New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-13
OUTDOOR SPORTS.
THE GAME LAWS.

The game laws of this State positively pro
INIT shooting hunting trapping on sunday under th
penalty OF SIS fine and 20 days Imprisonment, half t
npe to 80 10 the nfoer Section of the Law prohibits
the shooting Of Quas partrdCes until the Goth OF &c
topor while quail shooting is positively prohibited
kinSs Queens Suffolk and Richmond Counties at any
time for the next two years Section u prohibits inc
shooting Of Wild ducks Of any kind before oct ~ SEC
Non Is imposes penalty OF SIS upon every person uc
passing on private grounds, provided pubic "'ii's
against trespass is posted. Al, >,,v
In New-Jersey quail shooting is prohoi'ed "'" 49,
j The laws OF that State also very strict as''
licensed cunners, section stating that any -,
.han carry any gun ON lands not hts own, Wltheut W."
,a, Beense r tern1ission from the owners OF nU lp
erty he shall be liable g tne OF - Shoot yoodrckers
cbins neado,garks. and such class OF olts I'm
Ns 60 December snneS tser viii be mo duail-shootng
a., N1yy-Iersoy WOodcock may be Shot petNteh JnIS
- IsnDarv There is prohibition AGAINST snlpe-
VIE 80 Fleisb suipe are abundant in the
a,s,-s and swanps the borders 0 Long lsIiu
S ,ns6 and other shooting many spOrtsmen are visit
49, ~ line of he Orange and Alexandria Railroad IN
V1renia the old hattlCteds, from Cupepper 10 mnds'
lnii1r I'M quail rabbits, etc. There is fair shoot
80, Ty in Connecticut along the valley OF the Connec-
slcut River any of the hillside villages away rom
80 Stfe frnp the 1st OF October Good sport be
had too on the line Of the Erie Railroad from ~ 10 40
miles ont also the Morris and Essex route after the
The cold weather Of the past week will start the birds
On their annual flight southwark, and consequently,
robins and woodpeckers VIII be flying in abundance
about this time Wild pigeons have been numerous this
season especially along The borders Of the sound III Con-
nectcut The first flight is over. The robins 90 not
come In any numbers until the first frost.
The fishing season has been remarkably me IN some
TcsusCs and game FISH We're abundant IN August ana
FeIemhcr The best sport in October when the bass
~ nm season There are game laws Ia regard to fishing
except 70 taxing that all at liberty 10 use roo
and line Uuluckly for city fishermen the rivers pay
aud ncts n the immediate vicinity Of the metropolis
have become animated With the refuse maj ci
from gas, petroleum, and similar factories, mat the
FISH Ouy fTcqueut these waters when ocean winds pre-
Vail tor few days. There has been great falling of
an tine sport which noted Tor fish 70 years
ago Now must 60 outside 10 the bays Nihcl
wa the Long Island shores, or TO the creeks which rui
up from The sound, 90 have good fishing, eNcept,s be
fore stated after gale from the east or southeast
The places tor bass fishing are on COney ISan'
Creek. Biueh5h taken by trolling are scarce
1T present ana the hcepshcads in deep waters I'M
cold weather Will make bite sharply in the bay
about here Last week good fish taken OFT the Jer
sey CITY docks with crabbait and at Hoboken OF Berger
Point and Newark BAY fishing is fair, and goOd AZ Pei
ham Bridge WcstchesteT County. and along the docks a
IiyChsWOod and Astoria. AT the new docks IN GoWanu
Bay "a few dsh have been taken, but they do not bt
Sharply.