The Shooting Season.
(To the Editor). Sib—l should be obliged if you will allow me to write a few lines in your paper re the coming shooting season. I hope the local authorities will be on the alert'during the Easter holidays, and so prevent a great deal of illigitimate Bporting being carried on previous ,to the shooting season Wild.ducks and young pheasants are being slaughtered wholesale in our midst almost daily, but wo never hear . of one of the miscreants being brought. JL to justico. Who is to blame for allowing this poaching to be carried . 011? No sportsman worthy of the name would encourage Buch actions, I feel certain, but nevertheless track is undeniably the case, In concision I sincerely hope that any persons found killing game out of season will. F be brought up before the lqcal H.M. (T and punished with the fullest severity of the law.,. By publishing this brief , letter in your valuable columns you will be conferring a much felt benefit upon numerous real sportsmen, and also prevent many dark bags fromi, being shot during the present month, Thanking you in anticipation, Pro Bono Publico. April 2nd, 1800. . PiS.-I may stato that. I have already heard of several parties who • are going on shooting expeditions ' during the Easter vacation, Task ' them to beware.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3476, 3 April 1890, Page 2
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219The Shooting Season. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3476, 3 April 1890, Page 2
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