The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-07-15
The Country and Tamalpais
Clubs Will Be Pumping
Lead To-day.
DEER STORIES NOW IN ORDER
How George Sperry Lost Fine Deer
to Bob Woodward Last
Year.

According to the State law the season
for shooting male deer commences to-day
and will continue until October Is.
Sportsmen should be careful to note the
changes that have been made, if any, by
the Supervisors of the county in which
they propose to hunt before they enter
into the chase.
THE CALL of last Saturday published
list of the counties where the State law
has been changed with view to shorten
ing the season, therefore there can be but
little excuse offered by deer hunters who
NAV be caught in the act of shooting deer
in counties where the Supervisors have
changed the State law for the better in
terest of the game.
Last evening a number of sharpshooters
from the Country Club left this City for
Olema and Point Reyes, from which place
they will take conveyance to the club
house, which is situated in Bear Valley
Among the party were Billy KittIe, Bob
Woodward, President Hamilton and Mr..
Tallant. The lordly sportsmen are san
guine of having grand sport to-day on the
preserve of tie club, where there are many
well-fed bucks waiting to be grassed by
crack rifle shooters.
Kittle is an excellent shot and a first
class equestrian. Woodward, who has an
advantage in reach over Kittle, can see
with ease from the saddle all that will be
transpiring in the bottom of gulch when
the hounds are giving tongue. TallaBt
and Hamilton did fairly well last season,
but they hope to do much bstter this year.
According 10 rule of the club governing
deer-snooting any member who Kills doe
or faun must pay fine of $25 to the treas
urer; therefore great care will be exercised
by the sportsmen when shooting at rum
ming game
A good story was related few evenings
ago, at the Pacific Union Club, by one of
the mem ers, concerning the inaugural
deer shoot of last season. 1t appears that
one of the several parties which secured
the hills In quest of deer was composed of
Messrs. Sperry, Woodward, Hamilton,
Tubbs and Kittle.
The latter, so the story goes, spied q
deer about four hundred yards distant
from where the hunting party stood. The
little animal was sneaking along the hill
side and going away from the dogs when
Kittle, turning to Sperry, said. "There
! goes q fine young buck, and you'll soon
have chance to try your skill as marks
man."
The deer stood broadslde to the hunters
after 1t had reached an opening, present.
| ing most beautiful target.
Sperry quickly brought up his rifle and
fired. The deer jumped into the air shot
through the heart and then fell dead
against an old tree-stump.
''By Jove, that's an excellent shoti" said
Kittle, extending his hand in the mean
time to Sperry as an offer Of congratula-
ton.
Hamilton, who was standing about ten
yards away from Kittle, was congratu-
lating Woodward on the very excellent
shot he had made.
1t appears that Sperry and Woodward
aimed and fired at the same instant at the
same deer Both claimed the prize and
words waxed warm. until kittle whispered
into Sperry's ear that the animal shot was
a doe, and then the question, 'Who killed
the deer?" was quickly settled.
well, Bob, / must confess that you are
an excellent shot. 1 thought could bluff
you into really believing that we both
fired simultaneously and that it was my
trusty rife that accomplished tine trick. !"
, smilingly remarked Sperry, as he walked
up to the naughty Woodward and slapped
him gently on the back.
'Oh, that's all well and good, you know,
in its way" replied Woodward; ''but
when l pull on a deer the Jig is up with
the venison every time"
Kittle interrupted the discourse by
shouting at keeper who was on the OPP
posite side of the gulch TO go and pack up
the dead.
Sperry was profuse in his praises to
Woodward for having made such grand
shot, and as the party were discussing the
distance, the probable weight of the deer
and the fine that is attached to the killing
of doe, the keeper dashed up on horse
back with a beautiful spiked buck firmly
fastened to the pigskin.
1t is hardly necessary to remark that
Sperry was as mad as halter when he de-
tected his mistake. Sufficient to say that
he has many times since then tried hard
to get seven" on Kittle, but Billy has
been always on the watch for 'flowery"
play, and it has been whispered in club
circles recently that Sperry will stretch a
link or two to-day in an attempt to equal
iZe things before the return of the deer
slayers from the happy hunting
John Berger, Billy Brown, Frank la
Coste, Billy Berg, John Carrigan and II.
Victor, of the Tamelpais Club, took their
departure yesterday for Sausalito, from
which place they will journey to the club
house of their preserve.
Bergez, it is said, is the equal of the
once famous Davy Crockett as deer
shooter, and naturally his many friends
in this City are anxiously waiting for his
return with big game.
Frank Hoff1ing and John Quigly of Hay
wards are preparing for big hunt in the
Livermore canyons on the first day OF the
season IN Alameda County.
Lloyd Eaton, Charles Dletz, II. thinner
and two companions Will make party of
shot stuff" hunters which will leave this
City to-day for two weeks outing in
Mendocino County.