Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-01
GUNS POPPING FAST
Army of Hunters Starts the
Chase for That Rabbit.
.SUBURBANITES ARE SCARED
Some Of Them Rudely Reused From
/, Sleep Forgot About Game Season.
WILD RUSH FOR DISTRICT LINE
Feathered and Furred Tribe Said to
Be Scurrying This Way for
Protection.
SUBURBANITES ARE SCARED
WILD RUSH FOR DISTRICT LINE

Long before the first ray of light this
morning gave notice of the dawning
day an army of sportsmen invaded the
nearby counties of Maryland and Virginia.
They were laden down with their guns
and ammunition. and f1anked by dogs, and
/ soon after dawn were doing what they
could to exterminate the quail, rabbits,
/ pheasants and other upland game. On
| the river at the same time other hunters
were looking for ducks.
| In Montgomery and Prince George
counties, Md, and in Alexandria and
Fairfax counties, Va, there was a gum
ner for every quail, rabbit and pheasant.
Not only was the bombardment carried
on for the game that was in sight, but
| it seemed that the gunners were camping
on the edge of the District, anticipating
| the game to come across the line to
them.
i Residents of the Maryland counties
along the District line were aroused
early in the morning by the cracking
| guns of the sportSmen. Some were wise
to the fact that the shooting marked
| the opening of the game season. while
! others who knew nothing about the
game season wondered If they had slept
over to the 4th of July, or ii old JuDai
| Early and his men had come back from
| civil war days.
/ Outgoing trains yesterday afternoon and
last night took several hundred gun
ners and dogs to the two states, While
this morning the cars on the SUBURBAN
| lines were we'll patronized.
IF every gunner in the two states kills
what he expects he WILL" said sports
man to a Star reporter, there VIII be
little game left for those VINO DO not
care to risk their lives the opening day
of the season"
Mostly Quail and Rabbits.
While the great majority of the sports
men went In search of quail and rabbits.
a few Of them went to the tall timber
far away from civilization to shoot tur-
keys
..No trespassing' signs and Beware
Of the dog'' notices confronted the unin-
vited sportsmen to the country districts
and caused some of them to turn back
without discharging their guns, although
they saw plenty Of sparrows along the
| road
But" remarked one of the disappoint-
ed ones. Il knew it was against the law
to shoot on the public roads, and, be-
sides. every man 1 saw on the road /
thought was game warden.
Game wardens were plentifully distrio-
| uted about the several counties today,
| and some farmers who had not been des-
| ignated to act as such, 1t Is believed,
were on the lookout for the city people,
the laws giving one-half the fines to IN
| formers. That Is believed to be eood pay
for farmers in this dull season.
Many residents of the vicinity Of Rock
VILE were included in the great army Of
| sportsmen who invaded Montgomery
county today They had been advised
enforcement Of the law. and NONRESIDENT
persons who fail to pay the necessary
SIS license fee are to be hailed into court.
"The fee does not have to be paid by
| residents OF the county, remarked a
resident of the country seat. land that's
where we have it on our city friends.
between here and the river is posted. and
we will not have easy going
Game Already in Market.
| At the Center market this morning
dealers had a few rabbits. quail, pleas
ants and ducks, the ducks being fairly
plentiful. They were offered at 40 cents
each or IS cents pair.
| were very few birds to be had. Cold
storage English pheasants were plentiful
at So EACH while fresh-killed nearby
pheasants were quoted at $3.50. Rudy.
redhead, mallard and blackhead ducks
were also to be had at from 81 to s. a
at from 10 cents to $3.50.
| Maj. Sylvester directed the mounted po-
/ licenen in the outlying precincts to be
on the alert for gunners He was told
that rabbits and quail scared by the fusil-
lade In Montgomery county cut by the
| Willows were rushing into the District
| for protection. The law prohibits the
shooting Of game in the District, and the
arrest Of violaters will mean prosecution
in the Police Court.