Smyrna times., 1905-11-22
GUNNERS REPORT GAME VERY SCARCE.
Al Walton and Two Friends Bag Over 70 Quail
In One Day But Most of our Gunners Have
Had Little Success; Fine Duck Shooting

had Little Success; Fine Duck Shooting
Everybody and his dog were in at
tendance at the opening of the gun
ming season last Wednesday morning,
and the dry weather was unfavorable
to large bags of game. The universal I
report was that there is a shortage of |
quail, and rabbits in plenty. A pair of |
fine rabbits can be bought for % cents
per pair. Quail are scarce at 10 cents
each. Poor results are generally re-
ported. Baggage cars on South bound
trains going over the Delaware divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania railroad,
carried its usual quota of dogs and
cunning outfits down the State indi-
eating desire on the part of sports
men to have a successful outing but
in most cases they returned with but
little game. Rabbits made up for the
scarcity of birds in most every in
stance. In this vicinity game is very
scarce, especially birds of which fewer
number has not been known for years.
Despite this fact Al Walton and two
others went out near Delaneys last
week aud brought home the largest
bag yet reported. They succeeded in
getting 26 or % quail and woodcock,
besides goodly number of rabbits.
Another successful cunning trip was
that of w. b. Grant of this towh.
The other day he went over to the vi
cinity of Hartly and succeeded in bag
ging II quail. Clinton Ransom is next
IN line of those reported to have had
good sport. A days outing brought
him 10 or IL woodcock. Robert FL.
Denney is credited with birds, wood
cock and quail and DIR. Il. Hirons
Clifton with quail. The bags of rab'
bits have been numerous and some
, good sport has been had. Duck shoot
ing has also furnished some excellent
sport and in measure has made VI
g for the scarcity of quail. One of tn,
+, biggest afternoons work reported wa
:; that of +. A. Smith, our jeweler, ant
y his guest James Hurlock of Whining
't ton. Near the vicinity of Bay View o.
Is the Bombay Hook Marsh last wee
+ they killed 26 ducks. Smith travels owe
10 country in his automobile and finds
= excellent sport on his cunning triI
le Howard r. Jones, another one of ou
enthusiastic sportsmen leaves next wee
d for Sussex County to be gone a wee
!, or more on a cunning trip. W.
III Fleming and James A. Burchenal {
; Clayton are now in Sussex County br
reports from them are that they al
Il finding scarcely any game. The col
" dition of things has made many of IL
ct sentiment that the Legislature shoul
, declare closed seeson for period
ui two or three years to allow the birds
ry chance to multiply. The gunnir
r. lodge at Redden, Sussex Count
el owned by Frank Thompson has alreat
, been closed for this season, and the
D. will not be any shooting of quail the
o. this year. The decision was arrived
be last week when Mr.. Thompson made
tour of inspection as to the supply
birds on his reservation. He found
L. number of bids but found that off {
reserve the supply was very scare
:" hence the decision. He will have
Kansas quail brought here and turn
Ill out this fall with the expectation
the having them acclimated and accl
ent toned to the cover. Next spring
md will have as many more turned out
to replace the loss by winter.
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