The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1900-12-23
MANY WILL GO FOR GAME.
HOLIDAYS WILL RE PLEASANTLY
SPENT ny SPoHTSMEN.


Have ne~n Excessive-A Mcil-in-
formed Huntsman Discusses came
aud the hest Way to Huut a.
Huncre'is OF hunting parties viii take
advantage OF thc Christmas holidays Cor
Indulgence in sport royal So many have
vacations OF from one day To the entire
week az CHRISTMAS thot excellent oppor.
tuuity o. afforded for trips adeld with
gun and dog and never is there a failure
20 take advantage Of the chance 20 gct
among the game.
ln Savannah there are many vportemcn
who inuurishly spend their holidays Iu
search OF partridges. turkcys. deer or
other game when the season ir ou. and
for several DAYS they have been hu.y
forming their parties and arranging their
trips Tor this week. Some will make
extended jaunts. remaining away for sov-
eral days while others VIII hunt Within
comparatively short radius from sa-
yannah. deVoung only Christmas Day 10
thcir sport
Several parties have been made up f5r
trips TO the sea islands Of tho Georgia
and south Carolina coast Deer are the
particular objects OF such parties hut
they VIII also SO iu quest OF partfbdEcs.
This month concludes tho season ln which
deer may legally be shot, aud those who
Ike 10 take stands aud listen to the has
OF the dose ln the hope that their quarry
mny b. driven past within shooting Ills.
lance. feel that they must have one more
try ~ the Meet deulzens OF the brake
Gam" this season has been very abufd.
ant according TO some huutsmcn. while
others have declared that they have not
been successful in finding Il Restaurant
keepers Ia Savannah have claimed that
there hhe been great scarcity. o. hayiup
been 'up TO them 90 say something 20
the Kind when those who Ike a not birA
ana a cold bottle have INDUCED ia a lit
tlc VIA rous kicking about che afid prices
charged TOP a brace OF "a single quail The
rcstaurateurs declare thar they have no
alternative but 90 ask high prices fat
quail % they APPEAR upon their tables.
for the mRrkot hunters viii not part with
the birds Tor less than considerably above
the prices that usually prevail This as
sertion rs Ia accord with Tho statements
Of some q the sportsmen as 20 she scar
Cay Of birds but O. a contradiction 81
the declaration Of others that "a great
many are 20 b. found
a sportsman who Is perhaps better IN.
formed upon the game question chan any
other in savannah. discussed % with a
representative Of the Morning News lie
mas made many trips this season. and cx-
cellcnt success has rewarded hIs efforts
Game this season" he declared. is
plentiful After the rains thar have fan
en- within the last week sportsmen may
confidently expect that the conditions VIII
b. vastly improved. and the great amount
OF game will be the more readily found.
That has been the difficulty an along u
mas been too dry 20 hunt with the best
results. too dry aud too warm.
Those who have had little experience
IN hunting quail ID not realize that very
much difference is created by dryncss hut
experienced hunters win agree that dogs
can uud birds in far greater quantities
when there b. moisture on the ground aud
the scent viii le.
During tho greater part Of the season
there has not been enough moisture IN
the grass and leaves for the scent 81
quau 70 remain, The result Is that dogs
cannot strike a trail that 10 anything bat
very fresh. Ordinarily. a dog viii cross
the trail OF a covey and scent them when
they are many yards away, but, when
the weather has been dry for some time,
he has 10 almost run upon the birds pee
fore he smells them What IS the result
why a great deal OF the territory over
which the dog hunts n really not covered
az all as he may have passed the birds
without having smelled them.
Another diniculty that has been felt an
the season has been the result OF the
unusually warm weather that has pre-
vailed Dogs grow hot and tired too
quickly. aud shey are no good for hunt
lug when they get that way. They soon
ing az heel and viii not stir from q pain
There is ustessness about them that
ia cooperating 10 the hunter, but u cam
not be driven away save by rest. good
plan In such weather Is for relays. aH IL
were. 10 be hunted. the dogs being re-
ueved when they grow tired This can
best be done by hunting two az time.
the huntsmen following roads In a vehicle
and carrying the two dogs that are not
hunting a. the time
yet another objectionable ene0 OF the
warm weather. particularly noticeable ~
the wlre-grass regions. is that me grass
ia not Killed The upper portions are
killed bv the light fsosts. but the dead
grass then serves only a. covering and
nrossctlon for that beneath. This con-
finues green and upright. affording cN-
relleut govcr for birds. u Is almost I'M
possible 70 get up single birds properly
Ia such a country for they cannot be iound
by a dog ~ they do not move from the
spots upon which they sink after their
nlEnf from flF fhA'H M"'tN N'tfs
flushed as "a Convey.
south Carolina has been the best
huntin,, territory this season. Sunday has
beep Tie day Of al others for spoft~men.
and the Charleston and savannah Rail
road has had large parties Of Savannah
spsrtenen every sunday They have nor
come hack empty handed. either. Last
sunday "A friend and we're up some thirty
miies from here and our bag was hfiy
quan That WAS Hos oue bit had Tor the
part 81 "a day We put IN.
.-rhose South CarO'inlans don't much
Ike the IDEA Of city spori smen hunting
ora their lands bat where they are
known Il 81 an right. and some very e1-
cclient sport can be- obtained. Much or
inc land in the southern section % the
state g. preserved by Northern clubs. and
hunting upon their places BE- not allowed.
DiAgent care SIS exercised g prevent IT,
ard there Is little poaching
"Rut there s. a lot q game on those
preserves and q Is temptation 90
keen sportaman 20 get among -. The
clubs make II practice 90 plant grain
and other food that o. faucied by the
cartridge. and thousands ~ the birds are
Attracted TO the rich feeding grounds Tor
fbls reasan. Then. too. The clubs pay 20
much each Tor live birds that may BE-
trapped IS people Of their vicinity. ana
the result o. that many additions 10 me
stock already on tho preserves are made
from this source.
while a great many hunters VIII ~
out dfirsng Christmas week Tor quail