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tearing a tremendous hole in the side, having iuflfctcd by no 



means a necessarily fatal wound. 



This oik was killed hr a 80-gram Winchester in the hands of 

 a friend, the bullet entering his breast, and was found lodged 



i (he -kin on the rump. On its course, however, it 

 had encountered no bones. 



In justice, however, tothe heavy express. I will add that 

 it diii good execution with a solid ball, but notwithstanding 

 the advantages claimed lor it, T thereafter on that trip sle.l 

 u 60-grain Winchester, which I had also taken with me, with 



excellent results. 



The recoil furnished another very powerful objection to 

 this 1(j-liore ritle. f could multiply instances where f have 

 seen the two kinds of rifles practically tested, and always, 

 other things being equal, the express rifles using the hollow 

 pointed bullets were worsted in a contest upon game with 

 any good rifle using more than 40 grs, powder and 3 iC li 



i eve been told, however, that a .40 or .45 eal, ex] n a 

 with, a Very small hole. in the bullet has been found to 

 eery effective. 1 have never tested them, and until i do 

 and possibly afterward] 1 will continue to prefer the solid 

 bull with a "goodly charge of powder behind it. 



1 take exception to that pari Of -'Greenhorn's" cominuui- 

 eal ion wherein he gives prefer, i . ■ i English rifles, notably 

 the express. 



True, they seem to be able to get that very desirable thing, 

 somewhat flatter trajectory j than is generally found in on 

 rifles, but beyond that I do not see that they possess any ad- 

 vantage overa number of good American rifles. 



f consider that there are made just as good, if not a trifle 

 better, rifles on this side of Ihe Atlantic, and 1 certainly fail 

 ■ Be any reason why this should not he. 



I too "am somewhat averse lo being kicked as if by a 

 mule, which generally hasbeen my experience when shooting 

 light double or single" barreled English express rifles, which 

 use tremendous charges. 



•'One i to think also that a good doubl 



press rifle, -'with flat trajectory combined with accvn . 

 would become very popular for sporting purposes, and thai 

 before them the repeating rifle would retire from public 

 favor. 



This 1 can scarcely agree to. My only answer, of course. 

 is individual preference based upon personal experience, and 

 it is needless for me to say, from what 1 have already written, 

 that this is unreservedly given to II c repeat! r. 



Not only does one gel more sport from the actual shooting, 

 and fewer heartaches (rot to mcmlm less expense «f pro- 

 fanity) from losing a shot by reason of not having a cert- 

 ridge ready, the sticking of a shell, etc., lint he is much more 

 apffo gel, his game in the end than with a rifle which uses 

 only a single cartridge. 



As for the double express, I would not give one of the old 

 Sharps rifles, .40 or .45 eal, for a dozen of them. 



; :■ ■! i nH'i.f lias seen, as I have frequently', magnificent 

 and cost h English and other rifles of foreign manufacture 

 idly resting in their cases or against the walls of somt 

 ranches in the "West, while their owners are out on a hunt 

 with some rifle of American manufacture, bought since they 

 had taken up their residence in that country, he knows that 

 I am nol entirely alone in my opinion. I>. M, B. 



Philadelphia. 



i litor Forest aud ,si ,■<<■■■■■ 



In youi issue of last week 1 note an able plea for the man- 

 ufacture of a 40-00 repeating rifle. The manifold merits of 

 the proposed arm, and its advantages over any weapon now 

 in existence, are so clearly ami forcibly stated as to render 

 any indorsement of the writer's views a work of superero 

 gallon. It is a matter of regret that the writer did not 

 vouchsafe to his plea the added weight of ids name, for but 

 few of your many Philadelphia readers can fail to recognize 

 in "D.'M. B."' a gentleman whose high reputation as a prac- 

 tical and thoughtful sportsman, coupled with an extended 

 experience in killing the big game of the West, entitles bis 

 opinions on (flatters like the one in hand to the most serious 

 consideration. 



I cannot refrain, however, from joining in the e , 

 demand for the manufacture of the proposed 10-90. My 

 own experience leads me to firmly believe thai ii cannoi fail 

 in prove a most valuable addition to a sportsman's ''armory." 

 I have found the greatest diflicultv in obtaining a wet on 



Which Will do its' work cleanly, and without unnecessary 

 mutilation, (liven an arm the projectile force of whose 

 cartridge is so tremendous in proportion to the actual Weight 

 of its ball, and its utility for thorough and satisfactory work- 

 seems loo apparent to need argument. 1 affirm without fear 

 Of contradiction that any one who has hunted for the large 

 game of this country, and who has ever thought about the 

 matter at all, will bear me out iu this statement. What is 

 said by "D. M. B." as to the general feeling of those who 

 gain their sustenance by the use of the rifle in the West, 

 that a 40-90 repeater would be an arm immeasurably superior 

 to anything now made, i: a proposition which meets with 

 my warmest approval. And it is to be borne in mind that 

 these are the men wdiose opinions must perforce carry the 

 greatest weight. It is not with them a ipicstion of theory, 

 but rather one of practical cApcrieuee 



I do not wish to occupy your valuable space. In my 

 enthusiasm 1 have said more than 1 had intended. I can 

 only reiterate that I shall hail with delight; the day when 

 some enterprising manufacturer sees fit to- place upon the 

 market a 40-0(1 repeating rifle (Winchester preferred). 



P. L. W. 



Philadelphia, Dee. 5, 1888. 



TENNESSEE NOTES. 



QUAIL in great abundance me at present offered for sale 

 upon our market, and 1 regret to say that many of 

 lb. -m sold by dealers are the victims of nets, traps and snares. 

 MeaSrs, t-bilzbacher ifc Brothers had a lot of live birds on 

 exhibition at their store n few days ago. If is a pity that the 

 spirit of vandalism should exist In the present age of culture 

 and commercial progress. Squirrels and rabbits by the 



: i ' Q ■ :■ Q1 '"I'll cents each. As 



yet, there have been but few ducks sent, to town from Reel- 

 fout Lake, though there are a good many hunt i 

 there 



I have not yet seen a wild turkey or a deer, though dur- 

 ing the summer mouths 1 understood the woods to be filled 

 with the young of both. 



Of 'pOSSumS there is an abundance, and the "darkey" 

 is happy. I was amused , at "Humphry Jones s" account of 

 supper given on Tbanksgiving'eveuiug bv one of the 

 our colored society, he said: 



"Ef dar was a paradise on earth, Mrs. Ws. house was de 

 spot. For after de ladies and gemman getke.red 

 to the size of twenty couples, de broad dores ov 

 de kitchen was flung open, and den, oh Lord I what a view 

 dar was. Forty plates and a baked 'possum, and a dish 

 ov 'taters and a pone ov corn bread lo each. We was soon 

 seated and down' lo bigness. Bout de time de collopcious 

 game was a vanishiu' fore dem masterly pert'. .niters. Mr. N\ 

 said in de mos' harmonious tones: 'lioan' be in de leastwise 

 onensy. lur dem cole 'possums is j te- behind dese hot ones, 

 and I'spex every guess at my board to do dee dooty.' Bet- 

 ter believe dese comfurtiu' words had due effex, and suah 

 miff in a few miniisdere was uuiliri but, bones, whar but a 

 short time before was 'possums." 



"Well, but," said I, "how many did you ail eat?" 

 Ah: dal I kuo's ov at table, den wdieu we was settlii' in de 

 par-lot' Jinks Mullens and dat hateful ole niggah. dey calls 



International sneak Thieves.— London. Out. , Dee 

 i.—EiltMr For,*/ and Sinm/i: During October last,, some 

 fifteen "game butchers" from the United Stales accom- 

 panied with about, forty dogs, crossed over from there inf.. 

 the woods behind Kingston, in Ontario, for the purpose of 

 deer slaughter. They run down and destroyed B large 

 number of deer of all sizes from fawns upward. On their 

 return from the "slaughter" they took back with them over 

 sixty deer, evading the custom officers by sneaking across 

 the Paver St. Lawrence at some point well nut oi fl 

 the officers. These wretches, not being able to take with 

 them all the deer they murdered, left a great many hang- 

 ing to trees in the woods, and the, farmers found sixteen or 

 twenty dead deer in a state of decomposition where these 

 atrocious brutes left them to rot. Is it possible that iu this 

 enlightened age there exists in one of the Eastern Slates of 

 States of America, that great an 

 n on, fifteen brutes who will and destroy sO much 



gami . tthi , oliged to leave it to rot on fee ground? 

 Echo answers "-'tis sad, huttrue." The farmers in that sec- 

 tion will make it hot for such "hogs" nest seasor. 



John de Baj 



cole or hot 'possut 



ettlarte row 



bout, hafi de i 

 menced eatiu' agin 

 must 'er 'strayed lei 

 1 [umphrey is a n 

 misrepresenting the 



wdiich was de bess, 

 nd de landlady ordered up some ov 

 - I can get at ii 



I ,', ita dining hall and com- 



1 'spose in all dem forty niggahs 

 ue hundred ov de critters." 

 ic oil man, and I think he was not 

 Is, though the consumption of 'pos- 

 sums on that occasion was larger than I ever heard of before 



J. D. II. 

 Nashville, Dee. L 



The West Jersey Society— Philadelphia. Pa., Dec. 12. 

 —i M&iior Forest mid Stream: Inclosed herewith please find 

 a report of the auditors to the officers and members of the 

 West, Jersey Game and Protective Society, which, as a 

 member of 'said society, I shoidd like to have published. 

 There is among sportsmen here animpression that there has 

 been either gross mismanagement of its oil'airs, or a ueglect 

 on the part of its officers to perform their duty. I feel as- 

 sured that if the managers or others who are acquainted with 

 the affairs of this society would, through your columns, 

 throw some light upon its work during the past, year, it 

 would assist iu correcting any wrong impressions or aid in 

 puttingthe society in the* hands of proper officials.— W. H. 

 C. The report slates that the receipts and expenditures 

 have been as follows: Receipts. — From E. Anschutz, new 

 certificate- I 185, and renewalof certificates $744— $1,479; 



$48— $1 i e from W. W. Abbott, new ccrtii , -.■■ 

 newals &14— .*y0: from Joseph Jakob, new certificates $60, 

 aud renewals $44— $104; from T. L. Golehcr, new eertifi 

 rates $60, and renewals $40— $1 00. Total receipts, $1 > 8c9. 

 Expenditures. — Kent of room, $2; treasurer's salary, $50; 

 secretary's salRry, $300; officers' badge, $1.65; postage, 

 book-,, 't, s:-,l- arrorney'- ft <— Peastet vs. Welsh, &■!(); 

 returned to William I ars m $50; .,;;,, , : ,., etc" . for prosecut- 

 ing comini $10; turds purchased. $30.53; putting out 



cate 'books. $65: cadi returned b ofncci { stri police 

 duty, $311.77; police saiaS.f 2: total s] aditi $1,456.56. 

 ion.— Receipts $3 889.00; cash in hands of 

 tres ireral lusl epoi't $533.88; total, $3,434.88; expenses, 

 $1,456.56; balance, $968.83. The committee are; William 

 F. Lodge, James Oalfuey, William H. Mattsou. 



Luxe Cherry IT.vmak Camp, Fla., Dee. '.',,— Wc are en- 

 canipe.l on the bank of the Wifhlaeooche River, four miles 

 from the coast. Quail, wild doves, squirrels, rabbits, 'coons 

 and turkevs are quite numerous around lure, and a mile from 

 hi, amp ore several salt marshes, which are alive with ducks 

 teal, yellowlegs, killdee plover, and manv kinds of herons. 

 The river here contains mullets, bass, garfish, Bheepbeads 

 and alligators, i shot two 'gators one dav last week, one 

 of which measured about six feet, aud the other three. The 

 smallest one I only stunned, and when I reached camp witli 

 him he came to, and was the most savage reptile 1 ever saw. 

 He chased my brother around the camp, and w ben 1 tried to 

 quiet him down with an oar I found myself minus the end 

 by an inch, Went out one day for a hunt aud saw four 

 deer, they were to far off for our shotguns, but we had fun 

 with the "quail. We intend to start down the coast in a few 

 day,-, as We want to go as far as (ape Sable We find the 

 Gulf coast, so far as slated by Dr. Heushull in back numbers 

 of Fojkbsi and Stream, to be the finest cruising ground we 

 ever saw for small boats. — Gitbstbb. 



Toe Doric K utters,— New York. Dee 10.— Editor For- 

 est and Stream: "Mark West" in your last issue, in referring 

 to the netted ducks that "Travis"' was receiving from City 

 Point, Ve, gives the name of Palmer. All rigid as far as 

 l| goes; but Palmer is not a nett.er. lie buys and 

 forwards to Travis. lou will recollect that In a, 

 communiclian about u year ago, I referred to this grow- 

 ing evil of trapping ducks on flic James. The" evil 

 still exists and is if anything on the increase, and Mr 

 Goodwin, to whom I see you refer, will have his bauds full 

 it he undertakes to stop it. There are or were last week 

 about thirty traps iu full blast in Tar Bay, and the ■'darks'' 

 who own flic majority of them are camped on shore in full 

 view, as they are obliged to lookout for thieves who»caunol 

 resist the temptation of helping themselves. If some- 

 thing decisive could be done at once it would be a great 

 blessing lo the sportsmen of that section, as it is already 

 ie its ruinous effects iu tie yearly diminishing num- 

 bers of wildfowd on their old feeding grounds, — Wilmot, 



Central Dare, Mich.. Nov. yo, lys:3.— To-day winds up 

 the deer season here A good manv were shot in this vicin- 

 ity, considering tlieir scarcity. Geo. C. Barber, who lives 

 on the shore of Torch Lake shot five week before last, and 

 three in one afternoon. He has also shot one bear (in a 

 Irap). The snow, which left us. a short time ago, is again 

 descending pretty plentifully. Mike Welsh, an old hunter, 

 says that several bears are going into winters quarters near 

 the foot of this lake, aud lie expects to get one Or more. 

 Several sportsmen went, partridge hunting yesterday (Thanks- 

 giving;., but i judge that their luck was not any loo good, as 

 three of them got hack wilh nothing but a red squirrel slung 

 over one of Hieir rifles. I had better luck. Stayed al home 

 and got one turkey— stuffed and baked.— Wahyvatavsee. 



Game in Colorado.— Denver. Colo.. Nov. 38. — Our mar- 

 kets have been. rather over supplied with game during the 

 last two months, elk, deer, antelope, rabbits. sqturrels, 

 geese, ducks, turkeys, grouse (three or more varieties) and 

 squirrels, turkeys, prairie chicken, anil quail come 

 from neighboring States tothe eastward. The others are 

 killed in this State. Waterfowl have been very plentiful 

 this fall, and continued pleasant weather and open wata 

 have made it a long season for them. An occasional buffalo, 

 bear and mountain sheep is seen in the stalls, but, they are 

 becoming rare. A small band of buffalo was reported" near 

 Kansas Pacific Railway, a hundred miles or so east of here, 

 three or four weeks ago. and some of our local spoilsmen got 

 a few of them.— B. _ 



Nei:kasi;a Notes.— Butler County, Nov. 34. — Chickens 

 are plenty, and 1 never saw so many quail. I went our yes- 

 terday afternoon and bagged she chickens and two jacks. 

 Was 'out this forenoon and cia'ht fine birds tumbled EC tfat 

 crack of my Parker,— C. B. S. 



C a n r, DiTT.MAi: . — W r c 

 Mi . Carl Dittmar. He ! 

 : i, and died at Bern' 



ness. 



of the recent death of 

 a complication of dis- 

 after a protracted ill- 



Jim $fiiblic<tH0ns. 



"WOODS AND LAKES OF MAINE." 

 ■f H. LUCIUS L. 11UBBABD tins gtVBn to the public in this volume- 

 Is. It is writ 



■a the :,l.-i i 



,! ..tie i 



will 





orate these, hut that they are given by Mr. Hubbard as related to 

 biui. 



The volume is f ally aud very beauumllv illustrated, and the en- 

 f •.!■.. _■-.- ere ivn uirkably true to nature, there are very few slips in 



lie I. , .1., ::.::,! those whieli , ',i-l ere ill iaii,< renil, i.nl vre n ,:i ■, 'i ,;, 

 the statement is made (p. 1571 that "the female ean'hoti sometimes 

 has short horns. e ;i remark which is decidedly misleading, (or as a, 

 matter ol" I'aet it is quite unusual to iiud the female caribou without 

 hoi 



"FISHING WITH THE FLY." 



What It is GominG to.— I'.ristol, Pa., Dec. 7.— On the 

 liisl day of November a friend and I took a trip on the 

 Bound Ihook Railroad to a small station called skillmau. 

 Tin re is not much game there except rahbits, bul as we were 

 after rabbits we hud a good time. We killed nineteen and 

 were home again to supper. The farmer- object to gunners 

 from the towns, and 1 lind il is because many nrake it a 

 business— shoot for marked There is a growing desire to 

 exclude all such gunners, for tbiey will come and guu and 

 ttiin until everything is killed oil'. Unless the practice of 

 gunning for markel is nol stopped soon rabbits and game of 

 "all kinds will soon be extinct about here. — M. T. M. 





Viia'i 





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A.THES8, Pa., Nov. 20. — A party of our genuine hunters 

 consisting of Wm. Segar, John Brink. E. C. Spalding. Wm. 



Snyder, Perry Griffith, Ely Murray of this place, and Charles 

 Murray of Wilkcsbarre. scented game off in Potter county, 

 and started foi that region Oct. 29. They hunted along the 

 east branch of the Siunemahoning, having for their head- 

 quarters the camp of J. S. Hull, of whom they speak in the 

 verv highest terms. They returned on Wednesday 

 ing" killed five hears and nine deer. Our artist, McCollum, 

 took a picture of the hunters and their game.— W. K. P. 



throughout the 



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. .:..::•• hr. ctions for cast.- 



tho beginner are those of Mi intoall thedet til 



ant articles, and ale, „-,;,:■■ 



e :hosen from the ' ones 

 which have been written d . onlv known to 

 the compilci-K. The limits of ; the good 

 things, but they tnlghl bava unite betcel selections in several in- 

 stances. The paper and type are good and the l:-o...k is a pleasant 

 addition to the angler's library. 



*Fishing with tie- oven art, with nlustra- 



. ■ ol looted by i Ii s.nd A. Nelson 



inch '■ r. I i I I i ,-'.-. 1883. 



