New-York tribune., 1881-11-21
TIE SEASON F0R GAME.

AMONG sPoRTsNrEN IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
THE SUPPLY OF CA>vAs-BACK, BRANT AND
OTHER GAME FOR THE HOLIDAY MARKET
IFRoM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OFTHE TRIBUSE.l
MALAGA, n. j., Nov. 19.-With the waning
Of the year the hunting to its height. On
the gray hills and the eaess cOpses OF the valleys ths
frequent sound the gun heard and in the markets
Of the great cities rich stores OF game feathered and
furry bespeak fruits Of the sportsman's skill Ihe
Thanksgiving turkey OF the quiet farnyard Will be sur
rounded by Kin from the meadow and wood ana
the goose that adorns the holiday board will have the
companionshp distant cousins from che bay ana tae
shore. Here, Ia the Jersey barrens," am also IN
a sportsman's paradise. There are fe" other
localities the metropohs tha'
offer such inducements to the owner Of
a fowling piece. few years ago It was not an uncom'
mon thing for mounted parties chase the Wild deer Ia
these thick pine woods. In Cumberland and Atlantic
Counties deer still TO be found but law now forDids
their destruction In three years more the law VII Do
come imperative, and the royal sport OF the chase
will be revived Meanwhile Of smaller game there is
plenty. Squirrels and rabbits abound, as gutted mar
kes now testify The opossun, table deicacy Oi nc
mean rank is his native heath" but Is more
frequently trapped than shot But Is, OF course oi
feahered game that wJersey and the near by country
boasts most There still many Vheasants or ruiied
grouse found here. They seem To have thrlVen In
the hot dry weather the past and early au
tuun for they found D unusually fine condition.
Woodcock too are fairly plentiful. although last springs
heavy aud continuous raius destroyed many Of their
nests and prevented incubation. stiu their familiar
whrr is TO be heard in almost every thickes
and close covert, where they feed upon the rlpened
seeds The familiar quail il scarce this year Ii Is not
ike wOodcock migratory but stays with US the year
round And 80 it happened that the long, severe cold
and heavy SHOWS NJ last winter almost eGtermnated
here The hunter ths fall tramps ucAessy over helda
where year ago scores OF fine birds would have
scampercd or futtered OF every side. dozen birds
a rich days harvest, where ordinarily nun
dred would have been taken. Then, too, no mercy IS
shown them by spOrtsmeu. They are slaughtered night
and left In season and out OF season. PhiIadephD
paper said the other day that there here ten gunner
Tor every quail and the eNaggeratOn was not great
The result will be practical e1terininatl0h- l.,
Southern Jersey il not the fine woods, bu
marshes Of the coast and the Delaware River shore
There. At the crack Of gun cloud 9t game ari1es
species the duck tribe there In bOunteous pfOs
ion thst rccks not 0f exhaustion. Many a the
creeks running into Bruega and Egg IiarbOr ana Della
ware Bays have seen bnatmen paddle nOlrcrs-y on N
the early morning return before nghtail with boats
filled high aud with feathered freight There
are methods OF shooting, or ralntr oi gettlhg
Chance to shoot the game Some drilt In tbeu boats,
hidden under punches of grass and straw. some use
decOy ducks Some luTk IN the mud aud tall sedse
grass Of the marshes. But all get plenty of game.
The canyas-back duck is popularity might say
provcrbalycs ecmed the best Ol the wild fowl Of the
duck tribe Certainly Is fN orite WIN markelmch on
OF the excellent keeping qualities O It's hlm Du1
rich and juicy flesh. Equally is II avorlte IN the ey-
cures trdcr With the sportsman II Is not 80 much uf
iayorite being the last In the fal the nrst 10
in early spring. and Que of the hardest 10 take at
any time Sti - per pair IL brings IN mar
ket cause be sought with diligence. Brsnt are
plentiful usual although The season for them has not
fairly reached height These delicious birds appear
to be better appreciated at home than abroad hence,
while they are universal faNOrltes on the tables oi
dwellers along shore they are comparatively scarce
in the markets OF the great cities lhen
tiny cousins the teals, much III demand,
but are at this very scarce here. They speud tho
winter in the far SOUTH and only here while
their voyage Widgeon and mallard ducks too, are
scarce The most plentiful especially Ou the Delaware
shore are the redheads and bldckhoIds. Yesterday AT
Howe's Cove Gloucester, they were being slaugh
tered by hundreds aud by thousands Unlike tue eau
back which only the delicate roots of the wild
celery they the leaves and stalk of the plant
Iruce tueir rich delicate and spicy
flavor other. But they not so shy nor so easily
alarmed by report of gun. and are more easily
made the prey OF tne hunter Although smaller In size
than the canVas-backs, they are very bold and pug.
nacous aud quickly drive nruders from their feeding
grounds OF smaller fry OF salt water game birds,
snipe poyer curew and the ike, the supply shows no
gus being depleted by the inrOads OF countless gun
ners who come here for pleasure or for prohI