The San Francisco call., 1899-12-09
WOULD LIMIT THE
SHOOTING OF QUAIL
ABOUT POINT REYES
Efforts Being Made to Preserve the
Country Where the Best
Sport Is Enjoyed.

The country about Point Reyes has af-
forded this season the best quail shooting
OF any place within easy reach Of this
city. Sportsmen have shot over its hills
and canyons freely. Conditions may be
different shortly. as a movement is on
foot 10 preserve the major portion OF the
ground and thus limit. in a degree its
use. The proprietor of the Point Reyes
Hotel and prominent gun club are re-
puted 20 be in the field for the privilege.
Representatives OF the gun club deny
any desire on their part 10 get the exclu-
sve shooting. II the hotel man secures
II he will probably charge a small fee
At present the farmers exact a fee of fif-
~ cents from persons shooting over their
land. They are business-like in their col
lections and no man with gun escapes
II is said to average Sl.5O a day for a
gunner. as he usually covers considera-
hle ground and passes from one farm to
another.
Point Reyes is adapted to the increase
OF quail as there are many inaccessible
places where the birds are free from mo-
lestation. a well-known gunman says the
only manner in which they can ever be
wiped out Is by trapping. In this way
whole bevies may be disposed Of With
shooting this is not possible. as some
birds are sure TO make their escape.
me country Club members are await
ing spell OF dry weather before they try
Tor quail again on their Marin County
preserve; The ground IS still wet and the
birds refuse 10 lie. Upon being flushed
they run and scatter before the sports
men have chance at them. Just when
good shooting Is expected rains come and
spoil the ground.
The black brant. one Of the most diff
cult Of game birds TO kill, are in Tomales
Bay in great numbers. They are mem
bers Of the goose family and sportsmen
pronounce them more delicately Favored
IL q = "a
OF ". n. Keller Of Santa Monica. F. c
Sanborn and Al Wilson went after the
birds on Wednesday. They secured thirty.
although the conditions were all against
good sport. IL was raining and heavy
wind was blowing.
Mr.; Josselyn. OF the Tule Belle Club.
Killed slNty-nFe ducks, cans" and sprig,
last sunday. This is an unusually good
bag. Thomas McCord secured twelve. OF
which four were cans" Alex Hamilton
shot over the preserve Wednesday and
enjoyed good sport.
Fred. Johnson. Newton Hickman. "Ril-
~ swain and Bert. Patrick shot over the
Black Jack Clubs preserve. Sherman ISL
and. last Sunday. After they had secured
twenty-five birds a heavy river fog set
tied down upon the ponds and brought
what promised 10 be good sport TO an alb
rupt end. The fog was so thick that II
Leon Carrau shot on San Pablo marsh
last Sunday, but found IL a blank as did
other sportsmen who tried the sport.
nUnfer
secured over a hundred birds The blind
from which he shot seemed TO have an
irresistible attraction for the ducks and
he bagged all that came within reach Of
his deadly ten-bore. Persons who Thought
he was trapping the ducks watched his
work closely and did not see him empIov
such illegitimate means OF securing a big
bag.
w. u. Macarthur was the most success
full Of the Olympic Gun Club members on
the Cordelia preserve last Sunday. He
secured twenty birds. shooting over a new
pond formed by the overflow Experts Of
the club take this as an intimation that
the ducks prefer to feed on the over
flowed lands rather than on the made
ponds This may account for the small
number of birds seen on the baited ponds
while the overfiowed territory covers so
great an area.
on Wednesday Harry r. Hosmer. II 7
Wicker. +. w. Briggs and Frank Maskev
shot over the preserve with moderate
success DR.. G.. w Kleiser and w. r.
Foster will be in the field tomorrow
They are undecided as 10 whether they
shall try for ducks or quail.
A. A. Borlini. prominent among the gun
club men. was married 10 Miss Margaret
Olcese Thursday night. The young couple
went south on their honeymoon trip.
AT the last meeting of Empire Gun Club
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: President. A. NJ. Shields;
vice president. DR.. c. Z. Parent; secre-
tary and treasurer, ]. .. Hauer; man