The sun., 1918-07-03
ROD AND GUN NEWS
Big Run Of stripers at A-bury Park.

Big Run OF stripers at Asbury Park.
In the past three days John r. segers
list shows over l2o striped bass recorded,
ranging from to IS lbs each The bass
have been caught from the surf In the
Asbury Park section from Point Pleasa Mt
TO Elberon
THIS is the biggest run OF striped bass
In this section since the phenomenal run
OF big nsh In 1919 and how long 1t will
HATTIE l. PHILLIPS.
Asbury Park, " j., July .
Weakhsh Catches In Jamaica Bay.
Where weaknsh have been taken re-
Gently In Jamaica Bay may be seen from
the following catches:
Raunt. Jamaica Bay--Joe Sehy's score
Il Greenberg. IL; Harry Treiberg. G; Lew
Bergen Beach..--cspt. J. Tsuowi,s,.
score: james Lamb. Henry Birckerman, J.
Tsllo~itH. A. Gmeiin. Jack Reskus. Capt.
Kline, capt. Chester and william e Sim
mons. weoknsh from to pounds 6
ounces; largest Ueakhsh taken in U. X.
channel by Tsiiowitz. pounds ounces
Jamaica Bay--H. h. Tribcken and j.
happen. 80 weakfish weighing from to 5
canarsie--Malcolm's score: Capt. Joe
Bll IS In three tides
T, Canarsie-Fred Boesers score: Messrs.
BALDWIN ana Stambsum, guides: Martin
Litchult: John Hehion. J. Van Hull David
Fisher. Walter Scott and Or. :. f. ROBIN
Fun, ~ WeaEnsn.
Striped Bass at Point Pleasant
Ralph Borden OF Point Pleasant writes
mat striped bass are biting at that place
IL d nsh are being caught Weighing from 5
% pounds each. Fred Kupler's striped
bass catch totailed four hsh.
Surrounded with Wrakfsh for Half Hour.
II. BrunJes of 432 Thirty-fourth street.
brooklyn and j. Vincent at Freeport by
cumming induced a school of weakfsh to
remain near their boat. and for half an
hour on shrimp bait they got a weaknsh
on almost eve-y cast. Twenty-seven fish
were taken Weighing from to 6,s pounds,
then the school disappeared.
Catch Eight Pound salmon.
PLYMOUTH. Mas. July Mrs r.
sherburne Of Manomet. Mass, caught an
eight pound salmon in Long Pond George
Squares OF Reading took salmon that
weighed nve pounds. and Mr. Davidson OF
plymouth one OF seven and one half
pounds
Faricy's Tribute to "Whlriinr Blue Dun. :"
] was very much grieved to learn Of the
Dun"l
Never I'D I suspect that Mr.. GIL wrote
under the nom de plume mentioned. And
although We had Just a few little disputa-
uons l always felt that he had the in
,erest, OF all anglers at heart. 70, all his
Fine man. clever writer and excep-
tonally clean SPORTSMAN gone to Join the
others. We will all miss him. but never
'Au rerotr. 'whirling Blue Dun"
PETER A. FARLEY.
1855 Halsey street. Brooklyn. July ..
The Danger OF wild Life Extinction
DENVER. Col. July Certain forms
OF our wild lie become menaced from
time to time for one reason or another,
and when such a danger threatens we
must get down to tho root OF the evil and
have that species preserved for posteritv.''
says james A. Mcguire editor of outdoor
To begin with. tho buralo. as Wild
living thing. continued Mr.. Mcguire. "s
gone. The antelope. while remaining with
us yet In certain sections in sadly decress-
doomed as the next wild American animal
to follow In tho footsteps of the bison.
The moose. the monarch OF the woods
which he may be killed. is destined 10
disappear from the hills as the antelope
has from the plains. This beautiful ami
NAL Ia sure to begin his downward career
~ is true he has held W wonderfully
both East and West-in tho East because
he has been very well cared for and pro-
tected tas protection goes. for after all
such estimates are only by comparison)
and in the Northwest because of superior
not be with us long, according to reports
that come from the North
Moose Family Menaced.
We have i; from the most authentic
and reliable source that most serious
menace TO the l!fe of the moose family has
cropped out in some parts OF our Northern
moose land 1t relates to the killing OF
COW moose. OF course bull moose are not
At to eat after the middle OF September
until spring
During that period the COW Is the
sought AFTER animal BY the natives OF the
North for winter meat. Therefore only
COW meat Is offered for sale for human
consumption during the fall and winter
months the price running about Is cents
a pound in some sections II a bull Is
brought In the meat Is sold for fox or dos
feed for about 10 cents pound. more
often less.
In the winter time these noble animals
driven down by the deep snow, seek the
lower elevations. Just as the elk Of WNo.
ming do, and frequently gather around
lakes in soughs and coulees where they
are found in considerable numbers ant
hunted without much EFFORT on the part OF
the natives
Sometimes the hunter will watch fh'
travelling herds for hours before he Is able
to see tho object OF his sesroh-s COW. 4.
many Ave ATTY bulli