Day in the Life

Jun 5, 1879

Journal Entry

June 05, 1879 ~ Thursday

5. I went out hunting Deer with a Boy horsback I saw
two deer I got within 130 yards of them shot and the buck
fell down in his tracts and I supposed He was dead, his
mate took a circle around me and I shot at her 3 times
and wounded her and followed her over a ridge
into a thick grove & lost her I was gone 20 minutes &
when I returned for my buck behold he had come to and
gone all so I lost Both this taught me the lesson to cut
the throat of my Deer when I knocked him down if I
wanted to save him I wrode about half a mile further and
a drove of 20 deer stoped within 20 yards of me, and
the Horse I was on would not let me shoot from off him
with safety and By the time I was on the ground they all
turned & ran from me. I saw 22 deer & 6 Antilope and
got none. Distance of the day 15 M

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Daybook (28 February - 23 October 1879)
5. June I went out hunting Dear with a Boy [FIGURE] Horsback I saw 2 deer crawled up within 130 yards shot & knocked the Buck down as I supposed dead his mate took a circle around me & I shot 3 times at him and followed him over the Hill gone some 15 Minutes on my return I went to get my deer that I knocked down & he had come dto got up & gone off that learned me the lesson to always cut the troat of a Deer when I knock one down. I rode about half a mile forth and a drove of 20 Deer stoped within 20 yards of me and the horse I was on would not let me shoot from off his back so by the time I had got to the ground they all turned and ran from me I saw 22 deer & 6 Antilope & got None 15 Miles

Jun 5, 1879