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Huge Pennsylvania Elk to Be Turned Loose For Hunters
in 1921 by State Game Commission
Gaso cn them; count 'em; the real
thing in mighty elk. Talk about bis
game in Africa, why doesn't Penn
sylvania wake up and discover th.n:
the State Game Commission is do
ing everything possible to make th'r
Commonwealth fragrant once more
with the aroma of the forest, the
whiff of the deer, the echceing of
the big black bear. It" you drop into
the headquarters right next door to
the Telegraph building, the thought
will strike you tha; Pennsylvania is
wak'ng up t> the lively enterprise
of Dr. Kalbfus. who is as keen on
hunting as T. Roosevelt used to be,
and without casting a.*t aspersions, a
little more solid on his views of big
game hunting.
For instance. Pennsylvania is not
going to all this expense and labor
in order to glut any man's desire for
Mood. Xot on your life. The idea is
to furnish good wholesome sport and
plenty of it, but not encourage
hunters to be plain killers. To this
end. in 1921 elk will be open to hunt
and a photograph is reproduced here
oc" rtro forest kings, unfortunately
shot down because they raided the
fanner's fields, but showing what
monsters will be fair marks in a
couple more years. The only big
game, so called, now extant, are
bear and deer.
Bear*.; are plentiful in Pennsylva
nia. this state being one of the
eight in the Union which offers
Hruin a bit of protection, and are
sleek, fat. sassy and almost as nu
merous as the huckleberries on
which he loves to gorge. That hun
dreds will fall before the rifles of the
hunters this fall and all without en
dangering Bruin's existence—as a
species, though as an individual he
may get considerably shot up—goes
without saying, as the French say.
That we might have fine bear
hunting, when in many parts of the
natural range of the black bear the
species seems upon the point of ex
termination, is a tribute to the wis
dom of our sportsmen and lawmak
ers In providing a closed season,
freedom from steel traps, pens and
deadfalls, and a season limit of one
bear per man or woniari. The new
code provides also that only three
bears may be killed by one camp or
body of men.
Yes, it is our boast that we have
the best bear-hunting in the Union
and better than anywhere die on
the continent —not even excepting
Alaska, where more formidable spe
cies, including the brown bear and
grizzly are found. And all because
we recognize Bruin as a game ani
mal, instead of a "varmint," and
treat him as such. Our bears are
harmless, or practically so. All they
do is bother some farmers a little,
and any farmer is allowed —nay, in
vited—to shoot him up a few when
so engaged.
At the present time there are
about 500 elk in the stato reserva
tions imported some years ago from
the Yellowstone Park. They habitate
in Center, Carbon, Lycoming, Potter,
Clearfield, Cameron, Clinton and
some other counties, but when the
time comes to loose them for hunting
they will be at all the various coun
ty reservations. The hunting pre
serve of Dauphin, by the way, is
situated near Lykens. A hunter may
not kill in the preserve, but only
outside and one of the game com
mission told to-day of an instance il
lustrating how cautious arc the
hunters to obey rules.
"I followed that buck three long
miles," gasped a weary Nimrod to
this official, who leaned at the single
barb wire which enclosd the reserve,
"an' if I had been two minutes
quicker I could have shot him be
fore he got to safety." Incidents like
this are common, showing that
TABLE OF ANIMALS AND BIRDS DECLARED TO BE GAME IN PENNSYL
VANIA, WHEN THEY MAY BE KILLED, THE NUMBER, ETC., SEASON OF 1918.
This summary gives the open seasons for the state at large unci does not apply to counties that may be
closed, the open season includes both dates given.
Kinds. Number by One Person. Open Season.
Bear ... One each season, three to one camp October 15 to December 15. All
or body of men. kinds of steel traps, deadfalls
• i and pens forbidden.
Blackbirds Unlimited September 1 to November 30.
Deer, male with horns two Inches One each season, six to one camp December Ito December 15. 1
above the hair. or body of men.
Elk Absolutely protected until Novem
ber. 1921.
Hare Three in one day. fifteen in one November 1 to December 15. Use
season. of all kinds of traps forbidden.
Pheasants, Ring-neck (English, Four in one day, ten in one sea- October 20 to November"3o.
Chinese and Mongolian). son.
Plover, Upland or Grass Unlimited (State Daw), August 1 to November 30. Under
a treaty with Canada those birds
may not be killed till after De
cember 7, 1926.
Quail, commonly called Virginia Eight in one day, twenty-five in October 20 to November 30.
Partsldge. , ' one season.
Quail. Hungarian Four in one day, ten in one sea- October 20 to November 30.
son.
Rabbits, .... ...1 Ten in one day, sixty in one sea- November 1 to December 15. Use
I ' son. of all kinds of traps forbidden,
except that residents under 14
may use box traps on lands
whereon they reside.
' 5 a F, coon *,• Unlimited September Ito December 31.
Rails, Unlimited September 1 to November 30.
Reed birds Unlimited (State Daw). September 1 to November 30.
Under the treaty with Canada
i * and its enabling act It is unlaw
_ _ . _ ~ . ful to kill Reed Birds at anytime.
Ruffed Grouse, commonly called Closed for season of 1918.
Pheasant.
Shore birds, excepting Black- Protected under a treaty with
breasted and Golden Plover, Jack Canada till after December 7.
Snipe and Woodcock. 1926.
Snipe, Jack or Wilson Unlimited. (Federal Dally Bag September 16 to November 30.
Uimit: Twenty-five).
Squirrels. Fox, Gray or Black. Six of the combined kinds In one October 20 to November 30.
day. twenty in one season.
Squirrels. Red or Pine Unlimited October 20 to November 30.
Water Fowl, Web-footed Wild. Unlimited. (Federal Dally Rag September 15 to January 31.
Dlmlt: 25 Ducks, 8 Geese, 8
Brant). ,
Wild Turkeys One each season November 15 to November 30.
woodcock Ten in one day. twenty in one sea October 20 to November 30.
son. (Federal Dally Bag Dlmit:
£ix).
SATURDAY EVENING,
while many a camouflage hide la
submitted to Mr. Clearly and though
there is some lawbreaking the gen
eral disposition is to keep with the
commission rules.
In 1921, if everything goes suc
cessful, hunters will be allowed to
shoot one bull elk, with 4-point ant
lers. There is no doubt that this will
be lively sport. Dast year the record
on deer was 1,800 bucks, for the fe
male is protected. A table is reprint
ed here, showing the number of
game permitted to be killed by one
hunter and various proscribings. The
commission estimate that this season
2,500 deer will fall. Few persons un
derstand what this great hunting
field means and when you say that
the seekers total some 7,000,000
pounds of eatable flesh In their kill
ing all is rot said. There is the out
door-life and the exercise; the
knowledge gained of control, geo
graphy and folk lore.
For hunters who do not care to
travel far it is interesting to know
that the Dykens preserve, which in
cludes 1,800 acres is to be stocked
this season with deer and here will
be a close-to-home bonanza for the
local marksman. To show what can
"ETAITJRISBURG TELEGRAPH
J be done in deer stocking, the pre
serve at Mt. Alto so teems with ven
ison that last year 250 big bucks
S were kiled there alone in those
j limits.
There are in this state about 400
' men who make their living by trap-
I ping, like the old pioneers. The black
' bear weighs from 200 to 250 pounds
I and furnishes meat for a whole wln
| ter, while his pelf is very valuable."
I The farmer is mighty glad to see him
j killed for he eats alive bees, lambs
and young •calves. The northern
i range counties find him plentiful and
i he inhabits thick woodland almost
j exclusively.
Wild turkeys were decimated so
I fast that the commission had to stop
j their hunting for two years. Now
| the bird has a good start once more
j but the season is limited to 15 days
! in order that the breed may increase
j all the more. The passenger pigeon
j was put out of existence by "hunt-
I ing hogs," and the present admin
l istration does not propose to see
J anything more exterminated.
This year there is an iron-clad
[ rule that sportsmen must wear their
| license badge in plain sight, same
as a motor tag. If they do not dis
play it a fine of S2O will be imposed.
There have been a number of arrests
i for this violation and the cult may
as well learn that the game commis
sion means business.
|Foch Asks Prayers
of Children in U. S.
Baltimore—Speaking at the cele-
J bration in honor of Cardinal Glb
! bon's fiftieth anniversary as a bishop,
! Mgr. Wiliiam Barnes, Catholic chap
plain of Oxford University, England,
asked the cardinal to appeal to the
Catholic children of America td re
ceive communion for the intention
of Marshal Foch, and told how that
had been done by the English chil
dren when th'ings looked darkest for
the allied cause.
He said that Marshal Foch had
written him as follows:
"The action of faith which the
children of Great Britain have
madet for my intention has pro
foundly touched me. Please express
my gratitude to' and beg
them to continue their prayers for
the victory of our just cause."
Since that, said Mgr. Barnes,
Marshal Foch had sent the follow
ing:
"I am still depending on the
prayers of the children. Ask them
to go to communion for me again
and again-" •*
Philadelphians Pour
Into Camden For Drink;
Saloons Quickly Closed
Philadelphia, Oct. 26. Alarmed I
by the great crowds of Philadelphians I
who poured into Camden, N. J., last I
night H. H. Davis, president of the I
Cumden Board of Health, at 1U !
o'clock issued an order closing every
saloon in the city "in the interest of |
the public health."
The saloons had been closed for |
three weeks owing to the influenza ;
epidemic, but the ban was lifted j
shortly before noon yesterday It was j
not long afterward that it became j
necessary for the ferry companies to |
place in service every available boat i
to accommodate the crowds bound for j
the New Jersey side of the Delaware |
river, Early in the night extra de- |
tails of police were called out but |
the crowds became so great that Dr. I
Davis decided to again put the ban I
on. At police headquarters it was
said the quarantine would remain in |
effect until it is lifted in Philadelphia, j
The closing order was modified in ,
this city yesterday so as to permit j
the opening of churches to-morrow j
and Sunday and of schools on Mon
day. The question of allowing thea
ters and places where liquor is sold
to reopen will be taken up by the
Board of Health on Monday.
Nothing Doing in
Football Here Today
George Cockill's Steelton High
footballers went to Lancaster to-duy
to meet Stevens Trade School, but
Cockill was not along, the flu cap
sizing him for fair. E. C. Taggart!
was handling the team.
Neither Tech nor the Academy
had a chance to carry on and the j
best they could do was to make ar- I
rangements for next week, when J
Tech expects to give the same Lan- j
caster team a roll, going down there, j
The Academy is trying to hook up
again with Franklin and Marshall.
War Conditions Make the Price of*
KING OSCAR CIGARS
7 Cents
If When war time costs of material and If We had already settled the size and
labor shot skyward, we were confronted quality question for all time—so there
with cutting the quality and reducing . was nothing to do but to increase the
the size of King Oscar Cigars or in- price again.
creasing the price. c , ~ .
, yoo today King Oscars are seven cents. :
If Up to that time there hadn't been a * |f Not too much for a cigar of King Oscar
single complaint registered in 27 years goodness, afany time, to say nothing of
against the quality and regularity of these war time days.
this favorite smoke of thousands. m , .. .. . .
|J It s a bit more than you have been ac
|f And we made up our minds right then customed to pay, that s true and you
and there, that stand or fall we would may fe . el that yo " can 1 stand an in '
continue to serve up to King Oscar crease in your smoke expense.
smokers the same 100 per cent, of quan- If In that event, cut down the number of
tity and quality they had been accus- smokes per day.
tomed to for the put quarter century. qQr ;f yQU shou , d decide for be .
Q So we put the price up to .ix centa.
|f That was some months ago. If That when you get the hankering for a
real good smoke, King Oscar is waiting
U But costs have been going still higher— for you at the nearest dealer, with the
we hung on to the six cent price as long- same quality Havana in a Sumatra
as we could—and the time came again wrapper, quantity of the same that has
when we had to do something. made it regular for the past 27 years.
JOHN C. HERMAN & CO.
Manufacturers King Oscar Cigars, j
Harrisburg, Pa.
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Two Huge Deer,
Averaging 400 Pounds,
Elude Jersey Hunters
Weymouth, N. J., Oct. 26.
Several of the old deer drivers of
this section declare that there
are two enormous deer that have
beqn seen for several years, one
around Hunter's Branch and the
other at Green Bank, which have
eluded hunters for five seasons at
least. These drivers would not
shoot either if they had an op
portunity, but always speak of
them before starting out, and
preferring to allow' one of their
party to get them —if they can.
It is claimed by these drivers
that they will weigh over 400
pounds, nnd have nicknamed
them "Rocking Chair' 1 because of
the large antlers, and the other
"Uncle Jack," because he is be
lieved to be the oldest deer in
this section of the country. The
latter has been seen this year at
Green Bank and the other at the
Branch. Some of the gunners,
too, have set their eyes on them,
but only for an instant, and with
out getting a shot.
The deer are extremely fleet
footed and in their leaps and
bounds, cover from thirty to
forty feet at a leap. Passengers
on a train from Lakewood to
Winslow Junction a few days
ago, saw one of these running
alongside of an express train
from New York in a long, cleared
space, and it seemed very little
trouble for the deer to keep up
with the train. For over a mile
there was a pretty race, when
the deer suddenly made a leap
for the woods.
" OCTOBER 26, 1918.
How Tom Marshall Shot Geese
Pretending He Was a Cow
Should a man Impersonate a cow
to deceive geese? Have yoitcver shot
geese in the land of the setting sun?
California, dating back to the time of
the Argonauts In 1849, has always
been the much touted land of promise
for migratory birds, especially the
white or California goose; if killed
In the Middle West to-day they would
be called "white brant." They are
very abundant along the Pacific
coast, at certain seasons, covering the
fields like a white blanket, while de
vastating the farrfiers' crops of wheat. I
At times they are so destructive and
become such a menace that hunters
are employed and furnished with
ammunition that the fields may be
protected from their depredations.
Marvelous are the stories retailed of
the number of birds killed, during
their feeding hour, by the protecting
hunters. It is generally a i viled
that no bird has greater instinct for
personal protection than a goose. Im
bued with every phase of protective
and preparedness wisdom, It is al
ways difficult to outwit and bring
them to bag. Camouflages of every
kind and character are resorted to
that will enable the hunter to attain
a position of advantage, where a suc
cessful shot at a honker may be
scored. Geese are the soldiers of the
air, militaristic in their flight, fol
lowing their leader, in a V shaped
formation, quickly responding to
varying ascents or descents. The
moment they alight, sentinels are de
veloped and stationed, under immedi
ate direction of the Commander, who
is in absolute charge. Once the out
side guards are located, the main
flock are at liberty to feed and rest.
These on guard duty usually balance
upon one foot that they may not fall
asleep upon their watch, ever on the
alert it is an unusual circumstance
for an intruder to approach without
the alarm signal being sounded. A
court martial is a non-essential body,
as geese are never found asleep on
guard duty. On their feeding grounds
they become chummy with the graz
ing cattle, feeding in unison without
a display of fear. The presence of
the kindfaced cow is ignored. No
cammanding officer of an army could
station his outposts more advantage
ously for protection against surprises.
Implicit confidence of the flock is
placed in their sentinels, who at the
first indication of danger sound a low
alarm signal, at which time all mem
bers of the flock are called to at
tention, alert and ready to act when
the clarion voice of the commander
orders the retreat. Yet the good old
kindfaced cow is permitted to ap
proach slowly grazing about, always
respecting the territorial rights of
i their feathered friends. Geese he
come accustomed to the presence of
certain cattle, their markings, induce
goose credulity and allay fear. A
fact sportsmen know and take ad
vantage of by purchasing a cow
which has been feeding with geese;
the hide is tanned and prepared as a
camouflage blind. Two men enter
the cow skin, fore and aft, carrying
j loaded guns, they start slowly mov-
I ing toward the flock, assuming the
'demeanor of a contented and social
heifer. Little attention Is given th
approaching deception by the outside
sentinelß. The men deploy and slow
ly approach the flock of feeding j
geese. The first Intimation of the
presence of danger for the wily honk
ers is when two men shed their cow
•hide covering and step forward In the
open, turning loose a fusillade .a A
close range, which is most productive
of results, transforming a peaceful
feeding ground into a shamble field
of defunct geese. Bang! Bang! Bang!
Bang! was the encore salutation from
two eight-guage shot guns loaded
with heavy charges of black powder. s
The credulous geese had been tricked
and outwitted. Sportsmens' code of
shooting ethics, which taboos the
killing, either upon land or water,
standing, sitting, or running of game
blessed with a pair of wings were
for the time entirely forgotten or
ignored. Two shooters had gone over
the top. taking by surprise both the
outer posts and flock as an entirety,
(collecting an awful toll of feathered
lives, violating at the same time all
the real and governing rules of true
sportsmanship. Pit shooting in the
Dakotas seems to be admissible l.y
sufferance. Goose shooting by the
"cow route" is regularly practiced in
the mecca of the Argonauts. Should
a man impersonate a cow to deceive
the geese?
Question:
Has a ten-guage gun an advantage
over a twelve in wing shooting? Will
| a ten-guagd shoot a twelve-guags
load harder? Indianapolis.
CHARLES MJNTURN.
Answer:
Not unless they are loaded with a
greater amount of shot. Twelve
guage guns handle much more satis
factorily. The guage of a gun does
not regulate shot velocity.
Question:
What is the best twelve-guage load
for trapshootlng, under average con-*
ditions? Canton, Ohio.
JAMES MURDOCH.
Answer: >
The most successful trapshots have
adopted 3 drams of bulk or 24 grains
of dense powder, with I>4 ounces of
7H chilled shot. A greater amount \
of shot is barred. The load of pow
der Is unlimited, excessive loads In
duce the "imperceptible flinch," which
is most disastrous to shooting skill.
Question:
When the All American Team of
wingshots competed against the Eng
lish team In London, did the English
team have the right to shoot twice
at every target thrown, while the
Americans flred but once? Did your
squad shoot with themselves or were
the squads mixed? Were the scores
close? Minneapolis.
JOHN CAVE.
Angwer:
The terms of the match accorded
them two shots (English rules) while
we fired but one. The squads were
mixed, dividing as nearly equal as
possible. The race was a series ol
five. The American team won thi
ft-st three, with an average lead ol
7 per cent, on the 1,000 targets shot
at in each race.