The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-10-16
QUAIL AND SNIPE.
Localities Where Hunters Can
Find Good Sport.
Casey and His Stanley Hat-Proposed Division
of the State for the Protection Of
Game and Fish.

day that the majority OF hunters can afford
to leave business for recreation and pleasure,
the exodus from this city on Saturday
evenings and Sunday mornings is conSe-
quently large.
The season thus far has been good one,
that is so far as quail and snlpe are con-
cerned. OF course it is rather early yet for
the quackers TO put in an appearance at
their accustomed haunts. After the first
good rain-storm rubber boots will replace
the hunting shoes, which are used for hill
climbing.
Among those who favor duck shooting as
the most enjoyable of field or marsh sports,
small parties have dubbed together this year
and have erected several shanties on the
Sonoma marshes. These are neatly fur
nished with banks aud such other accomo-
dations as hunters require. who fear not the
blasts ana storms Of a winters outing on
the mud fats.
SCATTERING SHOT
Messrs Drinkhouse, Al Hall, McGovern
and Cooper had some splendid snipe shoot
ing near Mallard Station last Sunday. The
following are the results of the bags ::
Drinkhouse u snipe and and few ducks
Hall Is snIpe, McGoyern 70, Cooper TO-
Among the bags scored by the latter sports
men were some cans" and mallardS.
The new rife range at San Rafael will be
opened by the Scheutzen Club with high
jinks about the middle of November, and al
though no special shoots will be held some
valuable prizes will be given TO markSmen
who make good scores in practice shoots.
Charles Cate bagged nineteen English
snipe last Saturday, and on the following
day increased his bag by gTasSing thirty-one
birds. This excellent shooting was done
within few miles OF Niles Station.
Dave Gohm had nice shoot last Sunday
in the canyon north Of Haywards. Although
quaiIs were pretty we'll scattered and Wild
lie secured bag of twenty.
THEY TRAMPED THE HILLS.
Charles and Edward Ladd tramped the
hills west of Ignaci0 last Sunday, but met
with very Indifferent luck. They found
couple of bevies of quail in heavy under
growth, and although they worked like
beavers TO bring them out from their strong
hold they finally had to give up the job in
disgust, and return for the early train to the
city.
Messrs. Stackpool, Golcher, Spencer and
Lang made the hills east of the Mission
San Jose Tesound with the constant reports
OF their fowllng pieces last Saturday and
Sunday They report having had grand
sport, and returned with the magnificent
bag of 81 quailS.
Henry QuiRting and NJ. c. Campbell pros
pected the marshes of Corte MADEIRA last
quite a number of birds in the early morn
ing feeding along the shore. Out Of flocks
which lowered around they secured ten.
WHERE GRILsE CAN BE CAUGHT.
Al Wilson and three other disciples Of old
Walton sat as patiently as CLANS at high
tide on the bank of a slough in the Nuyat0
marshes last Sunday watching their lines,
which were baited for griise. Wilson is an
inveterate angler and would not hesitate
moment to remain up all night if he thought
his patience would be rewarded by the cap
ture Of a salmon or a good sized grilse. The
party had pretty good luck and basketed
thrty-siX young salmon, some of which
scaled three pounds
The Fish Commissioners did not meet last
month and people who are in position to
know something about the doings of the
gentlemen who are supposed TO look after
the fish and game interests of the State say
that a meeting will not be held this month
either. II is only too plainly evident that
the commissioners have no desire to in
YeS.igate the charges preferred by MI
Tunstead against Fred Callundan.
Italian fishermen who comply with the
:. law are very indignant because Chinese
fishermen are allowed to fish in San Pablo
Bay with nets through the meshes of which
an eel could scarcely wTiggle. The Deputy
Fish Commissioners are supposed to arrest
any fishermen found dragging nets the
meshes of which do not comply with the law.
Politics now occupy the time and attention
of the deputies, and as result the Chinese
fish as they please.
CASEY AND HIS STANLEY HAT.
Thomas Casey, the jocular sportsman.
made cold sneak last Sunday morning on
a flock of quail, not many miles from Igna-
clio Station, in Marin County. The hunter
was minus IL dOg-tbe animal he priced hav-
ing succumbed one cold night last winter
from fright occasOned by Strange noises
from the chamber in which his master was
quietly" reposing-and TO procure bag
he was compelled to do the flush act himself
by gently lifting the tufts Of grass under the
clumps Of bru>hwood with his number tens.
The birds were tame, and when the flock
was disturbed from its morning nap the
quail, simple things, chartered 10 them
selves and made a circle around the hunter,
the old ROSTERS, IN the meantime, keeping
close eye on the African sun stopper which
Casey had hung on his scalp, per orders of
the Sutherland sisters. The hunter, IN
necessary TO state, was as much surprised at
the peculiar actions of the birds as the
latter were when they first gaZed upon the
peculiarly dressed individual who might
have passed for an African explorer in any
of the bucohc districts of this State.
After having had a thorough inspection of
the famous sIory-teller the flock scattered,
anticipating that further delay might be
dangerous, and then Casey got in his deadly
work Bangi bangl sounded the right and
left barracks, and down went pairs of fat,
succulent birds like McGinty's new suit, to
the bottom of the gulch. Casey retrieved
splendldly, and after having exploded fifty
cartridges he counted twenty-three quails,
which accomplishment was first class, con-
sidering that the shooting occupied only one
and half hours.
FISH INSPECTORS AND GAME wARDENs.
At the annual meeting of the State Sports
mems Association, held at Sacramento few
days ago, the President Austin B. Sperry
of Stockton, explained the draft of bill to
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ganization OF a system of game wardens, fish
inspectors and forest guardians. The bill
divides the State into districts and provides
for the appointment of suitable men in each
Of the districts to carry out the objects of the
proposed bill. These officials are to be
allowed $500 per year for travelling expenses
and a salary of $1,000 per annum. Mr..
Sperry's bill met the hearty Endorsement of
the association.
1t was decided hereafter that at all shoots
for the trophy every team should pay an en-
trance fee Of 500. twas also resolved that
all prizes and medals shot for at the annual
tournaments hereafter should be competed
for under such regulations as may be made
by the association.
The association then elected the following
officers for the ensuing term President,
Austin w. Sperry Of Stockton; Vice-Presi-
dent, Z. 3. Norton of San Francisco; Sec
rotary, Sheldon L. Kellogg of San Francisco;
Treasurer, DIR. S. Z. Knowles OF San Fran
clScOs DTecLOTS-A. W. DTuHeT Oh hiNtI-
side, J. NJ. Morrison Of Sacramento, III. A.
Passford of Vacaville, f. Il. Coykendal of
San Jose, G. NJ. Osborn Of San Francisco
The annual meeting was fixed to be held in
San Francisco, beginning on the first Wednes-
day in September next.
The Directors of the Sportsmen's Pro-
teetiYe Association met Tuesday evening and
appointed i. c. Hisgen. c. Mellish and DIR.
j. W. Leake to fill the places of Messrs.
Campbell, Kennedy and Roupe, who re-
signed from the directorate. The club has
received bids for transportation from the
owners of stern-wheeled steamers to Sui
sun and return, which will be acted upon
next Friday evening, when the Directors
viii again convene.
GUARDING DOGS IN CoURsING..
The following letter from Sacramento
sportsman is self-explanatory, and speaks
TO the point:
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 10, 1890.
Sporting Editor Cdtl-SIR: There are many
Of us up here who are taking some interest
in the big cOursing match that is to be held
nf Mnrnad pn rnnVfb hat In pOnnGPti0n with