Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1931-01-15

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Homer IIendrickson of Anaconda,
shot in the shoulder while duck
hunting.
Burman Cation, 81, of Harlem,
whose body was penetrated by a bull
let as he handed a small rifle to his
brother.
Dan Bertsch of Anaconda, who was
the target for a shotgun in the
hands Of a hunting partner while the
two were on opposite sides Of a barn
hunting rabbits.
well. Moved up the Boulder about six
miles and camped. Next day proceed
ed up stream and camped on the head
Of a tributary. The next day we moved
over a high divide and camped on the
head of Deer creek. On August 4, we
moved wei Is miles to the Saltwater
river where we met Mr.. Lechler and
party. Mr. Lechler was one of my
party last year. We found the mo-
squitoes SO bad here that the next day
we moved about six miles on the trail
where we found bear signs. Mr.. An
derson killed one bear and we wounded
two. We spent the next day on a
fruitless hunt after the wounded bear.
/ then spent the next two days on
a trip to Grow agency and returned
to the camp on the 9th. Found Mr..
Anderson had been hunting and killed
three deer. We went out In the eve
ming and they wounded a brown bear.
August 10 and ll-Hunted without
success.
August l2-Mr. Anderson killed a
black bear, and sent for Mr.. Claflin
to come to where he had camped the
night before. Bear signs were plenti-
full, o we took a pack horse and went
up. Saw one bear that night but didn't
get a shot.
August 13-Mr. Clafiin killed four
bears and I killed two for which I got
a scolding, as they didn't want me to
kill any bear, but to let them do the
killing.
August III skinned three Of the
bears Mr.. Claf1in had killed the previ-
Gus day. They went out by themselves
and Mr.. Claf1in killed another black
bear.
August is, Sunday l6-Hunted with
out success. nth, moved camp to
where we had some bear bait, and
found that one had been there. There
was a spruce thicket at hand, SO I
stationed the men at each side. Then
I went in and drove the thicket, and
started the bear. Instead of going out,
it circled through the thicket. Then
/ put a man on each side, east and
west, and went in again and made a
double drive. The bear came out by
Anderson who killed it with four shots.
August 19-Went up Fishtail, saw
three whitehall deer, but got no shot;
went home and caught a fine lot OF
trout.
August 20-Moved to Red Lodge
creek and had some sport shooting
grouse.
August 21-Went up creek and killed
a mountain sheep. Came back and
moved to Rocky fork. 22nd-Hunted
and fished.
August 23-Rained all day. oath
Moved to Bennett creek. 25th-Rained.
August 27-Mr. Cla1in killed a COW
elk, and Mr.. Anderson an antelope.
Used part Of the elk for camp and
part for bear bait. 28th and 29th-
No luck.
August 30-Mr. Clafin got up at 3
m. and went to the bait alone. He
saw a bear at the bait, but it left too
soon for him.
August 31-No luck, so I set a bear
trap.
Sept. Went with dogs and gun to
STAY the bear, but the bear wasn't there.
Sept. Found that no bear had
been at the trap, but a lion had been
at the other bait, SO I moved the trap
to it, and watched until dark, then
camped nearby until morning, when
I went to the trap and found the lion
fast in It. Killed him and moved to
Sinking Water.
Sept. 4-Moved to Mee-teet-see. ac-
nothing and moved to
Rock creek on Greybull on the 7th.
Sept. 8-Went hunting sheep and
killed one. Saw 30 sheep but no rams
Saw two bear, killed one.
Sept. 9-Hunted for rams, saw eight.
wounded one but got none Saw 10
ewes but didn't shoot at them.
Sept. 10--Moved to Wolf creek. n
branch Of Greybull. Mr.. Clafin caught
D carmine trout.
Sept. Invent up the creek and