The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-02
WITH THE HUNTERS.
THE MONTH WHEN THE MARKET
HUNTERS SLAUGHTER DEER
TIE state Law ~ t. the Shooting Of
the AntiereA Deautfes-Open Sea-
con for Trout FisAing CieseA-Ths
GovernoP Makes . Great Shot
With . 2z-RtAe.

This Il tho NORTH when the market
hrn>er OF Western Washington - IN nis
eiorv. For weeks he has been watching
And waiting for the day when - could
XIII me Seer and ship ~ carcass TO the
market. The chances are that he has done
q little killing ahead Of time Sunday beng
a had 6ay for the opening OF the open sea-
son. IL was impossible 70 Judge whether
zoe game laws had been grossly violated.
II Is a notorious fact rhas In all parts or
this state where deer abound, hunters go
OUT before the market season, kill q deer
or two ara hang the carcasses up in an
out-of-the-way place until the Law allows
them TO ship. Last year the hunters were
taken unawares by the change IA the law
regarding the month for killing. and OF
course the slaughter was not as large as
In wears gone by. One such experience
was enough. and they wiz not be LETT
again
The Post-Inteli.gencer has Information
from A reliable source that certain parties
IN Seattle were selling ven:son last week.
TIE law divides the state into two Dis
tr.cts. In the master Of killing deer for tho
market. In Whatcom. Skag.t. Snohou1issl.
King. Pierce, Lewis. Skamania, Clarke,
CowI.tz. Thurston. Kitsap, Island, Mason.
Chehaiis. Pacific and Wahk.akum coun-
ties deer. cariboo. mountain sheep. goat
or elk may be killed for sale during No
yember In Okanogan. Kittttas, Yakima,
KlicEtAt, Douglas. Stevens, Lincoln.
Adams, Franklin. Walla Walia, Columbia,
Asotin, Garfield. Whitman. Spokane, JEFF
ferson and C.aliam counties the same AMI
mails may be killed for sale In October.
Fire hunting for deer, moose or elk Is
forbidden. except within a mans own In
closure. II a person obtains permission
from the owr1er % inclosed lands to hunt
with fire he IS not Liable TO the law.
The open season for trout fishing ex-
psred October 81, and from that time until
April l. 1897, II VIII be unlawful to take.
catch, kill or have N possession any brook
trout or mountain trout. II will be OBJ
served that the words Take trout" are not
mentioned. This leaves chance for a
dispute as to whether it is Unlawful TO
fSh IN Lake Washington. because It - an
open question whether the trout taken
there would bring person under the Law.
A notable party of sportsmen visited
the Nisqually fats last week. includ-
ed Gov. McGraw. Gen. E. II. Carr. Jacob
Furth. Mr.. McElroy. of Olympia, and DR..
p. a. purdy, of Seattle. Birds were not
plenty. but in an evening and morning
shoot bag of seventy-five. mostly mall
lards, was made. A few widgeon and
teal were also killed. 1t is reported that
Mr.. Furth was right in the swim and
knocked the birds whenever they came
near his blind. Or. Purdy says that the
champion live bird shot Of the state will
have to look out for his laurels If Mr..
Furth enters the ring, for he is a corkcr
at killing ducks.
The governor made a record at rife tar
get shooting. With a 22-caiiber gun he
cut out the bulls-eye at the thirty PAGES.
Il believe I can split that card" re-
marked the governor. Some one went out
to where the target had been pinned up
and turned 1t SO that its edge faced the
marksman. The governor raised the rife
to his shoulder and a moment later fred
The bullet Travelled true to tho aim and
cut the card into two pieces.
w. s. Morton. Fred Charles and Col. G.
r. Treat had fairly good luck at the
Skagit flats last week. Charles and Nor
ton returned, but according to the story
about town the colonel thought he would
remain a few days until his bag was
equal to those made by Morton and
Charles
Herbert Haven and Oscar Jones are
now at the Skagit fats and will remain
there week.