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Show Gunnison Hunters Bring In Trophies Of (he fifty or more hunters going from Gunnison at the opening of the deer season, about half of this number num-ber were successful in landing a trophy. tro-phy. The elements, it is reported, J were just not favorable, as the storms of early last week had planted a bh'nke'. of snow varying from IS1 inches to two feet in the mountains to the east. The weather, prior to the snowfall, would have been unfavorable, unfavor-able, old-time sportsmen declare, as it was very dry in the deer haunts and would have resulted in a bad condition. con-dition. However, the sports going from heie were fairly successful, con-i s'nler'njc everything, though the kill this year was about fifty per cent less than what it was last year. Generally speaking, Twelve Mile canyon was the attractive place for 'ocal hunters, although many went south' and to the west mountains. Much difficulty was had by fifty or more automobiles that made the try of going up Twelve Mile canyon. The heay snows blocked the cars and much time was lost in getting them upward and closer to the hunting grounds. Au'.os were abandoned, ;hou;rh, and the braver of the hunters ;lodded through the 2-foot snow to the upier crags of the mountains, ,ome with luck while others met with iisappoinimr-nt. "Plenty of deer," w.kl a hunter who was out the first Jay, "but .the cunning creatures were hard to dislodge from their hiding jlaces." Every animal brought to Gunnison were fine specimens, and were in the best- condition seen for years. No accidents ac-cidents were reported, notwithstand-ng notwithstand-ng the fact that on the opening day rifles were popping as on the battle fronts in France. |