The sun., 1889-12-01
RARE SPORT WITH THE GUN.
REED r0W1t 1Ho01TNa ar ITs BEST
ALONG THB ATLANTIC COAST.

srsN CerrefPohdents OF The sun.
The close season in Maine for ruffet
aTouae commences Dec. (: in New Jersey Dec
l5. Tho woodoock shooting in New Jersey also
closes ct the Same date.
We are informed BY Mr.. John r. Ropes o.
Norfok. Virginia, VINO controls the shooting on
Little Island. She'll Island. and Beach Island
that rumon OF the lease Of those grounds By
private club is without foundation. Capt L
\. Andrews,pt Little Island has charge OF the
property, Which 10 reached from Norfolk by
rail to Virginia Beach. thence by conveyance,
q distance OF some fifteen miles The charges
are 50 per gun for the shooting privilege. and
- for board. and lodging: the same amount for
sorvlces OF boatman and decoya Tho Islands
comprise one Of the best wild fowl territories
n Virginia
ohinootoegue Island. another famous haunt
for wild fowl In Virginia, is within easier reach
0f New York. Moreover. It 10 doubtful II botter
shooting cGn be found. even in less accessible
waters Indeed. for positive assurance Of
sport. Il IL that point nearest this town where
a can be found, From ChlncoteaGue to Cape
Charles, distance Of some ffty miles, are nu-
Inerous sounds and bays. marshes and creeks
In which are found all sorts Of ducks and great
gangs Of wild geese. Comfortable quarters
maybe obtained at Chincoteague: but for OK
eursiona % the southward. whero more primi-
tive condisons prevail the sportsman should
provide himself with a commissariat moro In
harmony Eith his own rather than with the
somewhat crude diet which he will nnd In the
little hsmlets which here and there are found
On the coast Chincoteaaue and the waters to
the southwark within the limits mentioned
may be positively recommended as sure to pro-
vide ample wild fowl shooting. From reports
which we have printed from there. It is an
pouncod that ducks bave commenced to arrive
IN considerable number.
"A correspondent who has recently shot In
Delaw1Ens ,n and MSSrySend SylS reHorts no upland
fhroush virginia to The North Carolina line he
found the QUAIL small but very plentiful
Above all the States in tho Union. with the
& SoSs S Eosana al SSss q e
BE- Eplend shSOtnG o ioE SFSs and email game
passed, the tastes Of all may be copionsly graf
lfed, Most Of this may be found within easy
cIoa9liest Of cities. possesses the advantage oi
a5solute non-interferenoe by municipal and
9eaf a s
Sas SS RroRd s H%sns Rs q En- az
Cote Blanche and Atehapalayo Bay. are found
which ioW into the bays over decoys. or In
duGouts padded by sp @ @esslstant It ts 20 ef.
propsllod, end suddenly emeFges from bshipd
numerous pockets, or pools. found at short
dstanees on the 6sy9uS The Wiz fowl rse IN
psrenced and @ e Rreedy 1Ss gunner
ndS T s1 snd sStisSgnE Mpld5d
crate until the approaeh. Of the breeding
Wind Ss fairly Rddsn b. the ss 81 'eS q
The water Of the bays and bayous within the
limits above named abound n red ash. Sleeps
In addition e The use Of desoys and si. duseats.
xiii S s eWDSyf1 Ws e be
SSsS sSsSfs
aa lures when svaied Of foIIs destraction. G @ on.
saeh one o sHlsts back Gf yer%ilion Bay. and
r. sssvs Ssqs mean @ shs sSoPe .ns New f5sris.
. district; Morec;yssF; M + Is the haunt 81 a
The English snine 10 those parts is hunted BY
the native sportsmen on horseback. He Is
% snSe e With lom yfs e E6 w@Sen h Ss
and kills right and left with a precision and
those iSuItiess shots, trained 10 shoot in % their
fashion, might make 10 one Of our tourna-
they are at the season when found in Lou.
isjHna full grown. vigorous specimens. the ad-
The eHieafe Large yeiioW legs @ abeS6d @ Eni and IN
,H ,Ssa most L ts d'fS saSS.b Of I'll fbs GssSS ShGss
Diet I@psTtst to thS hosh q that birG
tn
years Its arrival is looked forward to By such
9s marking the expansion Of an horizon which
Union. MoreboGsS, Wac6tta. 'Sp' and Caldwell
&c. The shooting OF quail on thofe sections
free from thickets, swamps, and woodland ,is
solo rouge ofthe birds when flushed. Sportamon
walk on either side OF those barriers. When
1es Fcns out aGy o RS
winter Of u vast number Of ducks.
:; East Of New Orleans, on the Louisville and
Nashville @ tharoad are several famous Wild
lookout. %e. AT Lake catharlne, in st, Fam.
Sear Besr mHy Ba f GU a II Wild
Within forty miles of New Orleans. since' the
Sio9in,g 81 Of .t the Benne Carr ereyasse; which
ipto and ireshen that OF Lake Ponchartrafn. |
the latter l, haS been restored to It's former
oroaker, u delicious fish which appears to be |
. species peculiar to the locality. Weakash |
are also taken there Of very large size. In |
the fresh water bayous. black bass. frequently
o. five pounds weight. are found IN profusion. }
which may be taken with the rod and reel, In
Its vicinity. contains body Of anglers who,
from ineessant practice. which unbounded op-
portunitieB afford are not excelled by those In
any other, portion Of the Union. On and about
the Chandaleur Isiands.. extending westward
70 Sabine Pass. the, fishing is superlatively
good. Spanish mackerel, pompano, sheeps-
head reddish red snapper tarpon, gropper
On the small outlying keys there is an I'm.
mense number OF raccoons and OF green turtle
In the season.
Amid such an abundance OF fish and game
sight inust not be lost OF the vicissiludes which
the sportsman has to encounter in order to
4vail OF II. Probably the country roads in
lower Louisiana during the winter season
reach the highest realization of the delirium
tremens Of l9eomotion; The rich aluyial soil
plishment. The vehicle In use Is called hack.
With two seats. At times the structure actually
some OF tho roads are bitches tilleh with water.