The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-12-02
GAME BIRDS ARE
FAVORED BY THE
PRESENT WEATHER
Quail, Grouse and Ducks VIII
Not Suffer Much at the Hands
of Sportsmen.

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- past. the weather conditions be-
ing against good sport on the
marshes. Birds are simply not 10 be
found in districts where in former years
they were plentiful. Clubmen 30 TO their
preserves regularly week after week and
return with little or nothing 10 show for
their trip. They all have faith in the
birds coming later IA the season and eX-
pect TO make up for lost time then.
The sport of the quail shooters has
also been Of poor quality, taken from
broad point Of view. In some instances
Individual bags have been good. but the
average sportsman hot affiliated with the
clubs has found little 10 tempt him into
the field week after week. This will work
a benefit 10 the birds. as they have not
been subjected 70 the bombardment they
would receive II they We're easily secured.
They will be afforded an opportunity 10
grow up and multiply, and mus III the
gaps In their ranks. The same holds good
OF ducks and grouse, which are also
/ keeping away from the man with the
gun. The quail stay IN the trees. as they
90 not like the wet ground, and dogs have
no opportunity 10 work them.
Achille Roos and other sportsmen who
shoot in the vicinity OF san Pablo Bay are
watching the methods OF a market hunter
who has his headquarters there. He sent
l 10 market recently l45 birds as the result
I OF days work, ana the report has
/ gained currency that he uses Illegal
methods. II Is intimated ne is netting
some birds. and that what shooting he
does is with an eiSnt-bore gun, size
not countenanced by law. Mr.. ROos who
\ Is a thorough sportsman. has had but lit
/ tie shooting on his San Pablo preserve,
there being no birds on the ponds.
/ Three members Of the Black Jack Club
/ Fred Johnson, billy" Swain and Bert
/ Patrtck-shot over the clubs Sherman
| Island preserve last Sunday. 4 total Of
/ nineteen birds fell TO the three guns. They
We're made up Of widgeon, mallard and d
/ few black jacks. heavy fog obscured
] . he de for frraa he hfras- l.fFa
/ cured as Il lifted for a few minutes.
On Tuesday John Lemmer was in the
/ neighborhood on business, and after dis
posing Of the work on hand had a try at
the ducks. He secured thirteen, mostly
sprig.
Bert Patrick and John Lemmer shot
over the preserves on Thanksgiving day
As guests they had Edward Lemmer and
Frank Burgess. The total bag was four
/ teen canvasbacks. five spOonblls and
some teal. Mr. Patrick says he saw some
unusually large fiOcks OF leans" flying
/ about. which means there should be good
sport on the marsh tomorrow.
Leon Carrau Will shoot near San Pablo
! tomorrow as the guest of Stanley O.
] Scovern OF the Olympic Gun Club.
/ The shooting near Alvarado was poor
last Sunday, Frank Haight and the
other members securing only seven
birds. The members Of the Spooney Gun
/ Club killed every duck they saw. This
one bird approached the clubs ponds by
] mistake.
Messrs Plummer and McPhillips Sc
cured eighteen birds. mostly sprle. near
! Newark
F. G. Butler is shooting regularly over
! the preserves OF the Tamalpais Club and
has enjoyed some good sport after quail
lie has the services Of Phil Wand's Eng
lish setter, champion Flora w, for the
/ season.
e @. Rodolph. also a member OF the
/ Tamalpais Club, is a regular visitor at
I Point Reyes, where the major part OF his
shooting is done
II T.fHa IA - i
/ ". F. Foster shot over the Olympic Gun
/ Club preserves on Sunday.
Frank Maskey usually spends a day in
the midweek at the Point and never
/ returns empty-handed
George Jackson and Sam Hughes Sc
cured good bag OF quail last week
Joe" E-pinger. the wen-known grain
/ broker. and Sandy McNaughton spent the
week after ducks on the Suisun marshes,
and now the two sportsmen are congratu-
I lating themselves on having made a
/ record-breaking kill. In all they bagged
nearly $50 ducks. which they distributed
among their many friends. Tonight Mr.
/ Eppinger Will engage In duck-shootinR
match with Fred Bushnell. the WELL
/ known photographer. who has developed
into a crack shot The match will take
| place on the Suisun marsh. and quite a
number OF their friends have signified
their intention Of being present.
/ The members of the Olympic Gun Club
had a successful shoot on Thanksgiving
day on their Cordelia preserve. W. A.
] Marshall StCuEeu 10. Al cumming t. Dr.
/ Hubbard Z. II. f. Rose and j. J. Writ
ner 3. Wirtner, Surryhne and Harpham
have arranged to go after quail to-mor-
I row.
Three members of the Canvasback Club
had good sport last sunday at Suisun. ].
| j Sweeney secured Y ducks. W. J. Hynes
/ 70 and Phil Wand JIG. The members ex-
pect a good shoot tomorrow.
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nlaved for the Vampires so as to bring
| ihnir team, I'M 10 the full number: