Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-09

Norman Pruitt made members OF the
local colony of sportsmen open their eyes
in astonishment when he returned from
:. trip to the Rappahannock river with
a bag we'll filled with game. He had
seventeen wild geese, twenty-three qufli
and one rabbit. The one rabbit was due
10 the fact that the hungry country dogs
had Toasted on the bunch of game during
the night while the sportsmen We're
asleep.
Buck Newton. known TO his friends
as the hungry sport and Pat Payne.
who feeds the wild fowls, entertained the
gunner royalty while he was on the river
marsh shooting geese and later when he
did upland shooting.
Thirty aeese fell before the gun of the
trained sportsman from the city, while
his country friends showed their complete
surprise
..Pruftt sure can shoot" one of them
was heard to say. and when he had
Jagged thirty ducks he was satisfied with
his mornings sport.
Friends of the sportsman who did not
enjoy his spread of goose and quail are
promised game in the near future The
gunner got "A taste of shooting on the
Kappa hammock, and it is more than likely
that he viii pay several more trips to
that section before the close of the sea
son.
Newton and Payne are regarded as be-
ing the best duck and goose shooters on
the part OF the Rappahannock where
Prultt enjoyed his successful hunt. Last
season, 1t is stated. they used something
like 100 bushels of corn batting the water
fowls.
| Justice Daniel Thew Wright and VIII
| liam f. Ambrose's THANKSGIVING vaca-
| tI,n n h. I.ln nj lili N
| near Craney Island. Va. proved an en-
| joyable and interesting outing. Board
| ing Commodore Eugene Cochrans power
/ yacht Ducal, Capt. Watkins at the helm
/ the iurist and his companion made the
/ trip to Hallowing Point in easy stages
| Thanksgiving day the atmosphere was
b. ac.nS enough To make the Gunners
| feel the need of extra covering in the
| blinds on the river. but the exciting III
| cdents attending the shooting OF the
| ducks served to keep their blood from
| stagnating and he ped keep out the cold
! Nnety-three ducks and one goose were
! killed by the two sportsmen. Justice
Wright proving the better shot and hay
! ing sixty three of the ducks to his cred
/ it. Di ring the warmer hours of one ia y
| on the river Justice Wright tried his luck
at fishing. and succeeded i'll landing louf
big bass.
Scores of !sunners spent their Thanks
giving holiday On the marshes or dolhs
| upldn0 SHOOTING. ii'lii
| tons indicate that shooting was Deter
I this year then usual, birds. rabbits, DUCKS
and geese being more plentiful than lhey
| have been during recent Years.
! 1t is said that the best quall bTouSht
here this season were killed below lne
city The hi DIS killed a ong the rivers, II
! is stated have been much larger ana
| fatter than those killed on higher ground:
! The birds from the upland seen ms,
! remarked one OF the most succeSSIu Oh
/ the local hunters. appear more IKE the
small birds in North Carolina tnah IKE
! the big fat birds of this section
II was suggested by the gunner ira
the birds in the lower counties OF mary
land and Virginia probably have touh
more food than those i'll the hlsher
country.
T. w Boyle and Wesley Green com
| bined cunning and fishing on d trip they
recently made to the lower Machodoc
| They spent most of their time with nook
| and line, devoting short intervals to
! shooting. One goose. one duck Teeh
! ra bbts and two squirrels were Killed by
| the sportsmen and they say they nearly
| froze while waiting 10 get a shot at the
goose.
| Because of efforts the landowners arr
making to protect the birds Oh their