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FOREST AND STREAM. 
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GAME NOW IN SEASON. 
Woodcock, P/tl!nhe’a minor. Red-backed sandpiper, or ox-bird, 
BUicMu'lticd plover Or ox-eye,SQua- Trlnc/a anwrieunu. 
lurvla hrhetica. Gn at 'marbled nod wit, or marlin, 
King plover. jUffialilit eemlpal- Umosa feilna. 
matuf. Willet, Tot,tomssemlpalmatus. 
Stilt, or long-shanks, Bimantopvs Tattler, Totams mekmoteuens. 
otgrimllU. Yellow-shanks, i'ntams Jlavipes. 
Red-nreasted snipe or dowUcher, 
Mncr&rhamp/ws gristus. 
■•Bay-birds” generally, including various species of plover, sand-piper, 
snipe, curlew, oystcr-catcber, surf-birds, pbalaropes, avocets, etc., coin 
ing under tho group Limacohe or Shote Birds. 
New York — Good Ground, Judy 17ft.—The shooting 
season is opening well. A (lay or two ago, Mr. Eaton and 
a friend went out with Mr. Lane for a few hours, and 
Brought back sixiy-eight fine birds—mostly dowitcbers, 
yellow legs and ring-tailed marlins. We have not tried the 
fishing yet, though we have eaten some very fine fish caught 
in the bay. Harris. 
Syracuse , Judy 18ft.— A pigeon shoot occurred at East 
Syracuse to day. It was well attended, and the scores 
were excellent. For the first sweepstakes at teD single 
birds, usual conditions, there were eighteen entries. F. 
Abbey, of Chicago, won first prize, $37; H. Lewis the 
second, $16 20; and M. Mayhew the third, $10 80. A 
double-bird sweepstakes followed. F. Abbey killed all his 
birds, and won first money, $i) 00; Henry Gale, second, 
$6.70; and M. Mayhew, third, $8.80. Seneca. 
New J ehsey— Barnegctt, July 21 si—Large flocks of bay 
birds of all descriptions have passed over the point to-day. 
We anticipate good shooting, to-morrow, and are now 
busy making preparations for litem. B. 
Connecticut — New Haven July 20ft.—The few wood 
ducks raised in this vicinity are now scattered about in the 
pond holes, in meadows where huckleberries are abundant, 
for which berries they show a great partiality. A brood 
of dusky ducks is sometimes found with them, but as only 
an occasional flock is raised here they furnish no sport 
until later in the season when other flocks from the north 
Lave joined them. R. S- M. 
' Pennsylvania — New Brighton, July 17ft.—One party of 
four bagged 36 woodcock on July 5th. Mr. George Wood¬ 
ruff bagged 11 to one gun on Muddy Creek, Butler Co., on 
July 7lh. Several others li ave been bagging 4, 6 and 8 to 
the gun the last week. Ruffed grouse never were as plenty 
as this season, and everyone seems determined to enforce 
the game and fish laws. L. 
Baden, July 18ft.—There are not as many grey squirrels 
here as there were last year; the young ones are of good 
size I spent one afternoon on Raccoon Creek; we saw 
some, but were only able to get a dozen on account of the 
denseness of the leaves. There will be a great many hares 
and partridges in this section this fall, particularly in the 
neighborhood of Raccoon Creek. 
Kansas — Atchison, July 16ft.—There is promise of 
extra fine chicken and quail shooting this fall. The prai¬ 
ries in Southern Nebraska are alive with young chickens 
and quail. Ibex. 
mild aud mire and tangled grass. J awoke, and rnbbtng my eyes as the 
gray dawn peeped through the window, concluded that the hasty and 
hearty supper I had eaten while waiting Tor the home train was undi - 
geste*!, I walked home apvlser man, since I had seen woodcock nnder 
more varied, circumstances In a shorter time than most sportsmen. I 
give you my experience now .that I feel rested and somewhat cooled off, 
but still have grave donbs whether I had better not drop it in my waste 
basket. South Fork. 
COURSING IN MONTANA. 
Tin Kit Lodge, Montana, Juna 88 th, 1376. 
Editor Foiikrt and Stream:— 
1 have been much interested in the "hare” dimension tbathae occasion¬ 
ally appeared in yonr journal since March 16th. We out here do have 
some amateur coursing that it would do yonr heart good to see. The 
jack-rabbit or hare is very abundant in this valley (as in every other part 
Montana) and when Col. Thornton, in bis light spring wagon, and J. S. 
Pemberton, on horseback, start on-, with their line greyhounds, the 
hares are out of luck, if they happen to be started on the plain far from the 
foot hills, for in that, case they are most generally caught after a glorious 
chase, but if they succeed In reaching the foot hills they usually distance 
the fleetest dog. as they seem to go almost as fast np hill as on a level, 
which of course the dog cannot do. Whenaimreis started and the 
dogs are turned loose the Colonel, becomes a sight. He gives forth a 
series of yells to encourage the dogs that startle the country for miles 
around, (for he is a giant and has a voice to match) and laying whip to 
his mules so as to keep the chase in view, the way that wagon bounds 
over the prairie (which is not always smooth) Is a perfect terror to those 
luckless friends that he has taken with him to see the sport. We also 
have some splendid fox chases, as they are quite numerous here. If not 
caught by the hounds they usually take to their burrows after three or 
four hours rnn, and are often dng out by the hunters. One day the 
hounds started one, and after a conple of hoars’ chase the horsemen 
pressed him so close that he took refoge in a borrow that was so shallow 
that the hunters reached In and very carefully drew him out, intending 
to keep him a few days and then turn him loose for a chase, bat to their 
astonishment he died lu less titan live minutes. As the weather was 
not warm, ho mast have died of sheer fright. 
I wonder if It is generally known that there are two species, or perhaps 
varieties, of the great hare in Montana? One kind seems to inhabit the 
plains and foot hills. They are quite large, weighing, I should suppose, 
fifteen or twenty pounds. (1 much reg-et not having weighed some of 
the larger ones that I have killed, and 1 now promise to do so In the future 
and let you know the result). They have large yellowish eyes, very 
much like a sheep’s eye, arejof a rather dark silver-gray color in summer 
aud as white as snow in winter, except tne tips of their ears, which are 
black. They sit In fours in summer and may burrow also, but I do not 
recollect Beelug them enter their holes in summer. In winter they bur¬ 
row, usually on the benches, or table lands. I do not know whether they 
dig their own burrows or take posesslon of abandoned badger holes, 
which are very numerous, and of about the Same size as those inhabited 
by the hares. Many a time and ort have I seen them sitting on the 
bench lands, and while trying to approach within gunshot have them 
disappoint me by diving into their burrows. 
The other kind I think are a little smaller, and only inhabit the pine 
forests and glades, and are distinguished by two points of great differ¬ 
ence from the hare Of the plains. The first of which is that their eyes 
areyei! black, and when hunting them in winter those same black eyes 
are the first part of themthatis seen, for owing to their snowy whiteness 
at that time of year, it takes a very keen vision to see any other part of 
them when Bitting in the snow. The other difference consists in tne re¬ 
latively mnch greater size of their feet, which Beems to be caused by 
considerable wads or buncheB of bair which grows between each toe, thns 
spreading them wide apart. This peculiarity causes them to be called 
“snow-shoe jack-rabbits," from the fact of its enabling them to travel on 
top of the snow which falls to a great depth in the woods. Tncse hares 
also bnrrow, and when alarmed, if near theit holes, instantly dart Into 
them. Both species are mostly nocturnal in their habits, rearljr feeding 
by day. GraNtvii,i.e Stuart. 
Michigan.— The Greenville Rifle Club met for practice 
on Wednesday, July 12th. The morning was very pleas¬ 
ant but the wind was somewhat shifty and troublesome. 
Considerable interest was manifested by the members as the 
club was divided into two teams for a friendly contest of 
skill. Distance 400 yards; no artificial rest allowed; seven 
shots each with a possible 35. The match was won by 
Capt. Hale’s team by the following scores;— 
Name. Score. Total. I Name. Score. Total. 
Hale.3 4 4 5 5 5 4 30 Rossman.3 5 0 8 3 4 4 22 
Sapp.5 4 8 5 5 3 4 89 Wright..4 4 5 0 2 4 3 82 
Oust.2 5 4 5 4 5 5 S0| lOni-«.5 6 5 3 5 5 4 32 
Spaulding.3 4 4 4 5 4 4 28, Woodmen.5 5 5 4 4 4 5 32 
Bowe.4 555565 34 Nelson.4 4 5 3 8 3 0 22 
Total....1511 Total..13e 
Alabama. —The following is the score of 100 shots fired 
at an eighteen-ring target, distance 100 yards, Springfield 
army rifles, by two members of the 1st Regiment, Alabama 
volunteers, the highest attainable score being 000:— 
13 is 12 n 
15 13 1« 17 
SI 
. TUMSTRAD, “RCE'I.XS." 
15 l« 18 J5 1« 
16 12 16 13 18 
The Elcho Shield. —The fifteenth contest for the Elcho 
Shield, the great match of the BriLish N. Ii. A. was shot 
on Wimbledon Common on the 23th hist. The conditions 
of the match were, 15 shots each at 800, 900, aud 1,000 
yards. The contestants were as folio wbt— 
ENGL1TH. 
Lieut. Col. J. Fenton, 
Lieut. W. Wyatt, 
Major Scriven, 
J. Baker, 
H. S. Evans, 
Lieut. Col. Radcliffe, 
M. R. Smith, 
Lient. Col. Bertram. 
scoTcn. 
Edward Ross, 
.T, Olew«, 
M. Boyd, 
K. H, W. Dunlop 
8’. Whitelaw, 
P. Rae. 
N. Fergnsoa, 
R. McVittie, 
W. Rigby. 
J. Rigi.y, 
Lt. Fenton 
E. Johnson, 
W L.Jevnt, 
G. D. Guff, 
It. S. GreunhUl, 
M. Smyth. 
At the first.range the Scotch team led with a score of 504 
points out of a possible 600, England having 489 and Ireland 
479. At the next range Scotland held her own with 503 
points, England improving a little with 490, while Ireland 
lell off 30 poiDts from her 8 '0 yards score, making but 449. 
At Lhe 1,000 yards range the Scottish team became de¬ 
moralized and fell to third place with 451 points, Ireland 
scoring 455, while England sprang to first place with 484 
points, the. totals etauding: England, 1,463; Scotland, 
1.458, and Ireland, 1,383. The result was received with 
much chagrin by the Scotch and Irish teams, each of 
whom had hopes of visiting America this fall as chains ions 
of Great Brilain and holders of the Eleho Shield. Last 
year the Irish won with a score of 1,506 points, England's 
score being 1,502, and Scotland's 1,503. 
On the 22d the match between the English, Scotch, Aus¬ 
tralian, aud Canadian teams, was concluded. The English 
team won. The following are the score at the three 
raDges:— 
Name. 
England.. 
Scotland.. 
Aut*i.ralia. 
Canada... 
800 non 
Ya>ds. Yards. 
.,162 153 
153 
..HI tfUS 
..139 107 
MISERIES OF SUMMER SHOOTING. 
Pittsburgh, July 15th. 
Editor Forkst and Stream:— 
On July 5th I indulged in my first full day’s woodcock shooting. 
Twenty-six birds were scored to three guns bat 1 was scored by more 
than tweutv-six thousand mosquitoes and fatly twenty-six hundred yel¬ 
low wood-flies lit on my Cheviot shirt or gloves, with a determination to 
bore till they struck something underneath; they generally appeared to 
strike something soon, and it felt just like a red hot cinder. Before tho 
middle of the afternoon I looked as though I had fought a “yellow- 
jacket's” nest and been defeated, I have a grim hope that they will all 
catch the malarial fever from sucking my blood, and shake themselves 
to death. I have a mil supply or malarial poison in me, secured in the 
Kankakee region while on last fall’s shooting trip for chickens and 
dneks. The woodcock were scarce. On a piece of ground where my 
friend and four others had killed 102 birds three years ago, we flushed 
only three birds and killed two. At another spot we flashed an old bird 
that appeared to fly with difficulty. My Mend said the old bird had a 
yonng one in its claws. Thia I doubted and following to the edge of an 
alder swamp raised the bird and cat it down at short range. It was miser¬ 
ably poor, wits a breast-bone as sharp as a knife. Just then I heard aiy 
friend shout “There they go in all directional" I turned and caught 
him-a spleudid wing shot he was too—shooting (?) one on the ground 
with his cop, only using his gnn to punch Don lu the ribs “Oh,” said 
he as he held op a.miserable hair-grown bird that he had killed with his 
cap—"let's ge; ont of this; July woodcock shooting's an outrage;" aud 
we got into our wagon .disgusted with ourselves and the law that pernut- 
ted’us to attempt to kill half-grown birds. Arter driving a wuile we 
drew up at a likely p ace, and here we got ten fair birds. Later, at a 
place where Nature had been prolific In her favors for the accommoda¬ 
tion of Phitohela minor in shape of fine spring meadows with clumps of 
willows, we got onr finest birds and fiuished our count. But all ag'eed 
that July woodcock sheeting ought to be abolished, and personally I 
shall never be partlceps criminis in snch slaughter again, if l ean stay 
the fever that overtakes me so often—I fear too ortes- to look over a 
pair of gun oarrels at sometuing trying to escape. 
Bui the mosquitoes’. Whew 11 And the flies that stuck closer than 
the scriptural mother, and the heat, and muck and mire, and tangled 
mstted, interwoven, interlaced, waist-deep swamp grass ana weeds I. 
But then the season was open, and if we did’nt endure it somebody el-e 
wourl aod we would’nt get the long deferred woodcock hunt. When 
night came and wo boarded the train for our seven hoars’night ride 
home .b? dogs were-jaied and all hut worn out. Some had goue under 
before noon, others had cholera morbas or canine cramps with vomiting 
in the a'teruoon, and looked like doge in the first stage of hydrophobia- 
Yet they were all prize dogs. I threw myseir on a pile of mail bags in 
the baggage car and was hustled np again in what seemed a few minutes 
with the information “Weare there.” Asleep seven hours? I could not 
believe it, but. wa* home nevertheless. On reaching my office urgent 
professional dalles colled me at once to the bedside of suffering human¬ 
ity wh ire arter the proper ministrations I meditated again iu an adjoin¬ 
ing room in a rocking chair. Soon again I was In the impenetrable 
swamp where at every step countless myriads of mosquitoes rose around 
me. he dogs had all disappearet in a dense brake, the mosquitoes had 
grown to De veritable blood-thirsty woodcocks and hovered aronnd me, 
■creamin' their wierd song as they sunk their long hog-sucking beaks 
deep lilt > my flesh, while their big, deep eyes glared at me fiendishly as 
I struck hem off with my tin canteen, for my gun and dogs and friends 
bad hopelessly disappeared. I fonght them, aud called the dogs and my 
friends, until, bleeding from a thousand wounds I sank exhausted in the 
Creedmoor.— Saturday's practice at Creedmoor com¬ 
prised contests for the Geiger Badge and the prizes offered 
by Messrs. Schuyler, Hartley & Graham, for rapidity and 
accuracy in firing. The first event was shot at the long 
ranges, 20 shots at 1,000, 15 at 900 and 10 at 800 yards, 
builseyes only counting. Mr. L. Weber was the winner, 
making 24 bullseyesandascore of 190 points. There were 
but eight competitors in all. The second match was fired 
at 200 yards, each competitor to fire as many shots as pos¬ 
sible inside of half a minute, aud to have two chances. 
Magazine guns to be used as single loaders. The follow¬ 
ing table shows the result,— 
W. Kobern-OQ. 
A. B Vauheuten.. 
li Fisher.. 
F. W. Iloello.... 
Geo VV. Scott. 
L. Cas«. 
G. W. Ynle.. 
li Funfce, Jr.. 
W. C. Clark.. 
II. Fulton.. 
W. H. Murphy.... 
J A. Gee. 
Geo. Waterman.. , 
Ed. Barker. 
A. T. Decker. 
.). Kozell. 
F. llyde. 
1 
7 1 5 
10 | 
2 | 7 
*Fined 5 points for tiring after t. 
Glen Drake.— Report of matches held at Glen Drake 
range, Saturday July lath, 1876:— 
GLEN DRAKE MATCH, 500 YARDS, 10 SCORING SHOTS. 
Name. Score. Total. 
David F. Davids, (winner). .5 365343435 40 
Geo. Fergaaon. 33553243 3 5 36 
SUBSCRIPTION MATCH, 600 YARDS, 5 SCORING SHOTS. 
Geo. Ferguson, 1st prize.5 3 5 4 4 21 
Geo. Fergiirtou, 2d prize.4 4 4 4 4 xo 
David F. Davids, 3d prize.4 2 3 4 5 18 
The next regular match day is Saturday, August 5th. 
Shooting begins at two P. M.; matches short range, 300 
y ards. 
Connecticut. — At the Wiilowhrook rifle range, on 
Saturday, thejonly shooting was for the “bullseye badge,” 
which had been taken once by C. S. Davidson, of Hart¬ 
ford, and once by Orange Judd, of Middletown. On 
Saturday Mr. Judd won it again, scoring six bullseyes out 
of twenty shots, ten at 800 j ards, aud 10 at 1,000 yards. 
Mr. Judd must win it again to hold it permanently. There 
were contestants Saturday from Middletown, New Haven, 
New Britain and Manchester, but none from Hartford. 
Reduced Targets.— A correspondent says:—“At the 
present time there is a great desire, from the public lo 
know more about the targets that the riflemen use. To 
satisfy that desire somewhat I have calculated the size the 
targets would be if brought to the distance of six yards 
from the observer, and I send the accompanying drawings 
to assist in conveying the correct impression. The 500 
and 600 yard targets are the same size; also the 800, 900 
and 1000 yards.” 
f.fln yard target is: 
Bullseye. 22-10 In. 
Centre, 33-100 In. 
Inner, 5t-i00 In. 
Outer, 79-KH1 in. 
800 yani* target is: 
Bailee* e. 27-100 in. 
Gen're. 40-100 iu. 
lower, 54 100 iu. 
Outer, 54-i00xl.08-700 in. 
900 yards target la: 
BUllseyo, 34 J00 in. 
Centre, 30 1GH in. 
Inner, 48^-100 Hi* 
Ouier, 43-100x96-300 In, 
1,000 yard* Is: 
BuUeeye, 216-1.000 in. 
Centre. 42M.O90 in. 
Timer, 432 1,000 m 
Outer, 43:2-3,000x864-3,0(10 la. 
