Jrra 16, 1881.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



389 



turned out in Geo. Greene's place are doing well. Somen! thorn 

 here becu seen ten miles from where they were, turned out. 

 I have not heard from the sand grouse sent to the coast. — 



Si 1 ANSEL. 



We shall watch this experiment with much interest, and 

 trust that our correspondent will ket p us informed. 



■ , i — . 



Tiik 'possum will be served cold. 



IIOTjKDIXG VS. STILL-HUNTING. 



"VT7E continue the publication this week of the numerous 

 » V replies received in response to our request for experi- 

 ence and observation on the subject of dcer-humiug. There 

 is no necessity of culling attention to the value of the data we 

 are collecting and setting forth here. The views are those of 

 experienced, well-informed observers. The particular points 

 of the inquiry arc as follows; 



let. What is the character of the country referred to '/ 

 2d. What is the prevailing method of hunting deer? 

 M. BeHcril.e hounding deer, as practiced in the section referred 

 to, imd ltd effects. Does it dri ve deer out of the countrv ? 

 4th. Describe in like manner Brill hunting and its effect*. 

 5th. What, clasp of men Bll the most deer ■/— market hunters or 

 parties of sportsmen V— resident: 





ove nf a law prohibiting 

 he veadentsfiiseist in enforcing it. V 

 ; Bl a bin permitting bounding, but pro- 

 Wing of the deer after it baa been run 



aison fqr deer? 

 hfthita of. -leer, so tiaras you havo r>er- 



Gth. Would re 

 hounding deer? 



7th Would they appro 

 hibiting the isiliin^ '•!' c:q 

 into the water? Would t 



8th. What is the open | 



9th. What are the i\int< 

 sonally observed them. 



Perth, Ontario. 



I had determined to keep out of this controversy, but 1 

 cannot do if. So, in brief, I would say that there is no 

 doubt whatever that the number of deer killed by still-hunt- 

 ers is largely in excess of those killed by hounding, and that 

 the outcry raised in some localities against using" hounds is 

 the mercenary clamor of the pot-hunter and the dog-in-the- 

 manger settler; iu a word, of that class who hunt deer not 

 for sport but for proQt. 



In the northern section of this county, Lanark, the decl- 

 are plentiful, and the sellers, through their local member, 

 have managed to get an act passed restricting the use of 

 hounds to six weeks in the season, which provision the habi- 

 tants nli >at manfully assist in carrying out by shooting every 

 hound they can slyly pick oil. Yet these people have, about 

 as much regard for the season as their ill-bred curs which, 

 when running at large, are continually watering deer, in 

 season and out of season. • 



This class like to be able at all times and seasons to step 

 to the neighboring wood and pot a deer for the next day's 

 dinner, but object to the hound, probably on the ground that 

 the deer are more on the alert when accustomed to be chased 

 by dogs, and so they cannot pick them off as they would a 

 cow r at large, in a pasture field. 



As far as driving them away permanently from their 

 haunts, my experience coincides with that of others, that 

 this is not the case. I am in the habit of hunting in a small 

 section of woods not far Jrom here where there are very 

 few deer; aud although the laugh may go against me, 1 may 

 say that I have found at the end of the season more deer in 

 that particular woods than there were at the beginning. 

 And a deer bus been recognized more than once as one of 

 those, iln'von out by does, in fact, when I have driven 

 a deer across the lake one day he has been seen to re- 

 turn the next; and again, other deer, when hunted on the 

 far side of the lake, have at once returned to their former 

 haunts. 



The facts are on the side of using hounds for sport, and 

 rare sport it is. I have seen nothing controverting the facts 

 as appearing in your columns; why, then, should people 

 who can occasionally find lime to enjoy a few weeks' hunt 

 be debarred because others, forsooth, desire to monopolize 

 the game and line their pockets? I notice that oue writer 

 has the coolness to assert that itis quite right for a settler to 

 shoot a deer out of season simply because he is a settler and 

 wishes to obtain an easily-earned dinner. 



To conclude, though "I regret exceedingly that I cannot 

 say all that 1 would like to say on this subject, since it is an 

 undoubted fact that less deer are killed by hounding than by 

 other methods, why should uot the former method' of burn- 

 ing be sustained f From my experience 1 have noticed that 

 those who are opposed to hounding are those who, not being 

 able, to kill enough with dogs to pay. resort to the more 

 deadly method of still-hunting. Rifle. 



HUftl, INGHAM CLUB RULES. 



1. The Referee's deci 

 •2. The gun must not 



has called "Pull." Tb< 



otherwise the I 



April, 1881. 



a shall be. final. 



held to the shoulder until the shooter 

 ie butt must be clear below the arm-pit, 

 shall declare no bird. 



3. A miss-lire it: no shot, provided the shooter lias a cap or tube 

 on the gnu, and it bo cooked and loaded, or, in the case of a breech- 

 loader, if the cartridge docs not explode. 



4. If the shooter's gnu anss tiro with the first barrel and he use 

 the second and miss, the bird is to be scored lost. 



0. If the miss-tire occurs with the second barrel, the shooter 

 having failed to kill with his first, he may claim another bird; but 

 be must lire off the first barrel with a cap on, and a full charge of 

 powder, or in case of a breech-loader, with a blank cartridge, be- 

 fore firing the second. And he must not pull both triggers at the 



e time. 



6. Tiie shootei 



iug mark at 

 less iu the i 

 what times 



7. The B 

 after Ida gu 

 shooter is baulked b 

 pi r, whether by act 

 bird. 



8. The phopter, 

 give the caution ' 

 "Pull." Should th 

 the shooter mavtal 

 he deemed to be tali 



9. If, on the tru 

 the option of the sh 

 d. by saving "No bil 

 to be scored for or a 



10. Each bird mu 

 quired by aov party 



11. if a bird that 

 ot the fence, arotti 

 it is fob. . n I 



12. If a hud l . ■ 

 dead within i be ban 



13. If the shooter 

 be prilled, and does 



i match or sweepstakes shall be at his shoot- 

 ition of two minutes Iron, the lastshot, un- 

 i accident, when the ltoferee shall decide 

 wed to remedy the accident. 

 .■ut shall be behind the shooting mark until 

 ■.barged. If, in the opinion of the Beferee, the 

 ihgonistor lookcr-ou, or by the trap- 

 otlierwisc, he may bo allowed another 



leniie is at his mark ready to shoot, shall 

 ie vc.i ready?' to the puller, and then call 

 :rap be pulled without the word being given, 

 I lie bird or not; but if ho tires, the bird must 



being pulled, the bird does not rise, it is at 

 iter to take it or not; if not, he must declare 

 ;" but should he lire after declaring, it is not 

 dust him. 



be recovered within tho boundary, if re- 

 dei ested, or it must be scored lost. 

 .s been shot at perches or settles on the top 

 jftMLrt of the buildings higher than the fence, 



at at the ground should return and fall 

 boy. it must be scored a lost bird. 

 Jvances to the mark and oiders the trap to 

 3t shoot at the bird, or his gun is not prop- 



erly loaded, or does not go Off, owing to bis own negligence, that 

 bird is to be scored lost. 



II. Should a bird that has been shot at be Hying awav, and a 

 bystander flret and brings the bird down within the! oundary, tb 

 Referee may, if satisfied the bird would.:.; 



.!.. bird wOiiRL ham fallen, mnv ... i- . : :•:■■• .-oredadead 



bird: or if in donbt on the subject, he may order the -! ... to 

 Bhoot at another bird. 



J5. A bird shot on the ground with tho first barrel is "No bird," 

 butitmavbe shot on the ground with the second barrel. ;i i. has 

 been fired at with the first barrel while on the wing; but if the 

 shooter misses with the first and discharges his scrood barrel, it is 

 to be accounted a lost bird, in ease of not falling within hounelu. 



16. Onlv one person to bo allowed to pick up the bird (or a dog, 

 if the shooter will allow it). No instrument is to be ii=cd for thi- 

 purpoae. All birds must bo gathered by the dog or trapper, aud 

 no member shall havo tho right to gather his own bird, or to touch 

 it with his hand or gun. 



17. In Single Snooting, if more than one bird is liberated, the 

 shooter may call "So lard," and claim another shot; but if he 

 shoots he must abide by the consequences. 



18. The shooter must uot leave the shooting mark under any 

 pretence to follow up any bird that will not rise, nor may lis return 

 to his mark after he has once quitted it to lire his see ! hand. 



13. fn matches or in sweepstakes, when si ol is limited, any 

 shooter found to have iu his gnu more shot than is allowed is to 

 be at once, disqualified. 



21). Any shooter is compelled to unload his gnu on being chal- 

 lenged; but if the charge is found not to exceed tho allowance the 

 challenge) shall pay forthwith ft to the shooter. 



21. None but members can shoot except on the occasion of private 

 matches. 



22. No wire cartridges or concentrators allowed, or other sub- 

 stance to be mixed with the shot. 



•£]. In all handicaps, sweepstakes 'or matches, the standard bore 

 of the guu is No. 12. Members shooting with less to go in at the 

 rate of half a yard for every bore less than 12 .town to 16-bore. 

 Eleven-bore giius to stand back half a yard from the handicap 

 distance, and no guns over ll-bore allowed. 



21. The winner of a sweepstakes of the value of ten sovereigns, 



vard, provided lie-re ho oyer five, shoelei s. .'.icmPcrs saving or 

 dividing iu an advertised event will be i.e.,.! c: ;..■.! «,y .rdmgly. 



25. Should any member shoot at a distance nearer than that at 

 which he is handicapped, it shall be seored no bird. 



26. That for the future the elisrge of prowler is limited to four 

 drams. Chilled shot and "sawdust" powder may bo lined. The 

 weight of guns not to exceed 7 lb. S ox. Size of shot restricted to 

 Nos. 5, 6, 7 and S. Charge of shot iimited to 1 ... 03, 



27. Alimnszle-loadeis shall be loaded with shot from the club 

 bowls. 



28. If any bird escai.es through any opening in the, paling, it 

 shall he a "No bird," if, in the Beferee 's opinion, it could not have 

 flown over the palings, but in no instance shall it be scored a dead 

 bird. 



29. From the 1st of Slay the advertised events shall begiu at 

 three o'clock, unless others ISO notified, ami no shooter will bo ad-, 

 mitted after the end of the second round in any advertised 

 event. 



30. No scouting allowed on the Club promises, and no pigeon to 

 be .-hot at iu the shooting ground except by the shooter standing 

 at his mark. Any oue infringing this rulo wiil be fined A' I. 



HOLES FOB norm i: nisi s. 



1, In double shooting, when more than two traps are pulled, 

 tho shooter mav call "No birds." and claim two more; but if he 

 shoots bo Bluet abide- by the wnsequoncoB. 



2. If, on the traps being muled, tho birds do not rise, it is at 

 the option of. the shooter b. take them or not. If not, he must de- 

 clare by ea;.ing "No birds." 



St. If, on the traps beoig pulled, one bird does not rise, he cau- 

 not demand another double rise: but he must waif aud take the 

 bird when it Hies. . 



4, A bird shot on tho ground, it tho other bird is missed, is a 

 lost bird; but if the other bird is killed, the shooter mav demand 

 another two birds. 



demand another two birds; but if lie tiros kis second barrel, he 

 must abide by the eonseqw noes. If the InisB-fire oocnra with the 

 second barrel, the shooter having killed with tho :ir-t. ,. 

 maud another bird, but may only use oue barrel; if he missed' with 

 his first barrel, rulo 5 iu single shooting vsill apply. 



A bird falling dead on the scoring box is to be counted for the 

 shooter. 



THE (LONDON) GUN CLUB Kit J IS. 



April, 188 1. 



1. The gun must not bo carried to the ""shoulder until the 

 shooter has called "Pull." 



2. A miss-fire is uo shot under anv circumstances. 



3. If the gun bo not cocked it is a' lost bird. 



4. If the shooter mi-s fire with the first barrel and use tho 

 second and miss, the bird is to be scored lost. 



5. If a person pull the trap without notice from the shooter, he 

 has the option to take the bird or not. 



fi. If, on the. trap being pulled, the bird does not rise, it is at 

 the option of the shooter to take it or not; bnt if not, he must de- 

 clare it by saying "No bird." If the bird uses at once, it must bo 

 shot at 



7. SiNOLB Siiootino.— If more than ouo bird be liberated, the, 

 shooter may say "Xo bird "and claim another shot; but if he 

 shoots he must abide by the result. 



S. DoiraiE Snoom:.,.— If more than two traps bo pulled, the 

 shooter may say "No birds" and claim two more; but if he shoots 

 bo must abide by the result. 



9. A bird to be Boored good must be gathered by the dog or man 

 without tho aid of a ladder or any other instrument. 



10. All birds not gathered in tho ground to be scored lost. 



11. If a bird that has been shot perclw i or settles on the top of 

 tho fence, or on any of tho buildings higher than the fence, it is 

 to be scored a lost bird. 



12. Or if a bird porches Or settles on the top of the, fence, or on 

 anything on the ground Higher than the fence, and then falls dead 

 on the ground, it is a lost bird. 



13. If a bird once out of the ground should return and fall 

 dead within the boundary, it must bo scored a lost bird. 



14. Should a bird that has been shot, be ilyiog awav. and a 

 "scout" fins and brings the bird down within the boundary, the 

 Beferee may, if satisfied the bird would not hare fallen bj the 

 gnu of the shooter, order it to be a lost bird; or, if satisfied that. 

 the bird would have fallen, may order it to be scored a dead bird; 

 or, if in doubt on the subject, he may order the shooter to shoot 

 at another bird. 



15. A bird shot on the ground with the first barrel is "No bird:" 

 but it may bo shot on tho ground with the second barrel, if it has 

 been fired at with the first barrel while on the wing. 



16. A bird killed on the ground with the first barrel is no bird; 

 if a bird be shot at on the ground with the first barrel and it 

 escape, it is a lost bird. 



17. The shooter is bound at any time to gather his bird, or de- 

 pute some person so to do wbeu called upon by his opponent; but 

 in so doing he must not be assisted by any other person, or use 

 any description of implement, Should tho shooter lie in any way 

 battled by bis opponent, or by any of tho party shooting, or dog. 

 be can claim another b;rd will, the sanction of the ltoferee. 



IS. The shooter came, i I.- .. the s line imirk under anv pre- 

 tense to follow up any bird that will not rise, hut is walking away 

 from the trap after it is pulled; arid baling Onoeleftthi mark after 

 shoot. rig at ihe hire], cannot return to s| ,-;,., t al: ;, „,,,,,,, lm ,J e r any 

 cireinyistances. 



19. In matches or in sweepstakes, any shooter found to have in 

 his gun any more shot than is allowed, to be at once disqualified. 



20. Any shooter is compelled to unload bis gun en being chal- 



■ap. 



longed; but if the charge is found not to exceed tho allowance, the 

 challenger shall pay ft to tho shooter, which must be paid before 

 he shoots again. 



i . :. -u. ...... ca ■-. ,,- fi i nny time object to theueeof a spring trap, 



re can shoot, except on tho occasion of the 



'hat breech-loaders be not loaded until tho shooter is at the 

 mark; aud on leaving the mark, should a cartridge not have been 

 disci. urged, it is to be removed. 



24. No wire catridges allowed, nor is any bone dust or other 

 substance to be mixed with the shot. 



25. Should any shooter shoot at a distance nearer than that at 

 which ho is handicapped, the bird if killed is "No bird," if missed 

 a "lost bird." 



26. That 1 U oz. of shot be tho maximum charge for all occa- 

 sions, except private matches. 



i7. That all muzzle-loaders bo loaded with shot fr am tho club 

 bowls, and that Is. per dav will bo charged each shooter for 

 shot. 



28. Iu handicap sweepstakes, winners of Wider £10 go back one 

 yard; i'10 and up to .±'20, two yards; £20 and over, three yards. 

 Unless a sweep be worth £5 the 'winner docs not go back. 



2!l. In shooting in a sweepstake of: three birds, five birds or six, 

 shooters can only enter and continence to shoot up to end of first 

 round, after that number of birds up to the eud of tho second 

 round. 



•j .. Distance of now members, 27 yards. 



31. Thirty-one yards being the maximum distance, should any 

 one win at that distance all remain as they wore in such sweep. 



32. Ill largo sweepstakes, if the money does not amount to £100, 

 it shall be divided into two prizes. 



33. After the first three sweepstakes of the value of £5 and up- 

 ward have been shot on any day, members joining in the sweep- 

 stakes to go back one yard beyond their regular handicap dis- 

 tance. 



34. Winners dividing B9 or less in a handicap do not incur any 

 distance penalty. 



35. Tn even-distance shooting, should a winner win at: or above 

 his handicap distance, he is to be penalized for Bueh win in the 

 handicap book. 



86. During shooting hours, or whilst any sweep or match shall 

 be in progress, Br be desired by any member, no shooting at birds 

 thrown an, or other irregular practice with guns, shall bo permit- 

 ted on tho ground. 



37. bUioiiid two members agree to save stakes, and one of 

 these divide with a third person, the member so dividing shall pay 

 the full stake to the member who does uot .win or divide. 



38. Iu case of any division of stakes in advertised events, the. 

 amount of division is to be declared to the Beferee, and the mem- 

 bers dividing shall be penalized to the amount they receive. This 

 rule not to apply to the saving of stakes. 



39. The size of chilled or ordinary shot is restricted to Nos. 5, 

 0, 7 and 8. 



40. No member allowed to shoot in any sweepstakes or handicap 

 until he shall have paid the amount of his entry to the scorer. 



41. No round shall commence in any sweepstakes previous to 

 the advertised event of the day after three o'clock. 



42. Tho handicap distances shall range between 21 and 31 yards. 



43. The weight of gnus is limited to eight pounds, and the 

 charge of powder to four drams. 



44. No guns above ll-bore allowed. 



The following lined will be strictly enforced : 

 Pointing a gun at any one, £t. 



Firing a loaded guu without permission, except at the 

 uiark,£l. 



ViOKSBtJiiG, Miss., Jane 6.— Weather delightfully cool and 

 breezy for the season. Squirrels more numerous here than 

 for amity years. Three gentlemen from this place killed 45 

 iu about a half day. 1 was out one day last week and killed 

 only 4 and a xvoodehuck. The wind was too high. The 

 average number killed in a half day is 10. Too much rain 

 for any successful fishing. The Grange outlook is fair, and 

 the prospects for a good crop of quails' is excellent, as many 

 old birds were left over from lust season.— Gu vox. 



Alliegiienv Sfoktsiikx's Association — Pittsburg, June 10. 

 — At the annual meeting of the Allegheny Sportsmen's Asso- 

 ciation last night the following gentlemen were elected to fill 

 the offices for the year; S. S. D. Thompson, President; D. M. 

 Martin, Vice-President;. Win. A. Mcintosh, Treasurer; J. R. 

 Henrieks, Secretary. Board of Directors— O. G. Donuell, 

 I. P.. Stayton, Edward Gregg, C. B. Lovatt, C. II. Voigt, 

 M. I>,— Resp'y, I. R. Statton, Reporter. 



Holabint Shooting suits, rpthegrove i: Mcbellau, Valparaiso, Ind. 

 TnAT 'possum is now being frosted. 



NOTES FROM PHILADELPHIA. 



SEVERAL pairs of woot,>.,,ci> ..n their arrival in this section 

 thissf ring tooks up their quarters along Cobbs Creek, the 

 dividing lineof Delaware aud Philadelphia couuiies, Pa., which 

 runs directly through Mt. Moriah Cemetery. The eastern 

 portion of this burial ground is occupied by graves, while the 

 western portion is woodland, through which, at its lower end, 

 runs the creek I have mentioned. The spot is an admirable 

 breeding place for woodcock. 



1 have, learned from residents of that neighborhood that 

 young birds, already quite large, have been seen. One would 

 suppose that the sanctity of the breeding ground chosen by 

 these woodcock would protect them from dog and gun, but it 

 is not so ; last year it was not, and it will not be this ; and it 

 wifl be found that notwithstanding the Cemetery Association 

 forbids trespass of this kind, the birds will ail be killed oil 

 before the season is open. Why do we have snmnierspoi'ting- 

 at aU ? A pair of birds have bred inEastwich's woods, Phil- 

 adelphia, but ere Ibis, doubtless, bolh young and old have 

 been illegally slaughtered, 



It is not generally known, certainly not excepting perhaps 

 by the residents of Chambersburgh and surrounding country, 

 that Conococheague Creek, running through the above men- 

 tioned town, is literally alive with" bass. The creek is not a 

 wide one, but varies its depth iu its course — now a deep poo], 

 then a stretch of still water, and Ihen a rapid swift — to the 

 Potomac Rivtr. Parlies who have just returned from the 

 stream tell me before the heavy rains took place, which has 

 made it very muddy, bass were freily taking the minnow, 

 notwithstanding the season was chilly ami unpleasant. There 

 is a deal of romancing iu reference to Hie bass with us, be it 

 Snhiwiik.i or j\ r iyt loans, takirg the fly. I'll wager seven out 

 of eight are taken with either minnow or crawfish. lam 

 well aware the buss of the northeastern lakes will rise, trout- 

 lilre, to the Hy, but be is a different fish. Our bass I take it 

 — I do not pretend to be authority— is identical with the basa 

 of the Potomac River and Western lakes, aud has a larger 

 mouth. Won't Mr. Mather rise to explain? The one thing 

 I do want to spy is our bass do not take the by as those of St. 

 Lawrence and Lake George do, and to me are different. 

 There is a difference between a fish coming lazily to the sur- 

 face and sucking iu a fly, and that bold rush for his prey the 

 genuine fly taker makes, Our flab, red fins and uiiunows, 



