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THE CANADIAN SPORTSMAN AND NATURALIST. 



Like all good salmon rivers, the tidal por- 

 tion of the Godbout contain abundance of sea 

 trout, many of large size. Indeed, if is well 

 worth an angler's trouble to visit this locality 

 for this snort alone. Mr. Comeau's house is 

 comfortable, and one can enjoy a fortnight's 

 recreation there to his heart's content. God- 

 bout may be reached by sailing packet from 

 Rimouski, on the 1st and 15th of June or 

 July. The steamer " Beaver," which sails 

 from Quebec, will take passengers who can 

 land at the river. 



FISH AND GAME CLUB BE VIGILANT. 

 In Forest and Stream of March 3rd, Mr. S. 

 W. Goodridge, of Grafton, Vt., says: — " We 

 have lots of trout (Salvia fontinalis) here 

 which come from Canada. They are sent to 

 St. Johns, and are afterwards hawked about in 

 wagons over the country. They come from 

 lakes on the north side of the St. Lawrence, 

 between Montreal and Quebec." Mr. G. states 

 that he has " fished one of the lakes in the 

 St. Leon district for several years with suc- 

 cess until last June." A lake which he calls 

 Carolus, is, according to his statement, an- 

 nually netted by market men. This is a serious 

 charge, and the poachers should be watched. 



QUERIES. 



Can any of our readers inform us what dif- 

 ference is noticed in the flavour of Salmo salar 

 occurring in the Maritime rivers, and the one 

 bred in inland waters ? 



Do Woodcock (Philohela minor) and the 

 Snipe, commonly called English Snipe, (Galli- 

 nago wilsonii), nest on the Island of Montreal ? 



We know that Shad (Alosa) pass annually 

 from the sea by the St. Lawrence and Back 

 Rivers. What distance inland have they been 

 noticed ? 



ANSWER TO CORRESPONDENT. 

 R. B. S. — Your pencil drawing and descrip- 

 tion of a deer-head and horns represent an aged 

 male of Cermis Virginianus, recognized by 



sportsmen as a king or royal buck. Deer 

 having horns of an abnormal form are not of 

 common occurrence in regions where they 

 are annually hunted; but in the wilds of 

 Muskoka it is possible to procure many royal 

 bucks. 



FISH AND GAME PROTECTION CLUBS. 

 The following gentlemen hold office for the 

 current year for the Eastern Townships ; meet- 

 ing at Sherbrooke : — E. T. Brooks, M.P., 

 President ; L. E. Morris, Vice-President ; T. P. 

 Buck, Secretary; T.J. Tuck, Treasurer. Com- 

 mittee — W. W. Beckett, G. Lucke, R. G. Lackie, 

 I. F. Markill, Hunter Bradford, J. K. Wood- 

 ward, W. A. Hole ; J. W. Merry. 



The following gentlemen hold office for the 

 current year for the County of Argenteuil ; 

 meeting at Carillon: — Dr. W. H. Mayrand, 

 President; A. Bell, Vice-President ; William 

 Gaherty, Secretary and Tieasurer. Com- 

 mittee — T. C. Fields, M. Simpson, R. P. 

 Cooke, L Dale, S. MacDonald, Dr. Gaherty, 

 George Simpson. Game-keeper — W. Gaherty. 



MONTREAL GUN CLUB. 

 At the annual meeting of the Montreal Gun 

 Club, held on the 11th ult.j the following 

 officers were elected for the j'ear 1881 : — 

 President, Colonel Frank Bond; 1st Vice- 

 President, F. X. Archambault ; 2nd Vice- 

 President, Alfred T. Rudolf; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, R. Blackwood. Committee — Chas. 

 S. Ritchie, P. E. Normandeau, R. A. Allan. 



THE AMERICAN GOSHAWK. 

 A beautiful male of this species was shot at 

 St. Laurent on the 28th of February. This 

 falcon visit the neighborhood generally about 

 January or the beginning of February. It is 

 never seen near our Northern woodlands in 

 summer. Its nesting-place on this continent 

 is, so far, unknown! 



