Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-15

bits and quail are not scarce. The
country people seem to think the quail
and rabbits have been shot at so much
that they have learned how to keep
out of the range of gunners and hide
in the thickets"
Holman attended a holiday turkey
shoot. He was unable to carry off a
first prize. however. but did manage
to get couple of chickens.
| While there, the sportsman stated,
Alexander Segar caught two herring in
his nets. He suggested it was rather
early to catch herring SO far from the
mouth of the river. and thought it
meant good and early season for both
shad and herring,
James c. Curley. game warden of the
state Of Maryland, has been appointed
chairman of committee to prepare
bills to be presented to the state legis-
ter protection of game throughout the
state. Members of the Maryland State
Fish and Game Protective Association
and the Maryland Wild Life Associa-
Members of the two organizations
met at the New Howard Hotel, Balti-
more, Tuesday night and appointed the
committee. DR.. B. Holly Smith and
Talbot Denmead of the State Fish and
Game Protective Association and J.
Raney Of the Maryland Wild Life AS
ISOLATION consented to serve on the
committee. 1t is the intention of the
committee to give hearings to individ-
uals and associations interested in wild
life and game laws before advocating
the enactment of additional laws.
Persons interested in duck shooting
in the vicinity Of Back bay, near Nor
folk, Va, it is stated, are seeking ito
have the federal authorities withdraw
the protection given to swans.
The complaint is that there are so
many swans on the bay that they eat
all the grain that is used in batting
duck blinds said W. p. Bowie. land
sportsmen are claiming the right to
Kill them on the ground that they are
destroying their property"
Back bay, said the sportsman, is re-
garded as being one of the best duck
+ ing places in the country. He says a
gunner does not have to be a wonder
full shot to kill the bag limit-twenty-
five ducks-a day.
"Sportsmen." he said. pay SIS for
such days outing, the charge in
Guiding expenses of every hi"d. so
that the charge is not exorbitant when
the bag limit is obtained"
Anglers are preparing for the early
spring fishing. Many new outfits will
stated, as hundreds of rods and reels
were received as Christmas presents
during the holiday season.
ut was choice of a fishing outfit or
a dozen Shirts" said one of the more
prominent anglers. land WHEY gave
me the fishing outfit / knew I'd have
to get the shirts when I needed them
The early appearance of the Missis-
sippi catfish is taken as an indication
of an early and successful season for
perch and rockfish, it is stated. and the
question of bait is giving the anglers
some thought.
Dealers are arranging to get supplies
of peelers as early in the season as
possible, it is stated, and supplies OF
February Is, when it is expected white
perch will be in evidence in nearby
waters.
1.-The early run of soft crabs are small
and expensive" said an angler, land
the bloodworms will serve as bait the
first of the season. Cut smelts also
will be used, and some anglers find
minnows an excellent bait for the large
perch"
counties since the closing of the gun
ming season report that they saw large
numbers of quail.
Near Berwyn," said W. p Bowie, 81
saw fully sixty birds. and Joe Hunter
reported that many birds were in the
country near the home of the Anglers
Club"
Bowie says that reports from several
places in Maryland indicate that birds
enough were left to insure splendid
tons do no kill them off. He saws it
would be well for persons living in the
country to feed the birds grain and
tallow to keep them in good condition
ana ana ,h enable ss them TO, to combat severe
with them before the close of the sea-
son.
John Souder probably is the only
washington angler who has had prac-
this winter. Early in the fall he told
Will Reynolds he thought there was no
reason why yellow perch should not
take bait all the winter
They are caught in nets all the win
ter" he remarked. land if they are
running they certainly must take food"
And so Souder kept at the game
commented Reynolds, land made a sue
cess of it,
Almost every day this winter Souder
tried his luck on Little river, between
Anaiostan Island and the Virginia
shore. and every time he made the
effort. it is stated, he caught something.
In addition to landing strings of large
seiiow perch, it is stated, he managed 10
get an occasional catfish.
Will T. Reynolds is anxious to enioy
the sport of shooting muskrats on the
HdtS VI Eastern Dranch above Benn &
bridge
"Muskrats are plentiful on the
marshes" said Reynolds. land it's only
a question of getting permission to do
shooting in order to get a dozen or
more of them at night.
And he added, its great sport to
get on the branch and do the shooting
in the moonlight, although most of the
mmskrats are caught ia traps"
The sportsman has filed request
with the authorities for permission to
indulge in the sport. Under the law,
1t is stated, he will have to get permits
sion of property owners along the
branch and permission from the chief
of police to discharge firearms before
he may legally participate in the sport
Charlie Fletcher has enjoyed the
sport of catching Mississippi catfish
in the deep water between Aqueduct and
Chain bridges.
Charlie Fletcher always was a lucky
fisherman said j. E. Buckingham, land
usually he can be depended upon to
make a killing il there is anything to
kill
One night last week Fletcher landed
more than fifty pounds of fish.
quires that tax must be paid on all