New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-11-01
SHOOTING.
OPENING OF THE SEASON TO-DAY IN BAD
WEATHER.
GAME SAID TO BE PLENTIFUL ON LONG ISLAND
THE SEASON FOR DEER QUAIL AM
RABBITS BEGINS THIS MORNING

CAME SAID TO BE. PLENTIFUL ON LONG ISLAND
THE SEASON FOR DEER. QUAIL AND
RABBITS BEGINS THIS MORNING.
The season foi quail and rabbit shooting opens
today IN This nart Of the country. and the crack
80 ~ s,o,rnn will be heard in the land En-
courae1nc reports have been received rom ~
Ire, Long Island and from parts Of New-> DIX
c,o,o ohout tho abundance Of game, but the wise
Ni,nrod harkens little TO these reports pieie'''ne
70 Ger out with his dog and gun himself before
he will accept the most glowing account oi INC
number OF game birds to be found
Local dealers in shotguns and ammunition were
T. ,oro Good hunor yesterday. and their places
were thronced all day with hunters who were lay
inc IN their supplies Of guns. ammunition anu
huo,inc clothing for the onslaught upon the mem
hers Of the game family. which VIII oesin win sun
I'D to-day Hundreds left the city yesterday anu
,as. ,,rh+ for noints on Long Island and hundreds
more will leave by the early morning trains Inc
weather Will possibly deter many 81 the amateurs
from going out and getting crack at the ducks
robbits ouou and deer to-day. The veterans how
ever care little for the weather. and with hsh
rubber boots corduroy trousers and cap ana
leather coats they may well afford to laugh al inc
worst efforts Of the weather experts
There has been some duck shooting along the
shores Of Long Island for the last week or TWO,
hut tho weathe~ has been SO mild that few bags OF
any nretens,ons 10 size have been secured with
the storm # yesterday the conditions Will chanse
and the hardy hunter who gets out IN the wet TO-
day ought to be well repaid for dlscomiorts ""'."
he will meet At Canoe Place Inn Great fecohi''
shinnecock and along the entire length OF 'he
Great South Bay preparations were making yester-
day for the slaughter Of much feathered DUCK TO-
day.
II required weather Of the sort experienced
Yesterday 10 bring the broadbill teal. coot DiacN
and sheMdrake ducks from their haunts ID the
north and get them started on their way Tor the
south The shores Of Long Island furnish eood
feeding ground FOR these winged beauties. and they
frequently tarry until long after the pondS nave
been coated with a surface Of ice
party left this city last night for Patchosue
where arrangements have been made to get after
- The ducks before daylight this morning The BAT
tories have been patched up and the decoys resDy
painted and cleaned, and Il the weather IS nov ~
rough good sport Is promised the GeCoN5 ~, 4.n
batteries are to he arranged just OF Blue Point
whore at rundown last night Ereate G9'o,r.V .,nrv
ducks could be seen on the water sun. 5a.terI
shooting in rough weather IS more Ike hara WoIA
than sport Many hunters prefer to Gonce@i e,ee
Here al least the duck hunter VIII ne ape 10
mallard rodhead IS encountered IN ihat gis,l LIZ,
but the hunter who gets ono IS conslecred iu.HS
by his friends These toothscme morse's' vii" INC
Canvasback. prefer Chesapeake Bay M.
Weaiher Indications last night were for n stu
gale to-day. If not regular nHrIcane WI VIZ ''o
vino blowing a. the rate OF possibly SKY n+.s an
hour Those who are prepared for inland or snote
shooting may not mind this much ont DINERS W ,r
prefer battery sport may well consult me captains
Of thei yachts before the start is made Tor WIN
q hurricane blowing life IN a battery, SIX feet lone.
sunk 20 the leve' of the water. would he as nncoW
Portable IL would he dangerous
inland o. capture the quail rabbit and partridge
will not care so much about the weather: kanDl's
are said to be plentiful quail fairly so in certain
districts while those who pretend 10 know say
that more cartridges Will be found this season
than las Pheasants are more plentiful on the
island than many people suppose but they are
crafty birds and seldom wander away from the
shelter and protection furnished on the preserves
whore they have been allowed 10 multply. Many
of those found are Of Tho imported variety. with
beautiful ilun9aee They arc not. however as
fleet ~ wing the American partridge The COCK,
when wounded. wifi show fight % dog or man.
Large parties Of hunters are copyrighted ~ Fari-
GUS points on Long Island making preparations for
the first assault on the deer. of which tncre IS a
good supply on the island Deer shooting. how
ever is allowed only on each Wednesday Of the
present month. which viii give the deer hunters
Eve days sport this fall