Hunting Was Good in Old Days of Texas
Hunting was good in the old days of Texas, as an 1896 Palestine report indicates clearly. A report written in that year follows:"On Christmas night the "Bucktails" party boarded their special car, "Splendor," which was loaded down with camp equipment and provisions.
"With an able corps of cooks and waiters, and one of the best packs of hounds that ever trod the soft, the Bucktails hunting party started on their journey to Orange and Southeast Texas. On arriving at Orange they were joined by friends and guides.
"Camp was pitched on the property of Brice and Wilson, of Orange. They were also members of the party. They remained several days longer.
"The party was composed of the following well-known sportsmen: Colonel Burkitt, E.M. Sterne, George E. McClure, George D. Broyles, Conrad Perry, George Bordeaux, G.L. Filer, Pink Henderson, P.B. Ezell, Charles Phillips, John Kendricks, A.B. Hodges, W.J. Caldwell, A.C. Greet, G.G. Newell, Ed Egbert, Thomas Branham, all of Palestine; Jim Broyles of Riverside and J.C. Carroll of Denton.