The sun., 1900-12-16
HUNTING IN THE CITY.
New York sportsmen who 10 Not Have 20
Go Far for Rabbits and Ducks. I,

| 10 haoDlto ana DUCKS.
When a barber on the East Side closed his
chop q few evenings ago he and a couple
! of friends went into little back room to
inspect the new gun which he had just pur.
! chased. They examined the piece carefully
and expressed approval OF u.
Our guns are all In 1rst-olass condition.
too" one of them said. and as soon a. there
Is light fall Of snow We will start out after
the rabbits and try and get a lot Of them"
"yes," remarked the other. they tell me
that this IL going to be a great season for
rabbit. The weather has been so warm
and the ground so soft that they have had
/ plenty to eat. and consequently they are very
fat and in prime condition My mouth IL
just watering for a big rabbit stew. with
rich, brown gravy"
Well" said the barber wait until the
snow flies, and we will have a good hunt.
My dog IL as anxious as / am to 90 out In the
woods and fields. and guess We will have a
glorious season, for / hear that wild ducks
are plentiful. too"
Conversations like this can now be heard
all over Greater New York In little saloons.
barber shops. groceries and small clubs.
where men Of modest means congregate.
There il Is that the storekeeper. the mechanic
and others OF similar walks in life prepare
for their hunting trips in the suburbs Many
OF them are members OF hunting clubs. and
while they never wander more than fifteen
miles from tie City HILL, they manage to
bag great deal Of game. and have good.
healthy exercise.
Within an hours ride or so from the busiest
spot In Manhattan can be found good rabbit
hunting and duck shooting New York
ia indeed, the greatest city In the world
sa d one OF these sportsmen 1t leads In
everything. In spite of its immense popula-
ton, there is room for game and all we little
hunters know it, Take the region north Of
Pelham Bay Park aud the woods and fields Of
Queens borough. and you will find them full
Of rabbits. Many a rabbit ! have bagsed
within city limits. II is great sport. and the
beauty of 1t Is that il costs SO little. AL
ysu want is a good gun, n solid lunch and .
warm. rough suit Of clothes and pair or
waterprool boots The oan sTansPor!sIaoa aoa
aiorg If you want to. The local steam roads.
where they have baggage car. WIN carry
your dGs without I9s! dir,o me 'rou3g Sa Man
haitian Ihe Bronx and Brooklyn Will carry
the ANIMAL. THIS has led some Of the hunters
keepers out In the suburbs during the hunt.
me season. and the plan worss very well"
Where do y"u 80 duck shootinsF
Wei, my IdyorIte places are Flushing
Bay or IN the waters about Gty lsland. which
are all within city limits. on Sands Point
NEnlhpNsc, unl AfOunI bt0pplHH otOue0
light are good places The ducks ny from
shore t. shore and go ioking among the
pat ches of meadow grass looking for food.
Inrre T., no duck shooting Just at present 70
spsaA Of. as the weather il too mild and the
ducNs find plenty TO eat But when the real
cold weather sets in and snow and ice cover
the shores and mar shes, then We Will start
uut after Mr.. Duck. You can get as fine
" II duck shooting In New York as any.
where | know -. or course, they are NOS
canvas backs that we shoot at but they are
good To- eat and the sport Is delightful.
"Besidcs III" ducks. We get Shot now
and then at n meadow hen. They we're quite
numerous at one time in the vicinity of Sunkea
Meadow and Bronx Kill, aud around ;'0'1
Morris and Flushing Raw, but they have
been pretty well eNtermnated a. far as this
rart OF the country IL concerned. Jamaica
Bav Is also \ good place for wild duck shoots
in;. and have made manya good bag arnons
the little islands"
duck shooung?
ALMOST as well. 1t Is great sport. I
New York than in any other spot on earth.
with ihe exception OF Australia. You can
find rabbit hunters all over the Fast and
Ne-' Sides OF town. and among them are
many crack shots. All OF us city hunters
arc now ready for the rabbits. for besides
the sport the rabbits make very a ne eating.
There are plenty of rabbits up In Pelham
nav Park. but Of, course, we are not ,per-
mitted to hunt them there. The. rabbits
arc wild and run about at will. but they can.
NOT be shot at MANY ~ them are caught
however. hy boys who make snarea and
traDs for them in isolated places. which the
police seldom, II ever. visit. There are plenty
~ rabbits. however without troubling those
In the parks. both IN The Bronx and oussnA'