Perth Amboy evening news., 1923-11-10
OUR oUrDooRsN1AN SAYS

When in the woods be careful of
fire. A little carelossness in this
matter may mean the loss of acres
of woodland valued at thousands
of dollars. In Massachusetts, Acting
Governor Fuller recently issued a
proclamation suspending until fur
ther notice the hunting season which
was due to open on October goth.
Danger of forest fires because of the
prolonged drauth was the reason
given.
While we have had some rain
during the past few weeks, still the
woods is fearfully dry and a match
carelessly thrown aside may do un-
told damage.
Congratulations
The people of the state of New
York are to be congratulated upon
the action they took last Tuesday
in defeating the attempt of the hy-
droelectric companies to gain con-
troll OF portions of the Forest Pre-
serve of that great state. The at
tempt by private interests to lay
the Adirondacks open to exploita-
ton deserved defeat. These beau
tiful park reservations belong to
the people and should not be taken
from them, but should be preserved
for the thousands who, each year.
use them for camping and vacation
purposes.
Ruffed Grouse
Ruffed grouse generally known in
the middle and northern states as
partridge and in the more southern
mountains as pheasant and in Can
ada as the Birch Partridge, holds
sway as one of the foremost among
NJ or iFAo t., In at ~
of Canada where he is hunted but
little the ruffed grouse is so tame as
to afford little or no real sport to
the shooter. Their efforts to avoid
danger are usually limited to a flut-
ter of a few yards to the lower
branches Of some spruce or pine tree
where they stupidly survey the hum
ter and render themselves the easiest
of marks for the small rifle or
game getter," and frequently are
secured for the pot with some well
directed stones.
But in the settled districts where
they are regularly hunted each sea-
son by men and dogs they will be
found to be a most sporting and
willy game bird. Frequently flush
ing well ahead of your dog their
swift flight usually carry them be-
hind the thickest bit of covert and
quick shooting and quiet careful
hunting are essential to success. AL
though when first found they do not
always lay well to your dog if mark
ed down and flushed several times
they often end by lying close and
giving good shot.
They are not the birds of the
open, but are usually found along
the edges of woodland or dry alder
GX aVYYYr Il af H.,
nuts are ripe they often go to the
ridges of beach or birch to feed
and as in such places there is usu-
ally little underbrush the sportsmen
must be doubly on the alert as the
birds are apt to flush wide off.
When flushed it is not unusual for
them to seek refuge in the branches
of nearby trees. Very strong, fast
fliers they are also full of tricks
and wiles such as taking a flirt be-
hind a tree just at the moment you
pull the trigger, or pitching off and
lighting far to one side of the line
of flight which you have carefully
marked.
Patience and care coupled with
quick, straight shooting and fond
ness for rough country are essential
to making a good average on ruffed
grouse or partridge.
Target Pistol Record
c. A. Price of the Springfield Re-
volver Club Expert Team recently
won the Glass B (any pistol) cham
pionship of the U. S. r. A, by shoot
ing 4S3 out of a possible 500 points.
All the so shots We're in the black,
S5 of them hitting the 10 ring and
only two getting out as far as the
eight. This performance was the
elimination of a remarkable sea-
sons shooting by the Springfield