Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-01
SMITH RlGRT HALF E

tneN nave accompanied the hunter 10
point out the most promising ground.
The counties i'm which he has hunted
are CulpeDer and Louisa, with several
incursions into Fluvanna. He was care
ful to seek grounds ten or twelve miles
from a railroad. and has heard of very
little shooting by others He had with
him four settlers, and their hunting
qualities are beyond question. Every
day one brace has been hunted in the
morning and the other in the after
noon. But. truth to tell quail are very
scarce. In q weeks hard hunting in
CulpeDer. three coveyS were found. and
these widely separated. The fact is
there is not enough covert for them.
In Louisa county there are more birds.
but they have taken to the woods and
in most cases the woods in that sec
ton mean dense pine thicketS where
shooting is very difficult In Fluvanna
well. the persimmon crop is immense.
The writer from inquiry and experience
is convinced that the birds are simply
not there to be found. But if any
sportsman has an idea of going to that
section on vacation and stands even
prospect of being treated with the
generous hospitality that the writer
has received his advice is emph a tica lily
Co, If he is a dyspeptic he Will be
cured. and if he is not he viii 90 just
what the writer is doing-9ain a pound
day in weight.
Jack Keane- has just returned from
Nomini. He was in the field only a
few hours and gagged eighteen quail.
when his host. Seeing that his birds
would not last long at that rate, called
the hunt off. Mr.. keane did his shoot
ing over one of the Llewellin dogs 10y
Caesar, recently received here by H. *.
Bliss He says the dog did great work.
George A. Wise OF Georgetown tried
his luck near Vienna, Va. and was
lucky enough to bag twenty-one quail.
"a good days sport in this section
John Lynch of Georgetown went on
a shooting trip to st. Marys county.
Md, but found birds so scarce that he
was unwilling to Kill any. preferring
to leave those he found for brooders
B. T. Mccartney. DIR. z. Varela and
G. p Lchr were d party OF Capitol Hin
sportsmen who left SUNDAY morning
for Staffords store in Fauquier county
where they will be the guests Of c. a
Bolts. Ii their realization comes up to
tn cir anticipation they viii bring back
birds enough to remember all their
friends.
Mr.. Tom Keller. his son Paul and
Rawlins Hume spent several DAYS
shooting on the Hazel river. in CuI-
pepper county. They report finding birds
and rabbits plentiful. They were
shooting over Mr.. Hume's good dogs
black and white setter. and all of the n
sustained their regulations as good
dogs.
\ note in last Sundays Star said that
a pheasant weighing nearly three pounds
killed in MONTGOMERY county. and
Field and Kennel was taken to task
for giving a pheasant or partridge so
much weight one expert said one never
weighed much. \ sportsman offered
to wager a hat that he had killed TWO
pheasants just above the Chain bridge
each OF which weighed over that. and
that he could prove it. The wager was
made and the man Went to his home
English cock pheasaEts. He was laughed
at for saying they We're killed near The
Chain bridge. but proved by unimpeacfl-
able witnesses that his statement was
true. Now, where in the world did these
strangers come from? About everything
that is good grows in Virginia. but Eng
lish cock pheasants are certainly not in
digenous TO its soil. Ii is to be hoped
that there are others. May their tribe
increase,
Brooke II. Weeks spent a week hunting
in Culpeper county. but. finding birds
very scarce, he telegraphed his brother
to meet him at Brandy Station. The
two held council of war and decided
on a change of base to Louisa county.
They are delightfully."- located al the hos
pitable home of j. Give Baughan. about
ten miles from Trevlian Station. They
are not boastin2 of very large bags OF
game, but say they are living OF the
best that d fine old Virginia farm aaf-
fords. and are gaining a pound in weight
every day. Their young dogs are work
ing splendidly. and they are very proud
of the youngsters Louisa county was
not big enough to hold Goldie. Mr..
Weeks Young Llewellin. She persisted
in making swift trips to adjoining coun-
ties. so she was shipped back home They
report that they are being so well treated
that they don't care whether they kill
any birds at all, il the home-cured hams
last.
hannv hunting ground that he has discov-
cred although many of his friends have
irrnortuned him to let them in on it. He
brought back with him somehow and
from somewhere fifty quail and twenty
five rabbits.
Arthur S. Mattinely. Ed Hardin, Walter
Hardin and Dick Saunders are down in
ST Narvs county. Md, on their annual
hunt Judging from reports. this is a
fayorite resort for Washingtonians.
Henry Pate and his son returned from
Fluvanna county, Va, where they found
birds quite plentiful He brought back
The legal limit of fifty quail and four wild
turkeys This is about the most success
full hunt SO far reported.