The San Francisco call., 1899-07-15
GUNMEN MAY
SHOOT DEER
AT ANY TIME
SEASON OPENS TO-DAY
Game Is Said to Be Quite
Plentiful on the Preserves
and Elsewhere.

The open season for deer and doves for
the majority of the counties in California
will commence this morning NotWith-
standing the depredations of market
hunters and others who have no respect
for the laws, and shoot out of season, the
prospects are considered excellent. From
the preserves of the Country Club Olym-
pic Gun Club and other places come re-
ports Of many deer having been seen. AS
usual, the most enthusiastic Of the gun
men have had q quiet survey of the field
already and believe they know just where
they can find a splendid buck without
much difficulty.
With the army of shooters that will be
in the field to-day the utmost caution will
be required 10 prevent accidents. Inc
majority of the spOrtsmen will be armed
with rifles of great carrying capacity and
care must be used in the handling OF
them. The careful man never pulls the
trigger on a deer unless he sees the
ground behind his game and knows there
is no one in the line OF his aim Ihe
seasoned shooter is not likely to make
mistakes of judgment, but the impetu-
Gus novice loses his seIf-pOssessiOn when
deer crosses his path.
For those who prefer the shotgun to
the rife, the dove shooting will prove at
tTactiVe. Last year the birds were con-
fined to certain localities, but this season
they are distributed all over the country
and persons desiring sport will not have
The open season for shooting in the
counties most freQuented by spOrtsmer
q. from this city is fixed by law as fol
lows:
Alameda-Rail. October 10 to February Is.
quail November l to February 1. Male
deer July Is to October /. Pheasants pro
Jected until February, 1904.
Colusa-Deer. August Is to October Is.
Calaveras-Deer, September l to Octo-
ber Is.
Contra Costa-Deer. July 20 to September
tuse OF dogs Drohibited).
ri DoradO-Doves. July 20 to February l.
F'rsacr "a m la
aTy 81. Individual bag limited to % quail
Der. day. Mountain quail. September l to
February 10. Doves, August Is to Febru-
Humboldt-Grouse and Wilson snipe. Sep
tember l to February Is. Pheasants and
wild turkeys protected until October !. 1900
Black brant. October TO March L Ship
ment Of game out Of the county prohibited.
Deer, Of dogs prohibited.
Lake-Deer August TO October l.
Marin-Deer, July Is to September Is.
Quail, partridge or grouse November l to
February l Individual bag limited to 25
Monterey-Deer July Is to September
tuse Of dogs prohibited). Quail. october
san Benito - Deer, August to Sep
san Bernardino-Deer. close season con
tlnuous 1899. Valley or mountain quail. wild
duck sale prob Ibited
san Luis Obispo-Deer, July Is to septem-
Der l. Doves, July 15 to December l.
san Mateo-Deer. opens August l.
Santa C1ara-MaIe deer, July 10 to Sep
santa Clara-AIae deer. July Is to Sep
tember Is.
shasta-Deer. July Is 10 September 1.
Sierra-Deer. September to october Is.
Sonoma-Deer. fully - to October L
Sutter-Deer, Seuteuber to october 10
Doves. July IS TO January /.
Trlnity-Deer September / to October Is
Tulare-Deer September l to October 10.
A number of the Country Club member:
left on their special car for their pre-
serves near Point Reyes last night. They
will be in the field at an early hour this
morning and will divide into small par
dor 1a ion of 1a1 Anr
Among the wel-known sportsmen who
will be out are Fred Tallant, Austin
Tubbs. w. S. Kittle, Herman Oelrichs
Marville F. w. Van Sicklen, Clinton E.
WOrden and J. K. Orr. The members
have an immense preserve over which to
shoot. and as a number Of bucks have
been seen splendid sport is anticipated.
The members Of the Olympic Gun Cldt
will shoot deer over their preserves, the
Rodgers ranch, Marin County. Those al
ready on the ground ready TO begin pro
ceedinGs this morning are: DR.. c. w
Kleiser, walter j Foster, J., Homer
George Walker, DR.. A. T Derby and s. v
Costello. Other members will go to the
Cordelia preserves OF the club in quest OF
w II Roeder and Joe Nolan left on
Thursday for Sargents, Santa Clara Coun-
ty. where there is deer and dove shooting
and excellent fishing. The remainder OF
the party will be made up of j. A. Sar-
gents Of Sargents station, Elmer Rea OF
GiIroy, Ed Rea of San Jose and James
Dunno Of Hollister. They viii camp about
six miles from Sargents, on the Pescadero
William H. Hanson, the Redwood City
capitalist, and family and John w Bour-
dette, the well-known attorney, will leave
Monday for a months fishing and shoot.
ing trip in the vicinity of Lake Tahoe.
George CrOcker and party left in pri-
vate car last night for a few days shoot.
ing in the vicinity of Merced.
Mendocino County is the objective point
p Of a party made up of Phil Bekeart, DR.
E N Short William Short, Thomas
Craig, George McCord and William Nc
Cord.
Frank Hewlett. the well-known fielt
shot of Alameda, will spend some days
near Brentwood, Contra Costa County il
quest Of doves.
George Jackson and Achille Roos will bt
in the 2eld for doves. while Frank Yer
non goes after deer.
The members of the. Union Gun Clul
Will shoot live birds at the Olympic
grounds, IngIeside, the last Sunday in thi.
month.
The Olympics will hold their last blue
rock shoot of the season on the 23d inst
The California Wing Shooting Club ha!
two shoots scheduled after which tn,
grounds will be closed for the season
COMEC EDOA6 TUE