Norwich bulletin., 1918-07-24
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Paragraphs That Will Interest All
 sportsmen, Especially Those Who
 Shoot at the Traps and in the Field.
A MIXED BAG
By Peter P. Carney

By Peter P. Carney
 Editor National Sports Syndicate.
 From the Field.
 Florida has shortened the deer and game season by 10 days.
 California now includes the black tailed jackrabbit as a predatory ami nal.
 In Wisconsin automobiles may be seized when it is believed they con- tain game illegally in possession. It is now illegal to kill or pursue birds or animals by the aid or use of an automobile in New Jersey.
 About 12,000 deer killed in Cali fornia in 1917. This total furnished somewhere near 450 tons of fresh meat A few more than 5000 deer were kill ed in 1916.
 Pennsylvania collected $314,479 for hunting licenses in 1917 at $1 per li- cense. California collected $275,000 from it's field hunters and New York was next in line. Hunters contribute a neat sum-millions of dollars to the State treasuries-every year for their sport
 Iowa is to have a model game farm conducted under the supervision of State Game Warden FInshaw. The farm will start out with 20 acres of land and will be enlarged from time to time.
 Sportsmen in Arizona suggest a closed season for deer and declaring an open season for antelope. Deer are very scarce, while antelope protected for 15 years, are plentiful
 There are more than 100 duck shoot ing clubs along the banks of the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays. They are all kinds and sizes from the small preserve and shack to the elegantly appointed clubhouses with hundreds ot members and thousands of acres. Forest fires burned 962, 900 acres o1 National Forest lands in 1917 anG caused loss of S1,35S,600 to the Gov ernment in timber forage and young growth.
 From the Traps.
 The Columbus Cup given by the | Chamber of Commerce of Colum' bus, Ga, will be an additional trophy at the Grand American Handicap thi: year.
 More than 100000 men who have learned to shoot at the traps-man! of them classed among the experts are now members of Uncle Sam's All American shooting team.
 Now is the time for every one to d. HIS UT II6E DGSI-nOL D1L"IO1 lIlC OIA A4I ed States. If you don't know how, theI Learn To Shoot The straighter Am ericans shoot the quicker the war vii be over.
 The American Amateur Trapshoot CTS Association is showing new sign' of life The only national sport tha hasn't a national organization of it devotees is trapshooting. There is place for the A. A. T. A. if the officer show the proper zeal.
 It isn't likely that there will be shoot for the championship of the At lantic Fleet, U. $. N, this year-unles it is held in Berlin.
 At all of the trapshooting tourna ments in which he will act as cashie during 1918 Luther Squire, the Gin cinnati, O., professional will distribut War Savings Stamps instead of tn added cash. Announcements of this vii be made on the programs. This ide of MT. Squire's is an excellent one, an trapshooters will be glad to aid tn cause.
 Try guns are now carried by nearl all of the professional shooters. and n one has to purchase a gun in thes days unless it fits. Art Killam, i Sedalia, Mo, recently measured 19 me for guns in two days
 The National Association of Shotgu Owners now has units in 75 cities, an is cooperating with the city, count and State governments in every in ,.A stance.