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Newspaper
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Location
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1891
Page
5
Reports from Pennsylvania Ohio and West Virginia say the 47 season promises great game. Farmers criticize careless shooters while locals seek posted spots and private limits. Quail pheasant rabbits woodcock and deer seasons are listed with dates and regional notes on abundance and farmer tensions.
Ancient county image shifts from sport focus to wildlife notes. Rabbits abound yet wood ducks and pheasants show fragile revival as quail hunting wanes. Local keeper can guide visitors, with angling and boating hints amid seasonal duck prospects.
The article notes scarce mil deer now and recalls when woods brimmed with game. It mentions hawks foxes and harsh winters driving off small game like Bob te. No restrictions on hunters are in place and a cordial invitation to return is extended to help themselves to the land’s best offerings.
Reports from Hig Game in West Virginia and St. Gronoz note excellent prospects for small game, with birds and rabbits plentiful. Deer bears and foxes are also abundant in open country near Cameron and St. Gronoz, attracting hunters from nearby counties and offering guided day hunts for visiting sportsmen.
Areas in Pennsylvania Ohio West Virginia and New York report varying game availability with scarce squirrels in Loomyriie and Conneaut Lake ducking, while quail and pheasants show improving numbers in Warttes and surrounding forests. Farmers generally permit hunting though some districts post trespass signs and northern regions note reduced big game due to spring forest fires.
Reports from An Kinds of Game Prentiful note improved quail pheasant and rabbit yields in Mansrkto due to heavy snows that reduced pests. In East Liventoor game is scarce with locals mostly English Welsh born sportsmen. Prosecutions warned for intrusion in papers.
In West Virginia Westsnerne and surrounding farms report unusually abundant quail and pheasants with a strong rabbit crop. farmers remain wary of hunters. In Ohio Westville notes plentiful quail and pheasants, farmers briefly lenient toward Bates amid local nuisance concerns.
West Virginia reports plentiful pheasants quail and rabbits with hens noted amid wary farmers. Nearby Pennsylvania notes abundant game including quail pheasants rabbits and turkeys as crews report early hatching conditions and strong hunting prospects.
Somerset Pa reports strong hunting prospects with gray squirrels common in western woods and game protection efforts boosting overall game. The Game Protective Society notes plentiful squirrels and pheasants, scarce quail, and rabbits so numerous they threaten crops, prompting calls for extermination.
A collision between a coal train on the New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad and a Baltimore and Ohio excursion train at Lodi, Ohio, injures several riders. G W, with a severe flesh wound above the knee, Samuel Clotworthy of Pittsburgh, H C Maxwell of New York, and a unnamed lady suffer non fatal injuries. Victims received care at Clifton House in Chicago.
Multiple brief death notices from Pittsburgh and Allegheny area papers list names Mary Braniey Madaline Brit Holtzman Owen Rainey Stedeford Weber and others. Details include birth and death dates, residence addresses, funeral times and locations, and family invitations to attend services.
Information received indicates abundant quail and rabbits across the county this season. Farmers are urged to enforce trespass laws firmly as property damage by hunters remains a concern. Sportsmen request letters of introduction but are not guaranteed hunting permits.
In Mitterstows Pa the woodcock season opened with no birds reported. Rabbits were plentiful last year. this season farmers note few rabbits and small game overall. Coons are plentiful and hunters shift effort to raccoon hunting amid scarce other game.
The region yields scarce game with rabbits and foxes forming most hunting. Quail are rare, peasants rare, though a seasonal flock appears. Some birds inhabit sandy marshes and streams to the north and east of the city.
Prospects for quail in the locality are excellent with fine sport promised at the opening. Pheasants are less plentiful but expected to be as numerous as last year. Rabbits abound and the season promises a productive year for hunters despite rough animal numbers.
In Zanesville Ohio area pheasants quail and rabbits are unusually plentiful after light snows left many birds. Farmers object to pot hunters while the police detain a suspect in Allegheny described as demented with a big revolver and claiming Parkerburg birthplace.
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