Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-21
Sends Warning to
Virginia Hunters
Massachusetts Physician Pleads
for Game Protection From, the
"Pot-Hur,ting" Sportsmcn,
To the Editor of The Times Dispatch:

To the Editor OF The Times Dispatch:
Slr,-Prompted solely by n very 1.-Two
interest in the conservation OF game
birds throughout our great natural
game country. 1 beg to submit. here
with. few suggestions that possibly
may be Of interest to the good sports
men OF the Old Dominion. who have Il
In mentioning the fact that South
ern trip was in contemplation. to spend
most of the winter. the trip TO be made
in n commodious moter-boat cruiser, the
question was asked: why do so many
sportsmen travel toward the South for
their he hunting vacations in the autumn
TO. answer the question from a per-
sonal standpoint, the promptings are
from the fact that Dixie is the native
toward the old home there always
comes the yearning desire to go back:
especially when the little robins and
the blue birds are busily getting their
baggage checked for the migratory
HavIng discussed Southern hunting
with quite q large number OF sports
men who journey In that direction. tho
Impression has been gained that. in
ritories visited afford much that is at
tractiYe.
One good sportsman was met las,
and North Carolina; shipped the bags
home In barrels. had them placed in
gave big game suppers which, in turn,
made the said sport vastly more sought
after by his many friends: Oh. yes
an effective automatic shot gun was
used in the duck Staying, for that par,
ticular sport won't South for meat and
succeeded in setting it ,u..
ing duck hunt discussion TO a good old
sportsman. one who spent many win
ter vacations in Virginia and in the
veteran became quite indignant: "If
were such d game hog as that !
ginia informed me on different occa-
sions that, as times were very hard.
crops poor and It became bsv dGpis to
ceivcd the idea of advertising for
portsmcn. ambitious wing shots. who
enjoyed making good bags. In one
Instance, r. certain sportsman from New
ork City had come loaded to the wa.
er-liuc with shells, and. what was Of
more grave interest in tina, PARTICULAR a;,
aser to pot the quail as 10 try his skill
IN the flush. As a result, SO 1t appear
ed to me, during stay OF n ten DAYS Us
bag not more than ten or a dozen
! luail. 1t is quite true that I DO not
to bunch the Birds under the hedge.
when the little hobs we're resting at the
noon hour.
However ! did note that hard
hunting bird dog almost ran his strong
c;;s off, trying to bring wild runners
to point. OF course. we could not
lame tho birds for being so wild. not
when, the month previous. they had
been the targets. both running and
huddled upon the ground. for the
thousands of shells Of that classy
port from New York City. Then. too.
elf preservation must be used In lieu
OF the protection that tho friends of
he birds cannot give. under such cir
umStanccs.
We might protect choice piece of
and Of juicy, growing corn with barb
d wire laws, placed only an inch apart
owever. II the "hawgs" are allowed
acccss to the said crop. what Is the
| ogical result?
You may advance the suggestion
that. as u result OF such disclosures
| possibly they have already been
poken of) ! may be hurting a BOOM