The morning call., 1892-08-14
THE GUN.
Hunting for Grizzlies in Kern County.
Dove Sh oting.

Hunting for Grizzlies In Kern County.
Dove Sh oting.
Messrs Howard Black and Johnny Orr
had very successful dove-Shoot few days
ago at Niles The sportSmen returned to
this city with IT'S birds.
Complaints have reached this Office from
Napa and Susun of the slaughter OF young
msIlards by local hunters. Ihe nappers,
which are now almost full grown, are yet
unable TO fly. and as consequence they are
easily killed by hunters and dogs.
A letter from NieaSio, Marin County, to
the sporting editor OF THE CALL. states
that II any OF the Fish and Game Commits
sioners' deputies desire 10 arrest deer-kill-
ers visit 20 the hills back of Nicasio on
Saturday or Sunday mornings will reward
them by the successful capture of good
bag of iawbreakers, that is provided the
deputies mean business.
Messrs. Babcock and Butler of the Coun-
try and Gun clubs, respectively, have been
enjoying quite novel outing recently in
tie mountain ranges of Tehsehipa, Kern
County. These gentlemen are thorough
sp0Ttsmen, and having tired Of small game
they bundled up their heavyweight traps
and silently stole away from this city few
weeks ago with the principal aim OF having
a little sport with the California griZZ les,
which. from all accounts, have been making
very destructive incursiOns on the CAMPS Of
the sheepherders of the wild mountain
ranges. MT. Butler returned q few days
ago, minus the tail. nose, claw, skin or tooth
of CalifOrnia'S most formidable warrior. He
states that the grizzly is uDQuestlOnably the
most cunning and artful of all bears. and
that while he was 'on the Warpath" not a
single member Of the Ursus horribilis Yen-
tured within gunshot distance.
you may think it is joke. but can pos
itively assure you," said Mr.. Butler to a
number Of friends when relating his exneri-
Fnce in the Kern Maintains "Llat grizzly
bears have olfactories which can detect
danger from afsr. and very far at that.
We watched faithfully FROM secreted points
for several DAYS and moonlight nights, but
no grizzly came 10 disturb the fiOcks. / am
positive that they detected our presence in
camp and could distinguish the eepherder
from the hunter by their wonderful acute
ness of smell
The sheep-herders actually smell like the
sheep they herd, and although some of them
can use q rife with great cxpertness, not
one Of them cared to molest the big brutes.
left Mr.. Babc0ck at his post. He is deter
mined 10 remain among the wild and woolly
herdcrs until he succeeds In bringing tC
terms the animal he Is now looking for"
Mr.. Babcock is a man above all others
who dislikes n0torety in any form, but as
r sportsman and hunter be has few equals
In America. II there is q possibility of get
ting grizzly in Kern County the right
man is on his track.
The Lincoln Gun Club will have a big
shoot to-day at Alameda Point. A large
number Of prizes will be competed for, and
good days sport is promised all who will
attend.
The Country Club has completed arrange
meniS for its annual outing at Monterey
under the wild wood tree" The member:
will leave this city on the 9th inst. aud
those who attend may anticipa one OF th'
most pleasant outings of the year.