The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1923-02-15
FTERAL SHOTS RE.
CURED
"hnHh
|ontreal Man Tells of
Hunting Experience
suov Discovers Big Rock Which
Ito Finds Is u Beer. How
lie Captured Him .

,,iug the early part or one Oct
when the leaves were common
10 fall secured shotgun and
nroyjsions started for Moxie
IN spend a few days at the
- Narrows to see what kind of a
10 II was for hunting In that vicin-
was very much delighted with
lake but it proved to be very
asome as there was no one within
miles of the camp. l saw
II many signs of deer and had
liaculty in shooting several part
e.
there had not been anyone at
camp for several weeks the wild
mails were not afraid of the place
often saw mink, and muskrats
mining in the lake and heron with
few feet of the camp door. Foxes
ked in the woods back Of the
hp which made one feel as though
we're in the real wilds.
\ few days | ran out of provi-
rs and | moved down to Jones
ND where there was lots of COM
". and where everyone had tales
ell every evening about their daily
erences. Excitement was not
avs lacking either for twice dur
my stay fellows were lost and
MAS necessary to fire signals after
TX had fallen in order to locate
m and then send out party to
bg them back. One chap had
pped himself a few boughs for
and intended to spend the night
himself, but the next day when
h we're talking about bear, his hair
Sry stood on end at the thought
spending the night within easy
ch of big black bruin that roams
und in the dark. The next night
was back in camp early.
went hunting every day, but as
Bnly had shotgun and buckshot
decided was going to get very
BE to Mr. Deer before l fred as
referred to loose the deer entire
than wound on, and let 1t get
N Consequently | often routed
many as three deer in a day but
bid not shoot because | consider
them out of range. In relating
daily experience to the proprietor
he camp Mr.. Jones, he exclaimed,
be of those deer is going to step
You one of these days" which
ually did happen a few weeks Ia
on another trip to the same place.
Only once did | venture to fire at
peer and that was late one after
b. was passing a bunch of fir
Is in some mixed growth when I
prsed a large doe off my right not
r rs yeards. watched her for
fw seconds and then turned quick
pnd fired, but she turned as quick
and disappeared among the trees.
BOT in two more shots later but
longer distances. | afterwards
covered | had bird shot in my
shell. followed the trail of
deer for some distance but as
nd only one drop of blood | made
my mind she was not badly wound
and as | later lost her trail in
places had to abandon the chase.
)uring the week was hunting
p Jones Camp saw at least a
en deer and as | simply watched
greater part of of them just tear
y through the bush without even
fng my gun. obtained great
liration for this gentle animal that
hunted so much. | think I also
Rined self control of my actions
see what was shooting at be-
fired, which I have always OBJ
yea. 1t was also during this
nod that resolved that I would
W only the buck az far as pos
e and leave the doe and fawn to
up the supply of game.
ne station master offered to loan
DIS 3O3 Savage carbine for which
as very grateful and although
some doubts about what |
nit | decided to take a chance
it.
Jones said he was going back |
me camp the next morning and
could 20 together so we turned
LdrlN aw0ke at 800 a. IN. and
Aeo out of the window. The roof
he Kitchen and the ground had |
eullar color and | could not make
a', AT four thirty Pop Jones
ped on my door and said 1t was
wing and we should get started |
~ was out in hurry and |
70 the kitchen where we had
Mast and each taking lunch
Us we started out ON the trail
paker Mountain.
r gong about a mile he told
.uicn way to go while he went
ael along to hunt by himself.
~. au '.oo a. m. was passing along
VI through some mixed growth.
lung attracted my attention on
"n thought 1t was a large
when was not covered with
milking 1t strange I looked
aud discovered something NOV
''' ahead OF 1t. Presently I
out pair of horns which
= IKE cow. Knowing that
cow was the only one within
vi lne place and that one. tied