Arizona republican., 1912-09-14
SOME WEAK SPOTS
 IN NEW GAME LAW
Referendum Petition Being Circulated
 Against It.


 There is considerable inquiry from various parts of Arizona regarding the new game law passed by the last legislature This law would take ef- feet September 22nd, but as there were number of sections of the law winch were unsatisfactory to the sportsmen, a referendum petition is being circulated, which will stop the law from taking effect until after the heHt regular general election; the principal objections to the law seems to be that it permits sale of all game, prohibits the kill lhS of sparrows, swallows, and road runners, and that some of the i- censes are outrageously high Sports men and others desiring to sign these petitions may find them at Pinney X RObinsons and Talbot X Hubbard's
 With the referendum applied to the Eew law, the old law will still be in effect. Under the old law the deer and turkey season opens September i' S'iib NlOStS DtCtilDtT lSl. Qudll season opens October 15 and closes February 1st Limit on deer, three with horns; limit on quail per day. twenty five. Duck. geese, rabbits doves. open all the year; no limit
 Tomorrow will be the first day of the deer season. Several parties have already left for the mountains. to be on the ground the opening day. Most Of the hunters have gone to the White mountains, Sierra Anchas, and Su- perstitions. Fen Hildreth expects ta go out to get a big buck he has seen lately within thirty miles of Phoenix. ard try out a new Savage 22 high 1 power rifle he has recently added to 1 lis fire arm collection
 l With the greatly increased demand l for small bore guns. the Stevens people have just brought out a twen- 1 ty gauge repeating shotgun. which l weighs little over six pounds, shoots 1 six times, and retails at s24.50. The 1 local gun store received ten of them 1 this week. and they are nearly all 1 sold
 The white wings have nearly al l gone to their winter home in Mexico ] and Central America; flocks are still | reported as flying near Peoria and i south of Mesa and Tempe Doves are Of course still with us in great num- ! bers. Dove and white wing shooting has been better the past summer l than for many years. and the largo number killed in former years does not seem to have at all decreased the ! supply.
 | Duck shooting is getting better Pintails, greys, teal, and spoOntails 1 are seen in large flocks. Some people report having seen mallards, canvas , backs and redreads, but the older l sports say people who see these ducks a this time of the year must
 have had something stronger than water to drink Messrs MOrrell, Pin Eey and Creech got seventeen fine rintails early in the week: George
 Lewis and party killed a nice bunch 1 of the same ducks: F w. Griffin
 and Tom Higley bagged eighteen
 pirtails. and numerous other parties
 did as =-er or better. The ducks
 killed are nearly all young. and fat
 The Arizona Sportsmen's associa
 tion tournament will be here held
 fair week; the shooting grounds will
 be inside the track at the fair
 grounds. and the events will be shot
 off during the morning of each day
 One thousand dollars in money is tc
 be added to the purses. Ed Mitchell
 and Fred Willett representing the
 Selby Smelling & Lead company have
 written that they will be here tC
 take part in the big shoot. Numerous
 other professionals and amateurs
 from the coast will be here The
 local club will start in with then practice shoots within the next two
 weeks