Omaha daily bee., 1913-09-29
WILD FOWL HUNTERS BUSY
Chicken and Duck Shooter Finds
Weather Ideal.
STATUTE DAMPENs ENTHUs1AsM
Many City spOrtamsn Thiak Hunt
ing Waste of Time and Money
when He is Linnited to Ten
Birds n Day.

Since the beginning OF fall, just few
days ago, the weather has been ioeeI
for both the chicken and the duck hum
ter. These frosty mornings and even
ings-and the early and closing hours
are always the best, not only for hunt
ing, but for Rngling-are made to order
for the pleasure OF the sportsman. with
the all-night downpour o. rain Wednes-
day the birds from the north, mallards,
redheads, canvasback and widgeon, be-
gan to straggle in on the different breed
ing grounds throughout the state In
fairly encouraging numbers, and the wild
fowl shooters are beginning to stir them
selves in earnest. Y
All the chicken shooting Is now at lts
best, and there are birdc still compare
lively plentiful despite the inroads made
on their ranks by the early September
shooters. There are fewer parties going
out from this city than was ever known
before, however, and this is undoubtedly
traceable to the measly law permitting
the shooting of but ten birds day and
the possession of only ten at any one
time, as the city sportsman deems IL a
waste OF time and money TO make the
trip
Thus, the country gunners are in their
glory, and be II said that there are few
of them who hold the restrictions above
mentioned in very great awe. OF course,
there are many true sportsmen among
the rural contingent who will absolutely
refuse TO overstep the rights accorded
, them, just as there is In the towns and
cities. and then there are hordes of the
other sort.
While the general expectation Is for
unusually good duck shooting this fall
-as is inevitably the case before every
dawning season-ths conditions are bet
ter suited for poor shooting, as there is
never an abundance of birds in seasons
Where there has been a lack Of water.
This ia condition that never fails TO
send all the birds to the lakes that are
fairly high, and likewise the hunters AS
consequence the fowl are soon burnt
out and after a few days wing their
way to the south.
Little Shooting Along Platte
There will be little or no shooting aJona
the Platte, for as far up as Chapman.
even yet today, It is az dry as a bone,
and the only birds that will be attracted
thither will be scattering fiocks OF tea,
and mallard In search of gravel merely.
blackjack will monkey much along a,
arid channel OF course there IL plenty
OF ieed' but this proves but a poor
magnet, when there Is no water Thers
is to be no shooting permissible at ali
down the Missouri, that ls until Noven,.
ber' and that, too, depends on the Weeks
McLain universal bill. which will not
become a law until 1t receives tho presI.
dents signature.
A. II. Mohler, hesG Of the Union pa.
circ, with Nels Updike, left for Red Dee,
lake. Cherry county. Friday, as this
guests Of the Wood Bros. OF Lincoln. Tha
latter gentlemen have an up-to-dat.
shooting and fishing park at Red Deer
Ihls lake they own and have turned IN.
CID Cochran ranch house, a model struo,
ture itself, into a magnificent buntina
lodse. Red Deer is one OF the most finn.
Gus canvasback and redhead lakes in al
thls section OF the state The writer baa
the pleasure Of ten days visit on mi,
beautiful stretch OF ducking grounds him.
selt' years ago, when he was knee-higb
To srasshopper, and knows all abou,
It, Messrs. Updike and Woods will GER.
tainly have great fortnlghts sport
Next Friday Arthur Storz and wife
Fred Bradford and wife and Harry Weleh
and bride will leave by automobile 10,
the Quinn ranch forty miles north oi
North Platte, for a two weeks outins
and duck hunt.
The party will make the trip in three
hig touring cars. and carry campaign
eoupaSe end commissary for convenience
Ell route.
Conrad' Young, Elmer and George
Redick are back from the santee reAervs
ton In South Dakota, bringing with them
the legal quota Of birds. both wild fow,
and grouse
George A. Hoaslsnd and sons. Bill,
and Paul, leave this week. pe- automo.
bile. for the chicken fields up IN Keya
Paya county where the birds are said 10
be unusually plentiful.
Fred Goodrich is still at Lake Karonis.
Mimi, and II Is said will locate perma
nently there. He writes a friend that
the bass have been rising better during
the last two days than at any time during
the season