The San Francisco call., 1909-11-07
Hunters Say
CanyasbaCks
Are Arriving
Appearance of Northern Birds
Is Expected to Vastly Im-
prove the Sport
By FRANK o'DoNNELL

Whlie duck hunters met with fair
success last week, limit ba gs were by
no means common among powder burn
efs. Inc usual quota of hunters left
lhe city for the marsh areas and ponds
on the bay shores, but in the early part
OF the week the sport was not up to
the standard.
Posted huntersswere generally of the
opinion that sport would not improve
to any great extent until the fight of
the migratory blue bills and canvas
packs from the north had commenced.
The flight of migratory birds from the
north has apparently commenced, for
IT was reported that many canvasbacks
were killed on the Suisun marsh last
Sunday and on subsequent days of the
week. Northern sprig, too, have ap
Peared Pc on the marsh, as many of the
city; 1t the flight from the north has
feaHy commenced and the weather
should change from dry to wet good
sport may. be expected from now on.
SioWly improving L. Detjen of the
Lincoln gun club shot near Reclama-
ton during the week and bagged 10
On the Alameda gun club preserves
some fair sport was had while there
S Tas hardly feather fiying,. around
DdSh 1diHty was dl CedES Oii
Sunday and did not get as much as
shot Bruins says, however, that can
Saspaeks Ss a IS, and blue bills are arriving in
numbers, and he expects that sport will
be excellent before long.
DR., and Mrs. j. Auburn Wibon and
vicinity of Collinsville Sunday with
fair success, bagging quite a few
cans George ". Ellery and Frank
Mills, with several members of the
taz Il
were among those who hunted with in
different SUCCESSION the Suisun marsh.
The VolanSe and Joyce island club pre-,
for ducks by the members of both or
ganizations. Several limits having
been secured during theA week;
left for the Field and Tule club pre-
serve, and parties headed by Louis
Rink s. Petersen and Mr. Crommery
the same vicinity Friday and yesterday.
There was a good turnout of mem
bers of the Empire gun club al Elkhorn
Sunday. Doctor Hopkins had the dis
tinction of bagging the first two can
serve, and limit bags of sprig were
shot by Charles Laing and Senator
Simms. j. b. Hauer bagged % ducks
early in the morning and afterward
turned his attention to quail, getting
the legal 20 without much truble. j.
Peltier and j. p. Sweeney were among
Ot1leIS Oh llle preserve WHO iOullu ll0it
to go after quail. These two got Is
birds each, in addition to fair bags of
ducks.
Quail hunters did well in other sec
tionS. One of the best shoots had thus
far for the season was enjoyed by
Theodore Kykta, DIR. NJ. r. simon and
DR.. Henry La Costa.s This trio spent
four days in the Anchor vineyard near
Sultana and ekept their friends in the
city well supplied with broilers, as
they killed and shipned limit bags
every day. Arthur Blade and Louis
Daverkosen and wife we're at San
Gregorio for four days last week fish
ing and shooting quail and rabbits.
Clarence Nauman and Ed Schultz We're
dreds of quail. but they came back
with small strings. as the ground was
too rough to hunt over.
Walter Welch. former game warden.
killed a deer above Sant8 Cruz last
Sunday which was proba bly, the last
one killed during the season.