Word: deering
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...took place when the crews had finished their two mile paddle. Coach Guy Nickalls and Abbot of the Yale camp were coming down-stream in a pair-oar, alongside of whom was the "Pup" containing Coaches Haines and Herrick and several Crimson oarsmen. Suddenly a young deer was spied swimming in the water, and both the University and Yale contingents started out in hot pursuit...
...extremely exciting maritime deer hunt ensued, in which the occupants of the "Pup" almost carried away the prize. After failing to lassoo the deer, those in the "Pup" decided to let the animal go free, but a capture would have been easy, as the boat came within two feet of the quarry. The two Eli representatives, however, were not so magnanimous, and insisted on pursuing the chase, with the usual unfortunate results...
...deer was chased to shallow water, where Coach Nickalls alighted from his pair-oar and grasped the animal firmly by the neck, only to have the terrible luck of slipping at such a critical moment. Of course, the deer took the golden opportunity to make a hasty retreat, leaving the Yale men disconsolate and the Yale coach struggling on a sandy bottom...
...Underwood, who has had much experience in the woods, showed interesting pictures of an ideal trip through the forests of Maine and New Brunswick, and told some amusing stories of his trips, which, unlike the usual "fish" stories, were verified by the camera. His photographs of moose and deer, taken mostly at night by flashlight, were remarkable, and his story of a young bear, which he captured and "brought up," was both amusing and interesting. Mr. Underwood is a strong advocate of "hunting with a camera", and much prefers this method to the more cruel use of the rifle, which...
...Technology, lectured "Hunting with Canoe and Camera in the Woods of New Brunswick" in the Living Room of the Union last evening. The lecture was Illustrated with many remarkable pictures of wild animals seen on a canoe trip down the Tobique and Nepisquett rivers. The pictures showed moose and deer taken by surprise in the shallows of the river where they had come at night to feed. One of the most remarkable pictures was that of a huge bull moose photographed by flashlight within fifteen feet of the camera. Mr. Underwood also showed photographs of deer, partridges, loons, and other...