The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-09-12

/ men. many OF whom. LAr Mrs Bradley
Martin. have won their brush abroad
They shoot foxes and deer and large
| game Of an kinds. and have been known
To- seek the buffalo. the beaver. and the
bison OF Wyoming and the Rockies.
Missouri has good deer shooting. which
II carefully protects from the first Of the
year until the 1st OF October so that
| ing allowed. IL also protects its famous
wild turkey. SIS prairie chickens, and its
partricecs and quail. holding them sacred
until November Of each year; and IL does
not allow snares. traps. nets. or cXplO-
-iFes at amy season. This is probably tho
secret OF its long-continued game pros
perity Missouri also has n game law
clause f0rbidding a nonresident az any
time to Kin any fur-bearng animal or
almost anything that could be used FOR
food. Even % Kentucky colonel would ho
deemed guilty or "a misdomcdnor were he
10 shoot "a muskrat mink otter. beaver.
or bear IN that state. or grouse, quail,
Wo0dcoCk goose or Wild turkey.
Nirginia's celebrated Wild water fowl
are released 90 the gun of the sportsman
the first day OF September. and crowds OF
Northerncrs go down Oh enjoy the sport.
As restriction upon the wholesale
slaughter of these wild fowls however.
the law only permits that they Doe killed
from the land and during the day. and
with gun light enough to Doe fired az
arms length from the shoulder without
clause I'm tho game laws Of Virginia, but
this ia set aside for the benefit OF tho
Northern visitors in various ODlislng See
tons Or the code.
Illinois has some good shooting Of
prairie chickens beginning the middle m
September and lasting six weeks. The
grouse quail and partridge seasons are
also short here. but the plentiful wild
turkey can bo shot until tho middle or
January.
There is always p disputed point upon
the location Of legal hunting grounds ion
State. But where there is property
surrounding a railroad In wooded sec-
tiOu there is pretty sure 20 be land thar
U.s. the property or the state. and that
has as vet been given over 20 no private
ownership. This is particularly The case
iu States that contain portions or tho
great mountain ranges. for these are
public property and over them roam
the great wild animals Of the forest.
which make such interesting shooting.
Along the Pacific Coast the greatest
trouble Is experienced lu the protection
Of song birds. Here the wonderful size
Of the robin tcmpts the sportsman. and
the English sky lark. hummng bird,
thrush and canary are picked Off by the
gun OF him who would seek them for
their pumago. They are. however very
closely protected. and there is mo- season
of the year when 10 is lawful 20 lit gun
against them.
me deer of Indiana have always been
trouble % the spOrtsmen. The album
dance OF these animals makes them douh-
lv tempting. and the fact that the State
only allows them 90 be killed during Oc-
tober November and December cannot
prevent their slaughter the rest Of tho
year
Every state has IT'S own peculiar game
and every state throws open its doors
now % tho huntsman. The size Of the
country and the variety Of the wild fowl
make America peculiarly the country OF
the sportsman. and EngIishmen say that
in no country are there as many good
shots as here