The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-11-05
sPoRTIyJUyIPER MOUNTAIN.
Those Who Have Tried 1t Say That tho Region is . Hunters ParadIsc.
 From tho San Erancisco Cg,ronicia1


 From tho San Francisco Chrouicie.I
 California sportsmen have explored so thoroughly all the available game districts of the state that there is lit tie wonder that good hunting grounds are becoming scarce and that the streams once abounding with native trout are beginning to show the effects of the anglers constant work. The continual drain of an ever increasing number of sportsmen cannot but cause decrease in the amount of game, even though prohibitory laws are se- were and in some instances properly en- forced. While game laws are proba bly, to be found of equal exactness in the statutes of every state in the Union, the rigor with which they are enforced and the amount of real protection they afford differs wonderfully, and 1t is in- variably determined by the abundance or scarcity of game and necessity of strict laws to preserve the species.
 Eastern Oregon, Idaho, and northern Nevada comprise one of the most ex- tensive and natural game preserves in the country, and the. fact that game laws are as little regarded there as a California Sunday law Is due to the great abundance of game and the want of hunters. It is only question of time, however, when the rigid enforce ment of game laws will become a rie- cessity there as in more populous dis tricts. A few California sportsmen have begun to find their way into these parts, and they have invariably ex- pressed their surprise that more coast hunters have not turned in the direc- ton of these mountains when in quest of big game. The abundance of deer and the ease with which the country may be hunted over cpmpensate fully for the extra distance to be trayersed, with its accompanying inconveniences
 Among those who have recently beeh in the regions named with their long range rifles are Frank and, Will Childs, the crack hunters of Davisville. and7J. G.. Crutcher and George H.. Hoppin of woodland. All are enthusiastic in their reports Of the sport they had. By far the greatest danger to; the gameof that territory is traceable to the Piute Indians, who, with their utter disre- gard for the preservation of wild game, would indeed be very poor allies for California sporting men. Being exempt from all exacting laws, they are priyil- eged to hunt or fish as they, please, for doe or fawn, in season or out, for meat or for hide. They slaughter the deer regardless of the damage they de,. and of course as long as this is countenanced by the law the whites cannot be expected to stand back while the Indians enjoy all the sport.
 The Flutes have built up considera- ble trade in gloves and moccasins, which they make of such durable quality and attractive style as to command ready market, and in order to keep on hand a sufficient supply of buckskin to fill all orders they must necessarily carry destruction in their path. There are instances where they have fairly clean ed the deer out of a locality and left the carcasses on the ground for the vul- lures to feast upon. As the demand for their gloves has increased, this useless destruction has continued, until the are now endeavoring to stop 1t.
 So, also, in respect to fish. The exist ing laws are designed to preserve for the Indian another means of gaining his livelihood, and hence permits him to catch fish in almost any manner at any time of the year without regard to his actual needs of the preservation of the fnny tribe. The moral enect of these laws is bad and may prove an ugly barrier when necessity demands their complete enforcement.
 Tn deer of the country referred to are entirely of the type known as the mule deer, which is found in some parts of California. They are much larger than the ordinary California deer, very often dressing as high as 200 pounds, having antlers three feet across from tip to tip, with five points on a side,