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deposit upon our rifles and camera (this was refunded 

 when we finished our hunting trip and returned to 

 St. John), but the oflBcer who demanded the deposit 

 did it in such a gentlemanly way we were almost 

 under the impression he was doing us a favor. 



New Brunswick must surely gather in a goodly 

 store of greenbacks from the sale of hunting licenses. 

 Every would-be hunter from outside the province is 

 required to pay thirty dollars for the privilege of 

 hunting within its limits; and in return for this he 

 not only gets his hunting privilege, but is protected 

 from the pot-hunter. The open season commences 

 September 16th, whereas in Maine the open moose 

 season starts October 15th, and caribou cannot be 

 killed there now, nor for five years to come. Hence 

 it is that aspiring Nimrods make their hegira from all 

 parts of the land and encompass the hunting grounds 

 of the valley of the St. John, the Restigouche, the 

 Nipisiguit and the Tobique Rivers. All go into camp 

 with the proverbial hope of the hunter. But the re- 

 sult is something of a lottery — all cannot be success- 

 ful ; and like other lotteries there are plenty of blanks. 



