The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1939-12-07
100 DEER KILLED DURING
THREE DAYS OF HUNTING
Five-Day Season Ends TomOr-
row Evening At Sundown-2OO-
Pound Bear Trailed And Killed
WEATHER is FAVORABLE

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Hundreds of hunters continued to
go into the woods today and planned
to make the most of their waning op-
portunities to obtain a buck before the
five-day season draws to close to-
morrow evening at shutdown.
With the reports incomplete, it is
estimated by game wardens that about
100 deer were killed during the first
three days of the season, with the
prospect that the total would reach
IT'S before Friday night. Weather
was favorable to the hunters and a
light snow covered the ground to give
them a chance for tracking.
Joseph A. Minke, stationed at
Grantsville, said twenty-eight deer
had been reported to him, while Ray
mond D. Houck, Oakland, said he had
been notified of forty-four, making a
total of seventy-two. Today's mail was
expected to bring in another twenty
five.
According to the reports of hunters,
deer were widespread and kills were
being made at Hutton, Swanton, Red
House, Shaggy Mountain, Roman
Nose, Backbone, Piney and Negro
mountains, along Deep Greek, and at
Sang Run, Underwood, Sand Run,
Harrington, Elder Hill, Swallow Falls,
Marsh Hill and other places.
Mr.. Houck said that the killing of
10 illegal deer had been reported.
members of the county game associa-
ton are helping lot in reporting
these kills" Mr.. Houck said. Several
persons are under suspicion. Previous
ly we had no way of knowing how
many illegal deer were being killed.
Now we know what is happening and
steps will be taken to stop this prac-
tice."
.-.-. Bear Killed
Not only was deer hunting good;
but bear hunting too. A 200-pound
black bear was shot near Swallow
Falls by Claude Friend, Jr., 81, of
Deer Park, accompanied by Ralph Sc
bold. They said this one was killed
while trailing another bear. They
failed to find the second bear which
apparently was much larger than the
one they shot.
May Postpone Wedding
A prospective bridegroom may have
to postpone his wedding day, due to
his hunting desires. Bernard Opel
was to have been married Saturday.
But he and Frank M. sEckert went
hunting Tuesday and unless he can
raise $3.50 by Saturday he will be
forced to remain in the. County jail
where he was taken Tuesday night.
Fulcher P. Smith, State game COM
missioner, came upon traces of tres
passing upon the Meadow Mountain
Game Refuge. He came upon a place
where deer had been killed and the
dressed carcass was found under some
hemlocks. Near the scene was Opel
and Eckert.
At hearing. officers were unable
to produce sufficient evidence to con-
Wet the men of killing the animal but
both were fined $50 and costs for tres
passing on state property. Opel was
carrying a gun loaded with shot shells
instead of balls and one of these shells
had been discharged. He was fined
$500 on this charge. Both were placed
in the county jail in default Of pay
ment.
W. E. Bucket, Bittinger, appears to
have gotten the deer with the largest
number Of points, at least, bagging a
12-pointer, weighing ITS pounds, on
Meadow Mountain.
Report They Killed Deer
Harley Dietrich, Bittinger; William
7. Bowser, McHenry; W. E. Bucket,
Bittinger; Elmer Yeoft, Grantsville;
Warren Seltz, Smithberg; Raymond
Miller, Grantsville; Joseph Herbet,
Baltimore; William Werner, Finzel;
Russell Jones, Grantsville,
James Cover, Alvin Tasker, Oak
land; James Sanders, Thayer Sanders
and Junior Sanders, all of near Hut
ton; Charles Dewitt, Accident; Henry
Ehatt, Baltimore. ~
Virgil Glotfelty, Harry Speicher,
Harvey Speicher, Paul ]. Pagan,
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