The record-union., 1894-10-04
DUCKS ARE NOT YET PLENTIFUL.
Only Light Bags Have Thus Far Beer
Made.
a Few Weeks Hence There VIII be
Better shooting-UnlawfuI to
Sell Venison.
Sell Venison.

The first three days of the shooting sea-
son have not panned out very well.
There were scores of sportsmen out on
Monday and Tuesday, and a few yester-
day, but the weather was too hot and dry
for either duck or quail shooting.
Charley Flohr and several friends went
down 10 their leased lakes below Free
port on Monday, and their combined bag
was thirty ducks. Flohr headed the list
with nine, and these included seven dis
tinct varieties mallard. sprig, spoonbill,
caldwell (or gray duck), widgeon and
blue and .green-winged teal.
IL is said that the upland plover are on
their old ground out on the Yolo plains.
These birds, while they do not afford
much sport to the shooter, are delicious
when cooked.
Very few ducks have come to market
as yet, and, they are held at high prices.
In Jew weeks a person can purchase a
dozen for what pair now costs.
The quail shooting will not be good un-
til alter few frosts occur TO strip the
trees and bushes OF their leaves. Beside
the weather is too hot as yet for hill
climbing, and the birds still seek the
deep, cool canyons, the shade OF the
greasewood and the vicinity OF the few
streams. w hen the rains fill all the gulleys
with water, then the birds will come out
from their hiding places and good sport
will be had by the gunners. Then, too,
the dogs Will be able to do better work,
and quail shooting without good dog is
anything but sport.
Those who take delight in tramping the
meadows for the elusive jacb-snipe-that
ganliest of all our game birds-must con-
lent themselves with waiting until the
meadows become oyertlowed and the
ground soft. There Is no Snipe shooting
this side of the tide washed marshes until
late in the season and the spring, when
the birds are on their return journey to
the north. Contrary to the belief Of some
persons. snipe are not found in the hard.
dry fields, hence they are not plentiful
In markeG' now, and even i'll the Snipe
season they are so scarce that they are
rarely found in market.
In this connection little incident that
occurred last fail may be mentioned here.
one day farmer who lives down the
Freeport road came to town, and friend
asked him If there was any shooting
down his way.
''ShoOtin'! WAL | should say so !" he
exclaimed. why, as 1 was comm up
the road this mornin' / see any quantity
NV jac6snipe outn Winters stubbIe-l lield.
They was teep n on tho wheat. am there
was mighty big Hock OF 'en."
You're sure you saw jachsnipe feed
ing in q stubble-tield?" asked the city
sportsman.
'Suro? Why, Of course l am / reck'n
know jacksnipe Wien L see 'em!' re-
piled the granger.
\ letter was received in this city yes
terday by market proprietor from u
friend up In III Dorado, stating that deer
We're very plentiful there, ana he wanted
to send sone venison TO market.
The law, however, prohibits the sale Of
veniSon at any time. Deer may De killed
within certain e2SonS--accoruing 10 The
notions o! the different County boards OF
Supervisors-bu they must not be sold,
nor offered for sale at any time nor iii
any place. Market proprietors or others
who wish to handle yenison during the
season when ii is lawful TO Kill deer
should bear III mind that they can only
GIVE IL away 10 triends-they must not
sell il.