The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1922-12-14
ECHOS FROM THE GAME.
LANDS OF MAINE

A freak deer was shot in the vicini-
ty of Phillips during the last days of
the open season and was carried thru
the town. } ho animal was of ordin-
airy size and color but had a very re
markable neck and head and "A fine
set of antlers having fourteen points.
The head resembled that Of caribou,
caca prong being flattened. 1t is
thought that the animal may have
been a cross between a deer and
caribou The deer was shot by an
out OF the state hunter, and was
rare specimen.
Because many bears have been
seen wandering about this year.
when according to all precedent they
should be comfortably established in
their dens for the winter. weather pro-
phets are predicting mild winter
Among The successful late hunters
of Madison were j. T. C.oteau and
{. p. Bloar who returned from Bras
sua with four deer. two of which were
fourteen point bucks. Orman Young
and Gilman Leavtt of Madison cap
tured deer during hunting trip
to Indian Pond.
The society of trappers gathered at
tie home of c. NJ Jacobs of Eustis
this week John Mari was honored
guest at the meeting.
Open season has been declared on
1 I. n
! %. on II. S. Wings land in the towns
! of Freeman. Salem, kingfeld. Lex
ington Plantation and Dead River
J Also on lots . and 10 Range l. north
/ east quarter of No. 10 in Range .. in
the vicinity of Hid and Butler ponds,
on land owned by f. +. Boynton. H.
II Boynton, II. p. Boynton and c.
| II. Ne
One Of the Kingfeld hunters says
| thai there are evidences OF more deer
in the vicinity of Kingiield this year
than for a number of years previous.
+. G. Hayden and son of Abbott in
forms the Big Woods Editor that their
last party consisted of three men
! II olll hucfadN IluotINo anu lIic SOuLlltl II
part of Maine Their stay was brief
as business called them home earlier
than they had planned. While at the
/ Hayden Camp they landed one deer
and followed several bears but did
not get a shot. They reported bob
cats quite plentiful Our informant
tells us that lie believes bob cats are
responsible for deer not being more
plentiful He believes that these an
imals do more damage to the young
deer thanY any or all other wild ami
ma s. The names Of the gentlemen
already referred to were II. H. Stuart
of Melrose. Mass. formerly of Angus
] ta ". f.. Stuart. salesman for the
I Scott Foresenan & Company of
New York and j. c. Stuart OF
| South Paris, one of the gentlemen
i who surveyed the county when the
county atlas was made in about 1885
Perhaps the prOudeSt sportsman in
the state of Ohio is DIR. +. T Mallow
Of Dayton. who in the season Just con
cluded. hunted lt Third Lake on the
head of the East Branch in Penobscot
county. With him was a party of
four friends. The party brought out
and shipped to Dayton. 10 buck deer,
two bears and 25 cartridges. as evil
dence of their prowess with the Win
chester and the Maine woods Those
bears weren't caught in a steel trap
with teeth in it. hut brought down in
! a legitimate manner by DR. Mallow
while hunting one day on beech
| ridge He first SDied the cub scratch
ing for beech-nuts and promptly took
a shot at it. wounded it so that it
cried out its distress to its mother.
close by, but until then unseen by the
/ doctor but not for long. That mo-
Their bear promptly came to the aid Of
/ her helpless progeny and with barred
teeth and glaring eyes charged on the
assailant of her wounded cub. Dr.
Mallow opened fire on her and not I'M
til she lad reached within % feet of
him did he succeed in mortally wound
/ ing her with the last cartridge in the
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