The morning call., 1891-03-08
ROD AND GUN.
Market Hunters Are Observing the Close
Sensnn.

ROD AND GUN.
! Market Hunters Are Observing the Close
Season.
! Only a few weeks more and the season for
! Catching trout Will be at hand. Although there
Is close season IN this Stale for out. the law
as a general thug Is not observed and FISH are
killed during all months Of tie year II an
offender is arrested for killing iisn in HE streams
during the months. in which lie fish are sup
posed 10 have their freedom uDdiSlurbed by the
hands or implements used by man, a jury trial
Is demanded and the result is invariably the
aequttal Of Tie poaeBer on The ground
that he was killing The FISH for his
own use, or was ignorant OF The law.
This sort OF thing may continue Tor some
years, but there Will be Il time when lbe fish Of
the streams VIII have protection. There are
very lev OF tie present Lawmakers who realize
the Importance OF Immediate action IN The pres.
eryalton Of the FISH which are annually becoming
extinct OWING 10 the constant warfare waged
uDon them by both the country folks and those
who live Ia towns within close proximity OF the
streams. But 10 return TO tile subject. When
angling for trout there Is probably nothing
conducive to a well-iiiled cteel a thorough
knowledge OF The waters one expects 10 fl,h, De IL
lake OF stream This applies particularly 10
trout fishing though 10 certain degree true Of
all kInds. No matter how much eNOerlonce
angler may have had, or how W II he fishes. his
nrSt Visit 10 new locality is APP 10 prove unSat-
lstaclOfy or Il disappointment. There are often
long stretches uG gJad-lOCklnE wafer that hardly
contain a tout While some magnificent back
water, generally owe looked, may Teen win good
bsb. These hide Dack-waleis Oft Il have a small
spring ilcklug ia AT The further end ana II Gaze
fully honed, particularly 10 warm weather, viii
yield some yeIy handsome trout.
q" China" who is said 10 be the most prominent
sportsman IN Chatham, Ontario, writes 10 tie
Detroit Free fle>S IN repiy 10 a letter sigaed
"Od GIiz," aGyocatilg spring q uck shooting.
"Cinna" refers 10 The work Of The Game Com
mission and among other things SAYS:
All the clubs on the Canadian lie Of Lake ST
CLAIR strictly prohibit the sale OF any game shot ON
their marshes with one exception, the Malrols
Island Club. The Long Point CuD Oh Lake ERIE IS
another aFSe cilo tA4I se's us game; tHst sell II
In Canada when t1cy Cart get i beiter market
New IorA OF Best II, which IS seldom. They hay
large freezing hnu 81 orr DJ'rI lsrc lous tidS
OF ducks stored. and have got themselves luto
such bad oior with their ueighborS through their
uusE4Nhhe'S thdI tHtF Anu great cihcuity IN
preserving their ground Their are Two or three
Canadians belonging 10 the club. One gentleman
lives IA England and makes boast OF selling enough
ducks . pay ms expenses out ma back. " COX
law passed Iurbdd uz the exporJation OF quail part
enough to prevent our having ducks added to the
list, but hope TO have Ihrm added before long.
year ago We were lucky enou'h to get law
passed prohibiting the sale OF quail The eonSe-
plentiful and the law l. SO popular with the land-
owners that We have great hopes o: getting II
the fall OF 1889 it was estimated $1,000 birds left
Chatham alone, ana pot-hunters. who killed 500 to
1000 to their own guns last season. xii ed none,
caring 10 have their work TO shoot for fun alone.
Tie following Is selfeXplanAlury:
ASSEMBLY CHAMBER.
Twenty ninth session,
SACRAMENTO, March 4. Ssl.J
To he Editor 0f Ire Su1. Francisco Morning CdU:
orr attention has been called To an item annrarnr
in to-day's CALI under the head OF Game and
Fish" which il forth that a meeting OF the
Spcrt,mcnrs Prltectigs Association TsS bpid IN
IXora Hall o. your city, and tnst John Durkee ap-
peared before the citation and stated that A.
semi lyman Wentworth whom IN. clu5 mad relief
upon to ook after its interests had uezjected do
As ne promised. and that he (DHrkeel had 4 confer
ence with the Fish aud Game COMMITTEES, aud which
terminated very satisfactorily In behalf Of assO-
citation and its Interests.
PNfla Wnrr in AM mi HE fflrhF
before those who hnd delight in the gun aud rod is
Nr. Durkee knows fun well that at the time he
appeared before the Committee on Fish and Game
lie appeared with Mr.. Wentworth. and that IL
strongly advocated the bids proposed by the asso-
citation, aud that It was through Mr. " eHtwurtA's
efforts before the committee that the committee
reported thebuls back favoraby.
we desire to state that Mr. Wentworth has taken
The lead in the Legislature in making active night
for the preservation OF fish and game auu in Sc
curing the passage of sc VS. Tta ilI i,rof.ct the
same and this statement of Mr.. Durkee before the
SporJs ems Protective Association. rejecting upon
our colleague is unjust It is untrue. We have
the honor 10 be, J. {. LYSCH lCnairnauJ,
;. L. Il rHcHIsR ) r.,
!. G. MCCALL,
Members Of the Assembly Committee on Fish and
Game.
In au article On duck-shUoting over decovs,
which recently appeared In a Boston paper, The
writer says: "ln all things use judgment 4
man who ssprts TO he good dues shot must
be watcbiul and faithful 10 the smallest details.
Things which 10 lie mex IeTien eed seem tiifes
10 an old hand are Imperative necessities. In
placing decOys, you want TO make the best show
possible, Initiating as nearly you flock
of ducks upon lie water. Ieais Our- bills and
red-heads Ike 10 bunch togeIner IN Little tocks,
with Others scattered around sIng!y and in pairs.
They are fond OF getting close IN shore; where
other birds, such maliards. pn-Iails
etc, are more given 10 collecting on open
water"
Sporsmen are pleased to note that since the
1st inst. there nave been 60 shipments OF ducks
or quail received by game.dsa-rs Of the large
IA - M tnU f,f
the change IN the law and general observance
OF the rules, il is hoped. VIII follow The season,
so lar as duck and quail shooting are concerned,
has been ioleraby good and local spOrtsmen
should be satisfied 10 give their guns an OppOr-
tunity to " dry out until The advent Of the next
season. when II Is hoped that the same good
fellowship that has existed among spOnsmeu at
The wind-up OF this seIson will be renewed
next September.
The inal arrangements for the shooting match
between William ii. WolstenclOit. the famous
marksman Of Frankfort, and j. \. r. Elliot,
the champion pigeon shot OF Kansas City, Tor
stake OF $1,000 side, We been comrleted.
The shoot Will be at 200 live Dirds-100 per
man aad p yards boundary. II has not yet been
decided where the match VIII lake place, but 1t
VIII probably be In New York STATE.
The shooting match AT CliutOn. Iowa. for 100
live BIRDS 500 side, between J. A. X. Elliou
OF Kansas CITY, champion OF America, ana Z. f.
Budd OF Des MONIES, eX-champtun OF the com ry
and present holder OF I0wa's championship was
won by Elliott. The men stood thirty yards
from the trap. Elliott scored IS and Budd SO.
Mr.. stewart DireEderfer Of Baltimore. Nd,
has just closed a Transaction by cable whereby |
lie becomes the owner Of Hepsey, one OF The |
most remarkable dogs OF the 81. Bernard breed |
In the world. Size was purchased from II. Chap
man OF Bath, England. The price paid was |
$4,000
Tie California Wing Shooting Club will hold a
shoot on The 29th inst. either at San Bruno or |
Birds Point. Tue club feels very much cha
grined at the action Of The clubs that have leased
tue Oakland track in not granting II permission |!
10 shoot In these grounds
Thorn, the wing shot, whO went TO Europe with |
4hAcdIlSLef, The IulldQelInia shooter, defeat ed !
Walter Blake. one OF The cracks oil England, III Il |
1OO-blrd match for $500 side at Nice recently. |
An Eastern team Of crack pigeon shooters will |
soon visit this city. 1t expects to meet some Of
the local nlgeOn- nOnpeIs In a mnich shnnI.