Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-10-01
DUCKS ALL FLEW
TOO HIGH TODAY.
Returning Hunters Tell Of Small
Bags and Plenty of Empty
Shells.
THIRTEEN GUNS TO ONE BIRD.
Was the Story Of the Average Shooting
At White Lake This Morning
Some Scores

II was ducks day today. Tho hunt
ers that strew the homeward roads
bring with them tale Of small Kills
aud high flights. The hunters who
have heavy prestige to keep Up are
remaining out on the sloughs with "A
prayer for foul weather before Monday
At White Lake there was an average
Of thirteen hunters per single duck ana
about an they shot was ammunition
The total kin at the lake was under
thirty, which is ten less than the limit
Of a single hunter
The funny birds woke early today on
one OF the finest mornings OF the sum
lhor' they liked the clear sky ana
SCARED away up where the clouds ought
to be TO bring good hunting, and this
meant that few minutes after day
light the shooting time was over How
ever, while II lasted, the bomhardment
was fierce From $3.50 to o'clock the
western portion OF the city was dis
turbed with a rattle OF musketry that
suggested Port Arthur, and San Juan
Hin. But for all that the game was
wary and the kill one OF the llghtest IN
the history of the sport, Good hunters
were not ashamed to own i've and ak,
for the mornings bag, and In only rare
cases did the limit suffer.
ON THE sLoUGHs.
AZ Bailev's Lake. John Mitchell OF
the Western Arms company, got his
full 40, while his brother, w. w, Nit
chell brought down &c. These were the
record kills Of the club there. The hunt
ers happened to be stationed IN blinds
below a turn IN the flight OF the ducks
and were able 10 get 10 them In rapid
fire order while the fight was az It's
heaviest
At the Church Farm lake where
much was expected Of the gun club
members only light Kills were reported,
No one reached the limit while men
with bag OF 10 or 70 report the
shooting the worst In years despits
the fact that the game were more plen.
iful. steve" Love, OF the y. c. NJ
!. brought IN half dozen. As he Is an
old hunter he was careful TO explain
that he only went out for a mess Tor
sunday. and quit when he got H. lts
the frst time on record where a duck
hunter ever stopped while the nigh!
was on
AT THE RIVER MOUTH
AT the mouth OF the river the New
state Gun club had better luck. Geo
DerT Of the Salt Lake Theater ana DI
SNOW came I'm al noon, each Win 20
birds They reported that me boys at
the club house we're an Dring-
ing in good Kills and that me
birds were young. and In me coma.
ton President Margetts had 0roughl
down the limit, and was remaining
over for another mornings shoot ~
the Bear Lake club conditions were
better than in this valley, shooting
lasted longer, and the night was not
so high Most Of the members are
located for weeks stay and IN tnat
time may expect at least one days
shooting under the dark skies that
makes the ducks hunt shelter In the
ponds and nv low over the sagebrush
HUNTERS IN AUTOMOBILES
Az Baileys lake the most novel way
OF hunting ducks yet on record was
employed. People went to other grounds
on bicycles. In wagons, on FOOT on
horseback. and on street cars, combined
with walking, but at Bailey's they
came out IN automobiles, The big
machines arrived az all hours OF the
night and today are putting IN, deep
coated with alkali dust and loaded with
the brown suited canyass-ceppe men
carving shot guns and game bags
sparingly filled. The club made ar
rangements with the salt Lake Auto
company to run cars out every two
hours for the convenience OF
members. II was found accessory
to nut two cars on the run after mid
night 70 carry the crowd OF shooteis'
The run to the lake Is about 10 miles
and 1t was made In IS minutes by the
cars. against an hour aud a hlat usual
~ required by other vehicles
III. A. Mccormick ran his own car
out 10 the Church Farm lake, aud re-
turned with u birds, which was an
average kill for the lake w. D. Saun-
ders of the Rocky Mountain Bell Tele-
phone company brought IN seven. Joe
Young bagged seven Dr. Arnold, a; H.
Finch 20, L. SimOus, two mudhens;
John shar, q. T. NJ. Barrett, 23i Frank
Groesbeck, /. which his friends say If
a good bag for Frank; IL. b. Lyman,
FIVE. w. williams, four Joseph klrsh'
eight: ]. Il. Game eight; l.. Ritter TO-
a great many hunters from the more
remote clubs are expected IN tonight
and tomorrow, and may bring stories or
hatfer tuck and bigger kills,