The San Francisco call., 1895-10-12

pellets will commence on Tuesday next,
and the outlook for excellent shooting is
assuredIy promising. THE CALL is in re-
ceipt Of a number of letters from farmers
who are determined 10 put a stop to tres
passing on their property, and more espe-
cially at this season of the year when
everything is as dry as chip. Some OF
the letters read that, owing to the careless
manner in which hunters discarded cigar
cites and cigars that were smoking when
cast away, confiagrations were numerous
and considerable damage ensued.
Mr.. Pacheco of Ignacio has grievance
against a certain class of Sunday hunters,
who take fiendish pleasure in smashing
fences and shooting domestic fowls when
ever an opportunity presents itself. This
wear Mr. Pacheco viii have Constables
waiting for the arrival of hunters who
make a practice of shooting on property
without first having received the permis-
sion of the landlord.
As general thing farmers are not an
tagonistic to sportsmen, and there are
few among those OF this State who will re-
fuse permission to any man who will take
the trouble Of asking for the pleasure OF
few hours shooting.
OF course there are exceptions to every
rule, and occasionally a farmer will be
discovered who is too mean to even per-
init his own son to shoot at quail. 1t
can be safely said, however, that few per-
mlts will be granted TO quail-hunters until
the arrival OF the rainy season, which,
according to indications, is not far off.
Among the sportsmen who prefer duck
shooting to any other branch of outdoor
pastime the prospect of a most interest
ing season is assuredly brilliant in many
particulars. The law now reads that
hunters can enter upon marsh or over
flowed land
This welcome addition to the trespass
law is, needless to say, thoroughly appre-
ciated by the members of the non-preserve
clubs, or, in other words, sportsmen who
have not leased duck-shooting lands. The
addition may eventually be proven uncon-
stitutional, but that is entirely matter
Tor the courts to decide. AS the law now
reads sportsmen may enter and shoot ducks.
upon salt-marsh lands. The lessees OF
such lands may object and cause the arrest
of trespassers, but they will have no very
pleasant time on their hands to bring
about conviction by jury.
The question of constitutlonality NAV,
however, come up before the Superior
Court of the county in which the trespass
was committed. So far as jury trial is con-
cerned the jurors must be guided entirely
in their decisions In accordance with how
the law reads.
The Suisun marshes will be visited by
many sportsmen on the opening day of
the season, and as a means of illustrating
the particular places that are owned OF
leased by shooting clubs diagram of the
various preserves and the ponds which the
club members propose to shoot over is pre-
sented.
The Tule Belle Club has the pleasure OF
its own ground by purchase. The Cordelia
and Teal clubs have leased property. The
Cordellas claim an exclusive right and
title TO shoot over the entire marsh that
lies between the Cordelia Slough and the
railroad track, which includes an immense
section of country. In fact. the Cordeias
have, so TO speak, monopolized the cream
of the shooting on the Suisun marshes. II
they are justly entitled by law to prevent
the intrusion of hunters, the outside world,
so to speak, should not interfere with
their pleasure by entering upon their prop
erty; but the question of title and right
must be thoroughly proven to the satisfac-
ton of the poachers, so called, before the
last named will acknowledge their wrong
by having trespassed on salt-marsh lands.
Billy Wattles and few other sportsmen
who have been prominently connected
nth the Cordelia Club have grown dis
Ezsted and temporarily Withdrew from the
&Gb. The disgruntled ones, with ''Cap"