The San Francisco call., 1908-10-02
NOTHING LIKE 1T IN YEARS
Hunters Say Shooting Is the
-. !. Best in a Decade

-: u 0.fELANn. Oct ILHundrs6s- II Oakland
! es@eFJdyed the greatest sport ever provided by
e ducks On san Francisco bay with Che open
gof. the duck shooting season this ~rnorning
III .Ildrcds; returDed 10 the city tonight with the
tielt 9i =: cneks each, some OF them having
loI9tf&t nQmDer before = o'clock this morEing.
Reports FROM all directions Indicate that water
fowl are more. Plentiful this fau than at any
-tilne. since. the numerous shooting clubs have
ihoeH established on. fhes MARSHES BRd inlets
, 0sd. rnrers say that she rontinsea aae weather
1uFHc the simmer has enabled the birds TO
most IN comfort: and breed. rapidly Most Of
1f-Fras Ger fowl are local birds and far very
few ducks have arrived from Tie nortE- as 1T
IS iattle 100 cary fQr ttHeiu l'csl hunters re-
cei wing letters frogs friends in Washington. and
British Columbia say that ducks and other.water
are very psept.tuf IN the north, and when
a5rcl better than at present:
Hunters -are elated over -fhe prospect: which
oDened. 10 them tod8r. Reports from every DR.
rect on Indicate. that there are more birds than
.ln: many: recent years. Hunters have been
or are OF this condition and for weeks the local
ela, stores have been unusually busy supply Ing
esders Tor shooting equipment. Every gun store
Flports larger business than in any previous
.:iihe hundred members Of the 6hstine gun. club
went 70. their reserve yesterday and held q ban
qaet- last night, making preparations 70 be 'sp
p br Land early this rnornng. Tte majority of
he showers brought down the liEait early ia the
day. Among the members. who left o2kland for
fle cEb we're; G. Pierce. L: Teci5, l. B. Nor
rs: VINO took a party with him by automooile,
Byron Grfcsby. G f. Franks. L. c. Cotton. and
-drFine Barrel. The. Club quarters were RENTED
onsta..a number went to- the. Newman gnn
club shooting .grOtndsr among them Carl Jones
and DR., Edwards from this city and. large
number from san Francisco-: Many. hunters weni
p ac--fhe, quarters Of the Los BaEos- gun club
I'D j. Tr6Eming.. manager Of the w A. Plum
nef COMPANY returned tonight with the limit
Griffith. Benshaw. and. f.: n. Hali.-Jr, were
aloong those who went 70 Tubbs' sisland,i where
fowl are. said 10 be plentiful George Blake
Bert. Blapchard and "A large party went 10 tho
.1Aheeler Island gun Gibbs reserve on 9tonkel
bay. Scores. 9f other clubs were largely rep
resented
INC majority Of The iupte-s. went TO tbs
grounds around SuSun bay. where ducks are
SKID TO- be Overrunning the -Ewamps In thous&nds
w I9. Reed Of Diekfv & Reed. architects re
tl5rned from Newman this evening WITH bae
. c6htaluing the limit. Every train and boai
brought in duck hunters laden with game, whtlt
automobiles arrived occasionally with parties
~ successful nimrods: There has been nothing
Ike 81 IN decade. they say, and the prospects
are that almost every. man who can procure :
gun via be out shooting before Sunday night
;. Several hundred hunters went 10 San Joaquin
valley points 10 shoot. lured bT the reports that
. fi1g1sands Of ducks were feeding In thar section
Members of fbe Teal gun. club. among them
Harold Hav vens; had good sport on their reserve
ln SiisEn bay Quite a nnmher went 10 Dos
Ealos. IN Tulare. county, among them. Guy
Clarke of this citr.