Evening star., 1915-12-11


wardens are giving attention to the
matter of enforcing federal and state
game laws. Their enforcement of the
laws in nearby states is of interest to
the hundreds of gunners who reside in
and about this city.
80 many gunners have become ac-
customed to shooting under the pro-
visions of old laws" remarked an in
terested one, that they are unable to
learn the new laws requirements.
"And," he added, some of them prob
ably will land in a county Jail Of the
kind that the warden throws the keys
away"
One of the more enthusiastic sports
men. discussing the question of laws
| relating to cunning. said there are
| many gunners who seem to neglect 70
respect the provisions of the anti
| shipping laws and those relating to bag
"For instance" he said "the laws Of
Virginia require nonresident gunners
| to bring their game out of the state
openly and without Grating or even
putting it in a suit case or grip OF
any kind. 1t also requires that birds
| shall be tagged with the name and ad-
dress of their owner, and still there are
many gunners who neglect to SO tag
their game"
inspectors are looking about steam
boats and railroad trains for violators
of the laws. They also are tooklng
violated the provision OF law prevent
ing the shooting Of ducks from motor
boats. Complaint has been made OF
violations of that provision OF law by
persons on some OF the lower trlputar-
les of the Potomac.
Andrew ]. Beyer said to be one OF
the best shots in this city ana one OF
the most successful gunners. has re-
turned from a trip to Sa mares ss ana hntsJ 81
sin gle handed and enjoyed splendid
sport. Friends Of the sportsman re-
call the days many years ago when
| Beyer attended turkey shoots ana car
ried home enough of the king birds to
ramsmher several branches of his
and" And" commented friend. "he still
remembers how to bring down the
game" ,,o,,;,.
yiIIa hv bus and train, and drove four
teen miles to the home of Brent Davis,
where he found the latter too busy to
even think about cunning.
ths ana snoStsman, r. % "the most enjoyable
and auccessful way to gun"
with the aid of good bird dogs Boyer
succeeded in bagging seventy-three
quail and .so9s 9s~ ra5Siss S1ss and
only got the few tnat INSISTED In get
ting in his way.
Two gray foxes made his gamebag
heavy enough for an express package.
r. 10 Reyer's intention to indulge in a
duckinR trip to Rock Point about the
Christmas holidays.
"Donald A. De Lashmutt put one over
on the boys in the fishing line," COM
mented w. P. Bowie.
ale caught a fish in the Potomac
river in sight of the Capitol that
lunusual-but he did 1t, nevertheless"
/ The big fish was a sturgeon that
lprobably had been disabled by the pro-
nelier Of a tug or other boat-possibly
the police boat-and 1t required much
strength to get 1t ashore.
| II is related that De Lashmutt was
with q party Of friends at what is cali
ed "Krazy Kamp." and a big object in
1.-THE river attracted his attention His
nrst thought was that the object was
tho body of a drowned person. but soon
after starting in the direction of 1t he
discovered 1t was the carcass of a fsh
"And when pulled ashore" said
Bowie, ft proved to be a 200 pound
sturgeon"
The Ash was opened. it was explain
led, and found to contain fifteen cat
I6sh weighing from one to one and one.
half pounds.
some fish," remarked Bowie.
"a string of fsh last week DISPLAYED
in the window of a New York avenu,
lmented an interested spectator. "They
/ ware mot AVIAN aturgA0nR aUch o~ M,