394 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



CALIFORNIA RIFLE SCORES. 



ElllTI 



Tmms Hotel, Oakland, Oai.., dairy l r :ili, IK I. 



January loth being tho Rppoiototl flay, the members of Co. K., First 

 Regiment x. G, C, met at Bay View range to compote (or Qompatiy 

 medals. Bo dense was the fog, however, that a target was Invisible at 

 aoOyanJo, which faot caused the postponem | u Intended match. 



An impromptu contest was, however, arranged, although the targets 

 conld hardiy beseem distance, 160 yards, usual 300 yard largeis; Sharp's 

 military rifle; ten shots; (lie following being names and scores..— 



'i'otal. 





Si/ore. 





f'apt. Burns 



3-8-SSsl in 



33344 rr 



Ord. Serai, Post 



Tsaa J— IS 



3 3 a 3 3-15 



Sergt. MeGowen. - - 



l&ii'l S-10 



a a 3 t it n 



Corp. Nash 



4 -1 1 8 4— III 



3 3 3 1 1-17 



Private Watson 



■'! t 4 3 3-17 



3 3 3 3 3- -15 



Private Mmphy 



3 38 8 3—15 



;; 3 3 ."> t it; 



Private Preble 



4 3 i) 4 :i— IB 



33:3i t3 



Private Hanson 



•') :! 3 1 0-13 



i ■> 3 9 3 - ir, 



v, u • .- L rle 



3,3 S.? 3-U 



;i!i: 13 



, etS io«i ..... 



'-' ■• n 4— 8 



1 2 1 3 ft- 13 



Private Kiiea.ss 



3 2 3 3 4 IS 



o ii t) a o- 5 



Grand total 



sl.r.INO I'l.EVKN, 





"Name. 



Score-. 



'. 



Lieut. Hunt 



3 4 -J 3 a-ir> 



■\ ;; 1 i -i-is 



Sergt. strong 



4 4 4 3 8—18 



3 -I 3 4 4- IK 





a a i 9 8-ls 



8 8 3 S— 11 



Corp. Tlapli- 



. 3 43 3 S IB 



3 1) I -1 t IB 



8 tt (ID 3— B 



a ii 3 4 3-ia 



Private Steed 



3 1 8 3 4-16 



1 8 S 3 3-m 



Private Denies 



3 3 2 3 .J— M 



3 3 4 4 J- to- 



Private McKeon .... 



3 3 2 3 a— 13 



ll -I 2 3 3 -15 



rrivute Kab.jobn 



3 3 3 3 3-14 



2 03 3 3-11 



PiivateSmir.il . .. 



i a n 3 4-13 



8 8 a 8 12 



\S i Kellogg, Jr.. .. 



3 3333-15 



2 3 3 3 3-14 



(irandlolal 311 



Something is on the carpel in regard to a Creedmour club being formed 

 in this State. Yours, Buckets. 



—A Bron.ll number Qf Hie admirers of pigeon shooting as- 

 Rcmliled un Saturday Inst al Oexter's— the grounds of the 

 Long Island Shooting Club— near East New York, to wit 

 lic.-s'lln.; derision of the continued mulch between Waller 

 Mi-.Fall, of Flailmsli, and J. P. Robertson, of Brooklyn. 

 Tliis match originally was for $100 aside, 21 birds; each, 81 

 vnrds iise, 80 yards boundary, 1± oz. sliot, and Lone; Island 



rules to go 



vexn. 



The e 



soils of tht 



sliOt 



ting of 



as follows 



:— Ki 



iirrtsiin 



MoFnll— T 



tial, ; 



!); killftl 



There « 



is a 1 



andica, 



birds eacli 



{3 e 



il ranee, 



Entered Eo 



this 



wore M 



nplei 

 the 15lh 

 -Total, i 



nprisiog I lie le- 

 st, ana Of yesterday, is 

 ; killed, 28; missed, 11. 

 lid, 17. 

 tyeepatake then shot, of three 

 id Long Island rules to govern. 

 .... sr?. Bucker, Hoherlson, Mi:Fa!!. 

 EvfttiS and Rowling. Robertson and Rowling divided first 

 and shroud, Honey (J? 13) arid MeFall and Evans the third. 



Pobt Richmond. January 22d, 1875. 

 BiJiT.n: Poni.sr and -Strkaji: — 



T Bend von herewith Kotos or a pigeon match, shot at Wagner's farm, 

 1.. 1., on "the IWih iu-t.. between two members of our association, under 



ir rules, for $10(1 a side, 18 birds each. 



1.. Painter.. . 

 George flaler 



After which a I 

 third money; the 

 .I..IH1 Holding.. 

 ,1. F. Raillyi 



x-psinkes, S10 entrant 

 ,ted rifle shut taking fli 



..1101001 1—5 I l.ewi 



„ 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—1 C. O] 



,1 ,7. M. cliiitock 110 110 0—4 I J. Si 

 L. Rehberger....l 10 10 1 1-5 Cioor; 

 LOUIS Palmer....!.) 10 110 1— 1 | 

 Sweepstakes for $5 and birds. 



Eirthyen 10 1 0*0 | Lone 



•Dead out of bounds. 



.0111111110101 I 111 1-15 

 .10 10 11 111 1 1 o 1 l 1-12 

 entrance, 8 birds each, first, second. 



..1100 110 1-5 

 . II II 1—1 

 .1 1 1 -3 

 ..01011010 1 



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NEWFOUNDLAND NOTES. 



Harbor Grace, December 5, 1874. 

 Editou Fobsbt ash Stream:— 



The sprint! and action of a nne September morning differs from the 

 beat nr -Inly? when the traveler has In toil along hi" road with shouldered 

 knapsack. Besides thai people are rightfully, by our laws, m It. Consol- 

 ' pasc 520. title 31, sec. 1) not permitted to 



idatcd Laws of SSewftmi 

 shoot partridge betwa □ 

 lo-p.xt rortheJawe la 

 ought not to be law br>-a 

 mote comfortin-.' to tl 

 cooked ecientiitcully. tin 

 wiihout itsdue enndim 

 vi b01 partridges 00 

 a rock (vernacular for a 

 would amount tohuniii 

 wheiher be will ever 

 doio protect him 1st 

 ••No iier-on shall ll 

 any ptl 



tnrl 



of Supti 



s 1st of September fhat 

 low! be does not know 

 The only thing we can 



Id 



bdry bird 

 eft 5, from lliciVh day of .1 

 Ml intelligent SUtle 



people w 



other wild < 

 depeudel 



■y nnnl toe 1st day of September, in al 



pointel doge and their masters, and all 



govern tbtnwelves accordingly After 



ion. arrived at the place where tin: half- 



tl .a. i. now? We don't know, but 



it down. It's a great eharoo. Hownice 



e to eo to and rest. Kmpty tho' it be, 



fire and boil bis lea, which is the life 



i and wc men are line, hearty and kind 



n walk twenty to thirty miles in the (lay, 



nd their guns, ft., on their broad, strong 



shoulders. The road to the place where me half waj house u-cd l" bo 



is fair, but the road out to Kne,hrs Cove li i 



this racy morning le 

 way hoil-e n-ed o> I 

 fear thai reckless lia 

 i; is to have a h: 

 still the tra..::.T cai 

 litjiiidof the people, 

 buttttod iiaviMi-. :i 

 „i„l ib>: men Carry the 



of rendine tl 



8 for lisblng purposes de» 



Thn 



will 1) 



\ith their charred 



■olid trap ( 



: (lal 



indst'S 



bill g 



and we obsc 



bat 



upon 



fines of a bolder and wilder scenery, far ne 

 grandeur than Its pastoral beauiy. II 

 Kind's Cove, anil that "ill make one a 

 king of King's G«0Vfi IB ibe tuaii who ] 

 cludine. perlmijs. heniii^. There are 

 tneyaic lish. One thing le certnii 

 -iraii-.-cuinponi'iit of rock and trees a 

 MaUis Uin.'r. rove Is! View these va 

 Hon. (Handing In all their Hrn.n- ■-. yel 

 treiatiim. 'I'll., neat hole cimi. ll 

 Bleep hill, and yonder is t!i. 

 inns: ha\e 111 iieitin^up and down i 

 boys elide alonu on tlie ic and there 



the old, pi.odlc. yhewfjrtl 



ods 



are fadly visible here 

 'f former beauty. The 

 s. beetle ami look down 



Interesting for its rocky 



jrc are kindly hearts in 



feel cheerful, or course the 



„• bijajesl wjyara of fish, in- 



Wh 



of 1 



relied o 



|.,p„f a 

 work the congregation 

 liter, but both mrls and 

 niebody to take care of 

 la himself « line skater 



—indeed we have had the felicity of many n race with him, but he always 

 ve ever met « 



heal. us. He is as nne a hearted English 



plain, simple, praeiir.nl man. May hi 



harbor of King's < love Is small, Inn s 



BonavistS b? bont nine miles, There 



with umhrie-'eo'is elm trees before It 



who amassed tsn.noo hy the flshorie 



many others have done, But Newfonndlond will rise in the world, 



thanks to the labors of Mr. Murray, and the eloquent pen of a worthy 



ih, 



cd race never die out. The 

 lerally. It. is distant from 

 ncient house in Kings Cove, 

 lived formerly a merchant, 

 red from tie 



clivi 



EntTon I' 



Von arc 

 sji.ul-ni ,i 

 pleasure. 



q. 



ADIRONDACK NOTES. 



deadleller. Tl 

 past Kail, nor ai 

 ice. Pickerel ii 

 The srreal attnK 



ci v..ii Dgaln 



oy ..in spin li.n 



ily il-iMr-most welcome. One niche in the 

 rilled, and your interesting columns give us real 

 hail, and ire blockade ibis country, hut the trout 

 .0, and fattening for our fun and sport and good 

 i an: briishine up for fle-ir Spring -/nests. I'aul 

 lominione -Martin and iiartlet have room enough, 

 [uests and their well filled larder and admirable 

 wind a house full, (tarr, or Fall River: Edgar, of 

 of ,are passing the Winter in our midst and 



mtity of trout being taken through the 

 ■•in-j ca'iLdit in the Raquette at present. 

 iintifui riv:r it;- have seen, but I iriisl to 

 bisyeai.tii renew old associations and 

 uly. S. a. N. 



a mat 



er of dollars 



edy it 



Much .if tl 



great 



uilk is token 



taking out ga 

 there Is game 

 markets whei 

 tbisde-lrucli 

 of the great a 

 early enough I 



TRAPPING ANDSNARFNG. 



HutiEwsHiiRV, January 6. 1875. 



n of protecting game is no longer looked upon 

 ortsrasn, and by many is thought to be of vital 

 sngeof stringent laws is recommended for that 

 si thai it is more desirable to have laws formed 

 m ii.. Inducement which has led t.. thedestrue 

 ■a" ily. .f g-iine. man in to prevent, ii while I he 

 z: ibe prolit lo be realized by its sale. It is only 

 cents, and on that basis I would propose to rem- 

 ind game is killed by Hie market shooters, but the 

 rap* and Ibe various kinds or snares, secret, si- 

 '. costing only the time occupied in making, and 

 iCedlngie-sctling. This nusioess affords ea<y and 

 In ]... lib. us of this State (New derseyi this woil; 

 ith horses and wagons rrom early morn till dark 

 •setting snares. Day a.tcr day this goes on while 

 •fi to make it an object. Within easy access Of 

 .is can lie received in cood condition, I doubt if 

 prevented; but as a remedy to stop the slaughter 



: k- 



irpo 



Lite 



athi 



that i 



old v, 

 kept on 



only dnriue. the inclen 

 lime of those eogoged 

 is not the prcservatioi 

 in poaching. They, a 

 convict; but let. the It 

 eiiine out of season, i 

 offered (or its desnuei 

 reach, and being com 

 would ask ibe sport 

 half grown grouse, i 



rnnspo 



lake theclo: 

 It 



irthnt It can be easily 



• parties engaged in shipping it; and 



.•hen food is scarce, is the harvest 



Ry doing away wiih the Inducement 



s useless to prosecute those engaged 



a* a class, have nothing to lose, and arc hard lo 



law deal with those who receive ami transport the 



and are the responsible ones for the ind.u einei t 



clioh. This class have means which the law can 



mparatively few, an- easily found ami detected. I 



;men of the West if there is any sport In shooting 



.nil that ma lime of the year when It is difficult ti 



ling long: en 



keep them lioin spoiling lung: enough to make use of them? And in 

 killing Ihesc yanuz, tame birds, does not tho sportsman compromise his 

 reputation? To me there seems to be a need of reformation at the lie 

 glinting, as well as nt tho closing of the season. Check ConD. 



The laws of several of the States are framed; with espe- 

 cial reference to the trapping and transportation of game, 

 and possihly prevention will finally come, after repeated 

 applications of the remedy prescribed.— Ed. 



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AN UNVARNISHED TALE OF 1834. 



Vali-akaiso, Ind., January 9, 1875. 

 Editor Forest and Stream:— 



"In early d ivs." -aid my father, "when youngsters like you were mere 

 cutis, I here wan plenty of game iii these parts. I well remember a little 

 turkey hum in November, 1834, which ii will pay torelate. 



1 had but just removed hilber. had my log cabiu up, a yoke of steers 

 broke, and was making all possible preparations for a big crop of corn 

 the next season, when, upon examination, I found my plow point broken. 

 I had brought it all the way from ihe Hocking Valley in Ohio, and conld 

 illy afford lo buy another, and the nearest point where a blacksmith 

 oouid-be found was ten miles distant. As I had no horses, my only 

 Choice "as to cut a stout hickory club and shoulder my "point." I took 

 an early e-tart, follow mg a "mio" trail across Salt Creek, through the big 

 woods. It had begun to snow before duy, and I saw numerous signs of 

 deer, turkey, and other small game, but did not follow any trail, as 1 had 

 a twenty mile tramp before me, with the possible prospect of having to 

 wait my luni at the shop: but I got my repairs all right and started 

 home. Twa- near dark when 1 struck the Big Woods, the snow had got 

 quite deep and 'twas hard traveling. I again saw turkey tracks, and 

 Wished for my old rifle, which was at home. 1 did not think then I was 

 to make a hag of no common kind. I struck a clearing which had been 

 abandoned, and (he old log cabin had been filled two-lhirds up with hay 

 by some ono living near. As 1 emerged from the timber I saw an old 

 "ohblcrand eight hens walking towards the house. 1 seated myself be- 

 hind a tree and awaited their movements. To say I was delighted when 

 1 saw the old cock ily into the cabin and the hens follow him, would be 

 a weak expression. Said I, "yon're my lurks.-' I dropped my "point," 

 and wiih my hickory club in hand, approached the house. I had no 

 difficulty, as the snow deadened my footstep, and there were no windows 

 on the back side. So sneaking up, I suddenly threw my body in front or 

 the door, which was low and hair filled with hay. 1 was none or your 

 small fry; I « eighed 200 or more, and could fill any ordinary cabin door. 

 Perhaps those lurks were'nt scared! The way they began to run around 

 was'nt slow. Yon know their nature; they kept their heads well up. 

 Well, It was'nt more than a minute beroro my old club knocked the head 

 or Mr. Gobbler into a jelly, and then one arter another, until the whole 

 nine lay dead berore me. I round them very rat, and arter a moment's 

 thought faatoned the feet of eight of them and slung them on a tree 

 away rrom the wolves and foxes, and with the remaining one on my 

 "point " 1 went home, returning the next morning with the steers and 

 s'.ed after the rest. 



No, 'twae'nt sluughlcr in them days! Turkeys were plenty, and we 

 had no time to hunt. 1 picked these and froze them, and so hud moat 

 f,,r two u. ;. nibs. Some other evening I'll tell you about a dog roast with 

 the I'otawolatnics, where Valparaiso now stands." 



This is a plain, unvarnished story of "M. when deer and other game 



Was WOet ablllKlallt. Vol.1:, W II. lJoLJJUllD, 



DEER HUNTING IN CANADA. 



the habit or r 



•nwall. i 



Editor Forr:\t ani> Stream :— 

 For several years past t have 

 Bush, rorty-fivo miles north or ( 



the Provinces or Ontario and Qnel.ee. Canada, with one or two oh a 



companions, for the object of hunting deer and large game. Thtsyeiir, 

 about the end or November, we made up a party consisting or Dr. I)., 

 Mr. C„ myself, Wr. No. 2. and two irusted rellows whom we hired for the 

 use of their dogs, although we had four first class flogs; by this arrange- 

 mem we conld have fresh dogs every day. On reaching OOr destination 

 wc were soon comfortably ensconced in a French-C&nadtan shanty, bill 



game being scarce, only one deer being kilb- re. we .lc.-i.lcil tomnvc 



lo another locality. After a short tramp we pitched upon another 

 lonely shauty, deep In the woods, and after a long parley secured shelter 

 for the night Next morning we were, asiir early and mustered our Forces 

 in line; (such a Falatsffian collection,) the] firearms of the hired men 

 and habitans constituting quite a feature in themselves, some being llie 

 old "Brown Hess" converted into something like a modem sing;,- barrel, 

 bin. they all looked as though ihey would certainly prove good friends to 

 the coroner, cither by killing their owner or Ibe unlucky wight, who hap 

 pened in walk too close behind ih.'in. The men being placed on the run- 

 ways, I was assigned a likely looking place. Very soon I heard the dogs 

 coming nearer and nearer, and a noble buck 1 spied making right for my 

 standpoint. I let htm Bcmo to Within good shooting dtstanoe and gave 

 him the contents or my right barrel; he wheeled and I gave him ibe left, 

 down went his tail, fa good isigu.) lie went uhoill one hundred yards ami 

 dropped in the road almost, in front of the next man to mo. He was H 

 One specimen and wore splendid am iers; Ihe bead now adorn.- my ball 

 and 1- much admired We iheii moved to another place and I was the 



behind me and turning suddenly I was surprised Eo see a fine vom.g buck 

 coming straight for me, (for ihe dogs had not given tongue previously. i 

 so asipiiek as thought, when he turned, I gave him the contents of my 

 right barrel, bin he di-appearcd in the thicket; following up his tracks 

 we found lots or blood, so wo determined to see the resell and had not 

 gone far when right inrrontof us we heard a shot; I knew il was the 

 Doctor's rifle, and soon found 1 was right; the deer had tried tocrossthe 

 runway in front of him and be.-.anie in easy prey to his iiusiy Ballard, 



Wc tried the same place ih xl day, bat w itbont success. We Mushed 



several coveysof Canad i partridge, igrousc.i but dare not shout then, 

 for fear of being scolded by the Doctor No. 1. 



On Ihe way back to camp one of the party .-hoi a martin perched Dp in 

 a Iree. near where we had -hot one of the deer the previous flay; he had 

 been feasting on ihe blood, &G, I suppose. |i. being Saturday, and busi- 

 ness requiring our attention, we slarted for Cornwall. Ala.. it dusk we 

 stopped at a farm house about twelve miles from our Inst camping 

 ground: there we were told that a crack shot from the vicinity or Corn- 

 wall nicknamed Sturgeon Hill, from Ins great ^kill in captnrfng gr.-at 

 numbers Of this monstrous fish, had been there mi Ihe liinil for scveraj 

 days, lb- bail nine ih. rand iwo loses, one of these deer having white 

 foot and legs reaching almost to the knee. This man also says he -hot a 

 large doe wiih two well developed hoi 



the hunt, as he bad a 



We 



isty old sbo 



right w 

 lot oftci 



n Indian in the woods, evidently on 



ng iron and a dog, ., queer Sped 

 what breed the cur v . 



t, "1 'epose he's just dog." One. 

 > alone but soon returned on the 

 e,n the Devii: inn we afterwards 

 moose. The big boms and black 

 t within this par of .he country,) 



ugly face of this boast 



were well calculated to scare a not over bright and very superstitious 

 habitant. On our journey home a fearful snow stoim cam- on, and it 

 being very dark wo borrowed a lantern and pursuing our journey arrived 

 safe in Cornwall without any more casualties. 



liscni.AI-lns IlKM -ATI'S. 



* This makes the third case of a doc- having horns which 

 has come lo our knowledge within two weglis, cadi in a 

 different locality, so that we shall soon hegin lo think this 

 phenomenon nothing unusual. — Ed. | 



THE SEA SON'S FAG END. 



Couintii, Miss., January 11, 187a. 

 Editor Fobset and Stream:— 



The new year opened with us much tog and mnd mid gloom as did 

 Dickens" 'Bleak House." The lovers of dog and gun have, for a time, 

 discarded Diana for Terpsichore, and now. instead 01 mounting barbed! 

 steeds to fright the souls of fearful Cfervllfcs, tiny caper nimbly and trip 

 the light fantastic toe to the lascivio 

 roys and canvas have given place to 

 eyes that erst glanced swift destrtict 

 making love to eyes that spake again 



This is certainly not calculated to imparl 

 clearness of sight which is indispensable 

 there are some who will hunt, despite the. 



or the bal u»|«i .. My friend, Capt. D 

 since and bagged two tine gobblers, and yesic 

 stark meadows, through frozen fields and de-ui 

 of Dob While, six or which stuffed his hag at 

 his labors. Two other sports tried their luck 

 the Tennessee River, twenty miles north, maki 

 They returned on the evening of the fourth d. 

 mallard and one chicken bawk. 1 have not 

 last, albeit I am not much given to trippi 

 igh weather aud the um 



pleaslligs of tiiegullaot. (onlu 



teel pen-tailed coats and kids, and 

 a along the deadly guu, have been 

 ind ail-that sort of thing, 

 .pari that steadiness of nerve and 



o success in the Held. Yel. 



ingh weather and the allure- 



, few days 



i ova ii:, 



j the trip on horseback, 



, loaded down with one 

 lurched a shell since, my 

 I light fantastic. Ihe 

 Litions of life have precented. 

 The Winter weather is upon us at last, and m I w rite the bluet ii i atlling. 

 on roof and against window pane. 



We have always been in ibe habit hereof shooting quail ha ougl ! . 

 and the next month, although the shooting season is virtually over all it 

 the last of December. After that time thu birds leave the tl • .- 1 . 1 ad 

 to the woods in quest of acorns and the seeus of certain weeds and 

 shrubs. A Utile, later they are usually found near small creeks lu very 

 thick cover, where it is almost Impossible to shoot ihem. 



I'm sad, in sooth, when I think how far spent lite season Is, aud bow 

 few good field duys we have had, and what miserable shooting I have 

 done. An honest confession Is good. However, there is consolation in 

 the reflection that some who claim to be crack shots have madeuboni as 

 bad a scoro as GrroN. 

 ♦••»■ 



SUMMER WOODCOCK SHOOTING. 



>, Me., Jai 



Portland, 

 Eoitor FoiiKST asp Stream :- 



I notice an article in your paper or January Till, signed 

 which tie answers Ihe question— "Has not last siiinuni's 

 proved to most sportsmen the need to abolish Summer wood 

 ing." To this he says no, and says tha: :h- April snow sto 

 be abolished. I agree with him that the scarcity of birds 





cold, w 

 j to bell 



spr 



rodcock 



shoot 



entirely. I always ha 

 breeding ground unti 

 for the broodi. if at 

 lind better sport and 

 and one day's spoit o 

 or Summer shooting. 

 September. Yet how 



should be broke 

 id iced that tin- woodcock can be found in its 



sin the Fall (provided there isellflicienl I I 



stnrbcd by the sportsman. I think we should 



-.■ birds, il letaloiie u mil the llrs.t of October, 

 uellow Autumn day is worth mom than a month 

 ii grouse are protected by law until the lira! ill 

 •fall by thu sportsman's gnn when out for 



Snmmer woodcock. The temptation to most people v. ho handle guns il 

 to shoot everything that wears fur or feather, in seuso.'ioi out. IWLUld 



