The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-10-26
SACRAMENTO SPORTING.
Wild Ducks Being Shipped to the
San Francisco Markets.

SACRAMENTO, CAL, Oct 25.-The stand
taken by THE CALL in exposing the gross vio-
lations OF the fish and game law has received
the ardent Endorsement of gil the sportsmen OF
this vicinity, many of whom were fully CONVEX
SAINT with the facts, having seen undoubted
evidence during their journeys afield and in
their tramps through the tule basins that but
little respect was accorded to the observance OF
the State law.
And the slackness of the Fish Commission
deputies along the Sacramento River has made
them laughing stock among the vandal ele-
ment
A very pertinent inquiry that is being made,
not only by the sportsmen, but by the intelli-
gent class OF market-hunters. is, If the law is
being observed in San Francisco how is 1t tn at
marketmen have notified all hunters to begin
shipping game Immediately, and it is fact
that the INSCRIPTIONS members of the frater-
nifty have been sending ducks to the San Fran
cisco market ever since the opening OF the
season.
On the lakes OF the various gun clubs of Sac
ramento birds are reported as rather scarce.
Nick White and VIII Willis, two enthusi-
astlc sportsmen of the local newspaper ira
ternity, had days outing, in the pocket re-
gtons this week, They report the birds scarce,
but succeeded in getting & small bag. Charles
Flohr of the Teal Club knocked down sixteen
ducks on his last visits TO the preserves Frank
Keechart killing fifteen and Fred Void bag
ging twenty-six. Messrs. Todd and White
dropped eighteen between them; Ed Van Al
slime and E. D. Adams OF the Mallard Club had
good success at the preserves last Monday, the
former killing thirty and Adams eighteen.
Frank NeWbert brought in an assortment of
seventeen birds and had ten different varieties
teal, widgeon, sprig, canvssback, mallard
redhead, blackjack, gray baldy and wood
duck.
All the quail-hunters who have been afeid
report poor success, not enough rain having
fallen and too much foliage being on the trees
Quail are lying in brushy coyerts and will not
hold in the open. Epson and Yorke two OF
sacramento 'crackerjacks," walked from Lin
cold to Penryn, covering twenty-five miles
and bagged but eight birds. Game Commits
sloners Morrison and Fitzgerald took a trip
after quail. Their bag was so small that they
refused 10 state their kill. There is no scarcity
OF birds, but they win not hold. Canvasbacks
are reported very plentiful in the vicinity OF
Merrett Island. The water has ell been
pumped out from within the leVees, the carp
killed OFF, and there is q great abundance OF
that fevorite food OF the cans, the tule po-
artichoke Great sport is expected in that
locality as soon as the water which SEEDS
through the leVees deepens.
The team race OF the Capital City Wheel
mems Club, which was to have taken place
last Sunday, was postponed on account of rain
and will come off tomorrow.
sBirdsalFs work in his bout with I've of the
Acme Club OF Oakland was by no means salts
factory TO the members OF the Sacramento Ath-
lelc Club, and they claim that ne has Loaf
heart since Reno knocked him out
Russ Flint, the champion hy-caster, has re-
turned from MS outing on the McCloud and re-
ports having had great sport in company with
George McCloud and Clarence Waterhouse.
days fishing, the fish ranging from IL to 8
pounds, rainbow variety. Flint states that all
the larger fish seem to have followed the SAL
mon down the river. The fish are rather chary
OF the fly. They have been feeding on case
worms, which are abundant this fall.
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