Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-07
Rod and Gun

FTER two weeks of the best bob
u white shooting ever encountered
"A in his extensive operations WIN
the shotgun Ed Tufts returned Mohuay
from am automobile hunting trip win
his old friend Col. Fred Sawyer OF IN
dependence, Kas. ,..
The party started from independent
and the route planned soon haq lil9Hl
crossing the state line between kansas
and Oklahoma into that home OF the
bob white in the vicinity of Tulsa am
Novata Here the shooting certainly
was all that a sportsman could ASK
said the returned nimrod when becom-
ing reminiscent, and the shooting over
the dogs added what is lacking III oul
way of hunting the valley qual alhons
the rocks and brush of the canyons
aud the foothills. But we encountered
three blizzards, and they were beauties.
So, after all, the best part OF that
country is to know that you can get
back to our sunny southland.
While in Oklahoma Mr.. Tufts made
a lying visit to Muskogee, where ne
lived prior to coming to Los Angeles,
and had the enjoyment of reneWlhg
acquaintances from which ne haa
parted twenty years ago.
Leave for Crane Lake
DR., Wilcoxon and Charles Vincent
left on an extended hunting trip yes
terday morning to Crane lake, Whlch IS
located in the Antelope valley and Is
the private property Of William Bailey.
The two hunters have the permission
of the owner to stay as long as they
like, and with an indefinite stay in
view the two took along complete
camping outfit, and cook will be in
charge of the browning Of the duck
dinners
Speaking glowingly of the antici-
pated sport, WilcoXon said. This lake
is the greatest place in the country for
canvasbacl redheads and malIards, and
i'm the surrounding district the gail
are as plentiful as in any section OF
the state
Crane lake is a beautiful eXpanse of
water at an elevation of 4500 feet above
sea level. which makes it an ideal spot
during the summer months, but rather
a cool place in the winter time. The
party left with a supply of heavy
blankets that would have outhtted a
polar expedition.
J. e. Vaughan of Orange reports
that quail are plentiful in that section
and that he seldom fails to bag the
limit.
Ben Frazee and A. Delcamp jour-
after ducks, and both brought back
long tale of woe about seeing thous-
ands Of the feathery creatures flying
overhead but at such an altitude that
they were afraid to shoot for fear of
straining their gun barrels. This tan
talizing state of affairs was bad
enough. but in maneuvering for an op-
portunity to get a shot FraZee fell into
the water up to his waist and the
splash started the ducks he was after.
e. Miller and his brother went to
the Santa Ana mountains Sunday
morning after quail. After hunting all
day in the drizzling rain the two of
them succeeded in bagging one lone
quail Under the weight of their days
bag the two started for the railroad
station, which was a good ten miles in
the distance, with rain still coming
down. When the two reached home
that evening they were soaked to the
skin, but like the true huntsmen they
are, both insisted as they produced the
trophy of the hunt, that it was al
most worth the trouble.
w. H. Wiltshire and p. E. Peterson
are going to Sunset beach this after
noon after ducks.