The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1894-07-16
DEER ARE HUNTED.
Opening of the Season
Yesterday.
Club Members Turn Out in Force
While Outsiders Take to Camp
ing in the Woods.

The deer-hunting season opened with a
flourish of trumpets yesterday. For the
first time since the inauguration of close
season in connection with this sport the
deer-slayers will have the privilege of six
weeks sport over the mountains and
ravines of Marin County.
In former years the season has only
lasted one month. ana previous to last
year the sport was closed for two seasons.
Ii opened again last year for the custo-
mary month. but by the decision of the
Board of Supervisors of Marin County j,
was resolved to extend the season TO six
weeks. Deer-shootng therefore will not
terminate this year until September 1.
1t was unfortunate for sportsmen yes
terday that the day turned out badly. A
heavy fog settled over the entire hunting
district, causing spOrtsmen to turn out in
the early morning chilled to the bone, with
the absolute certainty of being unable to
sight a deer at more than 200 yards range.
As it was, however, luck fell to the lot of
some sportsmeD, while others, equally am
bilious. submitted to a whole days tramp
without having the satisfaction Of a sight
OF the game they sought.
Another thing that marred sport con-
siderably was the behavior of the dogs.
As rule they hunted badly. Want of
proper training and the inevitable green
ness attendant upon the seasons first
start caused the dogs TO perform in
differently. This wears off in time, of
course, but sportsmen enduring the
miseries Of very indifferent weather are
| disposed TO be impatient OF anything that
| tends to their ill-success.
Owing to the fog that prevailed it was
found impossible to commence sport
| before 10 O'Clock. SausaltO was full of
| lovers of the hunt, some of whom camped
| out upon the hills with the expectation OF
an hour or twn's start of their rivals.
| That made not much difference, however,
| 8 it turned out. The Country Club men,
| beers turned out in force, with the evident
| intention to get all the fun they could. for
they were conspicuous by their absence
upon the last boat that left Sausalito last
| evening for the city.
Members of the Tamalpais Club split up
into two sections. The first division con-
sisted of William G. Brown, known to
sportsmen as BILLY" Brown; c. NJ. Os-
| borne, John ID. Siebe, Charles S. Wieland
and James Sperry. OF these two OBJ
tanned moderate success, Billy Brown get
ting deer and Sperry having the doubt
| full honor of shooting one. which after
ward escaped, in the leg.
| The second division consisted of Henry
| G. Campbell. the wslI-known lawyer
| o. G. Miller and William Berg, the great
German traveller" Berg bad an adven-
ture. He took snap shot at deer at 200
yards range and struck II in the quarters.
| To see Berg ride solemnly into SauSalito
| last evening with his trophy slung behind
him on tn saddle. gave some idea to the
unnitiated OF what 1t feels to be success
full hunter. Berg and his party hunted
| over the western slope Of Mount Tamal-
| pals, or the district known as the nine
ridge, while the other division sought
| sport at the other end of the mountain in
what is known as the sheep ravne.
Campbell and Miller saw no deer at all
and lost their dog, so that they had their
| tramp for nothing. The Tamalpais Club
took out two keepers. They possess a
| clubhouse, but not one kept for social pur-
| poses. Many of the members of this club
! stayed over night, as did most of the
| sportsmen who tempted fortune yester-
| day.
Other sportsmen went over the Stetson
ranch. near Bnlilas. A great many camped
out in the woods on the night previous 10
the opening and are there yet. John Fer
! guson of the Oriel Hotel in Sausallto re-
ported having captured a fine buck. Otto
| ScholI, druggist, saw doe: he was
tempted to fire at it, but held his trigger
| and mis- peace. No casualties came 10
hand, resulting from the accidental mis-
| lakItlE OF Il uuultu UeIIk lUl VIC EaLCiAO-
| eyed creature that men love to hunt.
On the Tiburon side of Marin County
| spOrtsmen swarmed thick as thieves.
From Camp Taylor over TO Point Reyes
the air was warm with gunners. Stock
brokers Ward. McGregor, All Hall. S. t..
Allen, the gunsmith. Mike Geary. Ed
Ray and others shot over the Pacheco
ranch, close to Novato. Trey had but in-
different sport, however. Take il on the
| whole results hardly came I'D to ext ecta-
lions, but with better weather there is
| every prospect for brilliant ard enjoya-
BILE season.
Claus Spreckels has added to the posi-
bilities of sport by constructing a deer
preserve on property belonging to him at
Aptos. He has 100 acres incloSed with a
ten-foot fence. Some time ago he stocked
his preserve with ten deer, and already
sportsmen have noted from six to eight
fawns gliding about. Mr.. Spreckels is
evidently on sporting thoughts intent.