Los Angeles herald., 1908-09-30
SPoRTSMEN EAGERLY AWAIT
OPENING DAY
WATER BIRDS REPORTED PLEN-
TIFuL AT ALL CLUBS
Quail Have Bred Well and Covers
Well Filled with the Blue Rockets
Which Delight Hearts OF
Wing Shots

a time. Sportsmen should reIiiSiaoe., w.
however, that, although the ouvn ~ =,
son will be open from OCTOBER 1 .no ,.,,,
prohibiting the shooting OF SirRe mt ~
he enforced until october 10. Ihe ia.-
ter isvv is confusing to sportsmen III
one respect. Shore birds or al hinus
are found In the lowlands. ana tney
-minale with the ducks, but the season
nnens nm with that of the upland Dirds
such as quail, etc. The nrst part OF
the season the bags or DUCK propaply
will consist mainly of sprigs an9 teai
cs,,,a until a month or SO later. few
mallard will be killed. but they are not
q plentiful bird In the southern part
Of the state. -,
The recent heavy rain will have no
effect upon the excellent shooting Whlcn
the majority of local sportsmen are pre-.
dieting. It is conservatively estimated
that was In the vicinity last year. AS
the storm extended the length OF the
coast II caused many Of the ducks
which had settled in the north to emil
crate 20 the south. The local sporting
goods houses were kept busy yesterday
selling and shipping ammunition to the
many Southern California gun clups.'
Among the heavy buyers were the
Bolsa Chico Gun club, Lomita Gun club
and Pacific Gun club.
The impatient Gunner
M. ]. Connell, in charge of the South
ern district of the State Fish and Game
association, announces that the law IN
regard to sooner shooting. or shoot
ing before the legal honr In the morn
ing and too long after sunset, will De
strictly enforced, whether 1t be club
member or outsider So 1t behooves
some of the over-eager gunners 10
memories the legal time, which Is one
half hour before sunrisesand until one
half hour after sunset. A great many
of the sportsmen are preparing TO open
the season at Lake Elsinore, as this
will be open shooting and 1t is gener-
ally known that lots of birds congre-
gate at this place.
Secretary q. w. Hopperstead of the
Alamitos Annex Gun club said yester-
day that the grounds of the club never
were In better condition and ducks
never more numerous than they are at
present. In company with one OF the
members Of the club he made q care
fnl survey of the grounds Friday.
There are but Ave members In TINS
club. and the secretary said that there
is hardly money enough to buy anotner
membership, so well do the present
members enjoy their grounds.
A majority of the members of the
Algonquin Gun club passed the greater
part OF Saturday at their CLUB quar-
ters putting things in shape for the
ouening next Thursday. The members
win meet in the city Wednesday nignt
and journey in a body to the ciup,
where they will remain all night m
readiness to Join the slaughter g. hair
hour after sunrise Thursday morning.
The only club that is known that VIII
MT be In readiness for the opening
shoot is the Centinella Gun CLUB. Inc
pumping plant of the club was de-
stroyed by fire last fall and the mem
bers have not had 1t replaced. Secre.
tary Eckley announced last night tnat
the club would not be in condition be-
fore the middle Of November. he salu
that there are thousands OF ducks at
the grounds and the grounds are IN ralr
condition, regardless OF the lack OF
water.
AZ was RECENTLY published In The
herald the Imperial valley is literally
covered with ducks and anyone VINO
can shoot straight Is welcome there.
Many local market men left last hlsnt
for the southern grounds so AS to De on
hand when the ban is lifted. Among
these were J. w. Lambert, II. Belmls'
]. Carlisle and M. Marshall.
Tho Rolsa Chica Gun club is the
largest Of the gun clubs In Southern
California, and Judging from the many
ranorts the ducks In the vicinity or tne
club are more numerous than at any
other preserve. The members are plan-
ming to congregate at the clup Weones
day night. It is predicted tnat De.tes I,s !
shots will have had tner share u 'is
ducks before noon.
Good Quail Season Predicted
Tho indications are, from all reports.
that the quail will be abundant this
season. This is accounted for by
sportsmen as being direct result OF
+he unusually mild weather that pre-
vailad in Southern California during
the months of February and Marcn,
witch allowed the birds to breed early
without causing the young to pe Kiiieo
by spring storms.
novelty that bids fair to attract
the attention Of many passing Sports
men will be the show window OF the
Dvas-C Cline sporting goods house. Lave
specimens of mallard, teal ana sprig
have been procured, and during 1s tne
next week will be Obliged 10 se,tie
In and around a miniature lake that
hos heen constructed In the show
window and which Is surrounded py
rushes and other herbage. Az the otneI
end of the window is a blind ana
gunner waiting with q poised gun TOT TOT
the creatures to take to wing. AS the
gunner will be there as long as the
birds are 1t Is safe to- presume tnat
the wings of the birds have been
clipped.
Regardless of the fact that ducks
and duck hunting seem to be In the
foreground of the local sporting world
there are many hunters who still per-
sist in hunting the doves, Among these these
are George Cline Of the Dyas-Cline
sporting goods house, who, accom-
nanied by A. T. Jenkins, will journey 70
CaIabassas today and attempt to pro-
cure the limit of doves. George cine
said: "Dove hunting Is as good now
as Il was at the opening Of the season,
The recent rain seems to nave heipeo
the snort, as many Of the birds nave
taken advantage Of the rains whicn mas
started the grain to growing, TO remain
in the vicinity.
Billy Boyle and w. Stevenson re-
turned yesterday from Chatsworth
where they easily procured the limit OF
doves within a few hours.
Fishing resumed its old time actlv.
ttv Sunday, particularly 30 around
-. T,oarn harb0R DIR. HcroaG0 OF A0t