Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-11-02
LOCK HAVEN. Pa.


game in Clinton County, this season, is
/not/ plentiful prophesied and few
5tn ants and squirrels have been killed.
el d. .est successful party thus far COM
Loissd r. S. Quigley Christ TroXel and
,noe'sso Monaghan, who returned with 80
4 { fine pheasants. Rabbits are said to be
re more plentiful and the woods are filled
fir with cottontail hunters today.
Only a half dozen bears have been
OF KILLED thus far and the season can
tr scarcely be called open. When the acorns
are plentiful the bears will seek food in
the oak and beechwoods and a greater
number OF killings will be reported Last
year So bears were killed during the
season.
Many hunters will go into camp for the
entire Is days of the deer season. Nu-
merous deer tracks and several herds OF
:. deer have been seen in the county, Last
year f79 der were killed.
Wild turkeys are plentiful. but the sea-
son is Ecill closed. Farmers living along
the ridges are greatly annoyed by their
ravagng of crops.
McCoNNELsBURG. Pa. Nov -
Sportsmen here are not enthused over the
opening of the quail season today. This
game has not been so scarce in years as
is now reported. Deep SHOWS and contin-
ued cold last winter caused thousands OF
quail TO perish, and only few scattered
nocks have been seen.
SQUIRRELS were reported plentiful for
Few days at the opening of the season,
but evidently were migrati ting, as they
were TO be found only in certain locali-
tiles. Reports now are that they have
upassed on TO localities where the nuts and
acorns are more plentiful, as the pro-
sssaatraoted drouth of the summer, which
lasted more than Ave months, caused the
failure OF almost all the nuts and mast
that the squirrels feed upon.
wild turkeys are reported plentiful, but
great numbers Of them have died from
CUP or some similar disease. The closed
ason on these birds has no doubt been
Ssr.. great factor IN increasing 'n''' num-
= Deer are more plentiful than for many
q years. One man reports having seen a
herd OF seven in held.
wILLIAMsPoRT. Pa Nov. 2.-Sfore
~, than 5000 Lyeoming County sportsmen
have taken out cunning licenses Many
of them who took to the woods today
wiu not return until the end Of the deer
season. November IS.
Reports from the hunting districts in
dieate both deer and bear are plentiful
a number of bear have been killed. but
most Of the hunters have been out for
smaller game. A. q. Keller, of Gleason
ton, claims the record kill for the season.
having brought down an old bear and
two cubs IN fve minutes. Many deer
have been seen In the Pine Creek region,
favorite hunting ground, and In the
TROUT nun district, where a number OF
Hhlladelphia hunters make their head
quarters each season.
READING. Pa, Nov. Advance re-
noris af the supply OF small game in
earss County Incident 10 the opening Of
fh4 quail ana rabbit season today indi-
eeEe s scarcity. Hunters are dismayed
81 lhIs. since tha only game Of any con-
eala1ce Ia this part OF the State Is rab-
- squirrels and woodcocks.
Ioeszz ol big game hunting are forced
IS 50 - ether parts Of the State, and
result there viii be . big exodus
~ punnara tc Lycaming County when ths
1ear season opens November TO-