The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-09-28

Has and weakHsh In hay.
Guide Jake Knips bsgged is good sized
weakhsh In Jamaica Bay on Thursday. and
incidentally was nigh man at Boesers
float. All ot the other boats got fish and
the catches ran about 10 to a boat Charlie
Soehren OF Goose Creek said there were
Pol channel. In the Big F1shkill channel
on Tuesday Noehren fishing with his wire
boated weakfsh. one of them hve
FOUNDER. Noehren says the snappers are
about gone from the bay. They left after
the last heavy blow from the east about
week ago. There are. however, some Ia
two to the pound. One fisherman who
was lafayette fishing day or two ago
hooked striped bass about two pounds
In weight. and he had a circus OF a time
with his light tackle. He landed the bass.
Some base are being taken and fellow
named Tencero got three recently. One OF
There are lot of Holsters in the bay and
they average about pound each me
fisherman usually hooks a number OF small
ones that have to be thrown back on ac-
count of the size. The bay is alive with
little crabs and this argues well for next
seasons Grabbing e severe winter ssv does Sts
hard crabs are also being caught.
Ru1ed Grouse and Its Enemies.
1t Ia fne thing that tho State OF Penn
syivania with the consent and aid OF It's
sportsmenJ has closed the season on runed
grouse through all its counties tsave two
where there are no grouse) for period OF
two years.
/ am glad to see that New York has Gu;
the open season up State to the month OF
october and on Long Island to the month
| OF November.
| for the grouse. Nature has particularly
| endowed this bird. Disease Is not com
mon to its kind and It's young from Tho
| strong and mako rapid growth.
| When a clutch OF eggs are disturbed the
grouse will 60 through the process OF lay
pVa1 hrtr nj hR
| brood.
Forest Ares may be responsible for SOM
| loss. but losses from this source are ap
probably small. Timber cutting has LITTLE
or no effect. but on the contrary is de
cidedly in favor of propagation of species
in that the toppinss and slash psov,di
are favorite places for nest building.
From choice I have found these tlmbe
clesring' especially those on side hilis an,
| likely place TO locate. Such ground Is no
only dry but good feeding pasture. a.
| blackberry and raspberry bushes spring NJ
the year following the cutting and provid
| large quantities OF favorlte food.
| 1t Is good that New York empowers II
| cat and urges sportsmen who have gun
| ners' licenses to XIII these animals In tn
hunting field. Man. however. is the rea
| / have seen domesticated tomcat helC
at bay by partridge mother while ne ne
! chInks of a stone wall and sesn the mothe
| deliberately assault the cat and succeed II
| driving II OFF.
| l have had the experience Of having
| hen mother circle about me and peck a
| my feet fly repeatedly at my body furious
| With rage when made attempt TO locat'
! her Young after they had scattered.
| Rodents and vermin would have llttl
! chance against such onslaught TO do an!
| serious damage.
| Foxes are rightly classed as the one bill
| natural enemy whose depredations are
! more notably confined to the white
| months, when they Kill the old birds tina
4 have sought refuge In snowoanks from IN
| storms and have been imprisoned unde
! sin crusts after n rain and freeze Thi
| OF course means cutting off spring produc
ton.
| The partridge Is a prognosicator o.
| we,'her Tho bird will ALWAYS seek gu