JJUKJilST AJND (STREAM," 



[FKBRrrABT 3, 1881, 



big until Nov. 15, 1883, is provoking much opposition. A 

 oorrespodent says : " In addition to this law, there are some 

 five or six others also, offered by other members, making va- 

 rious changes. It seems that our average legislator tmnks it 

 his duty to offer some amendments either for the benefit of 

 their temperance friends, or to change the game law, or 

 something else to return him for another term. Possibly some 

 of the quail have perished in the northern part of the State. 

 They are frozen out in that section about one year in five 

 anyway. There is no scarcity of them in the southern por- 

 tion of the State. We have succeeded in interesting the Oli- 

 vier Club aud other associations in this matter and now be- 

 lieve that it is questionable whether there will be any change, 

 in the present law, which allows shooting from Nov. 1 nntil 

 Jan. 1." 



Nova Scotia " Moose Snares"— Portland, Me.— Editor 

 Forest and Stream: I hope that your correspondent " Globe 

 Sight " will fulfill his intention oi giving the readers of Fou- 

 kst and Stuaem some sketches of moose hunting that will 

 prove interesting, even though all non-residents of Nova Sco- 

 'a arepracl ically forbidden hunting there, by the $50-a-licci 



law. This wdl det 

 poacher, who neithei 

 evade, or, if by chani 

 profits of his illegal t 

 of " snares " may 1: 



sportsmen, but not the professional 

 lonors nor fears the law that he can 

 detected, can pay his fines from the 

 iuess. But I beg that the description 

 litted. I have often found them, but 

 there are many localities where their use is unknown. Don't 

 introduce them by interesting young poachers and giving 

 new hurts to old ones. Everett Smith. 



The Monroe Ootxmm Law— Jioe.he.ster, N. Y., Jan, 32.— 

 I notice in your last edition you say : "The Monroe County 

 game law is now the same as the State law, the Supervisors 

 having repealed the county special law." This is a mistake 

 in part. The Board of Supervisors only repealed the special 

 law in regard to shooting. We have in this county a practi- 

 cal and efficient fish law, wliieh the Board of Supervisors 

 passed in 1 87S aud which has floue more for the protection 

 of the fish in this county than all the laws of the State ever 

 did. If all other counties in this State would pass a similar 

 law fish would soon become plenty. P. 



Tbxas Notes.— A herd of antelope recently]charged into a 



lierd of sheep in isrownwood County, T 

 were in the wrong herd, they dashed off, sheep an 

 The sheep kept on for about five miles, but w 

 and driven back by llic owner. I have kn< 

 charge right up to a column of dragoons. Cm 

 to lead them. A wild turkey was reeei 

 Texas in the Red River bottom, Grayson G< 

 weighed twenty-seven pounds. But they souii 

 more than this. 



Finding they 

 .11 together. 

 e followed 

 n them to 

 sity seems 

 shot in 

 y, which 

 IBS weigh 

 H. W. M. 



tly 



Trbbinc* Birds— Phi 'In ■drl 'p/i > 'a, J)ec, 28.— I have read with 

 interest in your paper tltf articles about ruffed grouse tree- 

 ing. In the Adirondack* Ihey are always staoj in this man- 

 ner. The. birds when flushed by the dog (almost any dog 

 can be taught to do tins') take to the trees, and the dog holds 

 them there by barking until the gunner comes up. On the 

 whole I think it is very poor sport, but the woods are so 

 thick that it would be almost impossible to shoot them on 

 the wing. G. It. T. 



Glasses for Shooting— •Tan, 10.— Can you five me any 

 practical hints as to style, shape-, etc., Qf daises particularly 



adapted to near-sighted persons for field sports? I have a 

 pair with e.stra large lenses and frameless, but find for snap 

 shots on the extreme left that the inner angle of i he eye is 

 not sufficiently covered nor is the lens sufficiently ihep at 

 this point when tint check is placed snugly to "the gun 

 stock, the line of sight being often quite over lens. Anon. 



Perhaps some of the readers of Pork.it and Stream can 

 supply this information. 



The New Jersey Law— HighMoien, N. J., Jan. 28.— 

 The amendments to the New Jersey game law- have passed 

 to a second reading, and will undoubtedly go through the 

 House "with hells on." These make the open season for 

 woodcock from July 1 to August .1, aud from Oct. 16 to 

 Jan. 1 : for quail; pheasant and rabbit, from Oct. 15 to 

 Dec. 15, and prohibit the shooting of squirrel, woodcock, 

 rabbit, pheasant andquad for two years in Monmouth County. 



Niagara Falls, N. Y.— Jan. 25.— It, is to bo hoped that 

 the ""Refrigerator Bill" will he killed. One afternoon last 

 week my "parcl" and I killed twenty-one coweens, or old 



squaws." 



The LONG Island Sportsmen's Association will meet Fri- 

 day evening, hi the Royal Arcanum Rooms, Brooklyn, at 8 

 o'clock. 



Lite Quail. — Live quail may be procured of H. C. Ryall, 

 Shelby vide, Tenn. The cost is from $1 to 82 per dozen. 



MEETINGS OF GAME SOCIETIES. 



THE lA'XCHBUBG ASSOCIATION. 



The Lynchburg, Vs., Fish and Game Association met at the 

 Norvell House, in that city. January 13. 

 The meeting was called to order by the President, T)r. \V. A. 



Strothei 



presen 



The 



the exi 



institution and by-laws wore read, there being 



f members. 



.hi n read his annual report. The chairman of 



miittee made a verbal report, showing that that 

 committee nave oeen active in the discharge of the duties incum- 

 bent on them, and are making all necessary arrangements to bring 

 violators of the law to punishment. The report of the treasurer 

 was then read, showing a balance in the treasury of $i% There 

 were some alterations in the bv-laws. The names of sixteen new 

 members were then proposed and they were elected. 



Mr. B. Stockton Terry moved that a reward of fifty cents be of- 

 fered by this association for everv hawk other than a sparrow- 

 hawk, and for every owl other than a screech-owl, killed in the 

 couuties of Amherst, Bedford, Campbell, Nelson, Appomattox and 

 Pittsylvania, upon the delivery of the bead to the secretary of 

 this association", and that no member, of the association be entitled 

 to any reward. Adopted. 



By' Mr. Bobert M. Brown, Jr., of Amherst : Whereas the law 

 against trapping and netting buds has expired— Resolved, That 

 the Executive Committee be directed to memorialise the new Legis- 

 latare for the passage of a law prohibiting trapping and netting 

 birds in this State. Adopted. 



Mr. B. Stockton Terry, of Lyuehbiu-gh, moved that the Execu- 

 tive Committee be required to ask the Legislature to extend to 

 hares similar protection in respect to destroying them i 

 time aa to other game. Adopted. 



At this time the association was invited to partake of an elegant 

 supper which had been prepared for them bv Mr. Terry, and ac- 

 cepting the invitation took a recess of an hour. 



After the recess the thanks of the association were tendered to 

 Mr. Terry for the elegant entertainment. 



By L. M. Beau, of Lvnehbnrgh : J{e,ohvd, That the Executive 

 Committee of tins association communicate with all other associa- 

 tions in the State and individuals interested on the subject, in or- 

 der to the procuring of the passage of full and symmetrical laws 

 for the protection of fish and game. 



Resolved, That iu order to the foregoing the said committee 

 make arrangements, in their discretion, for having a convention of 

 delegates from all such associations: for the discussion and prepar- 

 ing such laws as such convention may deem meet and. procure 

 their passage, 



Mr. It. P. W. Morris, of T.vnchburg, moved that an address he 

 prepared and circulated by the Executive Committee, soliciting 

 ,„as,,l„ [',-: i, (I .■■ an, i.iai , ro.miior. .Ted rli.il, s,; soon a.-, e:e ; l", 

 county shall have representation iu the association, the members 

 for that comity tie instructed to elect a vice-president pro tern., and 

 that they present, at the next animal meeting a. name for vice-presi- 

 dent for tho ensuing vcar. Adopted. 



Lie ;',,:.. ,1-ii am, :.:.:;. ,v,l thai Me oloeiion of, misers for I lis 

 year 1881 was in order, and the following were then elected; 

 President, W. A. Sti-nther. of Lynchhtirgh ; Vice-Presidents -1 

 Holmes Smith, for Lyitehburgh ; flohert M. Brown ,h' for Am- 

 herst : Col. Bobert W. Withers, for Campbell : -Inkr, .). Woodruff, 

 for Bedford : Win. F. Page, for Wythe. Secretary and Treasurer 

 la. M. Keau, of Lvnehbnrgh. Tho Editors-arsMTiief of the Citv 

 Papers, Messrs. Charles W. Button, Alex. McDonald and Thos. 

 Whitehead were elected honorary members of the association. 



ft rrotectivo Club of tho 

 last week. The Gazette 



The annual dinner of the FUli and 

 Province or Quebec, was held at Mot 

 of that city gives tee following repm 



The auimal dinner or tho Fish and (lame Prelection C'luh cam. 

 off lust evening at the St. Lawrence Hal", an,] >h„ members of the 

 club may feel proud of the success they m thieved. 'The mum was 

 got up in the best style, aud for whieb'the St. Lawrence Hall has 

 attained such a widespread reputation. At half-nast seven the 

 President of the Club, Alderman.). C. Wilson, took Die chair and 

 among those present were Messrs.. lib C. Monk (Vice-President, 

 m the vice chair), his Honor Judge Degas, Euelidc Roy, A. N. 

 Shewiin fox-secretary "I, G. Ahem, J. ISourroughs, T. D. King ,7 

 Helsor- A. Pmson' ault, Pr.AUowav DeB. Monk F Brady M 

 Boyer, H IS. Trestlcr, M. Badglev. H. C. Carter, Cha.s Torrimce 

 Cbas. Holland, Louis Sutherland, G. H. Matthews (secretary), M. 

 Smith. Witness, G. S. Wilson and Cbas. March, Cmetle. 



flare aux Quenelles. 

 Masklnoiige. oyBters&ni 

 Croquettes or venison, vi 



soup. 



Venisons PAugUiisc. 



HmoK trout, tartar sauce. 

 Entrees, 

 a mushroom. 

 Salmi or black duck, -with Spanish olives. 



Vegetables. 



Potatoes, i.ivi-npcas. (S.sl.if.v,., 



(Oo.es 



English plum pudding, bra 



Quail, with dry crumbs. 

 Ifcdliond duck, lemon sauce. 



Ohlllilp'lgiic.iell). 



Strawberry lee. I.fidy'rs lingers. Oranges. Anglos. Malaga m no* 



Walnuts. Raisins, Almonds. i IM: 



Tea and Coffee. 

 StluteniB. Champagne. Port and Sherry Wines. 



Tho chairman read letters of regret for non-attendance from Mr. 

 Geo. B. Reeve, of the Eastern Township Fish and Game Protection 

 Club, and Mr. W. F. Wbiteher, Commissioner of Fisheries Ottawa 

 After indulging in the good things with which the table was over- 

 loaded, the chairman rose and nrnpnsrd the hsl.-tof '• The Oueen " 

 which was received with cheers' aud the, sinoiie ..... -soil,. 



Queen;" The next toast was that of the "Governor,' which «a- 

 also drank with much enthusiasm , ud Ihe singing of -For II,',. a 



Jolly Good Follow." 



Mr. De B. Monk, of the Fish and Game Protection Club rose and 

 proposed the toast "The Dominion Parliament," win I. can l:ils 

 honored. Mr. Monk, iu proposing this toast „ a j,| thai Cans, lab, 

 good name, prosperity and btvRpuvJSB depended upon lb, Doniiil 

 Parliament, and to it the country was indebted in a very teat 

 measure for the stride that Canada bad made and tin BUvittl 



position it bad gained for itself among tin „„,i,,n- ,,i , , ,', 



The all important question of the Canadian Pacilic liailwav, that 

 was now before the House, would, he was sure, receive that con- 

 sideration which it deserved, and would be solved to the greatest 

 advantage of the win lie com, try. 



"The Quebec Parhamenl " was the following toast and il re- 

 ceived an ovation. The chairman, in proposing tin toast, referred 

 in praisewortbv terms to the great good that the local LogiUatnre 

 had done for the citizens or till chosen in the Province and referred 

 in particular to the measures passed by that bodv. which bad given 

 life to the dub and supported it in ihe execution or the duties 

 which it had undertaken— the protection or fish and game. The 

 club valued virv higblv the assistance of the Government m this 

 undertaking and returned it thanks in Ihe name ol nil lovers or 

 fishing and hunting. One thing which they de-ire to put an end to 

 is tho shooting of spring ducks, which is carried on on a large 

 scale. Last session a petition bad been sent to Ihe la gi-lature 

 praying that an act should lie passed to tins effect I'ufoitunatelv, 

 through the efforts or l.e Clut, ,les Chasseurs, of Sold, and the in- 

 fluence exercised bv sonio of the members. Ihe bill did not pass, 

 hut at the coming session lie was confident Unit the n. cessary leg- 

 ialativo powers would bo obtained and vigorous measures would lie 

 adopted against the parties guilty of this offence. 



"The Army, Navy and Volunteers" was proposed by Mr. Do 11. 

 Monk in glowing terms and responded to by !\lr. G. H. Matthews, 

 late of the 2d Royal West India liegimeiit anl the Binging of 

 "Britannia, tho Pride of the Ocean," by Major Ahearn. of the Vic- 

 toria Rifles. 



" The Fish and Gamo l>rotoctioii Club " was given bv Mr. A.N. 

 Shewn, ex-secrctarv and member for over twenty vears. Ho al- 

 luded m strong terms to the abundance of fish and game in this 

 "Dominion of ours," to the vast range for fishing and hunting, 

 extending from British Columbia to Halifax. In that, respect it 

 vyaB the Scotland of this side of the water, and he appealed to tho 

 members of the various fish and game protection clubs of the coun- 

 try to stand "shoulder to shoulder," as tho Scotchman savs, to 

 further the interests of the noble work undertaken. 



" Our Sister Societies in Canada," proposed by tho rice-president, 

 was received with great enthusiasm and was given a " bumper." 



In giving the toast of " Our Gueats," the chairman alluded in 

 fitting terms to tho services rendered gratuitously to the club by 

 Mi-. Euelido Itov in bis capacitv of legal adviser. 



Mr. Roy rendered thanks for the honor done him and he ex- 

 pressed the hope that the dub woidd prosper by tho admission into 

 ite ranks of gentlemen who hithorto were not members. " The 

 country people," be said, " ought to form themselves into kindred 

 societies and help the work upon which the future of Canada as a 

 sporting country depended." 



Mr. E. C. MonUgavo the toastof " The Press," which was rightly 

 honored, was responded to bv Mr. Smith, of the Witness, and Mr. 

 March, of the Gazelle, 



The last, and perhaps best -received toast, waB that of " Tho La- 

 dies," which was responded to in an eulogistic manner by MossrB. 

 Harper aud Sutherland. 



si,. (Sin.,, >-s,, IVIl.o.. 



The Sagadahoc Association for the Protection of Fish and Game 

 held their third annual meeting at Brunswick, Mo., Jan. 13, aud 

 elected the following officers for the ensuing year : Dr. C. A. Pack- 

 ard, President; A. Q. Goud and ,T. H. Millay, Vice-Presidents ; C. 



H. Greenleaf , Secretary ; I. P. Booker, Treasurer j S. W. Can-, A. 

 Q, Goud, G. H. Nichols, E. W. Johnson, C. L. Tork, Executive 



' The Executive Committee reported the association as in a flour- 

 ishing condition, with a good membership and mono-, j„ (he treas- 

 ury. The work done for fish and game has been to sow seed of 

 wild rice, stock ponds with bin. :k bass, protect trout streams and 

 plant about, three hundred and tit'tv Messeni ipiail. A beginning 

 has been made towards stocking the streams and more will be done 

 the future, A few extracts from the report, regarding the email 

 ■iv be of interest, S " 4 



'■The quail hatched out their young iu several instances known 

 to the conimitteo, and in the fall showed a marked increase. Great 

 interest was manifested in their welfare bv the farmers, scarcely a 

 day passing in summer but some one reported about' the birds. 

 One iu Pbipsburg allowed two acres of grass to remain um.iowed 

 lor fear of disturbing the quails jig, t :> ■ go nrv.i.ig ,o,sg. Hoveled 

 that they became so tame that they visited Ins vsr.l with his chick- 

 ensotul his oats, s,ipp„ B h,g ihey so, chickens, d 1 1 ! nol ,„ol„ b | 

 them. Tbene„t, fomni ],ad from twelve to eisditeei, eggs in lav- 

 of aix oggs; If they return iu the spring you will be notified at 



A good work is he 

 to public opinion an 



; die 



alli.lia.tll 



lig cxpr 



g Ihe law 



The TlticaFish and Game Protection Association met at the 

 Butterlield House last week. President Stem in the ehan We 

 take the following report from a Utica exchange : 



Counsellor Dnnmore, from the CmimutU !e on Game Laws, pre- 

 ■ ented a report, of which the following is an abstract : 



Section 1 of the present law prohibits chasing deer with dogs 

 except between August 15 and December 1. It, U proposed in Mr. 

 Dumnore's draft to change the time so as to include only the 

 months of October aud November. To section 4, which prohibits 

 hunting wild duck, geese or trout, in any of the waters of the State 

 during a certain season of the year, coot, rail, snipe, plover and 

 water chicken are added. In section 8, Oneida and Herkimer 

 Counties arc induced m His law urnhi I itinc the l,,ji n: .. ot ufli g.,. 

 two years Section ill, wliieh now prohibits killing a„d exposing 

 trout for sale, is made to prohibit catching trout alive with nets 

 A new section is added, prohibiting the catching of any speckled 

 salmon or California, trout less than six inches in length, and the 

 taking of these iish for stocking private ponds. Iu section r '3 the 

 Mohawk River and its ti ibntanss in Oneida and Il.c timer i •ouuties 

 are included in the list of waters in which it is unlawful to fbh 

 with any device save book and line, and tho words " except min- 

 nows "are stricken out. A section is added in relation to enforc- 

 ing judgment on conviction of the violation of the game laws It 

 provides that no person shall be hailed or admitted to Ihe jail 

 liberties. The law now provides that, violates of (],„ .o a me laws 



must, be taken before aud tried bv the nearest, lustv 1 (fie Peace 



An amendment is proposed transferring these em.es to tile Court 

 of Over and Terminer, giving to justices and similar ma-ish-ites 

 power only to issue warrants and hold the alleged offenders for 

 tho action of tho higher courts. If was staled that under the pres- 

 ent law cases arc tried before juries: who are in sympathy with tha 

 odendors and often their accomplices. 



Considerable discussion followed, in which Major Everts, Bon 

 n. ,T. Cookinham, F. I Meyers, Thomas But and Counsellor D un _ 

 more participated. 



Mr. Everts moved that a, Committer of Five consider the pro- 

 posed changes, said eomnvillce to put the amendments in form and 

 piasenttbem to the Legislature. Carried. The Chair appointed 

 as such committee: W. T. Uniim, re. State Agent W, P. Dodge, 

 John lb Kema.i. I. 0. Mcintosh, H. ■!■ Cookinham. 



Mi-. 1. C. Mcintosh said the season for shouting partridges audi 

 such birds should bo limited to December 5. 



State Agent Dodge said Ibid ma uv persons who fished through, 

 the ice for lrot.it claimed thev vote fishing for suckers He thought 

 ihe law should prohibit, fishing with hook and line while, the sea- 



lien claimed that floating for 



In floating many arc wound- 

 gaiuo is almost certain to be, 



Mr. ("ooklnham said some sports; 

 deer should l.e made unlawful at all 



Mr. Dodce agreed colli Ibis vil w. 



si' pi .away. With a dog the. 



found. 



1-UiI.D AND niVJ-Ii SrriKTSMKX's ASSOCIATION. 



At a regular meeting -I lie - Pi. Id and River Sportsmen's At- 

 rial ,,s. ol Nov is el p,c. Ps . hell on January In. the following 



nleern wi re elected o.r the ensuing year • President, I'r. D. Me- 

 Kinuey. .ir.i 1st Vioa-Preridetit, J. at. Parley : 2d Vice-President, 



W. H. Elverson; I cecnli i e I'omiiotte, Fred. I lollmswoith, 

 Frank Merrick. John P. Sherwood. Delegates to Slate Association 

 —A. M. Whislev. Yv. H, Elverson, ,T. ,1. Silclh nhni-g. ( >,, 

 tion is in liist-cltiss coi.il, lion, fim.nciallv and otherwise, and we 

 have authorised the Secretin y to purchase twenty-five dozen qmdj 

 to be distributed through our county. The pointers and setters of 

 our community are not ipiite so extensive as in other places, hut the 

 quality is lirot-elass. aud have done some, good service tho past. 



B. 



MISS! 



The Secretary writes: -The Mis 



and a half old, 

 clubs that now 

 libs throughout 



•si 



Association and the local managers at St. Louis are calculated to 

 fulfill ovory promise. I will report ] i 



Mr. J. X. Whitlam. Secretary °f the Iowa State Association for 

 the Protection of Game and Ii-h writes, that ihe next auuual con- 

 vention will be held in Cedar Bapids, June 11. 



Iu# and Eiver 



THE ST. CLAIR CLUB. 



Detjuut, Jan. 15. 



O^TE of the most prominent, wealthy and rational ama- 

 teur sporting clubs in the West, is by common consent 

 the Lake St, Clair Fishing and Shooting Club. It, was incor- 

 porated in June, 187x2, its legal life being thirty years. The 

 original incorporators were William C. Colburn, President of 

 the Detroit, Bridge and Iron Works; Lowell W. Tucker, 

 retired merchant : Colin Pox, then Mich. Snpt. of the West- 

 ern Union Telegraph Co. ; Charles Cadman, cashier of tho 

 Merchants' and Manufacturers' Bank (now of San Francisco); 

 Geo. L. Field, dentist ; James Nail, Jr., merchant ; John E. 

 Long, merchant ,- Morgan S. Fellers, merchant ; Eugene 

 Robinson, civil Engineer; Geo. W. Colburn, Secretary or 

 the Detroit Bridge and Iron Worts; Ashley M. Van Dtizer, 

 literatteirr and Browse T. Prentis, lawyer. 



The sole stated objected for which this club was organized 

 is "the improvement aud perfection of marksmen." Its 

 affairs arc managed by a board of seven directors, who are 



