Los Angeles herald., 1909-12-06
Rod and Gun


local market with quail and other
game, have now deserted the district.
Not many years ago farmers in this
section complained about the damage
done to crops by the quail and other
game birds which inhabited this terri
tory Now" said Pritchard, the
game is becoming scarce and the hun
ters fewer each season."
Speaking of the present good duck
shooting at the local duck clubs, ne
continued: After a good rain the
shooting will not be near as good, Tor
the reason that at present the ducks
are focking to the few ponds contain
ing water which have been corralled
by the different gun clubs. When the
rain comes other dried up pond beds
will be filed and will furnish a greater
field for this game bird"
According to the commissioner, ar
rests for the violation of game laws
are becoming fewer each season.
Years ago." said the game commits
sioner, persons who violated the game
laws and were arrested had the public
with them in their cry of indignation at
what they considered was an intrusion
on their rights as an American citizen.
Now the conditions in this case are
just reversed and the public demands
the limit for the transgressor."
Only six arrests have been made this
season, and those have been in outlying
districts.
Ideal Place to Hunt
Saturday was an ideal day of shoot
ing at the West Shore Duck club, and
both Paul Blair and Earl Clark bagged
the limit Included in Clark's string
were two geese and six mallards. The
pond on the clubs grounds where the
bag was obtained is known as The
VI NJ &c n ideal
spot for this game bird and also for
the hunter. The water is entirely sur
rounded by high tule grass, which is
natural blind for the nimrods.
w. r. Stirling, connected with the
Dyas-Cline company prefers to tramp
the foothills and canyons in quest OF
quail to lying in wait for the quackers
of the water. But" said one of his
comrades connected with the same
establishment, his quests for quail al
ways terminate like the quest of the
knights of King Arthur's round table
for the holy grail
Police Secretary Singleton and a.
Wiedman left Saturday night for Car
sons ranch, where they were to shoot
ducks in the wee hours yesterday
morning. Gee. but I'll bet 1t Will be
cold" said Singleton with n shiver
Just before the automobile started on
the trip.
With the casting tournament of the
Southern California Rod and Reel club
for next January in view, Musick, Low
and Shaver have been practicing the
past week on South Grand avenue near
Santa Barbara street. Distance and
dccuracy with the half and 2ls-ounce
weights have been the points strived
for, and some good scores have been
made.
Many valuable prizes will be COM
puted for in this tournament, and IL
behooves all the casters of the club
to put in their spare moments at prac-
tice.
Capt. Claude Wickman of the fish
ing launch Maitland has returned TO
san Pedro and will operate his boat
throughout the winter The captain led
the Catalina boatmen in the tuna hunt
last summer, and five blue-bottom fish
were gated by him for as many diff
ferent anglers.
Lands Giant kay
c. o. Conn of Elkhart Ind, on q
recent cruise to the Lower California
waters met with success and landed
giant ray weighing one and one-quarter
tons. on a previous cruise to these
waters Mr. Conn lost four harpoons
end about 1000 feet of SIS inch Manila
rope without landing one specimen, and
therefore feels somewhat elated over
his catch.
DR. f. P. Young as guest of f. W.
Selbach at the Los Gatos Gun club,
last week. bagged the limit in ducks
All other members also succeeded in
doing well.
Henry Phrrman, Sr, succeeded in
bagging the limit at the Decoy Gun
club Sunday
Art Mcfarland, a new member of
the West Shore Gun club, who re-
Gently purchased n $400 l.. c. Smith
Monogram gun, is dropping ducks regu-
larly at the club.
L. NJ. Lidster and NJ. Spear will leave
for the Imperial country this week on
q duck hunting trip. The two hunted
in that district last season and had
good luck.
NJ. w. Everharty shot at the GAIA
dores club in the Bolsa district last
week and dropped eleven ducks. He
reports the shooting good and that
others bagged the limit.
Roy Tufts dropped eight ducks down
below HyneS last friday. Dave haCeZ
and Billy Manning, both of the party,
brought back thirteen between them.
Howard Penron and Danny Salmon
succeeded in tumbling over eleven
ducks while hunting southwark along
the coast lire.
Tufts Bags Limit
Word received from r. b. Tufts, who
is hunting in northern Oklahoma,
states that he succeeded in bagging the
limit twice in eastern Bob White quail.
Mr. Tufts is expected back the latter
part of the coming week.
Charlie Vincent is on hunting trip
to Buena Vista lake, in the San
Joaquin valley. He expects to be gone
about two weeks. Ducks are reported
plentiful in this section.
John Traylor, Jr., of the German
American Savings bank was the guest
of his father, Colonel Traylor, at the
Pasadena Gun club yesterday.
Biggest Plant in World
Charles S. Howard, head Of the How
ard Automobile company, has received
word that the General Motors company