The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-23

slcughs of the marshes, where thew remain
over night and return at early morning to
the bay W
rms has been the programme carried
out by the ducks for some weeks past, but
with change in the weather the game
VIII remain inland and good sport for the
hunter Is certain to follow
CanVasback are very plentiful for this
year and some of the local sportsmen, who
understand the topography of the marshes
anu the pecullarity of the cans" have
nad some excellent shooting recently.
bruns and kearney, the champion duck
shoppers OF the Sonoma marshes, succeeded
IN making a great bag last Sunday at the
mouth OF Midshipmans Slough. Their
com nlned strings numbered eighty birds,
nfty OF which were canvasbacks. The Will
mans brothers did not do as we'll as they
expected, as market-hunter had been
shooting In the place they had chosen in
the early part of the season.
II did not mind that so much" said
Williams, when relating his experience.
WAT made me real angry was the
presence of a keeper from Tubbs Island
who anchored his boat within 100 wards of
me IN the slough and scared every duck
that came toward me. The slough is
navIgable and keeper has no right to in
ter1eEe with any ones sport. He may find
his mistake some day"
Prather, one of the members of the NAL
lard Club, who was enjoined from trepass-
ing on the Teal Clubs shooting preserves
IS now at liberty to pepper wild ducks to
his hearts content. His case came
up before Judge Buckles at Fairfield
Solano County, on Thursday. and as conn
sci for the plaintiff did not object to the
injunction being renewed In this case, Mr.
Prather can now fall into line and enjoy
some Of the fine sport which, from all an
pearances. should be first class to-day and
tomorrow.
When the second name was called the
lawyers for the Teal Club raised all man
ner OF objections against dissolving the in
functions, but argument on this point was
postponed until next Wednesday, because
some OF the attorneys wanted to catch an
afternoon train for this City. The general
opinion OF sportsmen is that the in juno
tons in all cases will be dissolved, as one
man should not be made to suffer while
another man is allowed to 60 free when
both men are charged alike. If Prather
had not committed a wrong IN trespassing
on the Teal Clubs preserves it will be
rather surprise to the sportsmen and
members OF the Mallard Club if his COM
paniOns, who have also been enjoined, will
have the injunctions against them sus-
tanned.
Duck-shOotirg on the Alviso marshes
has greatly improved during the week past
and the prospects for tomorrow look very
favorable. Antioch, some years ago. was
one OF the fayorite places of sportsmen
who fancy shooting over ponds, but since
the introduction of the German carp the
birds have given Antioch and vicinity only
3 passing notice. The carp are quickly
disposing of the food which the wild
ducks fancy so much, and as consequence
the birds are now going further south to
grounds which the carp cannot reach
From Los Banos very fiattering reports
have arrived. The market hunters are
now Strengthening large quantities OF game
with large-bore guns.
A deputy fish and game commissioner
arrested hunter few days ago for shoot
ing ducks with an Shore gun. 1t is hoped
by all true SportSmen, who have the pres
eTvation OF game at heart that the law
breaker will be found guilty as charged.
Thousands of manned ducks are lost dur
ing the shooting season by hunters who
shoot for market with those small cannons,
and 1t was to prevent this indiscriminate
slaughter that the present law regarding
large-bore guns was made.
Sparrow-shooing from traps is becom-
ing very popular amusement with East
ern sportsmen. An exchange says: THE
general adoption OF this feathered pest for
trap-shooting would stimulate this sport
and induce many to engage in the capture
OF the birds, thereby proving blessing to
the community. This bird is most pro-
life one. perhaps the most prolific We
have, and there can be no question as to
inexhaustibility of the supply. While the
artificial traps, by which it may be taken
alive are numerous, the way a sportsman
adopted when obtaining these little COM
batiye birds, and one which met with
the greatest success, was to visit
their "roOsts" about shutdown, especially
when the evenings were cool. These birds
flock to the open sheds and other outbuild-
ings about the farm in large numbers and
fly into all the corners and crevices under
the roof. Two or three hours after they
have retired they may be readily APP
preached and taken up in the hand if a
antern is carried, the light seeming to
daze and incapacitate them for flight. An
other method, where practicable, is in
throwing a net over the opening of some
shed or clubhouse where the sparrows have
been induced to enter through food thrown
on the floor or ground. Frequently these
birds are found feeding in large focks
with the hickens in such situations that,
through the skillful casting OF a net, the
whole number may be taken.