Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14

mas the nunJlng mlcroDe SIunS
you? Answering in the negative,
let me admonish you to get hnsy
with self inoculation, Immediately.
Every day you procrastinate, scores
one against the candidate for long
eVity. Anti-life in the great out
doors is a waste of time, never to
be regained. You are ignorant of
what constitutes real living, until
you answer the Call of the wild"
You then become one of the "chos-
en-"
On a recent hunting trip to the
Illinois River, my companions were
an aggregation who specialize on
life in the open. Judge George A.
Carpenter and DR.. Tom Lewis, of
Chicago, Daniel w. Voorhees, (senior
and Junior) of Peoria, ILL.,, a quar-
tet of as congenial sportsmen as
ever tickled a trigger or played
paddle. Comfortably ensconced
aboard the Marguerite" a power
boat rated at 80 miles per hour. we
headed down the Illinois River from
Peoria to Duck Island Club, SS miles
below. Duck Island is one of the
very best shooting clubs in the
United States, controlling an extern
sive domain, with a limited roster
of members. A film will never be
staged in the movie world. showlns
the home grown, diversified, scenic
views of interest passed on our Gown
trip. Palatial house boats, eXclu,
sively utilized for pleasure ana
equipped with all the modern con-
veniences of a home are moored by
the side of less pretentious caoln
boats. The permanent homes OF
water nomads Cabin boaTs are
moored to the bank, others a:e
perched upon stilted foundations
carefully measured that they may pc
above high water mark. Acccsslole
only by the ladder route. the haPPE
go lucky floating populae1oh VI
our country.
Near the head of Dead Mans is
land appropriately nameo)
passed the wreck of the Ill Ia.eu
steamer "colum bia," which sunk W
the night of July 9TH, 1s1S, aroWn
;no 90 excursionists. The old wheel
diIanidated pilot house and ols-
mantIed hull are silent sentlheis
marline the location of a greWsoile
fnaIIe Pekin with her dormant o,s
tiIIerv interests, thrown into tne
business discard by bone dry epo0n,
unon which we are now enteriIS, 10
eeen unon the stationery MIN. van
eyan" Grain Barges, en- route oowh
the river are quickly passed a. tho
Same time impressing one WIN
thought. Both Illinois ana tisr,+
sinni Rivers are our mia CO =
freight arteries surveyed anu I'M
Iished by the "All wise. 10 o
proved and utilized by the popu otar
1t is logical to perpetua'e INV
ways\to the Gulf.
Ducx Island Club House is nom
seen through a mist thrown -
+he how of our boat, whlch 10 .+
ing all speed limit records, nonIos I.o
John Rogers, caretaker' eH'eiioH
glad hand of welcome. ~ eiooe
fire in the old-fashloneo n.v The
thon,s oil icicles from around tie
L~t nc. nutting one completely a.
noooe With the world. A hundreu
- walk. we are on the shore Oh
sanc+uorv lake, one mile Woe hlIu
tbree long. The home Tor thouS-
erds of ducks, they are aosolu'eiS
Of rest and free from shooting OF IN
+rusion. This is a great Na.IoliSiI
Came Reserve. where no shool,hs 10
ever nermitted. all game ana lur
Roo ring animals are here protecteu,,
III Is or restrictions both Federal
"a State are strictly observed III Vi
out of season. :, ahund-
100 unon our arrival, we had seen
M birds on the river while en- route.
Pronerlv QUILTED. with TWO Dan
tolls for my hunting companions, VIC
meandered to smart weed ildt'
where birds were reported To pe
feeding by Caretaker John' ne
dia gnosed the case correctly as was
evidenced by the vast NUMBER oi
ducks chased out on our arrLHai.
Not a shot was fired during the tlIl,e
of their exit. 1t was case OF get
dacovs out and blinds construct
Cd nrior to their return, in couples
and ouartets. Another important
member of our party was king a
Cbesapeake Retriever who is blessed
With an abundance of dog sense and
is ever attempting to acquire
knowledge of the human language
as spoken by his master, Uncle
Dan" Taking a position a snort
distance back in the buck brush,
on a semi i-submerged log, the dog
at once became the personifcatlon
Of industry. retrieving all birds
"knocked down." cording them on
his log as you would stove wood.
Gathering the wounded first, he fire.
ouently came to our blind with two
birds caught by the neck, to be de-
livered to his master only. Our linn
it on mallards was soon scored by
nulling down singles and doubles.
Mem bership in Duck Club. where
game is protected from the general
| fusillade, is a necessity If one really
anticipates a mess of wild ducks.
Question:
Is there any locality in Canada
where 1 could go Buffalo hunting :?
Is there many buffalo in Canada?
Detroit, Mich. Fred Fletcher.
Answer:
There is no open season on buffalo
| in Canada. The buffalo now roam
ing in the Dominion are the in
crease result of a purchase made
by the Canadian Government from
the United States Government in
1907. A herd of 750 was then pur-
chased and transferred to Buffalo
Park at Wainwright. Alberta. This
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