The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-10-16
LOCAL MEN SAY
GAME PLENTIFUL
Officers and Employees of Ok
lahoms City Sporting
Goods Firms Optimistic.
SAY BUSINESS IS GOOD
Shells and Guns Are Selling
Cold Weather Needed to
Bring Ducks and Geese.

II SPITE Of pcssimistlc statements
- To- the contrary, there IS more game
of all kinds In Oklahoma this year
lhan for many seasons past or, at
least, that seems 10 be the opinion u
local sporting goods dealers, who
should be- Informed upon the subject.
'ouhting HhOmases by the score have
declared that the cold, wet summer
SrhSon worked havoc with young
quail, rabbits and squirrels. M well
~ other non-mlgratOry game, but the
oklahoma city dealers declare other
Wise. As yet ducks aud geese, whilue
some few have been found near here,
"rc not coming into fhis section in any
great number heavy snow and
cold wave Will bring them here by the
millions II Is believed.
IarmOre Talks on Ducks
W. h. larlmOre, ~ the lArlmOrr
Hardware company. when questioned
ON the game situation said "No one ~
getting any quantity " ducks. There
are a few scattered individuals on
small ponds IN this ncighborhood but
the mnlu body " the migration, which
Invariably pre,rdrS cold weather. has
mot arrived here vet ! expect 10 see
many ducks and geese however. when
y'Id weather arrives. All classes "
sporting goods are selling we'll cs
prrlullN guns People arp buying big
'tllhre rifles for expeditions into the
Wichita aud kiamicni mountains, and
nrr purchasing almost entirely, strange
ns II may seem, small shotguns for 10
rnl use, principally 20 and 10 gage
They have found the smaller gun IL
% more seryicrablr one than the Il
cage"
Laws Oppressive-FreemAn
X y. Freeman, ~ the LIKES Free
man. Hardware company! There Is
lots o. game, but hunters are discour
ngcd because of the oppressive game
laws. There are millions " doves
around here, and the law prevents
their being shot Conditions, how
over, are better as regards finances,
mud more hunters than In several sea
sons are helng 10 the woods and
streams
Game Plentlful-SulIAwAy
j Il. Sullnway, local representative
N the Western Cartridge company
WAS referred 10 by the Storm Erick
son Hardware company as n man com.
pctent IN talk upon the subject Of
game. Mr.. Sullaway said: Game II
more plentiful around here than I'm any
~ the eight wears have been hesi
dent ~ Oklahoma. For instance. day
before yesterday while driving to the
river ! was compelled TO stop the au
ium0hile twice when covfys Of second
hutch quail about M hig as sparrow,
blocked the road aud would not ny
The government reports the hatchlnp
~ geese and ducks 10 be larger this
year than In several seasons but IN,
migratory birds have not arrived herr
~ vet A good snow will bring them
though Rabbit and squirrel hunting
Will he good this winter"
Nation on Hlgh Prices
W. r. Nation. Of the Nation Hard
peware company: There has been 4
20 per cent raise In the price ~ am
munitlon this wear. due to the Euro
pcan war and hIg increase In the
price NJ guns. The Winchester ant
Remington people have raised the pric,
NJ their guns, in which nickel steel Is
used, from one 10 five dollars apiece
hut In spite ot the fact many peopl,
nud buying ammunition and guns
expect the ammunition business to plcE
up greatly. also, with the coming Of