The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-09-29
HUNTING SEASON AT HAND
PROMISES 70 BE THE BEST KNOWN
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.
The Vicinity OF Beaumont Offers Duck
Hunters Harvest, While Deer Are
Plentiful in San Jaeinto Bottom.

The hunting scason Of 1e02oS win opel
~ earnest on October /. Many parties
were prepared 20 sta-t ont yesterday ana
d. "brsiuessr with the denlzens Of the
wood. but the Indictment westher made Q
postponen ent necessary. II Is highly prob
able that the season viii be iuauguratcd on
Wednesday with general exodus from the
city Of those who love the sport.
The duck shooting this season viii I'm
douhtedly be better than 1t has been for
years and the sport will be OF a better class
than previously from the fact that the
ducks will be found In large quantities
ia the many rice fields in the coast coun
try. Already the ducks are making their
appearance In the rice nelds Ia the iiume.
dlate vicinity OF this city. Tie place that
oners the best opportunity for duck shoot
ing Is in the neighhorhood OF Beaumont
There the rice fields are many, aud d NUN
Der Of large sloughs and ponds are 10 be
found. and are alwars full Of water. Last
season great Quantities Of ducks were
bagged there by the local shooters, Tue
bnnter does not ueed decoys IN the
hind bunch OF straw or weeds.
aud when the game dies over be gets the
game The stubble Is very frequently cut
long enough to hide the ducks when tines
are feeding on the rice laying 90 the
ground. and the shooter Is able TO walk
up In close shooting distance. IL Is sigAt
70 make the heart % sportsman glad anu
his blood tinpie when o large dock OF NAL
lards rise close 10 hand, Then 1t is that
his trusty double barrel hammerleSs gets
TO work.
Reports from the near By aelds are that
the ducks are making their appearance In
g00dly numbers. and they are IN good con.
dition The ducks that feed on rice are o.
the most delicious favor. being almost
equal TO the famous canvasback. Iae
market hunters on the bays are anxious as
10 the result Of the rice fields on their
business. 1t is q well known fact that
last year the ducks were unusually scarce,
and Il Is believed that tney viii desert
the salt water more and niQge each season,
Another game bird that Is always found
in large quantities in the wet rice heids
Is the jack sniDe. Theg do not eat the
rice, but the sniDe Is always sure OF and
ing the ground In the condition that he
likes best. and insects ana worms are there
In abundance. When found IN the rice field
they are In the best Of condition one
may shoot snipe all day and never get them
Quail shooting this year win be better
than for many Seasons on account Of the
dry weather MANY parent qnatl his
raised two and sometimes three families
this season EVERYWHERE the reports come
IN that they are plentiful, and the whistle
OF Bob White is heard IN nearly every
the chance 70 try his dog alter a long rest
The guns are being cleaned and plans laid
for one or more days snort with the quall.
The weeds are very high nj present, and
Will Interfere with the dogs 80 their work,
until after several frosts The quail Is
the one game bird that win always be with
US. II Is almost impossible to Kill them
of, fer the reason that he freQuents the
helds and rs protected more than any other
OF game birds His domestic habit take
him around the farm house. and Is very
frequently found eating With the chickens
IN the yard Some very fine quail shooting
may be had IN the immediate vicinity OF
this city II one Is posted and the land
Is not.
II Is not generally known that the deer
shooting within fifteen miles OF Houston 10
hs good as NAV be had In almost any part
of the State. The country bordering on the
San Jaeinto river Is full Of deer, all the
deer that are wanted The woods are very
thick there, being grown up with palmetto
and underbrush. which makes IL very hard
70 keep near camp The hunting there Is
done with dogs and the hunters takes a
stand and waits for a deer 10 run past or
be follows the dogs, Following the dogs
Is very exciting and the chance for shot
Is better. MANY parties are made up each
season for a chase In this country, and
the memories OF past hunts are pleasant I'm
deed to recount. There Is plenty OF good
water there. and the insects that usually
make camp life miserable are scarce ANY
one wanting a good deer hunt should go %
the San Jacinto bottoms with his dogs