In honor of the start of hunting season, we continue with (what else?) another action-packed story of ursine mayhem! … << BEFORE: Fishing for bear in Chesterfield.
Category Archives: 1700-1799
Fishing for Bear (Chesterfield)
An unusual hunting tale from the Keene area…
Mrs. Huse & the Bear (Henniker)
In Henniker’s early days, a resourceful farmwife prepares dinner for her bear-hunting husband:
Paying the Doctor (Nelson, c. 1750)
Nelson’s own Ezra Carter accepts a rather unusual means of payment…