Sage Hens Scarce, Whiskey Not

Painters Flat, 1914

Hunters, and fishermen, too, can be prone to have tall tales about their adventures. Then there are times when truth is stranger than fiction.

In this particular instant, involved two sage hen hunters at Painters Flat in 1929. For those not familiar with the location, it is a remote area in the northeastern part of Lassen County, not far from the Nevada border. The two men had not seen a bird all morning long. They decided to take a lunch break at the deserted cabin at Painters Flat. It was not long when they detected the odor of fermenting mash. After some sleuthing, the men found a complete still with a fifty gallon capacity. They also found four barrels full of mash and four empty barrels lying the creek being soaked. The two men contacted the Lassen County Sheriff’s office of their discovery., which the sheriff’s office seized the still.

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