The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1920-12-03
NIMRODS RUSH ON
COUNTY CLERK FOR
HUNTING LICENSE,
Two-Months Bird Shooting Season Is
Ushered In With Plentiful Sup-
ply OF Quail.
SPORTSMEN SEEKING OUT
FARM HUNTING PRIVILEGE
Warm Weather Retards Attainment
CT Marksmen In Reelfoot Duck
Shooting Area.

Nimrods in Paris and Henry coun-
ty have been polishing up their fire.
arms for the past week in prepara-
tion for the opening of the hunting
season, which was on Wednesday,
December first. For the next few
weeks, if the weather is at all favora-
bic, sportsmen with gun and dog,
will infest the fields, and thickets and
wooded areas of the county in search
of the quail which may be legally
killed in Henry County from Decem-
ber first to February first.
Preparatory for the opening sea-
son, license takers have rushed Clerk
Dale's office. A large number of
both county and state hunting Ii
cense were issued during the thirty
days prior to the bird season. A
county license good for one year
from date issued, costs $100. A
state license, giving permission to
hunt anywhere in the state except
at Reelfoot, may be purchased for
$500. Special hunting or fishing
license must be bought to hunt or fish
at Reelfoot Lake.
1t is said that the quail are more
plentiful than they have been for
a number of past seasons. Bob
White must look to his family with
care if he protects them from the
grand onslaught which began on
Wednesday. Even the youthfui
Nimrods are doing a big lot of talk
ing about the birds they are going
to bag this season, and what boy
with gun and dog is not contented?
A Henry County lad of nen-sports-
man tendencies would belle his
Southern heritage Of sportsmen an
cestors, none Of whom ever had to he
taught" to shoot.
Game laws in Tennessee and Her.
ry County protect. the farmer. No
one can hunt on his tillable and en-
closed land without written permis-
sion. A sportsman in fact, may be
arrested for hunting without permis-
sion, as well as arrested for hunting,
without license, out Of season, killing
Inorganic birds, etc. 1t is unlaw-
full in this state also to sell or ship
quail.
A game-hog is an abomination, but
the day has passed in Henry County
when man can hog quail. Why
the laws are so stringent nrw, is that
sportsmen We're wont to bag such
quantities that the merly bob whites
have become somewhat scarce round
abouts. A careful end caring
Sportsman will always leave seed
birds in covers.
Among the many TO whom state
hunting license have been Issued in
the last thirty days are: W z Van
dyke, J E Hall, T e Donnell, W H B
Greer, Ephriam Williams, F J Rou-
ton, w H Gaskins, A Richardson.
A C Mills, C l. Redford, Chas Ray,
Chas Orr, G S Vettman, J H Nc
Swain, J S Patterson, II A Quilley,
Frank Moore, G J Butler, E C Rich
creek, F f Moore, Sam Harris, Irwin
Thomas, w W Wisehart, r G Ben
nett, J H M Allen, C A Jackson, C
V Ezell, Don Dumas, Jr., r P Doris,
G I Blasingame, T Porter, C w
Richardson, G L, Cradle, l. Dugger
Rainey, c M Williams, E w Cobb, C
H Haley,-W E Gatlin, J C Wynns, r
H Hudson, Harrison Williams, J w
Woodland, r H McCree, R A John
sonius, H B Swinney, ] A Freeman.
County license were issued to Cecil
Snow, Vester Bumpass, L L Kester-
son, H B Brien, German Bradley,
Wayne Dawson, Walter Everett, Gus
Lloyd, H c Dortch, Eli Williams, Alf
Prune, c B Gaddy, James Burgher,
J II Stark, c B Tooney, c E Dumas,
W E Witherspoon, R H Salmon, Geo
Long, B [. Pierce. ! f. Henry