Ogden Daily Standard | 1914-10-17 | Page 9 | Four Bears Killed in Chicken Creek Canyon

EOUR BEARS KILLER IN CRICKEIV CREEK cm While hunting for deer In the Chicken Chick-en Creek canyon, west of Liberty, and about '20 miles east of Ogden. Thursday, Thurs-day, John H. Clark and A G Ward bagged a female brown bear and three cubs. Clark also got a deer. The four bears were dressed and brought to OKden, The story of the hunt, as told by Mr Clark. Is that a party of three, consisting ot himself, .Mr Ward and W O. Shaw, all of Liberty, went on a deer hum. They separated after petting Into Chicken Creek canyon and when he killod the deer, Ward ; joined him Shaw wac on another j ndpe and scared the female bear I and her cubs out of the brush and as Clark and Ward started down the canyon toward their outfit, they mot the animals face to face. They kept their heads and with five shots killed the four before the animals had a chance to show fight. The mother was shot twice In the head, two of the cubs were also shot in the bead and the third cub was pierced through the heart The guns used were a 12 special and a :!0 30 Winchester The men secured a bountv of 31F (on each of the animals ;md sold the I dressed meat for $150 The old bear i was a little over 100 pounds. Mr. ! Clark stated, and the cubs weighed ' about 100 pounds each