The C^nadiai^ Sportsman and Naturjilist. 



No. i. 



MONTREAL, JANUARY 15th, [881. 



Vol . I. 



TO SPORTSMEN AND LOVERS OF 

 NATURAL HISTORY. 



There is an evident demand for a lively 

 journal devoted to our Field Sports and Natural 

 Eistory. The Canadian sportsman, properly 

 speaking, never had arecognized paper where- 

 by he conld communicate his experiences. 

 Newspapers as a rule took adaily public inter- 

 est in matters of this nature, but a future 

 reference to tlieii' columns lias invariably been 

 lost. Tins will not be the case with the 

 Sportsman which is printed in proper form, 

 may be filed, bound or become a historical 

 document. Besides, the greater part ot the 

 original matter written on this side oi the St. 

 Lawrence, referring to our Sporting- matters 

 and Natural History, lias been generally 

 posted to American scientists or to journals 

 published in the United- States ; therefore, the 

 literary talent produced by and properly belong- 

 ing to this class of our intelligent manhood, 

 has been absorbed through other channels. 

 We are anxious to obviate this, hence the issue 

 of the Canadian Sportsman and Naturalist. 



Our columns arc therefore open to correct 

 brief reports on Field Sports, and matters 

 relating to Canadian Natural History. We 

 intend to give accurate accounts oi the large 

 tour-footed game; such as the Moose, the 

 Woodland and Barren-ground Caribou; the 

 Virginian Deer, and smaller quadrupeds. 

 Another object in so doing, is to make an 

 effort, to harmonize the Game Laws of Canada, 

 particularly those of the Provinces of Ontario 

 and Quebec. 



Ornithology and Oology, combining descrip- 

 tions and remarks on our Northern Birds, 

 their nests and eggs, will take up a portion of 

 our space during the summer season of 1881. 

 Thenceforth the other branches of Natural 

 Science will be periodically attended to. 



Our columns are open to •■ 

 delightful and exciting sport of fishing tor 

 Salmon, Trout, and other species offish that 

 rise to the fly. The mosl prolific: lake 

 and localities will be carefully and correctly 

 described. We intend to give an easy and 

 inexpensive way to reach them. Lists oi the 

 food fishes found in our inland and maritime 

 waters will he given, together with note- relat- 

 ing to them. 



Next, we approach Entomology — a branch of 

 natural study containing forms of great inter- 

 est, and at this age, studied mote than any 



other terrestrial life. It is possible that the 

 Bditorwhois now studying the Solitary Wasp* 

 of the North, will be able to describe Bonie 



additional forms to the already important 

 work on this class of American insects, by 

 Eenri de Saussure, of Geneva, Switzerland. 



During the first year's issue, the monthly 

 number of our pages will lie necessarily con- 

 fined to eight, but should the journal BUi 

 in attaining the anticipated support which we 

 desire, it will he enlarged to sixteen pag 

 interesting matter. Now, its existence rests with 

 our sportsmen and students of Natural History; 

 give it your support, and we will furnish you 

 with a neat, well-conducted, spirited periodical, 

 which will reach you regularly every month. 

 In a former part of our notice we stated that 

 the situation o( the Salmon Rivers oi this 

 Province would he accurately given, with 

 descriptions of the pools and their distance 

 from the coast. We have done so partly in 

 this issue, in order that European, American 

 and Canadian lovers o[' fishing may take ad- 

 vantage of these favorite localities during the 

 season of 1881. 



The Editor of the SpoRTSMAN has had exjv- 

 rience on the southern coast of Labrador, there- 

 fore, gentlemen wishing to visit the rivers here- 

 inafter mentioned, may rely on bon* fide sport 



