Robert Winkler, Bear Hunter in Southwest New Mexico
During one hunt, a bear charged at Winkler, who was riveted to the spot until the bear was nearly upon him; he fell backward but quickly recovered, and Halloway called off his dogs "Bob" and "Charlie" to allow Winkler to shoot the bear through the heart [1][3][4]. After resting, they returned to the hunting ground, and on Little Dry Creek Winkler fired at a brown bear, breaking its back, and after a fierce fight conquered it [2]. Siggins later paid a $16 bounty for three scalps [2].
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- A few minutes later Winkler, with part… (1890)A few minutes later Winkler, with part of the pack, had started the second bear up the bluff, which suddenly changed its direction and came back down the hill, and headed straight for W., who was so riveted …
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28 (1890)red him so thorough- that Winkler and Halloway found it difficult get in a shot from their Winchesters without dangering the lives of their dogs but Hallo- ay called off his two favorites, “Bob” and Charlie…
- did try to get out of the way his foot slipped… (1890)did try to get out of the way his foot slipped ,m under him and he fell backward and rely ecsaped being run over by the whole rocession,” but in less time than it takes to ■ite it he was upon his feet …
- Silver City Enterprise — 1888-1890 (full OCR, Internet Archive) — 1890-11-28 (1890)s so exciting that Winkler declared Halloway rode over saplings so large that they raised his horse bodily from the ground — in his (Halloway’s) own words, he went to him, (the bear) “all spraddled out.” Ha…