. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 10 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November 16. 1907. ducks abound, bad not dropped below 40 degrees and tbe heaviest wind recorded was only sixteen miles an hour. "With these conditions prevailing up North the ducks will not come South, for temperature of 40 degrees or even a few degrees below that is to their liking. Therefore, it is believed by experi- enced hunters that it will be well into November be- fore Northern ducks will arrive in any large num- ber. Wild geese are beginning to become quite numer- ous, however, and are in the best condition
. Breeder and sportsman. Horses. 10 THE BREEDER AND SPORTSMAN [Saturday, November 16. 1907. ducks abound, bad not dropped below 40 degrees and tbe heaviest wind recorded was only sixteen miles an hour. "With these conditions prevailing up North the ducks will not come South, for temperature of 40 degrees or even a few degrees below that is to their liking. Therefore, it is believed by experi- enced hunters that it will be well into November be- fore Northern ducks will arrive in any large num- ber. Wild geese are beginning to become quite numer- ous, however, and are in the best condition, and will be until the grain begins to sprout and they feed on the green grass. Some good bags have been made in that section on geese. Outside of the limit reached on opening day no one has succeeded in killing the limit of ducks, and as we have before stated, the bags have been rather light A party composed of Capt W. E. Elliott, H. B. Holmes, Judge F. J. Kalber and others visited pre- serves north of town last week and report a showing of thirteen ducks. The trip was made in Capt El- liott's launch, and from reports was an eventful one. It is stated that the launch ran aground in one of the sloughs. The party was preparing a meal and the "jolt" upset the coffee pot, spilling the "cof- fee" over the deck. Matters were soon righted and the ponds visited. Elliott claimed seven ducks for his showing and Kalber five, leaving one for Holmes, who, it is claimed, killed the unlucky number. THE SPANIEL AS A RETRIEVER. A recent report from Yreka states: The hunting season for ducks and quail is just opening in Siski- you county. Ducks are reported quite plentiful at the Yreka Gun Club's preserve at the Big Springs. Several members of the club were out last Saturday and Sunday, and they came home with the limit. Both mountain and valley quail are plentiful in the Bogus country, as well as in other parts of the county. From a party that has just returned from the Bu
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