The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-10-28

Suggestions Which May Help Avoid
Shooting Accidents.
The open season for taking deer be-
gins at 6 a. m. Monday, Nov. 6, and
ends at ; y. IN. Saturday. Nov. Is. Sun
day, Nov y, is not included in the open
season. as Sundays arc always excepted
Only deer with horns not less than three
inches long may be taken, and a sue
cessful hunter must, within As hours. re
port his deer, and exhibit the head there
Of to the nearest fish and game warden
or to some person deputized by the state
fish and game commissioner to receive
such reports. Failure to comply with
the requirements of the law subjects the
violator to a fine of 500 and costs of
prosecution As to dogs in the woods
during deer season. the law says, THE
possession of q hound dog or bitch so
at large, or in hunting camp, logging
camp or club house during the open sea
son for deer shall be presumptive evil
dence of its unlawful use" and the fine
for this is from $40 to 500 for eacA
offense.
The open season for most fur-bearers.
otter marten, raccOon, tishcrcat and
skunk, opened Oct %, and these ami
season. as may also the fox. but mink
and muSkrat cannot be taken until
March u. The season on partridge and
wOodcock closes Nov. J.. Oct. 81 being
the last day they may be taken. so deer
hunters should be very careful about
shooting at the ''biddies," also grey
squirrels, which are protected until De
cember, 1923. Rabbits may be shot
also ducks and geese, excepting wood
ducks. which are protected. Bears, bob
cats and hedgehOgs also are lawful prey
for the deer hunter, but there is no
open season on men in this state, and
the hunter who mistakes one for a deer
will be made very sorry that he didn't
stay at home until he learned a little
common sense.
Boys out after deer for the first time
and boys who have been out before but
who haven't yet learned their lesson. are
especially cautioned as to their conduct
on the hunting grounds. Never shoot
at anything until YOU are absolutely
sure what it IS. Never shoot a high
powered rifle until you are sure there Is
q safe background. Never shoot a rife
at anything up in n tree or up in the
air, because in such cases YOU absolutely
cannot tell where your bullet is going
to hand. Don't shoot at noises, or at
bushes moving in response to the move
mentS Of some unseen thing. 1t may be
a deer, but it is moro likely to be man
or some domestic animal. Don't snake
your gun along the ground or through
fences by the muzzlC, and when stop
ping 10 rest don't put your hands over
the muZZle and lean on them, for if you
do your rest Is likely to be q long one.
If you are in doubt as to whether or
not there is sufficient groom within the
bore of your rife for the bullet to travel
through, You should look into the breech
rather than the muZzlp, for those who
get in the habit of looking into the muz-
.Ics of guns usually find a bullet COM
ing out sooner or later, and are unable
to dodge in time.
Just u word to the hunter who "has
one" hidden away where his wife can't
find it. Don't take it into the woods
during the deer season, When you ar
rive home some cold drizzly night after
tramping several hundred miles on the
trail Of the 12-pointer you think you
hit. but he didn't leave any blood trail,
YOU will do less damage after taking 4
hot one than You would be likely to do on
the hunting grounds.
The deer head inspectors for Wind
ham county FOR the season of 1922. APP
pointed by State Fish and Game Com
missioner H. z. Sheldon of Montpelier
are as follows:
Athens: Alfred Kelton, Cambridge
port.
Brattleboro: Carl s. Hopkins. z. L.
WCllman, Carlos Snow, John Mcclure of
Brattleboro, and J. l.. StockwelI and L.
ii. AIetcalf of West Bratteboro.
Brookline: Royal Marsh, II. +. D.,
Dover: George Hale. East Dover
J. A. Davis. West Dover.
DummerstOn: S. S. Washer, West
Dummerston; Walter Walker, Dunn
mCrSton.
Grafton: + \. Palmer
Guilf0rd: Emory Evans. r. f. D.,
Iii L
Halifax: Perley f. Crosier, Halifax ;
George \. Chase, West Halifax.
jamaica: Waylie Newell, Jamaica ;
Rove Robinson, East Jamaica.
Londonderry Fred /; Williams,
Londonderry; Frank H. Pierce, South
Londonderry.
Marlboro: NJ e Baxter.
Newfane: w T. Eames and r. L.
Pratt Newfane; John Sparks, Williams
vile: John +. Morse, South Newfane.
Putney: Herbert Everleth, Putney :;
Fred NJ. Leach. East Putney.
Rockingham: George Tracy. Bellows
Falls; G. X. Hughes Saxtons River !;
y. L. Divoll, Rockingham.
Stratton: Ralph Pike, West Wards
b0ro.
Somerset: Bert Leonard, Somerset
Townshend: c. w. Cutler. Town
shcndE r. W. Dean, West Townshend
Vernon: a. A. Dunklee, South Yer
non. > rEs
Warlsboro: William Kidder, Wards
boro w. Il. Nash, West Wardsboro.
Nottingham: II. G. Reed, Jackson
vile; IT Il. Davis. Nottingham Station,
Westminster: Ray d. Metcalf, West
Minister; r. L. Chapman, Westminster
West.
Washington: Luther C. Bellows.
WilfIham: II. l.. Chapman. Wind
ham: Fred Smith, South Windham.
Better cut out this list end preserve
it for future reference. Deer are quite
plentiful in some sections, not so plen-
tiful in Others There has been consid-
cradle deer damage in the county this
season. and n number of deer have been
shot doing damage and there are a good
number left The only question is. How
many of them wear horns three inches
or over in length?