The morning call., 1890-11-30
GUN AND GAME.
Collisions Between Hunters and Game
Keepers.

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Collisions Between Hunters and Game
Keepers.
Although the rainy season has been de-
layed this year to rather late date, reports
from the adjacent marshes state that birds
of the webfoot species are becoming quite
plentiful. In the vicinity of Suisun several
large bags of mallard, spring and widgeon
ducks have been made within the past week.
The residents of Suisun, Vallejo, Benicia
and other towns within close proximity of
the duck preserves have begun to wage war
against the game-keepers who are employed
by the shooting clubs to keep outsiders off
the grounds.
Last Sunday a party OF hunters from Be-
ncia entered the demeSne and 6laZed away
at stray birds, when two keepers bounced
down upon the shooters, and after ordering
them to pack up their guns and git a
verbal Scrimmage enSaed, which terminated
with the dousing of a keeper in the slough
and the diSarmlng of sportsman Of his
shooting-irons.
For some reason the keepers have not
made an arrest this year, although they have
had ample opportunities to bring trespa5sers
before the courts. A sportsman. who re-
turned from SuiSun last Sunday, says that
the keepers have new method of prevent
ing the hunters from getting birds. When
sportsman enters the marsh without the
necessary permit from the club which has
of the property, keeper ! llows close be-
hind with long pole to which is attached
white flag. Any birds seen flying toward
the hunter are frightened from their line of
flight by the keeper, who waves his flag
until the game is well out of range of the
hunters gun. Rumor says that number
of local sportsmen from Benicia will pay
visit to the preserves of Suisun to-day, and,
if the keepers modest them, picnic, which
has not been advertised, will take place on
the mud flats.
Weeks Sport narrates the following:
'Some years ago / realized the greatness of
the angles TO which rifle ball Will glance
on the water. II was on little lake in
Canada the surface OF which was rough with
the wind blowing across my line OF sight. |
fired 3S-caiiber ball at a flock of geese some
200 yards distant. The bail struck the water
and ricOcheted off at an angle of at least 80
degrees to that of its original flight. Had
there been canoe on the course of its de-
fiected fight, lshould, before that shot, have
not nesitated in firing, but since then have
been very careful how have used rifle
when afeld or afloat. There is hole through
the casing of a window in the kitchen OF a
farmhouse near Lake ChamplaiD, where l
have stayed when trout fishing, which the
farmer made by firing d rifle at flock of
ducks in mill pond nearly quarter of a
mile from the house. As his good wife's
head was just below the hole the old man is
now careful to look beyond the mere object
aimed at"
The first hunters train Of the. season to
Alviso and way stations left this city last
night at II :45 o'clock. The railroad Off
cias state that the early morning train
which was run last year TO accommodate
hunters was not remuneratiye, and as a
consequence hunters who desire TO shoot on
the Algiso and Alvarado marshes this year
must take the above train, which is put on
purp0sely to accommodate theafer-goerS and
sportsmen. The officers of the San Fran
cisco and North Pacific Coast Railroad are
considering the putting on OF hunters
train which will run to Petaluma, leaving
hunters off at the different stations on the
Sonoma marshes. If such train will be
placed on the road this winter it will leave
this city at o'clock on Sunday mornings.
A New York exchange says: A remarka-
bic performance in trap-shoOtlng occurred
recently on the grounds OF the Carteret
Gun CLUB at Bergen Point. One of the best
trap-shoOterS of New York squatted on the
ground at thirty yards rise, with his back
toward the traps, his adversary giving the
signal to pull the trap for him. His eppo-
nent shot in the usual fashion at twenty
eight yards rise. The result of the match
was forty-0ne killed for the squatter and
forty for the man standing.
The following Sp0rtsmen OF Benicia have
organized branch OF the SportSmen's Pro-
tective Association and they agree to be
governed by tile constitution and bylaws
OF the central association located In this
city: August Croze, William Foley. f. c.
kirgan, b. Develin. e. w. Quinn, E. Renger,
N. j. Smith, John Ruane. Frank Bravo,
Frank Andrews, f. Hoffman, Charles Hoff-
man, George Boyle. William Hartnett Lewis
Apperman, William Moore, Fred Downey,
r. Newmarb, j. u. Barry, i. n Foreman
and Harry Downey.
The Sp0rtsEan's Protective Association
will meet next Tuesday evening at Knights
Of the Red Branch Hall. and as important
matters which will treat on the preserve
question will be discussed large attend
anee of members is requested.
The American wild turkey has been intro
duced on the various sporting estates of
lower Austria and Hungary, and is easily
acclimated.