June 3, 1879
and in company with Br Tenney, we drove to the McNeil spring 35 M[iles]
~ Wednesday
4 We drove to the Mill found the Assesor there & 2 other
men Br Tenney and two other men mysel went out a hunting
we saw 5 deer & 6 Antilope, and A Hen turkey with a
Brood of chickens we got Nothing 12 M[iles]
~ 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[iles]
~ Friday
6 I drove to the dairy and found the forest all on fire
the brethren had Been fighting fire for a week to keep
it out of their houses I rode out a short Distance saw
3 deer and one Antilope 6 M[iles]
~ Saturday
7 I took my carriage and rode out abot 10 miles to the
Pine knob with Brother Wakefield we saw 25 Deer and Antilope Wakefield shot 7 times & I one at Deer & Antilope and
got and Brother Wakefield left me at 4 oclok 10 miles from camp
June 3, 1879
and in company with Br Tenney, we drove to the McNeil spring 35 Miles
~ Wednesday
4 We drove to the Mill found the Assesor there & 2 other
men Br Tenney and mysel went out a hunting
we saw 5 deer & 6 Antilope, and A Hen turkey with a
Brood of chickens we got Nothing 12 Miles
~ 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 Miles
~ Friday
6 I drove to the dairy and found the forest all on fire
the brethren had Been fighting fire for a week to keep
it out of their houses I rode out a short Distance saw
3 deer and one Antilope 6 Miles
~ Saturday
7 I took my carriage and rode out abot 10 miles to the
Pine knob with Brother Wakefield we saw 25 Deer and
Antilope Wakefield shot 7 times & I one at Deer & Antilope and
got and Brother Wakefield left me at 4 oclok 10 miles from camp
"Journal (January 1, 1873 – February 7, 1880)," June 4, 1879 - June 7, 1879, The Wilford Woodruff Papers, accessed March 28, 2024, https://wilfordwoodruffpapers.org/p/nrmE