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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Febbuaby IT, 1881. 



ir ed a good mar. 



ctout Hue wo I* round m 



small iron pulli v in my poek 

 ihingiu the dew line in she 

 sin object^ especially when il 

 rrows abound tlioy ptovc »«■» 

 kept off i In- carcass, th 



tys, and when I hunt alone I carry a 

 uist, say ten feel long, aDd a 



lod 



I 1M 



t it 



l„mghs— the best way is to bill a erow if possible, hang just 

 above Llie meal and ibat will be a stopper sure enough. 



The ■ asiest way of earning a deer is to drag it to a fallen 

 1rce. place it On it leuglhwise, back up against it, catch the 

 bind legs in one hand and theforc legs iii the oil, cr and strike 

 lor camp; youthen have ihe whole weight on the back of the 

 Heck and -: „™ you want a rest back up against 



ii tree with rough bark, or if very tired let the carcass rest on 



u /alien tree and proceed 

 emboweled will averngi 

 ■with rifle accoturcuper.ts 

 your path is through thie 

 The cleim'esl and best ' 



A deer after being dis- 

 bout 80 to in i pounds;' that 

 utile a good load, especially if 

 cods and underbrush, 

 to dr< 58 a deer is to hang it up 

 head uppermost, slit down the stomach and then take out the 

 IMltratls, v.i:h a little cautio i the hide and meat can be kept 

 perfectly clean. If done on the ground keep the head well 

 iiphill that life blood may run clear of the meat, of course 

 •when culling a deer's throat this position should bsj reversed. 



If the hunter's clothing is of any importance in any kind 

 of shooting In re is just where most care should be observed, 

 siud I consider thai this requires s i Whatever 



be the mated I, let the color be such that it cannot beeasily 

 l isliiiguished from, (be woods in which you hunt. In other 

 words, dress so as to he as little conspicuous as possible, and 

 avoid all clothes that won't stand rough usage. The feet are 

 fin t to be considered. In i densely cold weather or even when 

 it freezes (say 15 above zero, and* from thai down to 23 deg. 

 below) there "tan be nothing as good us u buckskin moccasin, 

 :.s it allows perfect freedom to the feet and toes, does not 

 :-li|> and is noiseless. First put on n pairof cotton socks, then 

 nvo or three pair of heavy woollen home-made socks, then 

 lllC a ii i. 'ins. Ii the i.e'i ■:.,• -.cry louder have the mocca- 

 sins made with extra heavy soIcb, or if thai won't do sew a 

 piece of buckskin to the sole making them "double deckers." 

 The heavy ..■'. . - -vm rally cpiiti sufficient. 



lie sure thai the moccasins have go „; . _, ;: ras tops SO thai 

 lh.eycan.be wrappod well around the ankles, and thereby 

 protect them as well as the socks from being injured by the 

 brush. 



In dump weather a pairof -woolen socks, strong leather 

 and arc-lie overshoes are excellent, being light water- 

 proof as far as they go and comfortable. If marshes have to 

 be crossed in open weather the dreadful rubber boot has to 

 be worn, and Chances taken regarding galled feet, tired and 

 Morn out limbs, etc. The underclothing shoull be of the. 

 he -ivies: limine], trowsers of buckskin, corduroy or canvas. 

 I till in . ly ■ ; i the finest arrangement is to have some strips 

 >>t soft, well-tanned hnlskfal skins sewn on to the pants, es- 

 ll i 16 knees and on Ihe outside of Ihe legs. This 

 prevents the frozen branches from ratllingagainst them when 

 i rough thick underbrush, and also protects thclrow- 

 ,-ers. < bdiuary canvas pants, especially when new, are about 

 as u fey in the brush as fl pair of stove pipes would be if worn 

 in a similar manner: Therefore keep out of them in still 

 limiting, i-a mage, it becomes very 



heavyaud soggy when wet, aiidshrinks alarmingly when dried 

 it ai ! ■■ i i ii i ie o- nesl care. The jacket should be 

 ■ : and pea-jacket share, and the one "par ex- 

 cellence" is the English dog skin, but mole skin, corduroy, 

 velveteen, I i I i.i or ev< i canvas with heavy woolen lin- 

 ingivreallj! idonoii as :bat Die < ml or is right. Avestis 

 of no use. 1 greatly prefer a guernsey or cardigan, they be- 

 ing all wool are very warm and light, and do not bear upon 

 tiny part of the body, these with a thick blue flannel shirt and 

 turndown o !i , >ep one warm, and at the same time 



have every part of the body free and easy. 



Never wear a far cap iu the woods. They are the cause of 

 lunch trouble, especially when hunting. Many a good fellow 

 has bad his Cftp mistaken [or a COOn ft! -I | ■' In SS only knows 

 what kind of animal, to Ihe distorted vision of B irne bungler, 

 and found himself converted inf.. a target at short notice. 

 i in these Occasions ihe aforesaid bungler never pulls the 

 wrong trigger, ill ways shoots accurately, and never has a 

 Iiliss-ttre from careless loading; so look out. for although this 

 man can't hit a barn under ordinary circumstances, he will 

 make a plumb centre al any distance and with anything on a. 

 fur cap with a human skull as " filling "—so bewa. e. I f you 

 ir It u I ears -warm, my bald-headed friend, 



v by b - sure i eover ir cap with something thai re- 



tern an antcdelnVian one, as that 



i dangerous when near a man who would fill a horse with 



Mittens b nli a forefinger and thumb are just the things. 

 A bell worn around ihe waist is the most eonvenienl way of 

 tarrying cartridges, and hi also a' good place for the knife. 

 Por 'brush use don't buy a knife of the dirk pattern with a 

 pnard, as ;ln-. guard Will catch in branches, etc., and good- 

 bye knife. 1 have lost, several in this way and speak feeling- 

 ly on the subject. There are several contrivances to hold a 

 knife iu the sheath, but they soon gel out of order. Get an 

 i rd'mary extra heavy butcher's knife and carry it in a big 

 leather "sheath— one ilial will hold ail Ihe blade and one-half 

 i f the handle— leaving on j isl enough so yon can tj - bold 

 iff it Tl en it won't get pulled Out, no matter where you go. 

 "Wear it over (he right hip pocket and well behind, it is then 

 i ut of the way. .Always select a knife with the blade extend- 

 ing its whole length and bnckhom handle riveted on, as any 

 lin I id will goall to pieces if chopped with, and that, is 

 sometimes indispensable. 



I would never handicap myself with a hatchet, but would 

 lather put the extra weight into my knife and rifle barrel, 

 : (though, of course, there is no denying ilsuse. Every ounce 



.i , and with me everything gives way to the rifle, Which 

 Hioultl weigh between 8; 'and 10 pounds 



One word more about my old instructor. I am happy to 

 pay lie now uses a Sharps, one that 1 bought for him at St. 

 Paul, Minn., and with which he has killed hundreds of deer. 

 1 saw Ibis grand old man in 187(5- met him by accident at a 

 road slalioli in Dakota lie eaine forward, - rect and strong 

 i s ever, the very picture of an athlete, shook my ' 

 i If and, turning to some of his friends, said, "Tlrislsthe 

 man who bought Unit riilc ^pointing to his Sharp- ad Mie 

 man who shoots crows on the wing with a Winchester. If I 

 could handle a gun as he docs I would willingly give all I am 

 likely to make this winter, both by trapping and shooting." 

 t*0 genuine a compliment, coming from the heart as it did. 

 Could no! help affecting m e, and 1 felt myself blush like a 

 K'bool girl and shook hands with the good Old hoy with a 



■ of gratitude I will 



I) - 



shall < 

 honest 



• picture him as lie is, cool, brave and tire hearted, 

 d truthful to a fault, ft Staunch friend and patient. 

 preceptor, equal to any emergency and full of expedient, in 

 niy estimation the best and most thorough- hunter find trap- 

 ter lever knew and, although untutored and unlettered, 

 still I would gladly walk ten miles to have a chat with him, 

 and smoke a pipe as of old, seated on a log, and listening to 

 every word as it eaine out, short cut and to the point, stamp- 

 ed with an air of truth that defied all doubt tmd precluded 

 misapprehension. Should this article ever be read to him I 

 vouch he will recognize the picture and remember 



Tiuador. 



MICHIGAN SPORTSMEN'S ASSOCIATION. 



SEOBETAKV'S MIXUTES — TUESDAY AETBKKOON SKSStoS — .TAX. 



25, 1881, 



r~piTE six'h annual session of the Michigan Sportsmen's 

 JL Association convened at Lansing, in the room of the 

 State Hoard of Charities, in the Capitol building, courteously 

 granted for this occasion by Congressman II. \V. Lord, and 

 Mr. D. Ii. Bi-iggs, Deputy Secretary of Stale. Dr. K S. 

 Iiolmcs, of Grand Rapids, President of ihe Association, 

 Hilled the meeting to order at 8:30 i\ M. In his opening re- 

 marks the President expressed bis pleasure in meeting so 

 large a delegation of representative gentlemen from all'por- 

 lions of the Slate drawn together by one common interest, 

 and commended to their careful consideration the various 

 questions which will come before the Association, and 

 especially the project now under consideration of establish- 

 ing a game preserve for the purpose of keeping quail alive 

 through the winter. The President referred lo the spirit of 



lii-v: 





as in 



• pr 



:1 concluded bv appi 

 als. Messrs. B. C. Nichols, C. YY\ lligbyand K. II. Gilhiian. 

 The Committee on Credentials reported auxiliary clubs rc- 



l-'ast Saginaw Game Protection Club — G- 1/ Remington, 

 •I. H. Livingston, V. Kindler, W 15 Mershou. II 1!. lionev. 



Battle- Creek .-; irtsmeo's Association— Mayor E. O. 

 Nichols, N. A. Osgood, II. II. Hubbard. 



Hart Sportsmen's Club— L A. Mclnlyrc. 



Lake St. Clair Fishing and Shooting Club— L. W. Tiukre, 

 Ceo. II. Hopkins, Hon. Don M. Dickinson. 



Central City (Jackson) Sportsmen's Association — Hon. 0. 

 AY. lligliy, Hon. Grove H. Woolcott, T, J. Besmer, Geo. 

 Allen, Geo. Mann. 



Bav Point Shooting Club ('of Erie, Mich, j— A. J. Keenev. 

 Dr. \V. B. Gilford. 



Kent County Shooting Hub (of Grand Hupidsj— T. Stew- 

 art White, \V. C Dennis, Geo. A. Gould. 



Saginaw Sportsmen's Club— R. J. Biwiey. 



Point Moullie Shooting Club— JC. H Giilman. 



Day City Shooting and Fishing Club -S. A. Van Ot'irsen, 

 Clmrles \\ r . Call, Edward Carrier, F. 11. Lord, Geo. C. 

 Greenwood. 



i Ii tegs Shooting Club— Geo. E. Goodyear. 



Grand Haven Shooting Club— Thos. Friant. 



Kalamazoo Gnu Club— Hon. T. S. Cobb, Hon. S. S. 

 Cobb. 



North Channel Shooting and Fishbig Club (Detroil) — 

 Hon. U. W. Lord. 



Bay County Sportsmen's Association f Bay City) — Mayor 

 John" II. Vnlkius, .lolm llea'h. Geo. E. Aiken, E. Y. Wil- 

 liams, Hon. C. F. Gibson. 



There were also present, Mr. J. 0. Portman, of Pokagon, 

 Superintendent of Aliehiiian Fisheries. Messrs. A. J. Kellogg, 

 of: Detroit, and Dr. J. C.Parker, of Grand Rapids, Mich., 

 I isl oinun.-siouers, Mr. Frank N. Clark. Superintendent of 

 the United States Fish Hatchery, at Norlhville, Mich., and a 

 iiuuli! -f other:-, including Senators and Hrepresentatives. 



The Wllowing gentlemen were elected individual members 

 of Ihe association : Win. B. Mershon, East Saginaw; Chas. 

 \V. Cate and P. H. Lord, Bay City: Chief of Police A. J. 

 Rogers, E. S. Barbour, T. W. Edwards and Robert P. Toms, 

 Detroit; Chas. S. Hamilton, Marshall) Thos. Friant, Grand 

 Haven; T. Stewart "White, Geo. A. Gould and W. C. Den- 

 nis. Grand Rapids. 



The Secretary read a letter from Win. C. Colburn, Secre- 

 tary and Treasurer of the Detroit Bridge and Iron Works, to 

 E. H. Giilman relative to this meeting, in wdiich the writer 

 urged the importance of a law prohibiting the. shipment of 

 game from ihe State ; advised shortening the deer, wood- 

 cock and quail Jiunling season, and also the prohibition of 

 shooting ducks after sunset or from batteries, and the pas- 

 sage of a law prohibiting Sunday shooting. 



The Secretary also read the following letter from Ihe same 

 writer : 



Detboit, Mich., Jan. 31. 



Dr. E. C. Holmes, Brest. M. 8. Ass'n.— Dear Sir— A Se- 

 vere attack of rheumatism has so disabled rue that I find it 

 impossible to attend the annual meeting of our association 

 which convenes at Lansing on the 26th hist. I regret the 

 fact exceedingly, as I am more and more impressed with the 

 great importance, to our State that we speedily have more 

 efficient laws for the protection and preservation of our 

 game animals, birds and fish, and I feel that every sports- 

 man and good citizen of the commonwealth who has given 

 thought to llie subject and informed himself as to the facts 

 iu the case is iu duty bound to rend' r such aid as he can in 

 procuring the needed legislation. Our association has in the 

 past few years done an important work in awakening public 

 opinion upon this subject, and the information which has 

 been gathered and which will be laid before the present 

 Legislature, it seems to me ought to be decisive in influenc- 

 ing such amendments to our game laws as will at Ii asl face 

 Ui on an equal footing with our neighboring States. In pre- 

 senting our ease to the Legislature loo much Stress cannot he 

 put upon the fact, that our mission is in i 

 one; that what we ask is for Ihe best intere 

 large; ll«t [he value of our game, is a 

 greatly underestimated ir, ii M mass s ol on 

 "great danger is iliai its true worth will onl. 

 when the supply has been exhausted, which, under Ihe ex- 

 isting condition of thiugs, may be looked for at do tanl 

 dav. 



1 trust that the meeting will prove, in all respects, a sue. 

 cessfulone, and that we "shall receive at the hands of our 

 LeeislatorS SUOh consideration and support as the OJOl'ltl ■'m 



importance of our work are clearly entitled to. Yours truly. 

 W. C. to 

 The President appointed J. R. Livingston and Thos. 

 Friant to servo wi' on Yuhui- 



stsof the Stale at. 



food product, is 



r people, and llie 



he appreciated 



tary Essays and Papers, in the absence of the other two niem- 

 niers of the committee. 



t'n motion the entire matter of reports of standing com- 

 mitlocswas - Committee on Voluntary Essays 



and Papers, to report a programme for this evening. 



Mr. Roncy offered the following resolution: 



ResolBftf; That the members of the Senate and House of 

 Representatives, the Governor and State officers he cordially^ 

 invited to attend (he sessions of this association. 



Oi motion adjourned until TniO p. ,m. H. B. Ronbv, 



Secretary. 



WKONF.SlUT EVENING SUSSlON. 



Meeting- called to order by the President at 7:30 e. ,vt. 



Minutes of the previous meeting read and approved. 



The Committee on Voluntary Essays, and Papers reported 

 a programme of essays, letters^ etc . which was then ordered 

 to proceed. - 



The Secretary read the following letter from Mr. Seth 

 Green: 



Boohestbb, H; I\. Jan. 13 



Ma. Peesidest : I am iu receipt of a enronlar front the Michigan 

 Sportsmen's Association annoniu-ing a no elin^on the 2ath inst. 1 

 am very glad to see that vun are making a mi v< hi the right duce- 

 l:ou: ;=.: I- -i i: 5 i no: 1 -..- a :::::it ic-j-i -. ■- ' ■• :.,;:' ,-ame in 

 this country will he exterminated. The' advance of civilization and 

 the imrTO-vcnicnU that arc eonstantlv In::': made in trapping and 

 hunting, and assisted by the killing of ganie cut of season bv un- 

 principled men, are bound to complete their work of devastation in 

 the course of time. But the. longer the game can lie preserved Ihe 

 belter, and it is left for saeh associatic us as yours to make suitable, 

 hiwa and see that ther are enforced, and by so doing the public 



■-'-"■ Via-, :-..-:!.■ Sportsmen'.* A-"jeiiili ,u -a rcaiif.-etl for 



I--- of protecting the game and Bah in this state, but I re- 



line ami are protectee 

 should be made to leel 

 barrel and no one has i 

 sale manner of fishing. 

 I nincerely hope that 

 good 



to V 



a let n 



I kuca 



audit at anv time b fie oi 



Yoiu>, Sum fit 



■port of the Committee on Laws 



The Secretary read II 

 for the Protection of Came Animals oi' Fur and Feather and 

 Insectivorous Birds, and discussion thereon was deferred un- 

 til the next session. 



The last mentioned report, as an ended and adopted by 

 the association, appears in Ihe report of the next si 



Mr. Frank ST. Clark, t liairmati of the Coinmilb.- m | Isn 

 Laws, including propagation as well as o: o ction, then read 

 his report on fish laws, which will be published in the next 

 issue of Fore.-t .-,:■, ii Stream. 



Mr. J. 0. Portman, Superintendent of Michigan fisheries, 

 spoke at lentrlh upon the Michigan lisli laws, calling atten- 

 tion to various imperfections and weak points therein, and 

 lugg g several imrm-tant changes in relation to the law 

 governing the taking of wlflteflsh, and quoted extensively 

 from the fourth repc-rf of the State Commissioners and Su per- 

 il t. of State Fisheries. 



The Secretary ilea read a Ifi ■'run Mr, lulgar Brown, 



of Escanaba, Delia Co., Mich. Mr. Brown suggested that 

 there be a game commissioner appointed iu each of the lower 

 and upper peninsulas, the same as in (he State Laud De- 

 partment, f";- trespass. He says: " There are parties here 

 whdlasl winter snipped Iran this location 22,000 pounds of 

 venison alone They commenced it this winter and I made 

 a ui. 'Vint, and last Tuesday the sheriff seized two boxes 

 that contained about 1,800 pounds of saddles of venison. It 

 was marked 'Fresh fish.' " Mr. Brown also stated that ow- 

 ing to the bounty on wolves having been lakc.ii off, theywere 

 on the increase and were committing great havoc among the 

 deer in the upper peninsula. 



On motion the Committee on Enforcement of Game, Pish 

 and Trespass Laws were allowed further time to report. 



Sir. J. E. Long then read the following essay on sporting 

 dogs, game, etc. : 



Detroit; Mien, Jan. 2-1. 



lln-;. i: s. Holmes, President M. s. S. Association— Deal 

 Sir: Peeling a deep i merest iu the protection of out gaine 

 birds, animals and fishes, if not trespassing too much on the 

 time of the association, I should like lo place my views rela- 

 tive to the passage of sneh laws as will best, attain that end, 

 anticipating thai h is the intention of this honorable body to 

 , Li i.-V revision of our at present defective game 

 laws. I also would suggest, that in i-ee immending to the Leg- 

 islature of this Stale any revised law I hat it, will include the 

 protection of our sporting dogs. In my opinion, the pay- 

 ment of taxes upon them, as we are obliged to do, should at 

 least, make them subject lo the same protection as other ani- 

 mats upon 'which a like tax is made. I trust you will give 

 this matter the attention it di 



I am also strongly ill favor of abolishing summer shooting. 

 I am in favor of running or extending the close season fur- 

 ther into Ihe fall on all our game birds. 



With your kind indulgence I would suggest, the following, 

 taking the game as it rotates to us. I will commence with 

 ' Spring Duck Shooting." 



I am in favor of a law allowing the shooting of migraloiy 

 ducks, such as red-heads, blue-bills, canvas-backs, butler- 

 balls, pin-tails, etc., protecting only mallard, teal and wood 

 ducks, at that season. Shooting lo end April 30, and open- 

 ing again on all ducks September 1, The stoppage; of night 

 shooting, as also the prohibition of battery shooting at all 

 seasons. Next we come, to spring snipe shooting. I am in 

 favor of a law allowing them shot up to May 1. the season 

 ripening agai September! 1 am inclined to ibis belief 

 from a life-long Observation of them, and am fully convinced 

 that what snipe we do have in this latitude, are simply those 

 that stop in their niwrations between the North and the 

 South. 



Woodcock— 1 understand that our present law protects 

 them when they should be shot, and wee verm owing, I be- 

 lieve, to a lypographical error of the Slate printer or some 

 i. , liut be that as it may, I am strongly in favor of 



abolishing tnti itiug al'this beautiful iaine bird. To 



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