The New York herald., 1921-10-25
BIG SEASON AHEAD
FOR THE HUNTERS
Game Of All Sorts Reported
More Abundant Than in
Many Years.

| This is TO be banner season for
the American sportsman. Game of the
sort usually hunted is more plentiful.
generally speaking, than it has been
for many years. In some localities there
are more ducks and geese than the
oldest Inhabitants ever saw before East
of the Mississippi River migratory birds
are making their southern fight in un-
precedented numbers. The quail, or bob
white, is present also in numbers not
equalled for years. And the deer is not
so scarce. apparently. as 1t used to be.
All told. the 100000 hunters who
will carry a gun into the field or to
lake or river between now and New
Years are apt to find the happiest
hunting grounds OF many years, ac-
coring to reports to the Biological
Survey. United States Department OF
Agriculture from United States game
wardens stationed from Maine to Florida
and from the Atlantic to the Mississippi
The Department recently sent a letter
OF inquiry to each warden and sum-
mary OF their replies is given below.
In Maine there are number of Local
tions for deer hunting where indications
point to good sport. Ducks are reported
very abundant from numerous bays
with coot shooting good oil along the
coast. Pheasants were not very
abundant, but ruffed grouse were re-
ported plentiful all over the State. par
ticulariy in the northern portions. Wild
geese do not stop In Maine on their
fight South, but may be found in Great
South Bay. New York.
Through the duclSing grounds of vir-
ginia and North Carolina there viii be
more ducks and geese this season than
there have ever been before-even meas
ured by the memories OF oldest inhabi-
tants. Ruffed grouse. pheasants, deer
and bobwhites are reported plentiful.
In Virginia State authorities have re-
quested all county game wardens TO
report available accommodations for
hunters. anticipating big movement
to the field.
Plenty of Ducks Hereabouts.
| In New York and Pennsylvania lack
of water in some localities may make
shooting somewhat below standard, but
the flight Of ducks snd geese Is re-
ported to be unusually large, and in
general good hunting is anticipated on
bays and )akes. Ruffed grouse. scarce
| for several seasons throughout It's
| range. are to be found this season in
abundance In New York and Pennsyl-
| vania. Good pheasant hunting may be
had In New York. AMI the Adirondacks
are reported to be well supplied with
| deer.
| Florida boa SITS moro ducks and geese
and shore BIRDS than ever before. Quail,
wild turkeys and deer ere reported also
to be more abundant than for several
| years There are also number OF
bears scattered over the State and little
| trouble is anticipated for the deer or
| bear hunter who desires to get the limit
| allowed him under the law. There is
possibility. however. Of the large
| quantities of ducks and geese in the
| northwest section of the State being
scared away overnight. as they were
/ last season, by an airship. The migra-
tory birds do not take the presence
of the brdman kindly and leave just
as soon after his arrival as they can
rise and lily.
The bobwhite Is present as never be-
fore in west Tennessee and Mississippi.
There is also good duck shooting all
along the Mississippi River. From Vicks-
burg to Natchez splendid duck and goose
shooting is anticipated. Excellent duck
shooting is in prospect at Reelfoot Lake,
Tenn. where the season opens November
! I. Southern and western Kentucky re-
| port an abundance Of quail.
fDensant una GrOuse tn OntO.
| Apparently there will be excellent
duck shooting in the Lake Erie region
along the northwestern border OF Ohio.
Pintails and mallards are coming fast
| into that territory. Michigan duck
shooting has been excellent in the Mon
roe and Wayne county territory. Geese
have not yet come south In this section.
Ohio will have good pheasant shooting
! in the southern and southwestern sec
| tons. Ruffed grouse are reported pres-
! ent in good quantity In the states
northeastern counties.
! In Missouri the wardens are looking
for good duck shooting about the last of
October to continue good for month.
Goose shooting is good in Mississippi
county. Missouri, where many farmers
have from ten to Twenty-Five decoy
geese which can be rented at moderate
prices Most every wheat field there
has it's goose pits. ordinarily large
enough for three hunters. Best dates
for the goose shooting are regarded as
November is to December I. The bob
white is reported to be plentiful through
out the State.
| Ducks are reported in fair numbers
this fall at their usual haunts In Minne-
sofa. The prairie chicken shooting sea-
| son there Il over and the partridge
hunters face a<closed season. Quail are
not plentiful. nor are deer. but moose
ore reported to be present In the usual
numbers.
Good hunting may be Ind in Iowa at
almost any point along the Mississippi
| or Missouri river or any of the smaller
streams.