The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-09
DEER KILLED WILL REACH
IS OR MORE Is BELIEF
Season Closed Saturday Follow
ing Four Days Of Sport For APP
prOximately 1000 Hunters
SUCCESSFUL ONES LISTED

Probabilities that the number of
deer killed in Garrett county during
the four-day open season, which closed
last Saturday at shutdown, would total
rs or more seemed more and more GER
tain as Richard S. Browning, deputy
game warden, continued to check up
on reports. The number is less than
last year, although there are already
~ reported.
While some had reported kills to
Mr.. Browning, a number of others had
reported direct to the State depart
ment in Baltimore and quite number
of Allegany county hunters and those
who live close to the county line, had
reported to the Allegany county
warden.
Hunters were bemoaning the fact
that Sundays snow came just one day
too late to assist in the hunting. Since
the season came to an end hunting
tales have echoed in every town and
around the stove of many farm homes.
Those who were successful telling in
the most minute detail just how it all
happened.
Just how many shot at bucks and
missed is entirely matter for specu-
lation as those in this class were reti-
cent about owning up to any attack Of
chuck fever" Tales of such, however,
began to leak out, one of then. on "Big
Jim" Aronhalt, of the Table Rock sec
ton. Jim, so his companions said,
was just out Of a warm cabin and was
sitting on pile of cross ties when ne
suddenly spied a buck very close. II
was so cold, boys, couldn't lift my
rifle" exclaimed the 200-pound Daniel
Boone. Shivering with cold is con-
sidered excellent excuse for buck fever
and is used many times, according to
seasoned hunters.
Then there we're several deer that
had been shotAbut no one knew for
sure who had brought the bucks to the
ground. In the case of Emroy Bolden,
of Oakland, and Mr.. Paugh, of Vim
dex, both raised their rifles and fired
at the same buck. The buck fell. There
was only one bullet hole. In this case
Emroy got the head and a portion Of
the meat. Paugh got the hide and
balance of the meat.
Weather conditions favored the deer
more than the deer hunters, the first
three days being clear and cool, and
the last day being hazy. Several does
were found dead in the woods, it was
reported.
George Root, Oakland, was credited
with getting the first animal, killing
his about 1890 a. M, the first day just
west of Oakland. "Now can't go out
any more" he said, but was proud Of
his kill.
D. C. Rulings, Gormania, got the
largest one reported, killing 14-pt.
buck on Shaggy mountain.
Following is list of those report
ing mot completely:
George Root, William Spiker, Frank
Schell, Elmer Haulenbeek, Stuart F.
Hamill, William Coddington, EmrOy
Bolden, Elijah Friend, all Of Oakland;
Fred. C. Fleming, Mountain Lake
Park; A. C. White, Leo Smith, Claude
Friend Deer Park; Ronald Waiting,
Kempton; Frank Miller and Elmer c.
Clark, Henry Road; D. G. Rulings,
Russell Harvey, Gormania; Wilbert
Pifer, Red Oak; Herbert Steiding, HUI
bert Foy, Swanton; Harry Aultman,
Vindex; E. H. Dilley, Crellin.
Ralph Pritts, near Red House; Will
liam Stephen, Homecoming; Frank c.
Swisher, Cumberland; Glenn Guy,
Westernport; David S. Greene, La
Vale; John Berenski, Roy Williams,
Roy Wilburn, Howard Mckenzie, of
Grantsville; Raymond Wilson, Cum
berland; George Barton, Pinto; Cecil
Snyder, Eckhart; T. S. Wastler, Cas-
cade; John Williams, Luke; William
Warwick and Ellis burst, New Ger
many; A. Bender, Salisbury; Milton
Railey, McHenry; Emmanuel Winner,
Frostburg; Arnold Sines, Frlendsville.
Webster Hoover, Accident; Elwood
Handwerk, Elmer Flanagan, Cresap-
town; Noah Bender, Salisbury; Earl
Riley, McHenry; Paul Dawson, Row
lesburg; Stanley Grove, Grantsville;
Lester Harvey, Mountain Lake Park;
George Degenhard, Baltimore; Mar
shall Brown, Accident; Ray Mosser,
Oakland.
Additional Deer Reported Killed
Additional reports made to the dis
trict game warden at a later period in
cluded Charles Skipper, William Sny-
ded, Harrison Bolyard, William De-