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Show DEER HUNTING REPORTED FAIR Deer season opened last Saturday and is now on in earnest. Hunters are returning every day, some with their bucks, but many were not so fortunate. fortu-nate. From all reports there is a scarcity of bucks this season, due in a large measure to the slaughter of last year. The Enterorise district and around New Harmony seem to offer the best possibilities for the hunter: Many unusually un-usually large deer having been bag-ed bag-ed around the latter place. Jim John-stun John-stun bagged a 17 pointer in the Enterprise En-terprise district. Some sections seem to have been practically cleaned out last year Hunters from all parts of the state and from California flocked into this section for the opening of the season sea-son and many were disappointed. Last year, it is estimated 95 per cent of those who went out returned with bucks, while so far this year it is doubtful if 25 or 30 per cent were fortunate. |