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Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains Images
  • Mule Deer Mule deer, adult male (in autumn) Illustration by: Paul Johnsgard Source: Lewis and Clark on the Great Plains 2003 University of Nebraska Press with the Center for Great Plains Studies Permission to reproduce image required. http://www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/
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June 10, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Floyd Sunday June 10th 1804    we imbarked at the yousel ouer and proseded on our Jorney    5 miles past a Creek Called Deer Lick Creek (Hurricane Creek) on the N Side 10 yads wide    the Land High 〈Hel〉    Delayed 1½ ouers    three mls past the two Charlitons (Chariton (Charliton, Shariton) River) on the N. Side    those Rivers mouth near togeathe    the first 70 yads wide    the Next 100 yads wide and navagable for Some Distance in the Cuntry    halted and Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Killed a Buck    the Current is Strong a bout this place    Came 12 miles    past Severall Isd.    ouer hunters Killed 3 Deer    incamped on the South Side at a priara    this priara is High well and well waterd &c.    〈monday June 11th 1804    day Clear wind from the N W〉    ouer hunters Kilded nothing    〈2 Bare and two Deer〉
  • June 10, 1804
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  • Floyd, Charles
July 23, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I Set out by land at 6 miles overtook G Drewyer (Drouillard, George) who had killed a Deer.    we killed in the Same bottom 4 deer & a antelope & left them on the river bank for the Canoes    proceeded on an Indian roade through a wider Vallie which the Missouri (Missouri River) Passes about 25 miles & Camped on the bank of the river, High mountains on either Side of the Vallie Containing Scattering Pine & Cedar Some Small Cotton willow willow &c. on the Islands & bank of the river    I Saw no fresh Sign of Indians to day    Great number of antelopes Some Deer & a large Gangue of Elk On Atlas map 63 the dotted line indicating Clark's (Clark, William) route does not go through the July 22 campsite, his actual starting point on the twenty-third.
  • July 23, 1805
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  • Clark, William
April 4, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • I and 2 men went over the River to see what success the hunters had    met the hunters & returned with 5 of them    they had killd. one Elk Six Deer and a handsome black bear & 2 Geese    the hunters Soon went out again    4 was Sent on with a Small Canoe a head 5 or 6 miles to a bottom on S.
  • the after part of the day pleasant.    one of the men killd. 2 deer.    in the evening 2 of our hunters came in had killd. 2 deer and caught a beaver Gibson (Gibson, George) , Shannon (Shannon, George) , Howard (Howard, Thomas P.) , and Weiser (Weiser, Peter) , according to Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) and Clark (Clark, William) .
  • April 4, 1806
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  • Ordway, John
June 1, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Deer (Grindstone, Panther) Creek (Mo.)
  • Ordway Friday June 1st 1804.    we Set out from Panther (Deer (Grindstone, Panther) Creek (Mo.)) or Grind stone Creek (Deer (Grindstone, Panther) Creek (Mo.))
  • June 1, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
August 25, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Some of the men went out to hunt, and while we remained here, killed three small deer. At half past 12 o'clock we proceeded on again, and in a short time overtook our canoes with the hunters, that had gone on ahead, and killed three deer. In the evening we encamped in a handsome bottom, and a hunter killed another deer. Shields (Shields, John) , Collins (Collins, John) , Shannon (Shannon, George) , and the Field brothers (Field, Joseph and Reubin) , says Clark (Clark, William) .
  • August 25, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 17, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Colter (Colter, John) Killed a Goat, & a Curious kind of Deer, a Darker grey than Common    the hair longer & finer, the ears verry large & long    a Small resepitical under its eye    its tail round and white to near the end which is black & like a Cow    in every other respect like a Deer, except it runs like a goat.   
  • The hunters brought in 8 fallow Deer & 5 Common Deer to day, Great numbers of Buffalow in the Praries, also a light Coloured woolf Covered with hair & corse fur, also a Small wolf with a large bushey tail—    Some Goats of a Different Kind Seen to day,—    Great many Plumbs, rabits, Porcupines & barking Squrels, Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) Killed a rattle Snake in a village of the Squirel's and Saw a Hair to day.
  • Cutright (LCPN), 84–85. The mule deer, Odocoileus hemionus. The latter was apparently their first specimen of the coyote, described in more detail on September 18.
  • September 17, 1804
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  • Clark, William
November 5, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Deer (E-lal-lar) Island
  • The captains called it El-lal-lar (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) or Deer Island (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) ; it is still Deer Island (Deer (E-lal-lar) Island) , Columbia County (Columbia County, Oreg.) , Oregon (Oregon) .
  • November 5, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
April 13, 1806 - Clark, William
  • he also purchased 4 paddles and 〈fo〉 three Dogs from the nativs with deer Skins.    the dogs now constitutes a considerable part of our Subsistance & with most of the party has become a favourable food.
  • Jo: Shields (Shields, John) returned about Sunset with two deer which he had killed, those were of the Black tail fallow Deer.    〈the〉 there appears to be no other Species of Deer in those mountains. We proceeded on 12 miles. The number 12 was apparently written over 16.
  • April 13, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 29, 1806 - Clark, William
  • I have observed that in the country between the nations which are at war with each other the greatest numbers of wild animals are to be found—    on my return to the river I killed 2 young deer.    after Dinner 〈I〉 we proceeded down the river about 3 mile to the Camp of Jo.
  • neither of the hunters killed either a Black tail deer or an antilope. Jo Fields (Field, Joseph) & Shields (Shields, John) each killed a porcupin and two others of the hunters Killed Deer, Drewyer (Drouillard, George) did not join us untill 10 P.
  • he informed that he Saw some antilopes and Mule deer but Could kill none of them. Jo. Field (Field, Joseph) informed that he wounded female of the Mule deer a little below our Camp late in the evening and could not prosue her I directed him to Set out with 3 others and follow the Deer and get her if possible early in the morning.
  • August 29, 1806
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  • Clark, William
February 1, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • One of the men at the fort went out a short distance, and killed a small deer. On the next day he went out and killed another deer. This and the third were cold.
  • February 1, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 18, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • We set out early in a cloudy morning, and the wind high. At 10 o'clock we killed two deer, when we halted for an hour and cooked some vension. In the evening we encamped, and some of the men went out and killed five or six more deer.
  • August 18, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
June 26, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Tusday 26th    the morning was Clear    the water was Strong at the head of the Island we Campd on    Got to the E.Shore, and towed Our boat by Cutting 〈our〉 the timber of the Banks    the day Got mighty hot    Saw 3 deer Swiming Down the River    the white peerogue took after them    Killd. the three    One of whom Sunk as Soon it Got Shot in the head    Got the Other two    Brought them Up to the Barge—    G Druery (Drouillard, George) Killd 8 deer that day 〈Roed〉 took them on board 2miles before we Reachd the River deCaugh (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) at Sun Set    Roed 10 Miles— Tuesday June 26th    This morning being fine weather we embark'd early, and found the water running very strong at the head of the Island that we encamped on, we crossed the River to the North side, where we were oblig'd to Tow our boat the water running so strong against us, this was attended with a great deal of labour, being forced to cut the Timber off the bank in order to pass along it with the Tow rope, The day proving extreamly warm which still added to our fataigue; we saw three deer swimming down the River; The Men in the Pettyauger went after them, they killed them all; but one that was shot through the head, sunk, they then returned with the other two, We proceeded on our Voyage about 2 Miles when George Drewer (Drouillard, George) one of our hunters came to the River having killed 8 deer & brought them with him, we then took him on board, and proceeded on and encamped at the River decaugh (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) at sunset, having towed the Boat 10 Miles.— Perhaps meaning Kaw, for the Kansas River (Kansas (Decaugh, Kaw) River) ; the camp was in present Kansas City (Kansas City, Kans.) , Wyandotte County (Wyandotte County, Kans.) , Kansas (Kansas) .
  • June 26, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 12, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • S.    one of the hunters killed a deer in a bottom on the S. S.    Capt. Clark (Clark, William) killed a beaver in the River.   
  • Some men went out hunting & killed Some Elk & Deer.    Camped for the night.    had come [blank] miles this day.   
  • This Iland lies in the middle of the River Mesouri (Missouri River) , The wind continuing to blow hard, detained us here the remainder of the day,—    A party of our Men went out hunting, and killed some Elk and deer, which they brought into our Camp, In the Evening we had some squalls of Rain.   
  • May 12, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 9, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • a cool windy morning    we continued on dressing our deer Skins    the 2 fieldses (Field, Joseph and Reubin) went across the river a hunting    returnd. towards evening    had killed 1 Elk and one deer.   
  • August 9, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
August 13, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Blacktail Deer (McNeal's) Creek
  • Call this stream McNeal Creek (Blacktail Deer (McNeal's) Creek) From the top of this rock the— Point of the Beaver head hill (Beaverhead Rock) bears N. 24° E 12 ms.
  • proceeded on and Encamped on the Lard side    no wood except dry willows and them Small, one Deer killed to day. The river obliges the men to undergo great fatigue and labour in hauling the Canoes over the Sholes in the Cold water naked.
  • August 13, 1805
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  • Clark, William
June 11, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Several more went out in the Praries a hunting, & Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed two Bear & one Deer. R Fields (Field, Reubin) killed one Deer
  • June 11, 1804
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
July 2, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • One of the hunters went out and killed two deer.— The musquitoes are very troublesome at this place. Ordway (Ordway, John) reports Collins (Collins, John) as having killed one deer.
  • July 2, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
April 23, 1805 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • he had killed three blacktaled, or mule deer, and a buffaloe Calf, in the course of his ramble.    these hard winds, being so frequently repeated, become a serious source of detention to us.—    incamped on the Stard. side.—   Courses and distances of the 23rd April miles S. 25° E.
  • to a point of woodland on the Lard. side.   1 ½     13 ½ Evidently the first written use of the term "mule deer" for Odocoileus hemionus, an expedition discovery. See above, September 16, 1804. Cutright (LCPN), 83–84. Other references to deer in this chapter are to O. virginianus, white-tailed deer. The campside, where they remained until April 25, in Williams County (Williams County, N.
  • April 23, 1805
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
May 18, 1805 - Ordway, John
  • S. which was filled with buffaloe Elk deer &.c. Capt. Clark (Clark, William) killed a fat deer.    one of the party killed 2 Elk. another killed a beaver    about one oC.
  • Capt Clark (Clark, William) killed three Deer.    we came 19 miles to day and Camped in a Smooth bottom thinly covered with c. w. timber on the South Side.
  • Clark (Clark, William) killed a fat deer.    we halted to dine. . . ." Above these letters, in the top right-hand corner of the page, is the word, "May."
  • May 18, 1805
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  • Ordway, John
May 19, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Clark (Clark, William) killed 3 Deer.    about 2 we proceeded on    passed a handsom willow Island near the N.
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) killed an Elk & Some of the men killed 3 Deer.    Some of the hunters killed 3 beaver to day.— Sunday May 19th    A heavy dew fell last night, and this morning was clear and pleasant, we set off early, as usual; and proceeded on, and passed on each side of the River, hills cover'd with Pitch pine, about 10 o'Clock A. M. some of our party killed a small female brown bear on the South side of the River, we stopped for a short time; and took on board the Meat, and Skin of this bear, we then proceeded on till about One o'Clock, when we halted to dine in a bottom laying on the North side of the River, Captain Clark (Clark, William) who had been on shore hunting, join'd us here; having killed 3 Deer, which was brought to us, by a party sent after them,—    At 2 o'Clock P.
  • May 19, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
June 30, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Clark Monday June 30th 1806 We dispatched Drewyer (Drouillard, George) & Jo Field (Field, Joseph) early this morning ahead to hunt. just as we had prepard. to set out at an early hour, a deer Came in to lick at the Springs and one of our hunters killed it; this Secired to us our dinner.   
  • Soon after Setting out Shields (Shields, John) killed another deer, and we picked up 3 others which G Drewyer (Drouillard, George) had killed along the road. Deer are very abundant in the neighbourhood of travellers rest (Lolo (Travelers' Rest) Creek (Mont.))
  • June 30, 1806
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  • Clark, William
August 3, 1806 - Lewis, Meriwether
  • Fields (Field, Reubin) who had killed 25 deer since they left us yesterday; deer are very abundant in the timbered bottoms of the river and extreemly gentle.   
  • we saw but few buffaloe in the course of this day, tho' a greater number of Elk, deer, wolves, some bear, beaver, geese a few ducks, the party coloured covus, one Callamet Eagle, a number of bald Eagles, red headed woodpeckers &c.   
  • the Fieldses (Field, Joseph and Reubin) arrived at dark with the flesh of two fine bucks, besides which they had killed two does since we passed them making in all 29 deer since yesterday morning. Collins (Collins, John) and Colter (Colter, John) did not overtake us this evening.
  • August 3, 1806
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  • Lewis, Meriwether
June 10, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Grape vines Run over the trees &C.—    at 10 oC we passed Deer Creek on the Right    we passed the 2 Charlitons (Chariton (Charliton, Shariton) River) River on the North Side, those Rivers are navigable Some Distance up & the Mouths are near together    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) killed a 〈Deer〉 Buck little above    We Camped on South Side of the River    Capts went hunting, Several men with them. Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed a Deer.    the land is excelent, large praries along the South Side of the River.   
  • June 10, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 27, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • G Shannon (Shannon, George) killed one Deer to day.    we passed a prarie on The S. S.    we passd. many sand bars, the River very crooked; came about 15 miles & Camped on a bank of a high prarie, among a Grove of Cotten wood.   
  • M. and proceeded on, the land on the South side of the River, being covr'd with Forests, and appear'd very rich,—    We passed a Priari, laying on the South side of the River where we saw number of Deer & bear.    The River is very Crooked in this days route, we encamped on a Creek, near which is a high Priari, & along the bank of the River found a Grove of cottonwood Trees, the Two Men that had the horses for bringing in Game, did not return to us, One of our Hunters came in & brought a deer he had killed with him.— Cottonwood, Populus deltoides Marsh.
  • July 27, 1804
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
July 22, 1805 - Clark, William
  • I opened the bruses & blisters of my feet which caused them to be painfull    dispatched all the men to hunt in the bottom for Deer, deturmined my Self to lay by & nurs my feet.    haveing nothing to eat but venison and Currents, I find my Self much weaker than when I left the Canoes and more inclined to rest & repose to day. These men were not Suckcessfull in hunting killed only one Deer    Capt Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & the Party arvd. at 4 oClock & we all proceeded on a Short distance and Camped on an Island    the Musquitors verry troublesom this evening    G Drewyer (Drouillard, George) not knowing the place we Camped Continued on up the river.
  • In my absence the hunters had killed Some Deer & a Elk, one fusee found &c. &c.
  • July 22, 1805
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  • Clark, William
August 12, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • towards evening the hunters all came in had killed 3 deer and Seen Deer & a goat or antelope.    Some timber along the Shore.   
  • M. we had a hard shower of Rain, accompanied with thunder; We continued on, the current of the River running still more rapid; and had nearly overset one of our largest Canoes, towards evening, the hunters came in, and had killed 3 Deer, 1 fawn, & an Antelope, We halted, and took them on board our Canoes; & proceeded on, and passed some Smooth priaries, & Groves of timber lying on both sides of the River; & encamped at a smooth priari, with a Grove of timber on it, We came 14 Miles this day.—
  • August 12, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
March 27, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • Deer Island
  • Two small canoes went on ahead to Deer island (Deer Island) , in order to kill some game by the time we should come up.
  • March 27, 1806
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
March 20, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • I made a calculation of the number of elk and deer killed by the party from the 1st of Dec. 1805 to the 20th March 1806, which gave 131 elk, and 20 deer.
  • March 20, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
May 15, 1806 - Clark, William
  • M without killing any thing except a fiew Grows. they saw but few deer. Some bear Sign. Frazur (Frazer, Robert) Jo.
  • M. on their way to the leavel uplands to run and kill the deer with their horses and Bows and arrows. Some of them were also provided with deers heads Cased for the purpose of decoying the deer.   
  • Those people hunt most Commonly on horse back Seround the Deer or Goat which they find in the open plains & kill them with their arrows. tho' they Sometimes hunt the deer on foot & decoy them.   
  • May 15, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
July 17, 1806 - Clark, William
  • Lower Deer Creek (Beaver River)
  • Lower Deer Creek (Beaver River)
  • Lower Deer Creek (Beaver River)
  • July 17, 1806
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
October 19, 1804 - Gass, Patrick
  • While out hunting yesterday I saw about three hundred goats, and some buffaloe. Deer are not so plenty here as lower down the river; but elk, buffaloe and goats, are very numerous. Four hunters went out to day and in the evening returned with 7 deer and three elk. We encamped on the north side.
  • October 19, 1804
  • Journals
  • Gass, Patrick
October 19, 1804 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Whitehouse Friday October 19th    This morning being clear, we sent our Hunters out, and proceeded on our Voyage with a fair Wind; we passed a Creek, lying on the South side of the River, as we passed along we saw a great quantity of Buffalo, Elk, and deer in gangs, We came too in the Evening, and encamped on the North side of the River, our hunters returned, and brought with them 3 Elk & 7 deer—which they had killed this day
  • October 19, 1804
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
September 29, 1805 - Clark, William
  • men Sick as usial, all The men that are able to at work, at the Canoes    Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed 2 Deer Colter (Colter, John) killed 1 Deer, the after part of this day worm    Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) very Sick, and most of the men complaning very much of ther bowels & Stomach
  • September 29, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
May 20, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Soon after Labuche (Labiche, François) returnd. with the flesh of a large black taild. Deer which he had killd. but the Deer are Scarse & verry wild.    rained the greater part of the day.—
  • May 20, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
May 29, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Bailey (Deer) Creek
  • P.M. 4 4 44 Double altitude of ☉ L Limb   71° 24' 00" Cap Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) observed meridean altitude of ☉ U L—back observation with the octant & artificeal horozen—    gave for altitude on the Limb 38° 44' 00"    ☉ octant Error 2 0 0 + had the Perogues loaded and all perpared to Set out at 4 oClock after finishing the observations & all things necessary    found that one of the hunters had not returned, we deturmined to proceed on & leave one perogue to wate for him, accordingly at half past four we Set out and came on 4 miles & camped on the Lbd Side above a Small Creek Called Deer Creek (Bailey (Deer) Creek) , Soon after we came to we heard Several guns fire down the river, we answered them by a Discharge of a Swivile on the Bow Course to day & Distance 29 May N. 54° W, 2 ms. to pt.
  • N. 78° W 2 ms. to pt. Lbd. Sd.    pd. Deer Creek (Bailey (Deer) Creek)   4   The swivel gun was a small cannon widely used by armies, navies, and fur traders in this period.
  • May 29, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
September 11, 1806 - Ordway, John
  • Drewyer (Drouillard, George) killed a large deer.    we then procd. on.    one of the hunters killed a deer from his canoe.   
  • September 11, 1806
  • Journals
  • Ordway, John
June 24, 1804 - Floyd, Charles
  • Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) [WC: & my self] went hunting    Kild one Deer [WC: & a Turkey]    passed a Creek on the North Side Called Charriton Creek (Greasy (Rest, Rush) Creek)    it is about 30 yards wide    passed a Creek on the Same Side Called the Creek of the Bad Rock (Big Shoal Creek)    it is not far below the other    it is about 15 yards wide    the Land is High and well timberd    ouer Hununters Killed 8 Deer    water Good    made 13 miles    encamped on the South Side    the Land is Good first Rate Land, [WC: On this pt. of the River we observe feeding on the Banks & the adjasent 〈Monday〉 Praries—    imince Hurds of Deer, Bear is also plenty in the bottoms.]
  • June 24, 1804
  • Journals
  • Floyd, Charles
May 10, 1805 - Clark, William
  • examined the arms &c. of the party found all in good order. Three mule deer, two Buffalow & 5 beaver killed, 3 of the mountain ram Seen.
  • Side    water Strong N. 45° E. 1 ¼ to the upper part of Some timber in a bend to the Lard Side, at which place we camped   4 ¼   The mule Deer Described in Book No. 8 A reference to a description of the mule deer in Clark's (Clark, William) notebook journal Voorhis No. 2 (no. 8 in Clark's (Clark, William) original numbering system), dated March 11, 1806.
  • May 10, 1805
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
May 30, 1804 - Clark, William
  • Deer (Grindstone, Panther) Creek (Mo.)
  • Deer (Grindstone, Panther) Creek (Mo.)
  • Apparently the same as Grindstone Creek (Deer (Grindstone, Panther) Creek (Mo.)) , below; see n. 8.
  • May 30, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
September 16, 1804 - Clark, William
  • This Camp is Situated in a butifull Plain Serounded with Timber to the extent of ¾ of a mile in which there is great quantities of fine Plumbs— The two men detachd up the White river (White River) joined us here & informed that the [river] as far as they were up had much the appearance of the Missourie (Missouri River)    Som Islands & Sands little Timber Elm, (much Signs of Beaver, Great many buffalow) & Continud its width, they Saw & well as my Self Pine burs & Sticks of Birch in the Drift wood up this river, They Saw also Number of Goats Such as I Killed, also wolves near the Buffalow falling [fallow] Deer, & the Barking Squrels Villages    Capt. Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) went to hunt & See the Countrey near the Kamp    he killed a Buffalow & a Deer Cloudy all day    I partly load the empty Perogue out of the Boat. I killed 2 Deer & the party 4 Deer & a Buffalow 〈who〉 the we kill for the Skins to Cover the Perogus, the meet too pore to eat.
  • September 16, 1804
  • Journals
  • Clark, William
May 1, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Some of the party went out to hunt.    they killed one buffaloe one Deer 2 beaver and one Goose.    the party camped opposite to where I lay all night    the man who was with me killd a Deer.   
  • M. we came too, (the wind being so high) and Stopped in a bottom of Timber'd lands, lying on the South side of the River,—    One of our Canoes stopping on the opposite side of the River, on account of the Wind, where she lay all night, the Men in it suffering much, on account of the Cold; Some of the party went out hunting, and killed One Buffalo, One deer, 2 Beaver, and a Goose; The Men that was with the Canoe killed a Deer.—    we encamped at this place having come 15 Miles this day.— Entries in Whitehouse's (Whitehouse, Joseph) original version of his journal resume.
  • May 1, 1805
  • Journals
  • Whitehouse, Joseph
May 16, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Some of the men wounded a large panther in this bottom, as he was coverring up a deer which he had killed not long before.    about 12 oClock Sergt Ordway (Ordway, John) killed a cabberree or antelope, a Specie of our goats.   
  • we halted a fiew minutes at a bottom on N. S. and killed 2 buffaloe, 3 Deer and one buffaloe calf.    Camped on the S. S. at a bottom covered with timber.   
  • All hands were employed, in opening the Goods, to get them thoroughly dried before we packet them up again,—    Some of the Men after they had finished opening the Goods, went a hunting.—    they wounded a large Panther, in the bottom which we were encamped in, as he was covering up a deer which he had killed a short time before.—    About 2 o'Clock P.
  • May 16, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 9, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • George Shannon (Shannon, George) joined us who had been lost 3 days.    he had killed 3 buck Deer, which was fat.    he brought in the Skins & a little meat.    Capt.
  • we proceeded on.    took on bord a deer which one of the hunters killed.    we Saw no game worth notice except a fiew deer.   
  • Captain Lewis (Lewis, Meriwether) & 3 of our party 〈here〉 left us here & set out to go by land a long distance up the River, in order to look out the best way for us to proceed, & to find out the Snake (Shoshone Indians) nation of Indians.—    We then proceeded on a small distance, & took on board one of the Canoes, a Deer which one of the hunters had killed & left on the bank of the River also; We saw no Game, excepting a few deer, which were in the bend of the River.   
  • August 9, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 1, 1804 - Ordway, John
  • Shields (Shields, John) went out a short time and killed & brought in a Deer; the wind from S. E. Jo. Fields (Field, Joseph) killed & brought in a Deer.
  • August 1, 1804
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  • Ordway, John
July 7, 1805 - Clark, William
  • Some rain in the after part of the day    in the evining the hunters returned with three buffalow Skins two goat Skins, four Deer Skins, two deer, & 3 wolve Skins, to be used in Covering the boat Canoes & to make mockersons, one Elk also killed to day
  • July 7, 1805
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  • Clark, William
September 8, 1805 - Gass, Patrick
  • One of our hunters had remained out all night, at noon we halted and they all came in, having killed an elk and a deer. At 2 we proceeded on again, and had a cold, wet and disagreeable afternoon, but our road or way was level along the valley. Having travelled 20 miles, we encamped and our hunters came in, one of whom had killed a deer, and another had caught two mares and a colt, which he brought with him.
  • September 8, 1805
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  • Gass, Patrick
August 28, 1806 - Gass, Patrick
  • The Commanding Officers wishing to procure and taken down with them the skeltons of some mule deer, and cabre; and knowing that there were but few of those animals lower down the river, continued here the remainder of the day, and sent out six or eight hunters; who returned at night without finding any of the wished for animals, but killed some fat buffaloe and common deer.
  • August 28, 1806
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  • Gass, Patrick
September 4, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • we [de]scended the mountain down a rough rockey way and along through a large thicket of bolsom fer timber in which we killed a dozen fessents then descended down in to a large valley on a branch and halted to dine    our hunter killed a Deer.    Saw fresh Indian Sign.    we Eat our deer.    our Indian guide (Old Toby) and the young Indian who accompanied him Eat the paunch and all the Small guts of the Deer.   
  • they tell us that we can go in 6 days to where white traders come and that they had Seen bearded men who came a river to the North of us 6 days march but we have 4 mountains to cross before we come on that River.    our hunters killed another Deer this evening.    Came [blank] miles to day and pitched our Camp on the plain near the Creek on the right of the Indians lodges.   
  • we then set out & ascended a mountain; not having had any thing to eat this day, the snow lay on the Mountain; so that it stuck to our Moccasins, The air was very cold, and made our fingers ache, We descended the Mountain; down a rough rockey way,—    through a large thicket of balsam fir timber, in which we killed one dozen Pheasants, We then descended into a large Valley, to a branch of Water; where we halted to dine.    our hunters killed a Deer, & told us that he had seen fresh signs of Indians.    We eat our deer, & our Indian guide (Old Toby) and a young Indian of the Snake (Shoshone Indians) Nation that attended him, eat the paunch & small guts of it.   
  • September 4, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph
August 3, 1805 - Whitehouse, Joseph
  • Clark (Clark, William) walked on Shore a Short time and killed a Deer.    the River verry crooked and filled with Islands.    proceeded on.    Saw 2 deer little a head, one of the hunters went after them and killed a panther on an Island.   
  • Saturday August 3rd    A Clear morning, & we set out on our Voyage early, Captain Clark (Clark, William) walked on Shore a short time, and killed a Deer.—    We halted our Canoes, and took the Deer on board, and then proceeded on, We find the River very crooked, and filled with Islands.   
  • August 3, 1805
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  • Whitehouse, Joseph

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