Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-27
QUAIL HUNTING
IS HARD WORK
SPORTSMEM FIND THEM REAL
SCARCE
FEW RETURN TO TOWN WITH
THE LIMIT BAG
Duck Shooting Is Improving and Prob
ably VIII Remain Good Until Hard
Rains Drive Them Farther
Southwark

Last Sunday was the first day since
the opening of the quail season that
afforded an opportunity for hundreds
of local hunters to participate in the
search for the quail. Regardless OF
the many who passed the day in the
hills and ravines within a radius OF
fifty miles of Los Angeles nobody coulo
show the much sought for limit upon
returning to Los Angeles. Tony Mar
tin shot seventeen quail in the vi
cinity of Saugus and by doing so holds
the record for the days hunt. Many
of the hunters walked about ten miles,
beating the bushes and scanning the
hillsides in the vain hope of catching
sight OF bird. Although quail shoot
ing has been good in past seasons in
San Diego county, the reports this sea-
son are not encouraging. The best
hunting seems to be around Rivera,
Ventura and other towns in San Ber-
nardino.
The duck shooting yesterday was ex-
cellent and the limits consisted of can
vasback, widgeon and many redheads.
1t is the opinion of +. B. Tufts that
the present good duck shooting Will
continue for an indefinite period or
until the country is visited by heavy
rain, which will drive the birds to
Mexico. After the rain the birds Will
return to the local country, but If
there are other pools of water, which
may be caused by the showers. the
ducks will scatter, instead of concen-
trating at their old feeding places.
Three members of the Pacific Gun
club easily secured the limit of ducks
yesterday and were unanimous in as
serting that the shooting was better
than on opening day. The members
were e. B. Tufts of the Tufts-Lyons
Arms company, w. B. Holmes and
John H. Schumacher.
e. 3. Tufts and e. S. Hauser had
the surprise of the season last Friday
when they went quail hunting around
Semee, in Ventura county. They left
Los Angeles In an automobile Thurs
day night and started hunting about
sunrise the following morning. After
beating the bushes about half an hour
without seeing any quail, they were
surprised to hear duck call over their
heads. It was a foggy morning, but
they were able to distinguish four
ducks flying through the fog. Both
men fired two charges and brought
down the quartet of birds. Ed Tufts
said: 1.-The place where we killed the
ducks Is about twenty-five miles from
any water and l believe the ducks got
lost in the fog or were heading for
some lake. l was unprepared to shoot
ducks, but as they were flying low
/ had no trouble In reaching them with
any 20-bore gun and No. shot. Un-
doubtedly they were heading for Math-
eWson lake and on account of the fog
were obliged to fly low Hauser and
myself carried the ducks to the auto
mobile, which was about half mile
-I1 I1nT m o.
Coy and w. H. Holmes, who accom-
panied us on our trip. and to say that
they were surprised at our story would
be putting 1t lightly"
One of the most successful hunting
parties of the week are one composed
of Oliver p. Spear of Tropico, L. M.
Lidster, a veteran of Los Angeles; w.
b. Barber of the w. II. Hoegee Sport
ing Goods house, and Joseph Norman
of the d. b. Jerrue company. All the
members of the party are crack shots,
which assertion is proved nv the fact
that they shot everything in the way
of game that they ran across. The
party left Saturday night and was
Joined at Tropico by Spear. They went
from Tropico to Pacoima, where the
real hunting began A hard days
tramp found the party in possession
of about seventeen quail and numerous
IdDDlLS.
self by shooting the maiorit-' of birds.
while Barber trailed in with a solitary
quail, which to him was worth its
weight in gold. Lidster secured eight
and Hoffman seven quail. Lidster and
Spear are planning a duc-i hunting trip
to Sunset beach Friday.
Joe Greenway of the w. II. Hoegee
Sporting Goods house, accompanied by
w. r. Stirling, w. II. Wiltshire and
Frank Mitchell of the Hoegee company,
passed Sunday hunting at Castake. The
total number of birds secured by the
party was forty. and according to each
member the birds worked hard for their
precious lives.
NJ. A. Robinson of the Dyas-Cline
Sporting Goods house, accompanied by
his wife and Fred Cornell. left Los
Angeles in an automobile Saturday
night. They arrived at Glen Ivy next
morning and started a bombardment
Of every bush in the vicinity. 1t is ru-
mored that Robinson fred the shot that
killed the only quail of the day.
Henry Pfirrmann of the Dyas-CHne
Sporting Goods house, az ~ropanied by
Frank Orth, George Freese Adolph
Baumgarter and Max Freese, hunted
quail Sunday at Wineville. The party
arrived Sunday night in Los Angeles
with twenty quail and twenty-five rab-
bits.
Tony Martin bagged seventeen quail
Sunday In the vicinity of Saugus. while
his partner. c. II. Price, succeeded in
shooting fifteen.
Bell Heurth, Jr.. and Bell Heurth,
Sr., hunted Sunday at Collins They
returned Sunday night without having
seen quail, although they reported
that rabbits were numerous.
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