The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-08-03

city in having the Supervisors pass an or
dinance prohibiting the sale OF those blrds
during certain months OF the year, thous-
ands of young "flappers" would have been
shipped to these markets before the season
for duck shooting opened. Ii such laws
were passed in the other large cities the
spring shooters occupation would be no
more.
Captain Bogardus has written sketch OF
his life. Among many little devices IN the
art of shooting mentioned, the Captain tells
how TO lead bird so as 10 make sure OF the
game. To every experienced handler OF the
shotgun, the news will smack somewhat OF
the chestnut, but young ideas who are
learning how TO shoot may prUht by the 1ol-
lowing:
1t Is a well-known fact that one-halfi the shots
made IN the field are at birds which ny across
the sportsman, or go quarteflng OH from MIN,
and most OF the misses that occur are owing 10
the failure Of the shooter TO hold forward enough
so that the center OF the charge Will he upon he
bird when the shot reaches him. The center OF
the liue OF shot would reach the line of his flight
Just where he Will be when the line OF The shot
interseets his line of flight, not where he was
when the aim was made. AT fast flying cross
lug pigeon hold from eight to ten inches ahead;
at a quarterlng bird from three to four Inches.
AT bird going straight away close 10 Inc GROUND
hold right on; If rising shoot high. AT an IN
coming bird i shoot right at The head and rarely
fail TO XIII. In applying these principles In The
field the kind OF game, distance ana tne season Oh
| The year must all be taken Into account.
! The Calistoga Independent very vigOr-
| ously goes after the hunters who have been
Strengthening large game. The Journal says;
number of complaints have this month been
made 10 us BY farmers about the wholesale
| slaughter of deer. Ii appears mat anything
counts for deer with men and boys VINO 90 out
| hunting Now the TACT is, that any person VINO
| even hunts or pursues female deer or spotted
| fawn is guilty OF a misdemean0r, and male deer
| can be Killed lawfully only between July LIST and
| December 10Th OF each year. Ten or twelve
| years ago it was not unusual to see deer very
| near town and in fact they occasionally came
within what are now known as the town limits.
| They were then numerous IN The nils aud noun
| tains about this vicinity. But they are very
| scarce now, and II deer Is wanted the hunter
| must travel some distance TO favorable locality.
Very true, the scarcity of deer does not arise en-
tireiy from the number killed, but also from the
use OF dogs, the deer being raced about the bills
| and CANYONS in order to lei the lazy sportsman
| on some point OF land secure the game without
| effort. The deer finally seek localities where
| dogs are seldom seen. IL is pity that the law
| for the preservation OF deer Is mol rlgldly en-.
| forced Any citizen who learns OF case wherein
the law has been dsregarded should make due
| complaint In order that merited punishment
may be melted out TO the offender. The presence
| of any deer here whatever for any length OF
| time is possible only through protection.
The man who edits the Gun and Kennel
Column of the Breeder and Sportsman re-
ferred, IN a recent edition of the paper, to
the SpCrtsman'S Protective Association OF
this city, in terms which have brought forth
the following reply from member:
Sporting Editor Calls Last weeks issue OF
the Breeder and Sportsman (July 26ti) con-
tanned an article which places the Sportman's
Protective Association before Its readers IN a
very serious light The writer knew that he de.
Iberately .msrepresented Tie members OF the
association when he SAID they were capable oil
violating the game law; bnt he Is so blinded by
pre- iudlce and jealousy, and so filled with ADM.
ration for the peTniclOus foreign principles oil
the preserve club that lie could not allow him
He has misrepresented the actions Of our asso
citation on every occasion, aud never yet gave a
fair report OF our roceedings l see, by Ia,
bored effort TO abuse US, lie wishes TO advise The
public that there Is nothing in common between
the State SpOrtman's Association and The Sport
mems Protective Association. In this agree
with hIm.y9Tbe so-called State Sportman's Asso-
citation has been in existence for eight or nine
years, and during that time have watched II:
| proceedings pretty carefully, and as lar as my
observations go, IL has done nothing but TO ge
up an annual pigeon shooting tournament, BY
which a few of It's members could scoop the d0l
lars OF innocent shooters from the CITY auC
country
There is nothing to its credit by way OF game
law, but during It's vignant supervision OF oul
game interests, a good wild fowl law las beer
swept of the statutes, and a representative com
mittee of itsmembers representing The preserve
clubs) tried to smuggle the celebrated Hot
Hunters Bin through the Legislature; but
thanks 10 the vigilance OF the Sportsman's Pro
tective Association, were foed.
The members OF the latter association may re
fer with some pride TO that act, as well as TO TIT
city ordinance which prohibits the having In pos
session, OF Offering for sale within the city ant
| county Oh Cdu rlduCiSCO any vi oilC
wild ducks from the LIST day OF Mach TO the Is
day of September In each year,
think could ind many other striking com
parsons between the sportsman-like actions o
these associations. For instance the scandal o
the Fish Commissioners office, aud the cee
brated Wlnd-up OF the late Field Trials Club a
Bakersfield may be credited to promnen
member of the State Sportsman's Association.
wish IL understood, however, that this doe
moi apply to many members OF that association
bnt ii il such individual acts as refer TO tina
bring craftsmanship into disrepute
ASSOCIATION.
The heavy snowfall of last winter wa
very destructive to the deer family OF tn
mountains. The following recently ap