The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-17
THE GUN.
A New Enemy of Young Wild Fowl
Discovered.

- NSW Enemy OF Dung WHO FOWL
Discovered.
An Eastern army officer of sporting
turn of mind has discovered in the succu-
lent frog new enemy of the young of the
wild fowl, in addition to the game hog,
who kills the birds before they are ready
for their annual migration to the feeding
grounds. He says that for some years he
has been we'll satisfied that frogs are de-
structiye of shore and marsh birds, such as
snipes, plovers, killdees and sandpipers..
and that few days ago he had a practical
demonstration of the fact that his views in
this regard were correct. A fish-dealer in
Cincinnati, Mr.. Cain, recently sent to the
Cincinnati Proof Club, a local organization
composed of shooters and fishermen, live
green frog, which he claimed he had wit
messed swallow live sparrow which he
had placed in wire coop in which his
frogship was confined. At first it was be-
lieved Mr.. Cain was perpetrating one of
his witticisms, but he was not. The frog
in question was placed in a box and
handed to Police Lieutenant Mark Lang
dan and the shooter, Wick, who called up
Mr.. Gibson and Mr.. Schiller. the Vine
street caterer. The doings of the frog were
related to them and the frog shown. Quite
though Mr.. Frog looked bit plump the
story was doubted. However, at the re-
quest of the gentlemen present Mr.. Schiller
killed the subject, which, when opened in
their presence, satisfactorily verified Mr..
Gains claim. When dissected full-grown
sparrow, entire, was found in the frogs
stomach, proving the fsh-dealer's state
ment to be true and confirming Mr.. Glib
sons former views. An instance recently
came to our knowledge confirming this
interesting observation. A gentleman who
WAS fishing in the Turtle waters, Wiscon-
sin, this summer caught number of frogs
with red flannel, for diversion and frogs
legs. and noticing one with a largely dis
tended stomach he opened it and found
within a downy white duckling, which
evidently had been swallowed quite re-
Gently.
Deer are reported numerous on the
Llagas liz Santa Clara County. Last week
eight were killed In that vicinity. Above
Los Gatos several bucks have been killed
in that vicinity, where they come to feed
on the leaves of the vines.
Fishing and dove shooting are attracting
but little attention, as both sports are
about exhausted.
The inventive genius of the man who is
always looking for something new for the
comfort and convenience of the sportsman
has hit upon new idea in com bined
seat, cartridge box and hSh-creel. Packed
up for journey it looks like an ordinary
zinc box Is inches long by IL inches wide
and about the same depth. When the
hunter or fisherman desires to sit down
and rest or follow his sport he pulls the
cover up to a height of foot above the
ordinary position, fastening it there by
simple device. The rod which holds the
seat in position permits it turn in any
direction like piano-stool. The box be-
low is then ready for supply of cartridges,
or is used by an angler for the fish he
catches.
Deputy Fish and Game Commissioners,
who are patrolling the marshes of Plumas
County to protect the young wild ducks
from the attacks of game butchers until
the season opens, report that the breeding
has been very prolific this year and that
the swamps are literally alive with little
hoppers, who will eventually delight the
heart and stomach of the sportsman.
1t is said that the game OF the Wood
River country has been deserving that sec-
ton in vast quantities during the past
week or ten days.
The Indians attribute the exodus to the
coming of the great hunter so often spoken
of in Indian legends and described as an
awe-lnspiring individual, with flowing
like robust fog horn.
The aborigines are also preparing to
move, and declare that they have seen the
destructive spirit at whose awful presence
and stern command the deer fall dead on
the hills and the fish leap from the streams
and die on the banks.