The morning call., 1894-07-08

position in the field and under no crcum-
stances remove from any point he IS placed
until he receives word from the leader py
signal which all will understand.
Brown clothing should not be worn by anna
teur deer-huDterG as the color approaches 100
closely to that of the deer, and, as all eXDerl-
enced hunters are aware, when tyrOs become
excited they forget the danger that is caused by
reckless shooting and bang away at any NOV
ing object which resembles the game they are
after. II is always a good thing TO wear a
white hat or red shirt wren deer-shOotiDg, as
those colors can be readily distinguished long
distance away. thereby preventing many
serious accidents.
Tbe following gun club shoots will take place
this month: July s, Empire Gun Club at Ala
media mole and the Alameda County Sports
mems Association at Oakland track; July 10,
Gun Club at Oakland track, NimrOd Club at
San Bruno and Lincoln club at Alameda mole.
few days ago a Sacramento paper stated
that hundreds OF young DUCKS c'nappers'D
were being killed by market hunters III HoIO
and SOlanO counties, and that there was no
attention paid TO this ruthless slaughter OF
game by the authorities. 1t behoOveS the men,
bers Of several gun clubs In this city, the paper
went on TO say, TO take immediate Steps 10 pre-
vent the slaughter Of young ducks IN the breed
ing grounds throughout the tuIe basin In this,
YOlo and SoanO coun les If they wish 10 enjoy
any sport duck-shOOting next fall.
The tules ale said 10 be alive with young NAL
laids, teal and sprig and THIS TACT has aroused
the bushwhackerS, who yearly slaughter and
Smuggle them, not INTO the open market, but
into hotels ana restaurants IN San Francisco,
where the toOthsome "happerS" command
handsome prices.
Yesterday a Record Union reporter saw a
couple of Portuguese heading in the direction
OF tue tuleS with couple OF duckDcatS and a
shooting OUTFIT in wagon. An attempt had
been made to hide the boats and their contents
by covering them with grass, but the ends OF
the boats pTOtTuded and we're exposed to view.
Unless steps aIe Ia en- 10 prevent the un-
timely and Illegal slaughter of the young ducks
they will be nearly eXtelmlnated before many
weeks.
or course it is the duty of constables and 9TH
er officials TO see that ViOlators of the game
laws are brought TO justice the same as other
criminals, but they do not. as q rule pay much
heed 10 such matters Therefore the sports
mems clubs should take tie mater up and see II
they cannot do something toward having The
game laws respected.
A letter from Suisun to the sporting editor Of
THE CALL reads almost The same as The report
Published IN the Sacramento paper. The
writer says that as there are no OincerS IN
Susun who Will stop the slaughter OF young
ducks at this season Of the year by market
hunters, the Stale Fish Commissioners have
been asked to intercede, but up 10 the present
the commissioners had not thought it worth
their while 10 answer the letter, and ii Is pre-
sumed lEat they will not give the matter any
attention.
Speaking Of young ducks. the following cu-
ling from an Eastern exchange will prove in
teresling 10 those who are fond of game:
"In the spring OF S63 Killed number of
ducks of difiel ent kinds and dressed them for
cooking, put them in d large pan, Sprfakled
salt over them, filed fhe pan with wafer and
covered it, The next morning on removing the
cover 10 the pan l saw hundreds OF small white
w orms about Balf an inch long floating on the
water and some crawling W the side of The
pan. or course l did not have the ducks
cooked, for was very sure the worms came
out OF the flesh OF the ducsS. Since that time
l have not eaten any DUCKS in The spring, al
though l have killed a few from time 10 lime
in different years and submitted them TO the
same test and have never failed 10 find worms
IN tie BIRDS Killed any time between the 1St OF
March and the 18th Of August. | was talking
today with an old Sportsman who had killed
thousands OF ducks aud he tells me he made
the same discovery many years ago and has
not wanted any ducks in the spring since. |
don't think ii IS disease, for il seems that all
ducks pass worms at certain seasons OF the
year and don'I think they ale fit for food at
that particular season"
For the past month the killing Of deer in
Marin County, in the vicinity OF Libertvs has
ben common thing and a dead doe with two
little fawns at her side was found on the ROAD
near LlbertyS few days ago.