The sun., 1919-09-05
Largo Catches of PorxIes.


anglers on the steamer Evelvn rrsrs
Amon,y esteruay. All made large catches
E. r. sb the more successful were DR.. A.
bass ana ay, the high hook who caught 40
can,,, anu porgies. lie also succeeded in
saPturing first prize by the hauling in Of
his w Rernd luke. Other achievements Of
lass at clip. Several Times he ba,1iaj
III three at a time.
w aihe lucky anglers were as follows: Gu,
and daugh pporsies and 5 fuke; II. Levy
Fi.cho"is ~ bass and porgies Chris
in usfner' ~ sea bass and porgles; l. over.
40 sea bass and porgies; also 2 large black.
Tsht columbus, 33 sea bass and porgIes,
r. cameron. 20 sea bass and porgies, and
porgies. ' e" OaSs anu
"eakhsh and Fluke Mt Sandy Hook.
r on Sandy Hook the other day George
William II. Bahrs of Newark and 9 Treo !,
r.. Bosworth, angling from the yacht sun.
anne anne capt; Bahrs. caught q weakfish. ii
weighed close to a pound each. XII tbs
nsh were taken on the flood tide, usins
shedder crab bait.
Have Passenger Pigeons Returned9
What have members of the Connection,
State Board of Fisheries and Game TO re.
port about passenger pigeons? In Mas
Of 1918 F: N. Manross, vice president Of
N"o nOInHllsslOn, ana II. ID. CurtiSS OF For.
estville, Conn, observed the birds on tht
property OF the Forestville Fishing Club
Two other members of the club, @. W
on June 2 and July OF 1918. Now whsi
about 1919; any observations gentlemen
All the men mentioned are over so and
pigeon, so that there could be no doubt Of
ldentihcation. Mr.. Manross said at tht
time OF his discovery OF the birds: "They
hnally became uneasy, left the tree and
we had the opportunity to see them rs
away for some distance, and every move
proved without doubt that they were gen.
ulne passenger pigeons"
Passenger pigeons were plentiful wher
Mr. Manross was a boy of thirteen. HI
writes: IAN hunters were out after then
the order of the day in nearly every
household all through September and Octo.
Der, until the birds had passed on. II
was common then to net them, and al
about the vicinity there were pigeon beds.
where they were caught in nets by hun
Mr.. Manrosss father had a pigeon bed
and young Manross helped to catch tbs
birds. OF these days he says: Il used &c
string them UP in lunches Of one dozen
know their habits and what they liked
best for food. First in the fall they would
acorns, then buckwheat fields, and last be
fore they left us. we would shoot then
out In the open on huckwheat. rye and
wheat fields, after the grain had beer
I'm the middle of the day. II the weather
was warm. we would find the birds II
thick maple swamps: n few would mes
here in the season, and when a boy
took two of the little birds from nes
and succeeded in raising one to maturity
The bird was very tame, and would perch
himself on my shoulder and go abou
with me. All this l am writing to con
vince that 1 should know a passenger
pigeon when / see II.
There are but few men living tina
really know these birds II they see them
old. who actually hunted them. Mourning
doves are common here and we all SCI
them frequently, so there Is no chance tina
we should make this mistake, which w
know is common.
Now, In conclusion, while We are aware
that there Is a prize of considerable money
for proof of the existence OF these birds
none Of us Is looking for a reward, bu
we are ready to make oath that there hav'
been at least three of the genuine pas
senger pigeons here this summer" $500
That was In 1913. Now how about 1919
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