The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-04-27

the knights OF the Scattergun and
Isaak Walton disciples. Many of you
l am personally acquainted with, the
rest l want to know. l have connect
ed myself with the Palladium in their
newly established Trap, Rod and Gun
department and will hereafter furnish
once a week an article pertaining to
large game hunting, experiences OF
myself or friends afield, or with the
rod. 1t is my intention to keep the
thousands of followers of these sports
informed as to what is going on in
the shooting and fishing line through
out the country. There will be Sc
ries of articles, based upon the expert
ences of the All American Team
abroad, the humorous phases, facts in
conjunction with the contests and in
fact the inside history of the trip and
it's results, which have never before
tain of this successful aggregation, l
tain of this successful aggregation, l
believe am in possession of all that
would be of interest to the reading
public. With such men to write about
as; Heikes. Budd. Gilbert, Crosby,
Powers, Merrill, Trip, Parmalee. Fan
ming. Elliott, and Banks, there will
be no dearth of material to feature
the greatest shooting expedition ever
made into foreign countries. There
will be interesting material from ev-
cry shooting angle known; instruc-
tions given to the novice and lunches
to the experienced, along the lines of
trap and field shooting and fishing.
Improving Workmanship.
Suggestions, which if followed will
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his scores and which will start the be-
ginner along the proper channels for
success, by avoiding the many trap
shooting fallacies. An occasional arti-
Gle will be devoted to the many wom-
en- who are adopting this sport in
many localities. I have been connect
ed with the trapshooting fraternity for
the past 40 years while my experience
afield extends beyond that period. I
have shot repeatedly in every state
in the union, with fairly good success.
MY extended acquaintance with the
trapshooters of this and other coun-
tries Is such that l am at home with
any gun club | visit. To the devotees
of the rod and shot gun, take off my
hat as being the salt of the earth,
congenial and cordial. The little fir
tation they carry on with Dame Ma
ture, when afield, inoculates them
with generous impulses, which brands
them the most congenial companions
to be found on earth.
Breaking Into the Sport.
How did you break into the shoot
ing game?" is a question frequently
asked me. Drift back with me to a
time when was living in Keithsburg,
ILL.,, beautiful little city located on
the banks of the Mississippi River.
he noble red man yet padded his
canoe upon the Father of Waters, mi
grating like birds impelled by the
seasons. En- route the Indians would
give exhibitions of their skill with the
bow and arrow, shooting small coin
from split sticks. At night, with
wierd light rejecting upon them, spec
tators would be RECALLED with the
Snake. Sun, Green Corn and other
dances. 1t was the bow and arrow eX-
hibitions by the Indians that aroused
in me the desire to shoot My first
attempt was with the weapon of the
redskins. This taught me to shoot
with both eyes open. as do all trap
experts like Heikes, Crosby and Gil
DtIl. hC iCAI StCp was a SllSAC val
rel muzzle loader, which was only
gun In name, yet with careful and
continuous crawling l occasionally
landed a duck. On my 18th birthday
my parents presented me with Joe
Manton, double barrel, muzzle loader,
hammer gun. The ram rod had
screw on the end. The locks had
ducks engraved on the sides. This
placed me. on the pinnacle with the
other boys. 1t then became necessary
for me to win the friendship of an
older person who could and would
teach me the fundamental principles
of wing shooting. Louey Charbonnaux
was the man. l made no mistake in
my choice. Louey was typical
French voyageur. spoke broken Eng
lish, was well educated, honest, con-
grew to love him. Louey discovered
in me (as he in later years conflded)
latent shooting ability, which he de-
termined to develop. His first lesson