The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-09-24
QUAIL AND DUCK.
How Some Hunters Procure Large
Bags of Game.
l.Climbing Under Searching Suu-Excel.
lent Sport to Be Had in ths Whey ards.
The Suisun Marshes.

Sportsmen who tramped the hills last Sum-
day in quest of fur and feather report hay
ing enjoyed genuine warm outing.
Old Sol had apparently benefited by a
good nights rest tor his face beaned brill.
iantly when it peeped over the eastern
horizon and shed It's rays like halo over the
country.
AS the luminous orb assembled to its zenith
the heat became exceedingly oppressive, and
the gentlemen who had anticipated a pie IS
ant days shooting on quals and rabbits be-
gan to seek the comfort afforded by the will
low trees whose branches shade the bab-
bling brook from the scorching rays of q
September sun.
OF the many dogs of high and low pedi-
grees that accompanied their masters on
pleasure bent there has not been single
instance mentioned of either pointer. setter.
spaniel or cur having completed a half days
work on quails or rabbits. The very hunters
who boast of their staying qualities
"petered" out even beforestheir faithful
CANNES felt disposed to take TO water.
''sNoozE" HUNTERS.
At this season of the year, when Jupiter
PiuVius is buSily engaged lubricating the
rusty hinges of his aged fi0od-gates PREF ara
tory to the grand opening which is annually
welcomed by the inhaiers of nauseating and
deathly sewer-gases, the average metropoli-
tan ortsman finds that THE pleasure" to
be derived from quai-shooting can be
more thoroughly realized in quiet snooze
meath a weeping willow during the heat OF
the day than stumbling on the hill-sides
over rocks and brambles in the vain attempt
to keep pace with headstrong pointer or
setter.
This " average" sportsman, although not
as ambitious as his associate, who is known
as true " sportsman, Invariably returns
with the larger bag Of game. Although in
general appearance and makeup the
" snoaZe" hunter is similar to the man who
scours the canyons and kills his own birds,
still he invariably gives himself away when
explaining 10 his friends how he grdSsed
swift-soing taller OF stopped the fight of an
old rooster crossing from right to left If
trigger will acknowledge that his shells are
invariably loaded with wind " in lieu of
powder, and silver" in the place Of lead
A SINGULAR ACCIDENT.
Dan Ryan, Tom Lerhiman, Dominick
Coyne, j. Carroll and Pete Conway of SOU
wester-hat fame returned from hunt after
rabbits and quail in the hills east of Baden
last Sunday. Mr. Coyne was high bag hav-
ing killed fifteen cotton-tails and six quail.
Pete Conway, according to Mr.. Miles. his
foreman, would have tied the leader had it
not been for an accident which happened
his magnificent fowllng-piece.a The gun was
imported from the city Of Limerick and is
of very fine material and workmanship.
When the sport was at its highest notch
and the shooting was rapid, Mr.. Conway
fortunately discovered that the barrels had
begun to melt from the effects of the Excess
sive heat, with the result that he was COM
PEELED to discontinue shooting and watch
his friends during the balance Of the day
miss and hit game
+. Drinkbouse and l.. b. Cooper had
splendid days shoot on quail and snipe last
Sunday near Niles. Tie sportsmen Shot
over two well-trained pointers, and came
home with fifteen "Englishmen" and four
dozen California partridge.
WAITING FOR TIE RAIN.
Mr. Campbell, who is the prond owner of
a grand kennel Of Irish settlers, will not in
augurate his seasons shooting until after
the first rain.
al Hall and friend will try their luck
next Sunday in Sonoma County.
MesSrS. Stacknool and Spencer, two of
the best al-r0und shots in this city, met with
very inferior sport last Sunday. They
hunted over new fields where birds were
few and far between.
Al Neuman and Al Wilson scattered shot
broadcast amoUg the quails in the vicinity of
Sonoma last Sunday. The sportsmen left
this city on the day previous, and on the
Sabbath morning they happened upon sew
eral large bevies in the vineyards. Their
bag summed up seven dozen.
Hunters leaving this city for the interior
will do well to ask for hunters ticket be-
fore taking their departure, otherwise the
baggagc-masters will charge a good stiff
price for dogs placed in their care.
DUCKS BEGINNING TO ARRIVE.
According to hunters who have recently
visited the Suisun marshes, ducks are al
ready putting in an appearance, aud the in
dications for good shooting this winter are
very favorable.
Last Sunday the largest number of hunt
ers of the season returned from San Bruno
and vicinity. Three hundred guns were
counted and the owners were packed like
sardines in a box in single car. 1t is said
that the company will put on AN extra car
next year.
A week from to-day it will bs lawful 70
hunt and kill quail in Marin County
MeSsrs. de Long, Miller and Pacheco will
not allow any one to hunt on their estates
this season without permit.