The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-13

few words sott1e OF the thlngs With WHICH
tho woodcock laws to contend In thelr
losing tight for5lfe Mir. Wayne wel.esof
the effect OIL The birds Oh h cold wave
when struck the coast OF South Carolina
about the tiiddle Of Feb. lie says. ..rle
woOdcock arrived III countless thousands.
SPrior To theit aN lval l hud seer but Two
birds tho entire winter Tens OF thol,s-
nnds wcro Killed by, would-be sport.net,
and thousands were frozen TO death. The
great innjorlty were 30 en,aclated that
they were practically nothing but fcntll-
crs. One man Killed 200 pairs In n few
hours Late Tuesday Afternoon / easily
caught several OF the birds on tho snow
and .put them into 8 tl,awcd spot on the
edge OF a swift running stream In order
that they should not perish, but OH going
4 10 tho place tho next morning ] saw one
frozen. 1t will be many years before
this fine bird can re- establish Itself. even
under tho most favorable conditions"
i, WOOD DUCK DIMINISHING.
nests III hollow trees along THO streams
In nearly overy state cast or tie Alissls-
sIppl River. tits tho most beautiful of the
duck iribe j. lacks The s,ynsi;is Of q, ne
Its nest near o,,i. houses, Alan repays
Its frIendliness witt, charges Of shot. The
fact that tho wood duclt breeds as II does
within the United States instead Of going
TO The far North. as do many members OF
sits family, makes tho season Tor Us snoGl
Ing 80 much the Ion ger. For. many du ,l,.s
man has to wait Until the migration is "
its height In November. He finds the T.,
wood duck along the streams while a nc 70 Is
hunting grouse In September.
Duck shooting Is allowed in the spring
II nearl every state IN the Union. y iho
nesting grounds. They are In poor con-
diton for tho table and the only excuse
for their shooting is the seemingly ins IL
able lust OF man for snug me- L!'e n lm.
guage is none too strong. There ls q crS-
Ing need for moro wisdom n game Ie q, ,n,a
ton. Unless the wisdom develop an Lag. &c
ton follow its development n the S e1'l ro,ld
OF pos1erity viii know the woodcock h at,,fl
fhet wood duck and perchance many ON ~
a.. NJ our finest game birds only ny lne
pictures which they SEQ III tiie'l '''''"1",s
history ' GRoUsH AND QUAIL. .,,,.,
q ,rhe r,iffed grouse (Bonnsa .unDell,ulss'
called also pheasant ana par.ro e Rapidly
fsrent, otons o. n, n,S It Is eagerly
a enr fnr b = the spokesman and the pot
Hunter. but tho bird has cha ar, y f1rSI
which VIII enable !, 20 Can heiR he woodeoc
j. drdIn ns 0H n Tie thisEest cover It's
broods are large from 'mi n,,s,,a, - number.
IL. her ,. first nestful Of eggs meet t Win
disaster i Mother Grouse viii ot build do anu
nj herr nest and soon il'LFc siipt'.St
~ "a f,lff -shelled beauties In the snadi sH
81 some woodland log. The quar-, W ny.
81 the way Is the real Is 81 ilriiI
~ opposed 10 race suicide. Its family
iddea is strongly developed Il nests ea .,l,
and if flood comes Of y some .n,ssiIrits .
crow harry the home. the quail SPENDS III! III
tie time in lamenting, but goes pI 1sli
q bout seeking another home site IRE
Guently tho Bird will rails two PROOFS ~. ~
a scaso1L and the second brood rs u1' t,sn
allv late in cracking. Its! way from the
shell into the world, the laWmnkers.-t,n nus
lima showing real ;misdom have set ior-a
ward the open. season for the shoo'ihs
have seen young quail in October that
were ia rely able to fl5-. The birds. are
killed by the hundreds of thousa nds ev I,t!,
Yea for tho markets, but their fecunaIly
Il such that when they have nearly III. etl.s
tIrei1 .digu ppeared their ranks INA " ne
recruited rapidly. by the proM l,is ohe
Rtheir shooting for a year or two, ~.
Ut nay5not be out Of place to eng .thls
plea for the game bird ~ stallng 10, q
sImpIe fact@sIn the far West they n a,!s
been killing off the sage grouse Iapi arI
Tie grouse are nearly all gone aI ,!
now the farmers and ranchmen Don
which formed the birds favorite 1000 Il,
E'' Not much searching is neces sary TO fi N
4 Inc moral In this bit OF fact from the Iar
West. EDWARD b. ClAR -. AZ.