The Savannah morning news., 1903-12-20
IN FIELD AND WOOD
sPORTSMEN PREPARING TO FOL-
Low PURSUITS OF NIMROD,
THERE is GAME IN PLENTY.
AMENDMENTS TO THE GAME LAW
HAS STOPPED THE POT HUNTER.

High Prices That Are Now Charged
for Game Would Indicate That 1t
Was Unusually Scarce, But such
Is Not the Case-Market Would De
Flooded IL the License for Selling
Game Was Not Required-GOOd
Pointers and Settlers VIII BE at n
Premium.
Christmas hunters who contemplate
devoting much of their time during
the next week to the pursuit of bird
and beast will have cause to feel
grateful for the recent enactments on
the state game laws, for there is lit
tie doubt that the quantities of game
Ito be found this year are largely
due to the restrictions placed on the
useless slaughter and sale of birds
and other game.
If pot hunters have followed their
former vacations this year they have
not been as dilligent as heretofore
for the reason that they have not been
able to offer the product with the gun
openly on the market without paying
the required $25 license. The law
prescribes that no one can offer any
cense, and there are few willing to
take out this license, in fact there are
few who are able.
Whether or not all this has affected
the number of birds. turkeys, ducks
and deer to be found in a few miles
OF Savannah, 1t Is a certain fact that
game was never more plentiful in the
knowledge of some of the Oldest hunt
ers in the county.
No End of Game.
During the past few weeks parties
have gone out almost daily and have
always returned laden with game and
fish. At St. GATHERINGS, Ossabaw and
other islands deer, duck, quail and tur-
keys are to be found in profusion.
Last week a party of five went down
to st. GATHERINGS and came back to Sa-
vannah with six fine deer, five tur-
keys, several score of ducks and quail
and any quantity of fish, oysters and
the finest clans that have been seen
around Savannah in years.
Those who might judge from the
prices charged for game in the local
market that this was an off year are
mistaken. This is accounted for by
the fact that pot hunters are not AT
work as formerly, and there is a scar
city of birds and game brought
here. Dealers in gunners supplies say
that their sales to professional hunt
ers have been smaller this season than
ever before.
Good bird dogs are in great demand
just now and proud possessors of
these very necessary attributes to a
good days sport are congratulating
themselves that they have not to bor-
row a pointer or setter for Christ
mas.
To Get I'm the Woods Early.
Those who intend spending the day
or several days in hunting, would best
make their arrangements now for to
| successfully hunt deer and turkey. it
is necessary to secure the services of
some experienced Nimrod who has all
the adjuncts for the sport. In every
hunting district there is one or more
good guide to places where game
abounds, and all of these will have ap-
plications galore on Christmas.
For deer shooting 1t is imperative
that persons acquainted with the coun-
try where the hunt is to take place are
| secured. Where these are found they
always have good dogs for chasing the
| deer out of their lair.
If the good weather that has prevail
ed during the past week is experienced
next week half the male populace Of
the, city will go into the fields and
woods at least one day during the week,
and though the birds will be in little
danger from some of the novices that
will go out, they will be kept busy
lodging the scattering shots sent at
them at random.
Already a number Of parties have
been formed to go out during the