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GA.ME IN SEASON FOR DECEMBER. 



Moose, Alcts MakhU. Curibou, Tttromius Ttangtfer, 



Elk or Wapiti, Cr.reu* (Jatiadensle. Red Deer, Carters Vvyinianiif. 

 Hares, brown and grav. Quail, Orty.r Virginianus. 



Wild Turkey, Milei.tjiis aallaparo. Pinnated Grouse, Tetrao Cvpido. 

 Woodcock. '.vr./ryj a rtuttala, Wild Duck. Geese, Brant. Ac. 



Hulled Grouse, Tttrao umbellm. 



I Under, (hi h'ndof "S»i/k. a I . -• n" irscan owy 'pecirvtn 



oeneral terms the several varUHes, becaust the law, or .<.'«'.:.- rary so'inuh 

 that mere ice to attempt lo particularize we could do no less than puhti'h 

 sscOont that relate to the Br ■ q) lam In 



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FI III AND 8KIS3— TUB <|COTATIONS ARK: 



According to size, Northern ami 



'"•,'■;• ivi-l niru.'i 'i / Fa-fera. neslern. Siiolhern. 



Beaver, per lb..., . {I5n« $2 OiJ SI no a SI 111 & 50 a f 75 



Beaver, dark, per poa 3 00 a 1 00 2 Sit a -i nil I no a 1 50 



Beaver, pulu 2 so a 3 no 2 On a 2 50 1 00 a ISO 



Bear, black 10 00 a 20 00 S 00 u 18 00 8 00 a 3 00 



Bear, brown - 2 00 a 5 00 100 a 3 CO 1 00 a 2 On 



Badger 73 a 1 SO 37 a BO 26 a Si] 



Cat, wild 87 a 50 -25 a 50 :n 8 



Cat. house, black.... 10 a 15 10 a 15 5 a in 



Fisher. 10 00 a IB 00 8 00 a 10 00 4 00 a 4 00 



Fox, silver 33 Oil a 150 00 15 00 a 511 00 .... a 



Fox.crosa 2 00 a 5 no 100 a 3 00 100 a 2 00 



Fox, red 180 a 3 00 12Sa-150 100 a 1 25 



Fox, white 8 00 a 4 00 ... a a .... 



Fox, blue, ... 5 00 a 10 00 ...a .... ... a .... 



Fox. gniv 75 a 1 UO 75 a 1 no 50 a 75 



Fox-, prairie Si) a 73 50 a 75 a 



Lvnx 5 00 a 3 00 8 110 a 3 (HI ....a .... 



Marten, dark 5 On a 10 Oil 3 UO a 510 , a .... 



Marten. pale 2 00 a 3 on 8 CO a 3 30 ...a .... 



Mink, dark 3 00 a 4 00 S SO a 3 00 ISH 2 00 



Mink, pale 100 a 150 lima 1 50 IB a 1 Oil 



Otter.. 8 00 a 1U 10 1 00 a 3 00 4 On a 5 00 



Otter, oca ..50 00 a 150 00 .... n .... ...a ... 



Muskrat. Fall S» a 22 18 a .*u 15 a 10 



Muskr.it, Winter.... 55 a 27 22 a 25 20a 21 



Muskrat. Spring 32 a 33 30 a 32 28 a 30 



Muskrat, kilt 5a 8 5a 8 4a 4 



Opossum, cased 20 a 25 10 a 13 5 a 10 



Baccoon 75 a SO 90 a 75 20 a 80 



Seal. fur 5 00 a 15 00 ...a a .... 



Seal.bair 50 a 100 ....a a ... 



Skunk, black I 00 a 125 100 a 185 .... a .... 



Skunk, short striped. GO a 75 60 a 75 ...a .... 



Skunk, long striped. 40 a 30 40 a 50 .... a 



Game fob Market.— The abundance of game at present 

 is extraordinary, and nearly all I lie varieties peculiar to our 

 continent are represented. This prolusion has bad a very 

 salutary effect on the price of frame, as soma varieties have 

 decreased in value one hundred per cent, during Ihe lust 

 week. Tlie most recent addition to the species is the 

 brant, which is now found on Long Island and immediate 

 regions. All ki led thus far are in excellent condition, so 

 they bring $1 50 per brace. Wild turkeys from Illinois, 

 splendid creatures, bring 25 cents per pound, and English 

 pheasants, which are coming litre in limited quantities, 

 sell at $5 per brace. A\ r oodcock are getting scarce, and 

 after the present moon will not be known again until next 

 season. The few in market retail at ijtl 25 per brace. The 

 several varieties of ducks are very numerous, and sell ac- 

 cording to size and quality. Mallards retail at .?1 per brace, 

 blackheads at To cents, teal at HO ceuts, red heads at $1 o(>, 

 nnd canvass backs at $3 50. Ruffed grouse and prairie 

 chickens are coming in quite abundantly, so they are now 

 sold ill $1 per brace. Quails arc in such profusion that 

 they sell at $2 per dozen, whereas they brought $S 75 last 

 week. A few English snipe are to be had ; they bring 50 

 cents per brace. Connecticut rabbits are so common that 

 they sell at 60 cents, and Canada hares at $1. Venison is 

 ■worth 20 cents per pound by the saddle. 



"Now o'er one half tile world Nature seems dead." 



— Although December is an open season for nearly all 

 kinds of furred and feathered game, yet two-thirds of our 

 broad territory which so recently invited the attention of 

 our sportsmen, is now practically closed bv ice and snow, 

 except, to the hardy few whom stress of weather never 

 deters from their favorite pursuit. In Canada and the 

 Northwest the hunters will stalk the deer and caribou on 

 snow shoes, tracking them to their "yards" and slaughtering 

 them by dozens. In Nova Scotia Ihe moose has fortunately 

 a three year's exemption till 1877. The prairie chickens or 

 grouse of the West wander about in packs of a bundled, 

 seeking food nnd keeping far out of gun range. The ruffed 

 grouse or partridge of our Eastern States, take to the trees, 

 to eat the buds and warm their toes, while poor Bob White 

 makes but a sorry shift for himself, if peradveuture he is 

 not snowed under and confined and smothered by liie snow 

 crust which follows a cold snap after warm weather. 

 Ducks have descried the more Northern region and moved 

 Southward. Long Point, Puckaway, Koshkoni ng, Calu- 

 met no longer swarm with their legions, but are siilf with 

 solid ice. The sound and bays of Long Island offer a 

 more attractive resort. Bay birds have fled to Currituck) 

 Pamilico and the sea islands of the South, and the song of 

 the robin and blackbird is heard no more. 



Nevertheless there are broad fields of sport still open all 

 through the South, and we shall be able to give weekly 

 chronicles hereafter of good bags and exceptional exploits. 

 For two months to come we shall give ample shooting 

 notes from the lower latitudes, 



Loso Island, Shiatuc/ck Bay, Nov. 3ft. — Captain Daniel 

 Toffey and Jacob Wheeler on Wednesday last at Bill Lane's, 

 killed' forty eight broadbills. They report large numbers 

 of geese and brant flying, but not having the "geese stools 

 out they failed to bag any. 



— Mr. M. V. Squires, of Good Ground. Long Island, sends 

 the following record of duck shooting at thai place for the 

 week ending November 28 : 



Monday. — No shooting ; weather bad. 



Tuesday.— Three gentlemen from New York ; 51 broad- 

 bills, with battery ; J. Foster and Captain Perry guides ; 

 same day, two gentlemen from Brooklyn ; 19 black ducks, 

 with shore rigs, George Overtoil guide ; same day, three 



gentlemen from New York ; 23 broadbills, with battery ; 

 E. Foster and Captain Perry guiles. 



Wednesday.— Overton, with same gentlemen ; 21 black 

 ducks ; same day, Captain Perry and Foster ; 31 broad- 

 bills with same gentlemen ; smile day, Perry and Foster, 

 28 broadbills and 1 goose. 



Thursday. — George Overton ; same gentlemen ; 14 black 

 dinks and some shclldrakes. 



Friday.— Two batteries ; 10 whistlers, 13 coots, 4 black 

 ducks ; same day a party left Good Ground with 71 broad- 

 bills, besides other game. 



— Hunters from the City of New York are thronging 

 every portion of Stalen Island, shooting everything from a 

 sparrow to a crow that they can reach. Game is rather 

 scarce there at present. 



Massachusetts.— Large flocks of wild geese passed 

 Nantiickci un their way South during the last week. The 

 heavy blow of Monday and Tuesday detained large num- 

 bers of them on the island. Several' were shot at Siascon- 

 set, and Mr. Warren Ramsdcll, of Madaket, killed five at a 

 shot and saved lour of thorn. 



Vikoinia. — Wild turkeys are said to be unusually plenti- 

 ful in the Piedmont country. 



Ohio. — Tiffin, Nov. 30.— We have had a most successful 

 deer season. The hunting grounds are two hours by rail 

 from this point, via the new "Chicago extension" of Bal 

 timorc and Ohio Railroad, which runs West from this 

 place neatly on an air line to Chicago. Hundreds of deer 

 have been "killed there within Ihe past four weeks, and I 

 had the honor iff killing the first buck that has been killed 

 in the " Big Woods of Ohio" for many a year. The tires, 

 which raged extensively for two weeks, made hunting 

 more than ordinarily good for those who were well at home 

 in the woods, and deer have been killed like sheep, over 

 one hundred having been transferred at this point alone- 

 saving nothing of hundreds that have been sent over D. 

 and M. and T \Y. and \V. R. R., via Toledo, to different 

 markets. Ruffed grouse are very abundant in "Big 

 Woods" -, turkey plenty on outskirts. Quail iu our coun- 

 try are remarkably plenty, and " Al" Buskirk (with whom 

 you have had some correspondence about dog, and one of 

 the crack shots, by the way), and myself have had some 

 sport fit for a king. If ever you chance to come this way 

 you will find us "at. home." We read the Fouest ANn 

 Stream with great interest. Hoping to meet you some 

 day on our Western quail or deer grounds, I remain 



G. D. L. 



Missouri. — An exchange says that Baker, of Hannibal, 

 lately shot a great grey eagle weighing 10 pounds, 7 feet 

 2k inches from tip to tip, and 3 feel 1 inch from the beak 

 to ihe tip of the tail — a most ferocious bird, notorious in 

 the neighborhood for his attacks upon men and other ani- 

 mals. "Game is quite plentiful at present, and hunters are 

 enjoying rare sport. 



Iowa. — Dubuque, Nor. 25.— As the country is opening 

 up game becomes more scarce. Complaints are universal 

 with the sportsmen of this section of the scarcity of game, 

 even to duck, which formerly fed on the rivers and streams 

 about here. Quail is pretty" numerous on the prairies, but 

 all else must be sought after from inland, nearer the Mis- 

 souri River. 



Wisconsin.— Montdlo, Sim. 30. — Game, with the excep- 

 tion of rabbits, foxes and squirrels, is scarce in this vicinity, 

 as water fowl have sought a more congenial clima'.e. A 

 very few mallard and ruffed heads arc yet around the rivers, 

 and" will probably remain all Winter, but not in sufficient 

 numbers to afford sport. Considerable numbers of deer 

 have been killed in the northern counties and along the 

 region bordering on Lake Superior. Excellent sport might 

 be" had in this locality in the fox chase if good hounds were 

 to be found. One veteran sportsman living west of Mon- 

 tello owns a fine bloodhound, and almost any pleasant day 

 this man may be seen in pursuit of rcynard, with hisbouud 

 in chase. It is well known that bloodhounds are very slow, 

 but sure on the scent, and the sportsman may cross and 

 recross the trail,.guided by the voice of his hound, until he 

 obtains a shot at the fox. So far this gentleman has had 

 very good luck, and it is indeed good sport. Pinnated 

 grouse may be seen iu largo packs, but too wild to obtain 

 any shots at. FlUSP, 



Georgia — A wild turkey weighing twenty-three pounds 

 was shot in Jasper county a few days ago. Bears have 

 been seen lately ih the counties of Bibb and Appling 



Mississippi.— Corinth, Nov. 27. — The gentlemen who 

 went, to the Pine Hills the week before last, returned after 

 five day's hunting, having bagged seven deer, two of them 

 very large bucks, and nine, turkeys, all gobblers. They had 

 some good sport, and all came back satisfied. Captain 

 Duncan killed three of the deer the first afternoon — all 

 within one hour, and very near the same place. I could 

 not get away to join them. Since my last I have been out 

 afhr quail once,' and bagged an even'dozen and one wood- 

 cock — a vara am here at this season. We have a very few 

 in February and March. I was only two hours in the field, 

 but the birds lay like stones, and I only left " enough for 

 seed" from two very small coveys. Weather cool, bright, 

 and bracing. No ducks reported here yet. Plenty in the 

 .Mississippi bottom. Guvos. 



LOUISIANA. — Neic Orleans, Nov, 19.— The marshes and 

 bayous of the Lower Mississippi Valley now swarm with 

 every species of the feathery tribes esteemed by epicures. 

 A favorite resort is Miller's Bayou, thirty-seven miles below 

 this city. The country around is low and marshy, with 

 small bayous dividing 'it up, and through these, iu boats 

 and pirogues the inhabitants moved from place to place. 

 On the island there are five houseB, two hunting lodges, a 

 kitchen, the family residence and Miller's store room, 

 where paddles, decoys and other hunting paraphernalia art- 

 stored. The hunting lodges are fitted with wire doors to 

 keep off the mosquitoes, while they admit air and light, 

 and are furnished with comfortable" beds and every requi- 

 site for sportsmen's comfort. Seven Lakes, two miles 

 further, is a famous place for ducks, which uow fairly 

 swarm there. L. 



Fi.oiitda, T<dlahit»m, Nov. 23.— This section of the State 

 is filled with beautiful lakes and streams abounding in 

 wild duck, brant and geese, and our forests swarm with 

 deer and other wild game. Middle Florida is a beautiful 

 rolling country, bill and dale, and any number of persons 

 can be amused in hunting the quail and dove. Eighty 

 quail in fix or six hours, by two gentlemen, have often been 

 brought in. In two hours and a half shooting 1 have 

 brought back forty-two doves. F. 15, Papv, 



Oregon, — Game is unusually abundant at present, espe- 

 cially deer, ducks, geese and ruffed grouse. The Oregon 

 Indians claim the right to hunt in the coast range of moun- 

 tains at all seasons of the year, under the amendment to 

 the game law, which allows a man to kill game on his own 

 premises whenever he likes. 



Deer are reported to be very plentiful in all por- 

 tions of the State. The elk are now coming from the 

 mountains to the sea coast to enjoy the balmy breezes of 

 the ocean. 



California. — Tom Jolly and Dick Oliver succeeded in 

 killing a cinnamon bear in Middle Fork, Plumas County, 

 which weighed about 500 pounds, the largest ever seen in 

 this section. One of his paws was sent to Byers, of the 

 Plumas House. 



A band of cattle treed a huge bear in Santa 

 Rosra plain, and the commotion among" them being noticed, 

 a couple of hunters arrived on the ground and shot him. 

 He weighed 400 pounds. 



Idaho.— Moose are very plentiful in the Crelur 'd Alene 

 Mountains, and many are killed by the Kootenay Indians. 

 The sage cock is more plentiful this Fall than ever before, 

 for it seems as if every bush contained a covey. 

 >.. Colorado. — Lord Massareen is at present shooting elk 

 and black tail in the Rocky Mountains, and the Earl of 

 Dunraven will shortly leave the city on an expedition after 

 the Canadian caribou. 



Frank Smith recently returned to Denver City 

 from a hunting expedition, bringing the hides of ninteeiu 

 buffaloes — the result of a fortnight's shooting. The 

 question there now is, how long the buffaloes will last if 

 Frank Smith is allowed to go gunning whenever he likes. 

 An English gentleman estimates the annual destruction of 

 buffaloes on the plains at 1,000,000 per annum. This is 

 entirely too much. One-fourth the number would be more 

 correct. 



Texas. —General McKenzie's troopers have been enjoy- 

 ing themselves in catching some of the wild ponies, so 

 numerous in certain portions of this State. The capture 

 of these agile animals is equal to any circus performance, 

 with a little danger thrown in. 



A §10,000 Match.— A pigeon-shooting match, for the 

 largest stake ever shot for in'the United States, took place 

 on Thursday, Nov. 19, on the estate of Mr. George Loril- 

 lard, near Islip, Long; Island. It was between Mr7 Carroll 

 Livingstone of New York, and Mr. Richard Peters of Phila- 

 delphia, and the stakes were §5,000 a side ; the conditions 

 being to shoot at fifty birds each, according to the rules of 

 the English Gun Club ; the birds being placed in five traps, 

 thirty yards rise, eighty yards boundary, and 1£ oz. shot. 

 Both shooters used 12 gauge double-barreled Grant's cen- 

 tral tire guns, each weighing T-])bs. Mr. Livingston killed 

 33, and missed 17 ; Mr.' Peters killed 29 and missed 21. 



Providence, R. I., November 28. 1874. 

 Editor Forest and Stream : - 



Thinking that you might like to hear of an amateur shoot that took 

 place here under the auspices of the Curlew Castle Club, and open, to all 

 amateur .-hooters in the Stale, I amd you the score. Mr. Card Tucker, 

 the best shot in the club, was ruled out of the sweepstakes, as there was 

 no chance for others with him in. The first match was a sweepstake; §2 

 entrance; seven entries; two prizes, one of $7, the other £5; five bird-; 

 ground traps. The score stood:— 



Morrison 1110 0] Treodwell 000 1 



Babcock 1 0*0*1 LivhigBttw 01110 



Nickerson 0*1 1 | Tucker. S. A 1111 



[Those marked with a * were snaps, the gnu failing to l-o off.] 

 — S. A. Tucker took the first, and Livingston the second money. 



The second was a match between S. A, Tucker aud C. Tucker for 810, 

 five birds a side. The score stood:— 

 C. Tucker 1 11 1 1 | S. A. Tucker.. 1 1 1 



The third match was a sweepstake; nine entries; $a each; ten birds; 

 two prizes $25 and $20. 



S A. Tucker....! 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I S. Babcock Diawn. 



Wilcox 1 0*1 1 1 1 I Anthony 1110 1 10 



C Babcotk 1 l 1 I 1 u 1 Grewi 10 10 111 l 



Thatcher 1 10 110001 I Murray 1 000010001 



Tiva.lv.vll. Drawn. I 



S. A. Tucker taking first money. Babcock. Green, and Wilcox dividing 

 second money. [The star indicates dead out of bounds.] 



Thefounh was a sweepstake; ten birds; $5 entrance; eight entries. 



S A Tucker. ...1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 I Thatcher 1 1 X 1 1 1 



Green 10 10 1 0*0 | Murray 1 U t 1 1 II 1 



Babcock.'.'.'. 1 10 10 110 11 Tallman I 10 110 10 



Craudall 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I Hendrick 1 1 1 II 1 1 



Tucker and Craudall dividing first and second money. 



The fifth and last was a sweepstake; tea birds; nine entries; $5 en- 

 trance; two prizes, $25 and ?20. 



S. A. Tucker.... 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 1 I Babcock... 1 1 1 1 1 1 



i, T L'ltfndllll, .1010111001 Grober 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 



Geo Crandall...l 10 llrew I Wilcox 1 110 10 10 



Anthony 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 j Green 10 11 11 



Horton 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 



S. A. Tucker taking first money, and Grober and Anthony dividing sec- 

 ond. The birds were all good, and shot from II and T. traps. Hhode 

 Island rules; but the shooting was, as yon will see by the score, v. ry 

 poor. Hoping that by the next, time we meet there will be some im- 

 provement, nnd ir you consider this worthy I will send yon the score. I 

 am yours, respectfully, Hard Tack. 



— The following is the full score of the last pigeon 

 shoot of the season noticed in our last, that to>k place at 

 Dexter Park two weeks ago : 



Seen. Kilted. 



1 1 1 1 0* 1 

 0* i 1 1 1 1 1 



i o l i i 1 o* i 



1 1 1 1 1 0* 1 1 1 -1 



o* i i i o l l t 



1 0* 1 1 I 1 1 

 1 0* 0* 1 1 1 1 

 1 0* 1 I 1 1 1 1 



o* o o» i to i 



0* I 1 



1 1 t o* o 1 i o* 



1 1 1 1 0" 0* I 1 1-7 



n i o o* o l o« l 

 ii.ii:io.ci 



i o o* i i i i i o* n 

 31 i i n* i i i i i i l — or 



2-t 1 1 I 0* 1 0* 



31 1 1 1 0' 1 I 1 I 0* 



» o o* o o o i o i i i -n 



31 1 1 1 0* 1 1 I I -7 

 3n 0*1 11101111 — 8§ 

 thealher medal. ^Holder. 

 Growing dark, all that had missed two or more shots 



withdrew iu order to finish it. The retult has not been 



sent us. 



— Mr. Mansur, proprietor of Dexter Park, will make 

 some large improvements in the ptrk this coming season, 

 as he is trying to arrange it lor the b: se-ball ground, 

 cricket, trap shooting, audit possible the ti.'e-range, which 

 is to be a success. 



Xame. I aids, 



S. P. Hopkins 22 



K. O. Dory 26 



G. W. Egleston 23 



,1. A. Kinney 2-{ 



Abner Price 28 



Ed Price 27 



11. C. Sherman.- 2-1 



T.J.Higains -H 



F. T Sherman 21 



lid Thomas 27 



Uurid Ittitus 24 



M. Bonner 22 



H Kleinmann ZJ 



John Phillips - 3 



,i.F. Whiting . 24 



Abe Kleinmanu i 



II. W. Baldwin 



I). G, Alslou 



,f, .1. Kleinmanu 



J. K. McCormick.... 



T. W. xV 



♦Dead outside. tWinnc 



