Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-08-11
MOTOR CAR PROVES
BOON TO HUNTERS
90 Per Cent Of Sportsmen in
U. S. Use Autos on Trips,
:. Wardens Estimate.
BY H. CLIFFORD BROKAW,
Automobile Technical Adviser.


when wild game protected its tech
nique for self-preservation, 1t knew
nothing about automobiles. In fact.
there were no such vehicles. Now that
these automobiles have become impor-
tart factors in the great outdoor sport
of hunting, the poor animals are placed
at some disadvantage. They simply
don't know what to do about 1t.
To the hunters, however, the auto
mobile is a boon and especially in the
Fall of the year when there is so much
zest in this particular sport. For the
automobile has revolutioniZed nurner-
Gus outdoor sports and none more so
than hunting. Citizens of great metro
politan centers in a nights drive can
find themselves on the edge Of as happy
hunting grounds as the American In
dams ever experienced. The motor car
takes them.
Because the automobile cuts down
distance between any two given points
it consequently brings a prospective
hunter very much nearer to various
sections OF the country where game Is
to be found, with greater facility than
heretofore. For instance. resident OF
New York City may get to sections Of
the country where bear and deer are
to be found within a very few hours,
depending upon his desire to roam over
the hunting grounds Of the Catskills
or of the AdirondackS. If he Is am
bilious to hunt for moose, his automo-
bile will readily carry him on few
hours further into the excellent hunt
ing grounds Of Canada.
Short Drive to Find Quail.
II sportsman happens to live in
Chicago, his automobile will carry him
In short order into an area on the east
ern slopes of the Rockies, where elk,
moose and deer abound. Or If he wishes
other kind Of game, q comparatively
short drive will take him to the spot
where Indiana quail can be hunted, or
where Illinois River duck are abundant,
or where Iowa prairie chickens are in
SUFFICIENT numbers to satisfy his curios-
ity. If he prefers to travel in a north
ern direction he can hunt for Mime
sofa grouse. or If he is inclined to hunt
for such animals as cotton tails, Squir-
rels, foxes, raccoons and the like, his
automobile will take him quickly to
places where such sports are available.
The fact that the automobile is q
vital factor in the popularity OF hunt
ing is reflected in the amount Of money
received in various States for hunting
licenses. During the regular season Of
1924 it is pointed out that nearly
100000 sportSmen secured hunting
licenses in the United States, including
Alaska But in the season Of 1926-27
this number had increased to 6,750,0 900,
or a gain of 1,350,000 In three years.
About 80 per cent of those who secured
hunting licenses during 1926-27 were
owners Of automobiles. The amount
these hunting sportsmen paid for
licenses In 1923-24 was about S., 500, 900.
In 1926-27 the hunters paid nearly S.
100000 in license fees and, Of course,
they invested a much larger amount in
guns, ammunition and other parapher-
MALTA used in their crusade for game.
90 Per Cent Use Autos.
It is estimated by game wardens and
others competent to know the condi-
tions that about 80 per cent Of the
legitimate hunters in the United States
use their automobiles more or less in
connection with their hunting Through
out the Southern part Of the United
States, from the Atlantic to the Pacific
Coast, there are to be found thousands
of motorists hunting for migratory
game birds and various game animals
whose automobiles have brought them
into these sections Of the country from
the more Northern States. Any one
living in the Southern tier Of States Is
struck by the large number of auto
mobiles going over the highways during
the Fall and Winter months which bear