The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-09-06
VIOLATION OF THE LAW
Shooting Ducks on the Big Black
foot Hunting ground.
THROUGHOUT THE STATE
uine by Hunters Who Have No Re-
gard for the Law-An Example
Should Be Made of the Spoil
ers OF Sport.

M~issoula. Sept. 5.-Hunting parties
who have been up the Big Blackfoot
this summer report that there has been
a general violation of the duckshooting
law by the residents of hat section.
Ducks have been shot up there ever
since July and IL they had been big
enough to shoe before that time there
would have been more of them killed.
This valley has in former years been
one of the finest regions for duck hunt
ers, blu this year the hunting is not as
good as Ii used to be, on account of the
general disregard of the game law by
the residents of that section. 1t is too
bad that there is nc check placed upon
the violation of the game law in this
part of the state. 1t would be possible
10 keep the hunting good here for many
years If the people would take an inter
est IN enforcing the law. The general
indifference to the provisions of the
law will soon result in the extermina-
ton of the game here and what has
been for years the finest hunting
ground in the state will be worthless.
There is plenty of talk here about the
game law and its enforcement but IL
all ends in talk and the open violation
- - fANh sANAA a. boA FA'lItu at III
This is not only unsportsmanlike. but
II will result in much injury To West
ern Montana. II there is any sincerity
in the talk of the sportsmen here. the
Will take up the matter in earnest n
see that those who are thus openly Vio-
lating the law are taken care Of.
There is no special locality where this
practice is prevalent. All sections Of
this part Of the state are i'm the list.
Parties who have hunted in the upper
Blackfoot and i'm the valley below Mis-
soula tell the same story. one man.
who has camped in the Clearwater val
ley every autumn for six years. says
that the farmers and others have this
year made the hunting very bad. They
have been banging away at ducks all
summer and the result is that those
who have waited for the legal shoot
ing season 10 open have a no shoot
ing at all. The same story is told
of Grass Valley and the lower Bitter
Root. These were once the best duck
hunting grounds i'm this part Of the
country, but they are being ruined by
the hunters who have no regard for
the law.
Guide Spencer will start tomorrow.
Tuesday. with #. {. Coleman Of New
York on a hunting trip i'm the Bitter
Root mountains. The two will be rome
for several weeks and will make bear
and elk their especial quest. Spencer
knows the country thoroughly and Mr..
Coleman ought to be able to get all Of
the big game that he wants. The hunt
ing in the mountains is said to be good
this year and the trip of these two
should be a successful one.
G. L. CoweI and nephew J.. W.
Greenough and son and w. T.. Dowell
have gone To the Upper Blackfoot on a
hunting and fishing trip that will take
most OF the present week. They expect
10 return Saturday. and IL they are as
successful as they expect Ia be. they
Will bring back a good showing Of
game. They are after ducks principal
~, but they will take anything else
that comes their way.
Postmaster DowelI bought a pup the
other day. II was "A Gordon setter and
had all the points Of "A fine dog. lie
saw the pup following a boy on the
street n al once made a bargain with
the lad for the acquisition of the ami
The sale was soon made and the
boy guaranteed a clear title to the dog. 1
Ed was congratulated both by himself
and his friends upon his good trade.
The price was a nominal one. 1t was
so low, in fact. as to arouse the sus-
picions of his friends as To the genuine
ness of the title that the boy gave with
the dog. But Ed was confident and
took his purchase home. He at once
about the training of the pup and
was making good progress when the
rightful owner showed up and claimed
the animal. He proved his claim all
n now Ed is looking for the
hoy who sold him the pup. He hasn't
found him yet, but when he does il
Will go hard with the particular por-
tion of the lads anatomy that was
made for chastising purposes.
Speaking of dogs. julie Hartley has a
dog that is a wonder. II is Tom, the
famous free lunch greyhound that Is
a familiar figure to all who resort
where free unChes are served. Tom
knows when the lunch is brought i'm at
every place In town. and he is always
there about Ave minutes before the
when the cold meats and salads
brought in. He always fares well
and likes his job. But that is not the
wonderful part of il. Tom has recently
developed a new trait. He has turned
out to be a retriever. Aus Hartley
had him out last week and he came
with the most remarkable tale of
the accomplishments of the dog. He
says that IL is impossible TO drop n
bird where Tom will not get 1t. He
gets IL. but he keeps il. That is his
weak point. As soon as he has the
bird i'm his mouth he tucks down his
tail n runs like a pr~i2e-winner at n
coursing match. Aus is something Of a
runner. himself. and he tried 10 run
Tom down, but he failed. lie chased
him for half a mile To get a big
grouse, but the dog hung on and won
out When he found he was safe from
further pursuit. Ton calmly buried
the grouse for future reference.
Then Aus dug IT up. As soon as he
got on TO Toms system. he ceased
chasing and simply waited FOR the dog
To bury the bird. All that is neceS-
sary in hunting with Tom IS a spade
to dig up the birds with. Then IL is
easy to get all you kill.
Harry r. Van Wart was "A successful
hunter sunday. He came home Sun-
day night WIKI the finest bag Of chick
ems that has been seen his fall. He