Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1845-09-19
GAME AND FALL SPORTS.

Virginia il aliye with game this wear We doubt il any
part the United States the settled Western
States vie with her. P0rHidses superintendent:
There was little last winter. and consequently
there left unusual supply of old birds 10 breed from:
heavy ia July August through
out Virgins the young partr,dses abound and
~ orw FOR But. dseeardng their precocious
size. the and generous sportsman with the gum will
not disturb them before the 0h 18th October: BY that
time their wing feathers hardened and they have an
oppo uniy OF getting OF lis way: To ki them on the
wing after the 18th October docs credit the shoot.
ers skill and the bird itself especially hung up for "a
hours in the feathers without gning) is dainty upon
which Queens might make past: But shoot them be-
fore the 10Th Octubcrb5foe tie irosis have subducd ho
weeds nduatcd the wing feathers OF the bird and when
your Pointer snu Trail from the heat and rank
ness Of vegetation, is murder, baIbarous murder.
SoRA.
Richmond and the county below tide, abound
with this exquisite bird, the greatest mystery Orni-
thoogy, aud the delicious To the gour-
and Sora we unde rsiand ever plenty in this region
are this year unusually plenty We hear Of very ndf
ferent shots las gallant friend Chesterfield Colonel
who kill their 50 a day, a bird at time. real good
shot, we suspect, might carry wide in the marshes a
Chesterfield HenrcO, Charles City and Prince George
These BIRDS If they could he got London, would sell
for their weight in silver at least Tor Lord Mayors
FEAST But unluckly, they abide with but about siI
weeks-from the last of August the 10Th October ci
the first hard frost. They disappear then, and
more heard Of until the August. Where they come
IRON, and where they when irlst comes Is no NOR,
known than where the wind comes from, whittier i
goeh That they cannot fly tar u certain becau the,
wings are short, and they sud 60 away fat that
they may like the Ricebrtd times he run down by
n man on foot We understand Sergeant Crane Of tile
Star, s vi opinion that they the frogs which make
such racket in the ponds the Spring His reasoning
ia support Uf the theory, quite Philosophical and
Joyous: :" IT, Gays the Sergeant as "" all know y tie
tact grub turns, June. II Junebug, why may not
SOfa. IN October turn to Frog! The SeTgeunt en-.
largng upon this unique aud ia"c!u conception, il
cusomed grow und TO den'and ut his auditor
tDkaf becomes of the Sofn IN October, 1t they do moi
meiamOrpho.e into frogs
Itmay be Sergeant Crane thinks non nos,Um faHfa
eOrnpos,Js:-FOr ourselves shall eats SspcmIe
with tie less relish, thai may have been frog IN
March and may be again October! Ii the Sergeant
pec TO knock down the market by Iis J1se, which We
presume be tue aim Of hs specu!aon- hope he will
lind himself mistaken.
sqURRELs-IIEr.-Or,srN s.
Ia this game tie whole country abouuds; ahd VIC are sat
is6ed that to have unusualy hard winter from
the immense Of he Jeras nafsrae aud c great
supplies ofgrnpes, chnquePn'. aeorn' hickory nu,s ehcs
and persmmons, provided fr them by nature. Ther,
- 40 sufer rule Of weather val nation than this.
DEEE AyD TulAsssrs.
The mountains glad to hear abound with TN.
game than they have done the hard a
80 81 and 81 -. They have been reproduced by
raj mid winters, the most abundant quantities.
Bat mouBtain f,nj- Imagine thut shes
have q monopoly Of Venison OF Phcasonts either The,
are plentiful in various lOwlnnd counties lu Chesterfield
opp Jse RichmDnd-and meImcs running into Janie.
River In sight of Richmond there are probsrt, m.i,
deer Than in the county Of Monroe. 10 jaime, Cy coun-
ty-the fret seHied county 81 Nugioia-ihcrc ruou
deer ihs % in any county ct Virginia 10 b. -lc.
TYRERS.
To oil spousmen sfnirg about To arm, Tor rhe Fa
campaign, let warmly recommend Tyfor's cOmpier