The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-11-11
GAME BIRDS
STILL AVOID
THE GUN MEN
Ducks Are Reported Plentiful
in the North, but Are
Scarce Here.

NH EMBERS of the gun clubs controll-
IVA ing extensive preserves are having
average sport with the ducks, but
not as good shooting as they anticipated
some weeks since. All egree that the
weather conditions are not favorable for
driving the birds in and will not be until
the frost comes and sends them down
from the north. From Tpmales Bay
somes the information that sprig and
canVasbacks are there in great numbers.
The gunner of that vicinity are having
great sport with them, but they are of
the line usually travelled by sportsmen
of the metropolitan district.
The Wet weather has interfered IN q
degree with the men who prefer the sport
afforded by quail. The ground has been
too damp to be worked over in a salts
factory manner and but few large bags
are reported
The Olympic Gun Club men have been
fairly active on their Cordelia preserve
during the past week. On sunday IL J.
Titus secured birds; a. NJ. Shields, J. Z.
Jensen and Harry b. HOSmer, each; ii.
L. Miller and +. V. Bell, .; II. 4. Rose, 1,
and William Bay, j. Wednesday H. b.
Hosmer and Al Cumming secured a doZ-
en- each; G. A. Haight, II; l.. d. Owens,
10; John B. Coleman 5, while F. H. Bush
nell scared to death one lone duck winch
approached his shooting stand. Mr.. Hos
mer and Mr.. Cumming remained over
Thursday to try the quail shooting IN the
vicinity.
The clubs preserve will be well shot
over tomorrow, the following members
having announced their intention of being
in attendance: DR.. A. I. Derby, Or. j. ID.
de Chantreau, f. Dubedat, l.. Bocqueraz,
l.. Hirschfeld, w. D. Macarthur, II. l..
Miller and L. w. Harpham. In order to
give the members d two days shoot the
preserve viii be open to them on Thanks
giving day as we'll as on the Wednesday
before.
The annual election of the club was
held on Wednesday. The members on the
regular ticket were elected as follows:
Homer Fritch, l. w. Harpham, Herbert
Huffman. w A Marshall, w D..
Macarthur, A. Roos ana Fred b..
on Wednesday and will elect their off,
GERS. Merton G. Allen will undoubtedly
be chosen president, an office for when
he is thoroughly equipped.
L. n. Kercheval, a deputy OF the Cali
fornia State Game and Fish Commission,
arrested John and Henry Knight of Elk
Creek Glenn County, some days since.
They were charged with trapping quail.
Upon being taken before Justice West
they entered a plea of guilty and We're
fined $50 each.
ing in the country beyond Santa Rosa
recently. He secured thirty eight birds
the 1rst day. He reports that the smoke
from the forest fires did great damage to
birds and all varieties of game. They
were killed by thousands and thus leave
a comparative blank for the sportsmen.
City Attorney Boyd of San Rafael and
Henry Nj. Robertson of this city enjoyed
a good days quail shooting on the La
Franchi ranch, near Novato, last Sunday.
They returned in the evening with we'll
filed bags. They kept within the pro-
visions of the Marin County game law
by narrow margin as regards the num-
Der of birds that may be killed.
Phil Wand, with Paymaster Ring of the
Iowa and George Jackson, spent three
days near Halfmoon Bay recently. They
found quail in abundance. but report
the country as being a hard one over
which to work; They secured good bags
on each day they were in the field.
Herman 0elrichs is gratifying his pas
sion for duck shooting at the preserve of
the Tule Belle Club. The arrangements
for the pleasure and the convenience of
club members are the most elaborate
Fred Feudner, ]. Peltier and Attorney
Sweeney were in the field near Hamlets,
Marin County, last Saturday and Sunday
five birds each on both occasions.
Clarence Haight and his shooting COM
panion Shaw enjoyed good sport at the
Willow Lodge Club preserve near Alva-
thirty birds each. L. r. Larzalere, J. II.
Burfeind Phil Bekeart and other mem
bers of the Spooney Gun Club near the
same place found no birds on their ponds,
the days shooting being a blank.
Frank Maskey went to Point Reyes on
| Wednesday for a day In the field after
quail. When he arrived on the scene the
rain was descending in torrents, and he
packing his gun.
Lloyd Eaton is arranging an old-fash-
toned turkey shoot to be held at San
Mateo shortly before Thanksgiving day.
cured thirty quail in the foothills back of
San Mateo some days since.