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Mai i :,. 11.— A. good many sea fowl 



are safe until the ice breaks np iu our 



harbors and creeks. Lots of black ducks off Lynn Beach. 



Kicbardsua, of Lynn, keeps adding to his string at Nahant. 



Snow buntings about. Nbwoomb. 



Long Island— Shelter Inland, Jan. 11. — The wild fowl 

 shooting is about over, probably, in the eastern coast of Long 

 Island. The very severe weather we have lately had has 

 ailed the cays awl coyes with floating or solid ice, and the 

 great body of COOt that have made these places their feeding 

 grounds have generally disappeared 10 parts unknown, and 

 scarcely a flock remains. The chief part of them have mi- 

 grated Bouth, though some yet linger iu the open seas of 

 Monlaoli. But those winter fowl, the whistlers, are still 

 here, though not in great force, and numbers of them have 

 been killed by getting out decoys iu open air-hole- of the bay; 

 and flocks of the tough and shy little old squaws still refuse to 

 tores, lint the great body of fowl will not re- 

 nppear until the opening of the spring. Isaac. 



Tennessee— JVankville, Jan., It.— Gcnnett has hung out at 

 his door a beautiful buck, wilh splendid antlers, six points on 

 one and five on the other; cleaned, he weighed 08 pounds. 

 He was killed near Dixon Station on the North western Hail- 

 road. They arc reported more plentiful in that region this 

 year than for yeai s past. J. D. H. 



Samnnali, Jan. 8. — Creeks and ponds are all f rozen over, 

 and the river is full of floating ice. The greater part of the 

 ducks have left, and only a few are found among the islands 

 and cornfields along the banks. Was out two or three days 

 ago and bagged eight. The extreme cold haspretty well 

 stopped all hunting. "Will. 



Missoou.— L. D. Dozier, Chas. Wagner and li, N. Alex- 

 ander, of St. Louis, Mo., and J. E. Oaven, of the Times, 

 Kansas City, >to., left St. Louis Wednesday, January 7, via 

 Iron Mountain K. It., for a four weeks' hunt near Atlanta, 

 Texas. 



Vmo—C'hiUicoihe, Jan. 11. — The severe cold weather, to- 

 gether with tiie very great depth of snow, which have been 

 our co' staut companions lor the past four weeks, have 

 made terrible onslaught on quail. They are dying in great 

 numbers from starvation and cold. Sport, this winter has been 

 unusually tine. We have been seduced by the Diltmar powder, 

 aud unhesitatingly pronounce it as far superior to the best 

 brands of black as a breech-loader is to a muzzle. No smoke, 

 no recoil, no dirt, no noise, and terrible in its execution. 

 What more can we ask for ? M. M. 



Indiana — Connenville, Jan. 14. — We have now about 

 twenty inches of snow on a level, and for almost a month 

 past the ground has been covered, and a part of the time the 

 Weather has been intensely cold. It will undoubtedly result 

 in the extermination of the quail iu this section. Several of 

 my country friends have already reported to me the finding 

 of dead birds— Starved and frozen to death. The quail shoot- 

 ing during the past Beason has been better than before for 

 years. Hut the outlook for next season is gloomy. 



Duok No. 2. 



Illinois— Charleston, Coks Co., Deo. 24.— Charles Hughes 

 is the champion quail shot Of this city. lie has killed tweldv- 

 flve dozen Iroui Nov. 1 to Dec. 13. The largest bag iu oue 

 day's showing was forty-seven. I believe he said it was 

 eighteen days' shooting that he killed the twenty-live dozen 

 quail ; average nearly seventeen a day. Newtotl Blanken 

 Haker was out for a day's shooting Saturday, 21st, and 

 bagged forty quail ; the best shot he killed eighteen. Six of 

 the Tom Dean Hose boys were out for a days shooting 23d 

 inst. They bagged live dozen quail and twenty-nine rabbits. 



J". B. DAZE.T. 



.Jan. 18. — The Tolleston Club are taking measures 

 to stuck their grounds with quad to give its members the 

 opportunity of good field as well as linen shooting. 



Mioulc.n— Krwe.maw Co.— Two black bears killed last 

 month ; deer plenty ; partridges pleuty in season j pigeons 

 do. ; hares plenty ; killed six last trip. W. <i. K. 



Detroit, Jan. 18. — F. A, Apel and A. Kaiser were out for 

 rabbits on the 14th inst. ana bagged 17. Jno. McEwan 

 was out on olhe same day and bagged 9. 



Wisooinsim— MadUon, Jan. 13. — The father of all deer has 

 been killed at Devils Luke, forty miles north of this city. 

 He had been seen iu the vicinity for many years. His hiud 

 hools had the grown out about ten inches, so that his track in 

 the snow was known to all hunters. He weighed 2tJ3 pounds, 

 and his antlers had twelve prongs each, Kovau. 



Tun Buffalo Kangu.— From a Mew Mexico letter we learn 

 that straggling Urn Indians report the great buffalo herds two 

 hundred miles farther south than usual this winter, in greatly 

 diminished numbers from the constant war that is waged upon 

 them in the north. 



Captain Bogakdus' St 

 contemplating an exteusiv 



west, lie will beaccomp 

 of the old block as his trn 



n Trap. — Capt. Bogardus is 

 hrough the South and South- 

 y his sou Eugene, a true chip 

 .villi the shot-gun iu England 

 e giass-baU championship medal 

 of America. Under tbo auspices of the local guu clubs the 

 rill give exhibitions of his wonderful shooting skill, 

 and his son will use both the guu aud rifle. Before setting 

 out upon his tour, Captain Bogardus returns to his home in 

 Elkhart, Logan County, ill, , where letters may be addressed 

 to him. 



Cabvub.— Dr. Carver sailed for Europe last Saturday, 

 where he is to give a series of exhibitions. 



A PenksvlvakiaDbee Hunt,— Editor Fweit and Stream: 

 We left our quiet little town Sunday night ; changed cars at 

 Harrisburg. While there a slight snow set in, greatly dis- 

 couraging most of the party ; but a little persuasion on the 

 part of George brought everything in perfect harmony. We 

 arrived at Tower City, with seven inches of snow. Our 

 friend Joha received us with a hunter's cordiality. The 

 evening was spent very pleasantly amid the recital ot many a 

 hunt. On the morrow we found that a heavy rain had set in, 

 over our expectations. Wednesday morning 

 a heavy snow-storm set in, blowing into our faces and almost 

 blinding us with snow, uutil we reached l he top of Sideling 

 Hili. Alter a little rest and other preliminaries our guide set 

 us to work. We. soou found tracks, aud were at once 

 Stationed, anxiously awaiting the result of the tracker ; but to 

 no purpose. Again we were stationed, when, one of the 

 party, not used to hunting deer, was passing Borne timber, 

 five deer emerged from the thicket within one hundred yards. 



At first sight he paid no attenlion, thinking they 

 when suddenly a shrill sound was heard in another direction, 

 causing sorrow in one and arousing in him a sense of duty 

 that these are the things we are after. On the next day we 

 prosecute our hunt with vigor, and a Eceuo occurred Lsball 

 never forget. While trailing a deer, which had lain down in 

 the bushes, it bounded away, giving me a driving shot. I 

 waited fully seventy-five yartls before I fired. I at one 

 covered blood streaming from the deer, still bounding away 

 in his gladness, free, a. distance of fully five, hundred yartls. 

 Calling to one of the party, he immediately followed the 

 trail while 1 was reloading. " fie kept a close watch when, to 

 his dismay, the wounded beast had turned, coming buck mi 

 the same track with lightning speed. He first drew his re- 

 volver—a five shooter, 83— from his belt, ready cocked, 

 then drawing his rifle to his shoulder, catching 

 meuts, and when wilhin twenly yards he shot. The deer 

 rushed by him aud fell dead, the ball entering the mise and 

 coining out through the ear. It was a fine specimen of a tive- 

 prong buck, weighing 100 pounds. Later In the afternoon 

 Pat shot a young buck, making our total two bucks and one 

 doe, for a party of four men and a two days' html. 



Hummelstmon, Jan. 14. Lakkk & Co. 



No Mis-FroES.— Visitors hoot against lime 



e'a in Jan., 1878, will recall the number of mis-fires 

 which so frequently annoyed him. It was then shown that 

 the trouble arose from the wearing oil of the striking-pin, and 

 was iu no way due to the Union Metallic Company's shells 

 and primers used. At the recent trial against 6,1)13 balls, 

 but three mis-fires were noted, aud in each of these cartridges 

 when moved to the opposite barrel, Ihey went off in the ordi- 

 nary course. Such a lest and such a triumph speaks volumes 

 for the excellent, work aud I borough. going quality of the pro- 

 duct from the Union Metallic Co.'s fad or;, al Bridgeport, Ct. 

 Those shells were taken om of the ordinary stock, but so 

 thoroughly iiad they been prepared and inspected that i al on< 

 could fairly be called a defective one, since the mis-fires were 

 attributed to the blocking of the striking-piu, and when sports- 

 men are afflicted with mis-fires, the first point of investigation 

 should be the pin. If this strikes Ireely and uniformly then 

 the cartridges may be looked to. Capt. Bogardus said alter 

 the match that he desired no better cartridges than those he 

 had used in it. 



combining the qualifications of a good cook and sailor. As 



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what be pleases in the way of luxuries, drinkables, etc. On 

 a Saturday afternoon we hoist sail aud head for the shooting 

 i,i '■ run into a crei i- - drop 



;: ichor, hoist out the little light, double-end shooting skiffs— 

 C ptlble of holding two persons each— and, hauling over the 

 bank and into the ponds, proceed to shoot. The first few 

 pairs of mallards are despatched to the scow, and when we 

 Come in at tlark", go aboard, have a wash and change our 

 ol Hi .. we find a good dinner awaiting us, to which we do 

 i is cleared away, pipes ; ; 



and, w bile son 



cushions, the 01 

 light, when tin 



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HOW WE HUNT AND FISH IN 

 AMERICA. 



San Francisco, December 25, 1878, 

 Editoe Foeest and Stekam. : 



Some time since you requested mc to send you a sketch of 

 the craft known as the "Tule Bell," called more commonly by 

 vulgar small hoys and derisive friends the "Mud Ben," aud in- 

 asmuch as the organization known as " Tale Shooting Club " 

 has been such a success and source of no inconsiderable com- 

 fort and pleasure, I will give you a brief sketch of its Organi- 

 zation and workings. 



It has always been a weakness of mine, for which I have 

 been soundly ridiculed, to endeavor to combine as much com- 

 fort as possible with every pursuit, whether business Or pleasure 

 and to surround myself wilh such luxuries as circumstance 

 would permit, not being a believer in the principle that it is 

 "business-like" to be dirty, severely plain, discarding all ap- 

 pearance of refinement — in short, affecting an utter disregard 

 of all that could make life cheerful and pleasant. This prin- 

 ciple of making myself comfortable I try to carry out. iu 

 all pursuits, and especially iu shooting, fishing, camping out, 

 etc. I have been ridiculed, and had lols of fun poked at me 

 for having a floor and carpet to my tent in cimp, au extra 

 "fly," with a projecting front and rear, a fire-place made of 

 mud bricks, and chimney of sticks and- mud, or kegs mud- 

 lined ; but I noticed that when it came on to blow and rain, 

 and be nasty weather, the fellows were very fond of congre- 

 gating in my tent and begging for a "snake down" oa the 

 floor instead of going home to their own water-soaked canvas 

 and damp blankets. For two or three years I maintained a 

 small yacht, in which I made excursions to the Tule country 

 about our bay, duck shooting, and, getting tired of the con- 

 fined quarters to be obtained in a small light-draught boat — 

 the latter being a necessity— 1 set out to build something on a 

 more comfortable scale, still having the merits of light 

 draught. I accordingly had construe led a scow of fifty feel 

 long, foutteen feet wide, with a guard of two feet outside for 

 passage way, and into the hull I built a house thirty feet long 

 and eight feet in the clear, the floor resting on the cross floor 

 timbers, which were six inches deep, the body or hull ot lie 

 scow being three feet deep, giving me a drop of two and a 

 half feet into the hull, and built up five and a half feci, the 

 roof on deck being crowned sufficiently to carry off the 

 water, covered with felt aud asphalt. The interior was 

 fitted up with three tiers of berths, on one side, of six leei in 

 length (three lengths, eighteen feet) on the opposite side, 

 cushioned seats the same length, aud no berths. At one end 

 i had my kitchen, the entire width; at the other bulkbe ided 

 off six leet, which, being divided by a partition, made a stale- 

 room in which was built a lower double bed and a single berth 

 over. On the side on which the cushioned scats were placed 

 1 had three large sliding windows. The space on floor ad- 

 mitted a large telescope dining table, capable of seating 

 twelve persons. The room opposite my stale-room contained 

 two berths, for the cook and one extra man, with a passage- 

 way through. The house being thirty feet long, left 

 ten feet of deck at either end for working sldp. Each 

 side of the door leading out through the kitchen 

 were the closets, one used as a pantry, and one for 

 guns and shelves for ammunition. In one corner of the kitchen 

 the cooking stove is placed, the opposite side beiug fitted up 

 with shelves, flour lockers, aud a wide shell foi making bread, 

 etc., the main cabin and stateroom b'-ing carpeted, and an 

 open stove at the forward end, as shown in the diagram. The 

 craft being rigged as tt sloop, with " lei bom ! enables us to 

 sail her on the wind as well as Off, and I have frequently made 

 eight nailer. Ihe hour with her. Drawing but lit teen inches, 

 we can sail In shallow water and run into Bayous and creeks 

 even at low tide. The total cost of the entire affair being 

 about $1,500, a club was organized of fifteen persons — luna- 

 tion fee, $100 each. At the beginning of the shooting season 

 we put aboard all necessary provisions, and employ a man 



t of the fire or "lounge on the 

 nselves wilh cards, etc., until 

 y Him in and sleep till day- 

 for an early breakfast, after 

 i tor the morning's shoot. 

 if we Wish to change our grounds, we get up sail and take 

 up a eew pOi I'- 

 'i tl morning, those who must return to business are 

 fcrri " 'i lo the railroad station, aud in two bonis they , ire 

 at their Offl 



iov ie si rgeof the steward and the 



run Op by rail Saturday again, aud so on through the wilder. 

 for the season amounts to about $20 

 per head, and we get more solid comfort out of the ol era 



i lUngthar) we could for five times the 

 a:y older wiy. we have had the Old craft iu coiumiasion 

 about live , d si ie is good for a dozen lo c ane. It 



is seldom that more than half a dozen assemble aboard at any 

 , There is always, therefore, ample accommodation, 



as we can sleep fourteen, 



It is about as comfortable a method of eni lying a day when 

 shooting as could be well desired, aud many are thegood diu- 

 ■ ■ theai tnpaniments we h tvi td I rx tJa 

 viud howls about us and the rain pours down we He i rag 



in our secure harbor, enjoying the sensation of 



smugness, and know that by morning it will clear up and that 



i. . ; endid day's shooting ; and when all come 



in at night wild their three aud four dozen brace of fat Dial- 



■ !,s the Old scow IS festooned with game 



"ii lo supplj a market. Andnowyou have the history 



ol the 'I'ule Sbootio 



Don't like i lie ui HUB [Come Out and try it , you will be 

 welcome. Fodgkrb. 



GAME AND FISH IN DAKOTA. 



BisilAHCK, Dakota Terrttorj, Jan. ft, 1S79. 

 Editor I'unisST and Strrau : 



Thinking a tew lines would not come amiss from I his far Western 

 point, l take ;.. liberty. We arc having quite a cold soap mru at the 

 : 0-. — rini in >i!ii-tur ha* ranged lor llie past few days between 

 ■ below z-ro— too cold for hunting, although 

 name la plenty close by lowr. On the wain, on tie Northern Paolllo 

 BUuroad, going down to Jamestown the oilier day, 1 .saw six herds of 

 .. id naviog over lot! Jiead In it, in ea*y rifle shot of 

 limp) ..i, and duly ti-u lo iwentv iidlc-B from Bismarck, alio limber 

 down by we river (Missouri) is alive with prairie chlokets, but they 

 enjoy a d( greo of Immunity, only tempered by the number of degrees 

 winch in..- mercury passes bulow lite 0. AOou! forty erne* southeast of 

 Bismarck :» a large sli-et of wnti ; oallcQ Loi g LsKe. A pari.,- coiu- 

 ol. Batter, Quartermaster at Blsmaiitt, aud mcssib. HcLeau 

 . and your hnmble aervunr, uurnpad out there in Ootabi 

 fcrti eo dayt, and cur big was three antelope, two jack-rabbits, one 

 fox, seven swan, . Inoty-seveo ducks and eigtti couple 



. ■.■,.!!..• :.. ive with water fowl ol all descrip- 

 tions, hnd wc aoiuully tir=d of ihe shooting, It approximating tjo close 

 • r. Al m.Hde's Kanch, aouut forty av- miles n^iih from 

 In re, ou i.'u Fori BertUold trad, were killed by three hunters, iu three 



; jo i: al 1 on t cents per pound. Two bullaloes were killed 

 a..ou: sixteen mile* ip in town by s..ilc teamstera a week ago. They 

 had prcbably been separated from die Herd and wandered dnwu from 

 thetSorih. In October mat 1 was up to Little Knife Kiver, a tributaiy 

 on the uoitli fide of die Missouri It, ver, aud about llfty lulled above 

 Fort Berlh ilii, and duiooVtreU the uuflalo iheie iu large numbers, but 

 they moved west very BhorUy afterward, on account of toe persistent 

 huutlug by the tiros Venires and Hie Indians. Apropos of tins, it is 

 stated tliat runners from Silting Bull's camp tired ilie prairie's at Die 

 time ot the dlSiHronj) burning ia.se October, io prevent inebnffalu 

 from coming south. Mr. . > :....-!. sportsman, passed 



through town a i.li'tfi lime ai;o on his way io ins home near llarris- 

 hurgii, (iu. lie had i.e. u in what is called tue JuolUi i.ada, which lies 

 between 'l.e Vei.ow>t lie and Midsnurl luver.-*, in Montana, UiO milea 



..•on. Living mountain streams, wen slucked with 

 irout, flow thiough this sportsmau'n paradise, and crizzly hour, buffalo, 

 antelope, deer and numerous small game abound. Tile prluclpu 

 sireani Ie k, which never freezes np. It lias for Ha 



...::u< in die Judith Mountains, i he Indians call It 



from the large number of beautiful irout found In 



rouble is luand in eitcliuig as imuo [or, with 



the ordinary Uickle, of from one to four pounds « ■■ Ight apiece. The 



India:..-, have long lued mis place as a favorite hunting ground, and 



are extremely juii ma or the intruding white man. This s ( lee of 



dinger renders ihe locality peculiarly interesting, us the ardent 



sportsman hus a chance of hunting or being liuuied. Mr. ilessiter 



hiee grizzlies on his trip, to is . tall, besides no 



end of olher game. II la btattd thai a few years at;o three men, In 



six weeks, killed l,6lil) deer, iu the Le.-.r vlOlnlly of the Judith 



: mot hides alone. A successful slaughter in reality. 



There is hide doubt of the locality becoming a nioM successful cattle 



range ie a -eiy little snow falls, aud die growlh of 



giuos is high luxurious. Our market here la well supplied with game, 



Dear, nuiliiu), venison, etc , r.ud lor lish we nave die Lake Superior 



irout, brought up on tue railroad from liniuth aud retailed at twelvo 



cents per pound. A. Kickab*&. 



PIGEON MATCHES. 



Connecticut— &'veqi.-;aki:B at plgeonB was sliot on rue urounds of 

 the Clark's iiill Guu e uo, Sumton., Jaa. al; 5 traps, as yds Ttse, 

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