Hunting deer and foxes was the stuff of legend for settlers - Farm and Dairy

Hunting deer and foxes was the stuff of legend for settlers - Farm and Dairy

While squirrel and rabbit were both staples on the tables of the early settlers, other game in the wilderness of the Ohio country was equally important, both for eating as well as for the purpose of sport and entertainment. In his memoirs published in 1917, Major General David Sloane Stanley of the U.S. Army detailed his hunting exploits while growing up in the wilderness of Wayne County, Ohio, between 1828 and 1848. His observations and recolle…