The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-06-22
LIE Gun.
PIgeon-Shoot at Oakland-A Poor Game

PIgeon-Shoot at Oakland-A Poor Game
Law.
AT the next session of the Legislature many
changes in the game law Will in all probability
be made AS it now stands ducks can be shot
at any time of the year, and the result is the
almost extinction OF the mallard, which Is I'm
doubleday the finest OF the game birds indigenous
to California. Several letters have been received
at this Office descriptive OF the slaughter OF hun
dredS OF mallard ducks In The marshes which
margin the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers,
and particularly In the vicinity Of Suisun
From AlYso and AlyaTado reports are that
the parent BIRDS VIII ich nesting at this season
of the year. are flushed By huntine-dogs and shot
down by men who complain In the winter
season Of the scarcity of game. The dove Is
another game bind which needs protection until
the month OF August. The game law gives hunt
eTs the right 10 shoot these bltds after tDe ISL
OF June, and IL Is a well-known TACT mat Win
few exceptions doves are nesting until July,
after which time the young birds are able 10
take care of themselves.
During This month The birds go IN pairs. which
IS sign that they are nesting OF caring Tor the
lille ones, who are not sufficiently strong TO look
after their own interests. The pot-hunter OF
course, would not hesitate moment IN shooting
down a bird from It's nest, but then there Is
another class OF men recognized as spOrtSmen
who might use better Judgment and not modest
any game fowl at this season, which should be
Tghtlully closed against all classes OF men WHO
enjoy outings with gun and dog.
The State STortsmens Association has issued
an address to the sportsmen OF the State N when
the question OF game preserve IS treated at
length The address is introduced by the follow
ing teTse paragraph:
This pamphlet is issued by the Sportsmen's Pro-
tective Association Of California for the purpose Of
directing the attention Of sportsmen to the game
preserve EVIL which has worked Its way among us
excites alarm for the future Of true sportsman
ship in the mind OF every man who has It's best in
( terestS Al heart
Then follows a lengthy treatise on the usurpa-
| tons OF wealthy shooting clubs, which have OBJ
| tanned control OF all the most valuable hunting
grounds OF the State. The objects OF the assoca'
tiOn are stated TO be ''the abolition OF game pre-
serves, the enforcement OF existing game laws
aud TO secure the enactment OF such further laws
as may be deemed necessary and wise; the pro-
lection OF The game and nsh now IN the STATE
the introduction and propagation Of such desiTa-
bic game, animals, birds and fish as may flourish
IN tie State, If init oduced; the encouragement
OF field sports among It's members, and 10 secure
TO all lovers OF the TUd and gun such rights, PRIV
ieges and pleasures as come within The PROV
ince of an association of spoftsmen." The ad-
dress closes by appealing TO all Interested IN
field sports to use their individual and combined
efforts in fl Illustrating the plans oil lie wealthy
clubs
An Eastern writer, commenting on club
shoot held at Hartford, Coun., recently remarks:
During the shoot to-day nearly all the men shot
with their guns 10 the shoulder before calling pull
and all knowing from which trap and in what direc
ton the targets would 90. This, would think,
should be changed. because, to make It field
shooting possible the shooter should never know
upon which quarter the target viii spring In field
shooting can't tell what course bird Will take
when fush ed. Therefore if the marksman can't
always what flight IS to come and just where
the target will he sprung FROM il will make 1t rather
awkward for him at TrSt In the field fail TO see
| why practicing at inanimate targets should hurt
ones live pigeon shooting, if the shooter has five
traps set al different angles and IS unaware which
| trap Will be sprung,
The San Francisco Gun Club held It's fifth
shoot OF the season at Oakland trottng track,
yesterday afternoon. The weather was cool and
favorable and the birds few swiftly. Many
sports were il attendance, while the Outheld was
lined with small bows, all eager 10 Dlck I'D Inc
wounded birds that dropped outside OF The limits.
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