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HUNTING IN THE ADIRONDACKS TUKE PLACID X Y December 9 A keen New York hunting man says of Adirondack recent sport sportI I was in the Cold River country for fifteen days Our party of seven killed five deer I counted the remains of twentyone dead deer in one day on the tongue between Cold Itiver and Moose Creek They were frozen to death or starved I do not believe however a deer will freeze if it can get enough to eat The beaver have dammed all the low swampy places where the deer got most of their browse and where they go in the cold and stormy wet weather After it freezes up it is impossible for them to get into these places and feed It was along the edge f these swamps where ive found the remains of dead deer deerHeaver Heaver are so thick they are becoming a pest Every creek and spring run has one or more dams il1 it I talked with several men who know the conditions and they all were of the opinion that beaver were the cause of so many deer dying last winter winterFive Five panthers were seen and two deer a buck and a doe were found that had just been killed Whether it was the work of a pairof panthers or five cats I could not say but five cats were seen near Mud Pond and in the vicinity vicinityOrdinarily Ordinarily one would flush several partridges in a days hunting this season
