Other
members have made great efforts
during a few years past to acquire
hounds OF improved strain and when
the association meets there will be
shown one OF the finest aggregatlons
of hounds in the southwest.
Foxes are yet quite numerous
down in the tangled and rugged re-
cesses OF the hills adjacent TO the
| Cookson locality and n number are
| the famous and resourCeful red
| foNes. Some exciting chascs are an
! ticipated.
Vcterans-to BE There.
Some of the veteran fox hunters
may be present. l.. Z. Dunn justice
| OF the peace at Qualls. familiarly
! known as ''Pars" Dunn, la one of the
old timers among the fox hnuters
and until few years ago took part
| in many chases. Dunn states that
the red foxes were practically un-
known in the hills along the lower
Illinois until about 1898. when they
| arrived and the gray foxes departed
for other sections OF the hills, he
tween the red and gray foxes there
! Is ever a sort 0f mo mans" or
| rather mo foxes" land. when
the red foxes reach locality where
| In tho gray foxes have held sway.
! say the old hunters, the latter nni-
mails make haste To remove some
| distance away a mountain ridge
or a stream or hilly plateau serves
! as a boundary between the two var
| ieties of foxes and they do not be-
! come friendly.
Uncle Hamp" Stills Is another
! of the old time fox chasers but now
rarely gets out In the hills any more.
/ He has dwelt in this section OF the
| land for fun 40 years, he says, and
! the stories he can relate concerning
/ foxes and fox Chascs are interesting
| as well as varied. Advancing years,
/ however, have caused tho veteran tu
/ foregu the excitement Of the chase
/ and the strenuous horseback riding
/ over the ridges and down into the
/ valleys, The old steer horn with
/ which he was wont to assemble the
. hounds hangs silent on the wall, hut
he may he induced 10 visit the camp
while the big meet Is under way.
When the association meets p
camp with tents 10 established, near
some fine mountain spring on water
course where fuel IL plentiful A
real and experienced cook les en-
ployed and abundance OF provisions
provided. Several days are then
spent amid natures scenes and
chGses and contests occupy the time
untll the rlnrn of thn nnnntInn