j82 report of the commissioners of 



Having divided the entire territory into the necessary districts and selected a 

 competent citizen in each, a preliminary directory containing a description of each 

 district and the name of the resident correspondent alloted to it, was carefully 

 prepared. The following circular and blank report was then mailed to each 

 correspondent, together with a stamped and addressed envelope in which to return 

 the reply. Out of 248 designated correspondents, all except one sent in the desired 

 information. The text of the circular was as follows : 



STATE OF NEW YORK. 

 Commissioners of Fisheries, Game and Forests. 



Albany, N. Y., , 189. 



Mr. 



Dear Sir : 



This Department would like to ascertain as nearly as possible the total number of deer 

 that are killed annually in the Adirondack forests. Definite and reliable information on this 

 important point must be of great value to every hunter, sportsman or citizen interested in our 

 forests and the preservation of game. 



With the intention of securing such information a copy of the enclosed statement in 

 blank has been mailed to some reliable, prominent man in each locality or township. It is 

 hoped that the intelligent estimates from these correspondents will enable us to lay before the 

 public the desired facts, together with other information that may be of assistance in future 

 legislation. 



We would respectfully ask that you aid in this matter by filling out the enclosed report 

 for your own particular locality. A recapitulation of all the reports showing the total number 

 of deer killed in the Adirondack forests during the season of 1895, will appear in our annual 

 report for this year, a copy of which will be sent to you. We trust that your interests as a 

 sportsman and citizen will ensure a favorable and early reply. 



The printed form which each correspondent was asked to fill out and return, and 

 which was used by each one in making his report, was as follows : 



