The San Francisco call., 1909-07-25
HUN TSMEN BRING
DOWN FEW DEER
Frank Daneri Has an EXCITING
Experience When Wounded
Buck Attacks Him
By FRANK O'DONNELL

The opening of the deer and dove
hunting season 10 days ago was not
marked by any particularly brilliant
work on the part of the majority of
hunters, and the number of bucks
brought to the city by local sportsmen
has not been large, nor have doves
been much in evidence on city dining
tables. Doves are a hard bird to kill
on the wing, and the fact that the in
dividual bag limit has been reduced to
20 in a calendar day has undoubtedly
had a tendency TO dampen the enthu-
siasm of shotgun experts.
Deer hunters were out in nearby
counties in fairly large numbers on
opening day. but most of them were
members of wealthy sportsmen's clubs
and turned over preserves with indif-
ferent success as rule. AS far as
unattached city hunters were con-
cerned, the season really opened last
Sunday and a great many took advant-
age of the opportunity. Most of the
hunters from the city made Marin
county the scene of their operations
and several went in Napa and So
noma counties.
Frank Daneri, who is prominent in
the local wholesale district. brought
down buck near ForestvilIe in So
noma county last Sunday and found the
sport more exciting than he wished
for, as the deer suddenly came to life
after being brought down with a bull
let in the right hind leg and charged
the hunter.
When the hunter came close, the
beast suddenly raised and charged the
dogs. but soon turned his attention to
the hunter and forced him to seek the
tall timber. Daneri was fortunate in
collect his thoughts, and after putting
three more bullets into the animal
killed it.
Ray Mecchi killed a buck weighing z
124 pounds. dressed, in the Lucas val
ley last Sunday, getting him with the
first shot, and William Cuneo returned
from Fosters ranch in the same valley
on opening day with one weighing I49
pounds.
Several bucks were killed in the vi
cinity of Noyato by local hunters dur
ing the week At Dr. Bodkin,s camp
one was shot last Sunday, but managed
to escape for a time. 1t was found by
the keeper after the hunters had gone
home and sent to DIR. Bodkin on Mon
day. Two fine forked horn bucks were
killed at Valencia's camp on Sunday
and at Pachaeco's camp, near Ignacio,
one was killed on the same day and an
other on Tuesday.
w. G1indeman, Henry Knust. H. Mey-
er. II. ]. Lawrence, L. Martinez, w.
Burke, w. A. Miller. H. Sangstack and
L. Valencia comprised the party at
Valencia's camp. and Paul Pacheco, D.
Mclean and C. McNeal were among
those at Pacheco's place. H. Sang
stack and three others got two near
Novato on opening day. Sangstack ac-
counting for one of them.
w. III. Campbell of Sausalito got his
limit of two bucks for the season on
opening day near Bolinas bay. Camp
bell left Sausalito in launch and aft
er rounding Point Bonita, he made a
landing and got his two in a short time.
Duke Forman of this city killed a fine
specimen in the upper end of Napa
county, near Calistoga.
Dove hunters were not out in very
strong force in the ay'icounties, but
those who did try did fairly well. Clar-
ence Nauman, Tony Frier, Jack Marks.
NJ. A. Fishbeck and Miss Meyer went to
Milpitas in Prior's automobile and re-
turned with joint bag of 61 Miss
Meyer was the high gun of the party,
bagging Is from a position under a
tree near a creek, while the others
were beating the brush.
Frank Bond, Homer Brown, w. Empe
and two others went to Livermore and
found the shooting poor, getting only
10 doves between them. The birds
were plentiful throughout the San
Joaquin valley, but few local hunt
ers journeyed that far. Bert Patrick
was In Monterey county and killed the
limit of 20, but the weather was very
warm and the birds spoiled quickly.