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Birds of Nebraska: Newspaper Accounts, 1854-1923

April 20, 1877. Omaha Daily Republican 19(256): 4.

Young Hunters.

The Annual Spring Hunt of the Field Sportsmen's Club Last Tuesday.

Pretty Good Shooting for "Young Fellers."

The annual spring hunt of the Field Sportsman's Club took place on Tuesday, and the following is the result. It was man against man.

Capt. Krug's Side.
W. Krug.

1
1
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
5
2

Sandhill crane
Swan goose
Hutchins geese
White front goose
Shovelers
Widgeon
Teal
Yellow shanks
Wilson snipe
Killdee
Sandpipers

15
8
16
8
2
2
2
3
6
5
2
69
J.J. Hardin.

15
1
1
3

Hutchins geese
Snow goose
Canada goose
Sandhill cranes

120
8
12
45
185
A.E. Worley.

30
2
1

Wilson snipe
Kildee
Sandpiper

60
2
1
63
Geo. Ketcham.

3
1
2
1
1
1
1
3
6
2
2
1

Hutchins geese
White-front goose
Snow geese
Rabbit
Widgeon
Teal
Hawk
Wilson snipes
Killdee
Yellowshanks
Sandsnipe
Golden plover

24
8
16
1
2
1
5
6
6
2
2
1
74
J. Pogue.

1
3
1
1
2
1

Widgeon
Teal
Bufflehead
Butterball
Killdee
Sandpiper

2
3
1
1
2
1
10
F.B. Lowe.

2

Teal

2
Capt. Windheim's Side.
G. Windheim.

3
1
1
3
2
1
1
1

Sandhill cranes
Butterball
Widgeon
Teal
Fox squirrels
Wilson snipe
Yellowshank
Hawk

45
1
2
3
4
2
1
5
63
E.L. Patrick.

1
1
2
2

Hawk
Wood Duck
Teal
Killdee

5
2
2
2
11
Louis Warden.

2
1
3
1
1
3
2

Sandhill Crane
Hutchins Goose
Teal
Wilson Snipe
Esquimaux Curlew
Sandpipers
Killdee

45
8
3
2
1
3
2
64
J.F. McCartney.

1

Teal

1

Recapitulation.

W. Krug
J.J. Hardin
Geo. Ketcham
F.B. Lowe
A.E. Worley
E. Bond

Total

69
185
74
19
2
63
403

G. Windheim
E.L. Patrick
- Berlin
C.S. Huntington
- Cassady
L. Warden
J.F. McDartney

Total

63
11
not out
not out
not out
64
1
139