The morning call., 1894-06-17

doVe-shooting In some of the interior counties;
but as will be seen by the following changes
that have been made in the ger oral law, there
are only few counties in which doves can be
shot al present. In Alameda County the Super
VisOrs have not yet made any change in the
. State law, which says that the close season on
doves Will not expire until August /. COlusa
open season, July l; Contra Costa County June
10; CalaveraS. July 1 Del Norte, July /; E.
Dorado, July 20; Lake. July /; Marin, August
monterey Jniy l Napa, August l; Sacra-
mento. July IS; San Francisco, July l San
Joaquin, July 20; San Mateo, July /; Santa
Cruz, August l; Santa Clara, August l.
The following letter has been received from a
sportsman who resides in Redwood City, which
speaks for itself:
Editor eau: VIII you please make note in
Sundays Sporting Column that hunters are daily
killing doves near this place and if the authori-
ties who are vested with the power OF making
arrests Will visit this section of the country on
Yours. ETC., SPoRTsMA1T
Lovers OF field sport VIII bear in mind that.
although doves can now be Shot in Contra
Costa County, tn birds cannot lawfully be
brought into any other county where the Super
law.
The following guD-club shoots will take place
this month, viz: June II, Empire Gun Club
at Alameda mole. and Lincoln Gun Club at
Alameda Point; June %, Country Club, Oak
land track; June a. Alameda SponSman'S
Club at San LeandTo.
Gentlemen residents of Thirteenth street
and vicinity, who own valuable dogs have
subscribed neat sum which Will be paid a de-
tecfive for the purpose of hunting down and
arfesting cert ain people who have been poison
ing dogs. III can be safely said that If the cul-
prits fall into the hands of the law they will
bemade 10 pay dearly for their poison.
Tne Sebastopol Times gives the following
account OF bear chase, which occurred last
week:
The sport-loving element of our population
was thrown into fever of excitement on Mon
day morning by the report that huge brown
pear was Teasing on sheep and cattle In the
walker nelds east OF town. Constable Walker
knew that big bean was at large and was
preparing to give chase when the news was
spread broadcast. SWISS rrnter rode into
town at tremendous pace with the stirring
news. "PVe seen the bear!" A break was
made Tor the ranch, horses were saddled. fire.
arms procured and away they went. VIII
walker was among The number there being
three horsemen and two carts in the chase
when bruin was sighted he was tumbling
along at pretty good pace nearly tagged out
from long run across country. He could lean
board fence with little difficulty, while the
men on horseback had TO look for o. gate His
DeaTshlp thus Kept out OF range Of the PACK
AIler crossing the railroad track in the Walker
field, bruiu struggled along I'LL he reached
Ayers vineyard on The Santa Rosa road In
The center oil the vineyard the bear came 10 a
stand Here was the fight TO finish Ayers
black dog made dive for the big brown fellow
and was rewarded with a slap that rolled MIN
over and over. The dog kept up sort of
guerrilla warfare until Charlie Ayers had dis
charged six loads of shot into his bearshtp-one
load of buc shot and the rest OF extra-siZed
birdshot. Bruin would have made a ferocious
tight II be had not been so nearly tagged ont
The beast was skinned and dressed on the
Ayers place. All day Monday people drove
out TO see The carcass. which hung In an oak
tree, and many fine steaks were distributed
around. The bear weighed 400 pounds The
value OF the hide was esGimaIe all the way
from So TO $50. The fat in places was three
and four Inches thick, showing the beast TO
have Deen III tne condition Notwithstanding
dull times,