The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-10-31

they are not held by the law. but thew are
and II one Of them was made an example
OF, IL might be lesson TO others
Ihe past summer has been a wonder
1ully good breeding season." said Mr. Ru
gene Luxe, one of the best known sports
men In Savannah. yesterday. Tho sum
nlef mas been comparatively dry and there
nave been no heavy rains TO drive the
broods out There is an abundance ~
game around Savannah, and anything
from doves to bear can be killed within :
rev hours ride or walk from the citv
Inc best huntings grounds, however, are
only reached by hard work and sometimes
Iohg walking, and this accounts for the
amateur huntsmen who often walk miles
ana miles and never a raise a coyey
Game would be even more plentiful in
this section" continued Mr. Lake az
there was game warden, such as there
are In other states who would look after
the keeping of the game law and see that
game was not killed out OF season. There
are too many pot-hunters and too MANY
so-called sportsmen who only care to
prlns back a string of birds, and who
really care nothing for the sport itself
for the good of game and its preserva,
ton. Why there are numbers Of hunters
IN savannah who go out for q days hunt
and who kill anything they sec from A
hooking bird to a tame fowl They have
no regard for the right of property own.
ers ana trespass upon private grounds
without permission, tearing down fences
and destroying property"
Most sportsmen know too well that what
Mr.. Luke says is only too true. MANY
hunters when allowed to hunt I'm fields
and on farms take such advantage or
me HDerality OF the owners that when
other sportsmen want to hunt they find
the property owners hostile to them.
GUAM is the most sought for game by
savannah sportsmen, and their efforts are
almost entirely confined to hunting Bob
White" Old quail raise two broods dur
ing a season, but the second brood Is not
yet large enough to hunt The first brood
comes about the latter part of April and
these birds are now strong enough to care
for themselves. The second brood does not
arrive until July or August. A brood of
partridges numbers from fourteen to
eighteen birds.
AT times snipe Is plentiful around sayan
nah. The snipe is a peculiar bird and is
only seen periodically. The snipe is
migratory bird and can be killed at any
time during the year. There was a good
flight of snipe about ten days ago, Just
after the heavy rain of that time, and
numbers of the long-billed birds were kill
ed. Snipe is most plentiful after heavy
rains, and Is seen here in March, when
they are returning north to breed
There has been a scarcity of woodcock
around Savannah for several seasons
though few of these birds were killed
last season. The woodcock Is different
from the snipe. II likes warm weather.
but does not go as far away from the
cold as does the snipe. Woodcock remain
just outside of the cold weather belt. and.
unless real cold weather exists north Of
Savannah. woodcock is scarce Several
seasons ago, when the early winter was
very severe, woodcock was very plentiful
around Savannah, so plentiful, I'm fact.
that hunters say they could almost be
knocked down with sticks.
The season for the killing of deer has
been open since Sept. 1, but very few
have been killed. Deer are given the
greatest protection of any game, as they
are supposed TO need more time TO breed
and raise the young. There ere many
good deer stands near Savannah.
Probably the best hunting near savan-
nah Is to be found on the line OF the Sa-
vannah, Florida and Western railway. In
Bryan and Liberty counties and all
through that section quail and other game
Is plentiful On the Georgia and Alabama
railroad and up on the Central, there are
also good hunting grounds
Up the Savannah river, In the rice fields
and marshes, and among the creeks, is the
duck hunters paradise There can be found
the juicy teal for those who know how to