The New York herald., 1922-09-17
DUCK SHOOTING is
In LIMITED AREA
Fair Sport Is Reported in the
Waters Of Northern New
York.
BY WILL WILDWOOD.

Under the provisions of the Federal
Migratory Bird Law the duck shooting
season is now open in New York State,
but-paraphrasing Casey--there's no
Joy in Gunville. Mighty game law has
struck out the greater portion OF this
area by local restriction covering most
OF the favorite haunts OF waterfowl In
the Empire State. In other words, the
State law provides that the season for
duck and wild goose shooting "south OF
the main lire Of New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad from Buffalo to
Albany, and Boston and Albany Rail-
road from Albany TO Massachusetts,
boundary, be October 16 to January 81"
but the month OF January is a prohibited
period under Federal law, hence this
permission is null and void," SO far as
legal shooting is concerned.
Summing up the situation briefly, the
State law forbids shooting in Great
South Bay and all the waters OF Long
Island until one month later than the
opening date under the Federal law, and
the adjoining States--New Jersey and
Connecticut--also specify October open
ing dates. SO that the New Yorker de-
string early wildfowl shooting must go
further and presumably fare worse than
In former years. when the nearby waters
afforded fine sport at the very begin
ming OF the season.
1t is a "far cry at best to the nearest
duck shooting grounds legally available
at the present time-the waters in the
northern fringe OF New York State
uftrb 10 or $ap C1r,a-
cuse; Lake Ontario. on the extreme
border the Niagara River. Lake Cham.
plain and the lakes OF the Adirondack
region. but the latter do not yield good
duck shooting. and some OF the former
| may be classed az doubtful.
Other States within comparatively
easy distance. and having September IL
as the opening date for duck shooting
are Maine, Massachusetts and New
Hampshire, the drst two named befnf
preferable IL tho gunner from Gotham
decides to go outside his own State
after ducks or on wild goose chase, al
the brant and geese do not migrate
from the far north until colder
weather.
Taking into consideration all the pos
sibilities and probabilities Of a shooting
trip during the latter portion of Sep
tember, many sportsmen go prepared to
take advantage Of whatever may be
legally presented to the aim of the way
faring gunner. Thus. In northern New
York one may find favorable locations
for ducks. plovers. sripe ard rail. all IN
season. and. failing In the quest for
the first Of these. there Is alwavs a
right smart chance" as Tom Draw
would say. of finding some OF the others
IN fair abun sa-cs A miyed hay e sofne-
times preferable to one Of a s'rgle
species ard 80 the Se-.e-nber seete. Of
game birds viii do well to 20 forth
armed snd equipped for any ard al of
.re water rrw' .-S shove bt-Fn rhlIrcF
The rrelim,rsry ste-. ssSa ar1rN n
stootanE license, ans taf l1esfnr =
mind LAe lsssl bag Traits. are tvs 8:
the aaxeac alN--tae outfs aeparainR rpcn
perss1al ,preferenee or the spes a6vice
II q thorcugslF prscttcal 77ar ~
either GlciCE. coots. rails or Ja.cksa3ps, 15
constitlse the ISnit Tor . day anG 7s
plover and veilowlegs ara the legal
lirzit cs wild gesse and bran-, 4 nav
be killed ID . dsg. but that il sno1heT
xtprr. probably ~ late October 1r No
veZnber.