Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-03

Swat the crow! You don't have to
eat this bird because you have killed
him. His reported good qualities have
been weighed upon the scales OF COM
parison, versus his game destroying.
disease disseminating proclivities and
"Jim" has been found wanting" The
edict has gone forth, conserve the grain,
protect the game by removing the
'caws" Eliminating the tin-can pas
time more shots are fired at crows dur
ing the season, than any other brand
of game. They are the most wary, wlse'
foxy and discerning bird awing, though
easily decoyed when their little falllngs
are catered to by the hunter His Of
flee or working hours range from the
crack of day to the ringing OF the crow
curfew bell and he is busy every minute.
AS natural enemies of wild life the owl
and hawk are his able co-workers, they
are great destroyers of the young, both
bird and animal life, also robbing ana
destroying their nests. Crows are CEN
sured for the carrying and general dis
seminating of cholera amongst hogs or
the foot and mouth disease among cat
tie. Game propagation and protection,
will be materially assisted by the eX-
termination of hawks, owls and crows.
True bills or indictments containing
MANY counts have been returned against
those destructive devils, they must now
be prosecuted to the limit. A death
sentence has been rendered by the jury
of active contestants in the National
Crow shoot, which has been staged by
the DUPONT Powder Company, of Will
mington Del, for the year 1919, in the
United States and Canada, offering
beautiful gold cups and minor prizes to
competitors and urging every shot gun
deyotee to at once become an active
member of the crow destroying caval-
cade All State and county associa-
tions should encourage crow shooting as
an angle of game protection. Success
full crow shoots are possible in every
locality.
The writer joins the ranks of the crow
killers. having a personal grievance
against Jimmie" of long standing.
Four beautiful canvasback ducks which
7 had killed. were hung from the limb
of a tree, where no wandering "varmint'
would molest The ducks were discov-
cred by a crow and his mate who i'm
mediately proceeded 10 feast upon my
out their S. o. S. calls to friends and
relatives as there was more meat in
sight, than they could dispose of per-
sonally. My approach had not been OBJ
served-on account of the fog of feath-
ers they were scattering in midair-until
1 was within a few yards of those mis-
creants. Gyrations were then COM
bined with discordant yells, in a vain
attempt to escape-too late-two loads
of chilled skies accurately directed
brought that pair of black devils to an
immediate accounting. 1t has been my
pleasure to call many crows and start
them directly toward crow heaven, thus
visiting the sins of those parents
who mussed up my enthusiastically
upon their children or descendants.
Just retribution. 1t is true, hawks.
crows and owls prey upon the young
and are mortal enemies of each other
and never hunt together, but all spe-
cialize upon the nests and ledgelings
of the aggressive little ground birds,
who are frequently seen giving battle in
midair, chasing Jim" and accelerating
his movements by frequent labs in the
back" A young crow before leaving
the nest, will consume food three or
four times in excess of it's own weight,
the major portion of the food being the
young and eggs of other birds. The
secret of successful crow shooting is
equipment and knowledge of crow
habits. A ditto crow call is indispen-
sable, the call is easily attuned and a
novice will become an expert with a
few trials. Crows are easily outwitted
and easily coaxed into the killing zone,
where there is no trouble to swat this
archangel of bird life destruction. Sue
cess is based upon scientific deception in
measuring wits with the most willy and
intelligent bird that flies. Your dress
should camoufiage with surroundings,
your blind or hide located on the fly