The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-12-19
PARADISE FOR HUNTERS
Ducks and Geese are Plentiful al Place
Called Gum Hollow.

Houston. Tex, Dec. ia hunt
ing preserve has been opened near
Corpus Christi and is being operat-
cd under a rather novel plan. Strict
observance 10 the game law of the
state is the main tenet 10 be observed
by those who hunt there. The pre-
serve bears the name of Cum Hol-
low" and there is perhaps no better
duck and goose hunting territory in
the United States In fact. the game
is SO plentiful there that hunrsmen
may dispense with much of the trap
pings required i'm less favorable plac-
es. Blinds and decoys are not neces-
sary Gum Hollow is a three mile
drive from Corpus Christi and is in
a declivity through which stream
bordered with sloughs makes it's
way Natural blinds are in abund-
ance aud ii is said the average sports
man may there conceal himself and
within an hour or So XIII his limit
OF 25 birds.
A game warden is in charge of the
section and a huntsman' lodge is
nearby at which sportsmen are al
ways welcome Each man who hunts
in the section Is charged 81 for each
day be is there and al the close of
any one days sport he Is required
TO make affidavit that he has not
exceeded the legal limit of % birds.
Bay duck hunting has not been
so good this year as In past ones and
hunters have much better success
on lakes. slodghs. rice farm canals
and along streams. The birds do
most of their feeding inland up TO
one hundred miles from the coast
line
During the last week canvass back
duck have appeared in great num-
| bers In Inc coast country and sport
/ ing interests have taken bound up
! ward in consequence. This species
/ Of the duck kingdom are regarded
he most choice and the sportsmen
/ who gets a few brace OF them along
with Iess favored varieties is well
| pleased Lake Surprise in Chambers
/ county, the guarded game preserve
! of Col Moody Of Galveston. is the
| home of the canvass back in South
/ Texas. The Wild celery with which
| the lake abounds makes IL a fayoFite
/ feeding place for water fowls The
| birds are protected and it is only
/ when Col Moody or some of his
/ friends. with his permission are
| there that there is any shooting Col
/ Moody boards his launch at Calves
/ ton about once a month with a party
| OF friends and goes to the lake for a
/ few days Previous TO the present
game law Col Moody realized a
| splendid income from this lake He
stationed a few expert maFksmen
there and shot ducks and geese for
the New York market. where he got
from $3.50 10 $3.50 brace for
them The fowls. after being Killed
were dressed and shipped by the bar
rel and an average daily output from
the lake during the last season that
such killings were permitted, it is
said averaged about SEQ fowls,
| The close of the deer and turkey
season Is near at hand. it expiring
January Records compiled by the
Harris County Fish and Game Pro-
tective association show that : deer
have been killed BY its members this
season. This Is only small frae-
tion of the actual killing made by
Houston sportsmen alone The sea
son has not been surpassed In years
for excellent sport
There are many reports of unusual
shots made by the sportsmen this
year but there rs none to compare
with the Justly famous one made hy
10. H. y Rudesill, an architect OF
/ Houston iagt season. In fact it Is
doubted II it was ever duplicated oI
ever will he it was the subject ol
much talk last season but will bear
repeating Mr Rudesiil was ou1
with a party OF friends and had gain
ed dry spot ia, q sluuEhN section
where he was standing With Eul
ready for action lie was testing
lurW brand uf smokcless powder an,
4 the shot he made was hia first uR'
of the day and in fact his only one
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pvafed al ths same limN. thu Grs@l
being over his head n~hEua him 8nt
the duok l0w down lea front oi him
ite selected bie srpenehead SOAR
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