The San Francisco call., 1895-08-03

the Oakland Park; Electric Gun Club,
clay birds, Oakland Park: Sportsman S
Association of Alameda County, clay
birds, at Oakland Park.
George Jackson, prominent represen-
tat1ve of the Pacific Kennel Club and
olympic Gun Club, while dove-shooting
last Sunday near CordeIa, espied some
large bird sailing lazily in the air toward
him. He supposed it was large chicken
hawk, but as the object drew nearer he
saw that 1t was a real simon pure Ameri-
can eagle on mission for young mutton.
Two charges of No. shot brought the
noble specimen of the feathered tribe to
earth, and, according to the sportsman,
the, expression of rage depicted in the
birds eyes was something to be admired
and feared.
ID. Wagner, ]. Berriere and two friends
nave lett this City for months shootin g
and flshlng in the vicinity of Ferndale,
Humboldt County.
T. M. Barney of the Tamalpais Sports
mems Club succeeded in bringing down a
splendid spiked buck last Monday. Mr..
Barney was very proud man on his re-
turn from the chase, not because of having
captured a splendid deer but because of
the excellent shot he had made at the
amman while 1t was going at top speed IN
comparatively open ground. The deer
dressed at 120 pounds.
McAvoy, a teamster for Miller & Lux,
succeeded IN bagging another large buck
last Sunday on Shattuck's ranch. Mr.. Nc
Avoy states that the horse he rides when
deer-hunting will manifest signs of alarm
when passing near the lair of a deer and
invariably snorts and tramps the ground
when he scents big game. Any person
doubling this statement can win wager
OF $50 from the owner of the horse if proofs
cannot be shown on trial.
E. O'Rourke, E. G. Lachs, Joe Rodgers
and Doctor Hitchcock left last Monday for
three weeks shooting trip to Branscomb,
which place is about fifty miles north of
Ukiah. They expect to find bear, deer
and lions in abundance.
Inc trouble in Wyoming between the
Indians and the white settlers was caused
by the wanton destruction of game, which
had been killed out of season by the In
dians. The settlers were punished when
caught in the act of killing game during
the closed seasons and they naturally
rebelled against the visits of the red men,
who can never be made to understand
that game must be protected during what
is termed the breeding season.
wyoming is a natural preserve for big
game. The Indians know every inch of
the country, and it has been found no easy
task to keep them in their reservations
every summer and fall. An Indian will
pursue for miles female elk just to secure
the unborn young, which he considers a
great delicacy. and to crafty his tiendish
desire thousands of female elk have been
killed just at season of the year when
they require the closest protection. The
Indian agents are undoubtedly to blame
for the uprising and the present condition
OF affairs, because if they had refused to
give the Indians permission to leave their
reservations, ostensiply to visit neighbor
ing tribes but in reality to 90 hunting
there would be no necessity for the send
ing of troops in pursuit of the Bannocks.
If some scheme can be devised compelling
the Indian agents to conform to the laws
respecting Indians hunting off their re-
spective reservations future difficulties be-
tween the reds and the whites will be
pleasantly avoided.