THE SHOOTING SEASON.
A SCARCITY OF GAME
BV" TELEOKAril —PUESS ASSOCIATION. WELLINGTON, May 5. Anticipations of a plentiful supply ofjgame were indulged in by Wellington sportsmen this season, but many who went out on the opening day have returned to the city with empty bags. Well founded reports of plentiful flocks of ducks have been received from the Manawatu and Wairarapa districts, but unfortunately the poacher was getting in his evil work during April and the birds were so wild by May Ist, and so high of flight that legitmate gunners were unable to get within firing distance of them. ' Pheasants, have so far pro\ed hard to find according to tht tales of returned sportsmen, but it is well to remember that protestations may* be misleading for success amongst such rare game is seldom spnken of until the '"patch" has been worked out. Hares are numerous in the Happy Valley and the Hutt, while quail also are frequently met with.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9082, 6 May 1908, Page 6
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160THE SHOOTING SEASON. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9082, 6 May 1908, Page 6
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