The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1888-11-22

shortly pour hot shot Into the feathered
hosts OF the Chesapeake, Tho shop keep
era, who handle hporamtn'a supplies, tell
me that the demand for outfits has been
unusually large this fall aud that tho
most prominent mon IN Washington arc
among their customers, About the mid
die Of September the ducks commence
migrating southwark, A number arc
shot along tho Connecticut aud Long
Island shores and on tho North river. The
varieties arc black duck, teal, and a few
mallard, wood and plntail ducks and
widgeon, The best dueking grounds AFRO
on the shores OF Chesapeake bay, narne.
CAT Bay, Great South hay, and along the
coast OF Maryland, Virgu0h aud North
Carolina, In these place the canvas.
backs, redheada and broad4billa, besides
many varieties Of less value for tho table,
abound, Epioures consider the canvas
hacks the finest In flavor, and the red
heads and %broadbilla next, Tho ducks
that reach tho markets Of this city from
inland points, and tho nearby shooting
resorts, come In small qualities but tho
great dueking grounds Of tho South,
where the professional duck shooters
work, send on their feathered Victims by
the carload,
Although the season n open and several
parties are out, the good sport II only Just
beginning, and win not DO NJ ia best
until tho nrat OF November Many Of tho
duck shooters Of Washington are members
OF tho different duck clubs, These clubs
" portions Of the best shooting grounds
aud have club rooms supplied with all OF
the luxurlea Of town life, A few years
ago the dueking grounds were open 10 all
oomera, but now all OF the choice looa-
lions have been purchased by the clubs
and are reserved for their members, Tho
clubs are regularly organized stock com
paniea,and several ofthom have prospored
no that their stock which was originally
worth $500 u share, IL now valued ate5,O0O
per share, Tho clubs keep q number OF
skilled attendants In readiness 10 take
members out, and have complete supplies
Of all Of the necessary apparatus aud
equipments, Among the best known
clubs are tho Currituok, the Aeoomaok,
the Maohipongo, and the Narrowa Island,
There are u great many small clubs NJ
Havro do Grace, along the shores Of tho
Chesapeake Bay, NJ Carrituek Sound,
North Carolina, and NJ BarnoRat Some
Of the best points on Long Island ara
taken up by clubs aud private Individuals,
sledgo Island, ~ B%arnogat, h owned by
Mr.. l., W. Warner, ofNew York, He N
great duck shooter and takes a party OF
friends down with him nearly every week
during the duck season,
Tho members Of the duck clubs and
other 6portamen who have the means,
keep u small arsenal OF guns and have
elaborate outfits. Their guns aro Of the
latest London make and cost from 300 10
$500 apiece. They are broechloAdors
and carry extra cartridges In magazine
IN the stock, By simple moyemonA
the empty shell IA thrown out after n dis.
charge, and u full one put In ita place
automatically, For general shooting y
i0.gauge gun ~ used, and occasionally IN
s'gaugo Is employed. Tho gunnors from
the rural districts OF Connecticut, Long
Island and New Jersey ufo an patterns
and elzoa Of guns from n iG-g0ugo 10 a 10.
gauge, Professional shooters on thoduck
grounds use nothing smaller than n 10.
gauge gun and somo Of them employ an
s.gauge gun for distant ahota, They even
resort 10 punk and swivel guns, which
they load with several ounces OF powder
and half pound Of shot. These guns
work terrible destruction, killing q hun.