The San Francisco call., 1896-11-21

in the vicinity of Sears Point state that
the market hunters have destroyed the
shooting OF the sportsmen of this City, as
they keep up fusillade on the ducks all
days OF the week excepting Sundays, and
as consequence the birds are wild and
wilI not decoy. A delegation of hunters
who patroniZe the San Francisco and
North Pacific Railroad will visit the
president of the company next week for
the purpose of devising some plan of
checking the slaug hter of ducks By hunters
who shoot solely for the market. The local
hunters contend that if the company will
object TO ship game over its line unless
the owners OF such game accompany it,
the market hunters vocation will yerv
soon cease. Certainly unless some restric-
tions are placed on those who hunt for the
market, local sportsmen will be forced to
seek other and better quarters within easv
distance of the City.
Those who make duck shooting a
business should go south, where wild
game is very plentiful and where sports
men who shoot for pleasure are compare
lively few.
Members of the Ibis, Cordelia and Teal
shooting clubs have been enjoying grand
sport IN the Sulsun marshes during the
past week. Wild ducks of all kinds are
now very plentiful in the up river country,
and sportsmen have no just cause for
mplaint.
William ]. Ahern, president of the
Sportsmen's Protective Association, has
thrown a light on the mysterious balloon
or aerial flying ship that was seen passing
over the city of Sacramento one night
recently. While conversing with some
mem bers OF the association last evening
Mr.. Ahern incidentally remarked that IL
would not be many moons when local
sportsmen will have an opportunity of
shooting wild game without committing
trespass or passing under huge signs
notifying hunters to keep off the mud.
Now this balloon business is all right. -
remarked the eagle-eyed president, lana
what surprise we will i've the Cordelia
Club boys when we will anchor our flying
ship over favorlte canyasback pond and
commence pumping lead On the backs of
those delicious birds.
al can assure you, gentlemen, that we
will get around the law ali right unless
the Supreme Court decides that the air
INN mediately over the lands of the pre-
serve clubs is private property. OF course
in that event we might just as we'll give
up all idea of shooting, but we will wait
and see how matters go. This airship is
all right, but l am not at liberty to state
anything concerning the flying puzzle un-
til the machine is adjudged perfect by the
inventor"
A grand turkey shoot open to all comers
will be held Tomorrow at the San Bruno
House. An abundance of splendid birds
will bo on hand and good sport is prom
ised those who will attend.
The following letter from Salem. Or. ia
self-explanatory:
About November / the statement was NH
lished In the Oregon press that eleven profes
slona hunters had this season killed fully
1000 deer in the Elk Creek and Rogue River
f1aI
Jackson counties, this State. According to
this statement the men killed these numbers re-
spectively: 200, $50, 125, 125, $50, I25 80 II,
and 100 to three other men, These nnmbers
were only casually ment ioned to impress one
with the belief that deer we're numerous. but
1t was said fully twice that number had been
solely for market.
Words fail one to comment on a state of af.
fairs like this. Too much cannot be said on
such slaughter?
What comparison could be drawn between
the states OF the Atlantic and the Pacific
deer, every effort is made TO protect them
Here, with almost countless numbers-as vet
1t seems the history of the buffalo will be re-
peated.
A New York sportsman sends the fol-
lowing plan to measure length of gun
stocks. He says:
Hold the forearm at right angles to the ND.
per arm and measure from inside OF elbow to
first joint of trigger finger, and the distance
In inches will be the length of stock required
Another plan is to hold the arm in the same
posi- ton, place the butt of the gun in the bend
OF the arm and If the trigger finger is in the
right place for pressing the trigger the stock
Will De the proper length.
A party of Unknown sportsmen re-
turned last Sunday night from Belmont
after enjoying three days rare sport rat
duck hunting. The party consisted of N.
Mcneil, 2. Hansen, +. Knobloch, p. II. E.
Steiner. Ii. Danger..L. Corraine, ]. Bank
ID. Fremont and j. Bacher.
They hired schooner and sailed awav
from the wharf at Fourth and Berry
streets on Thursday night. The vessel
was well stocked with provisions and
drinkables and they expected good time.
They were not disappointed.
The birds were not very plentiful. but
they managed to bring home about twelve
dozen. That was exclusive of the numbe
they consumed during the three days
which was very large, owing to the skill.
full cooking of Corraine, with the able as.
sistance of KnobIoch.
The trip was not without its incidents
and accidents. The first day thew had
scarcely rowed away from the schooner
when they sighted flock of ducks. In
his anxiety Bacher leaned back, FOLLOWING
the flock with his gun, till he lost his bal.