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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[OOTOBEB 14, 1880. 



funiislicd all proparcd, and the workbelng perfectly mecbnni- 

 ral. I shall lake, eight dozen plates into the woods, and hope 

 to retui-n with a good idea of the Aroostook country. 



fiVT^ii: IX SEASON i-V (wvitnrAt,- 



liCl'fl 



Qnall or partridge, Orti/je'Di'i-jifn- Tattic 

 toniM. " "V'ellov, 



Bora, rail, Porzann r.aroHim. \ 



or ox-tjU-<l, 

 or marlln, 



iimx nr l.lif 



pippr, Fiii|'.\ I'li'l 'V-. ,■■■■: .-■:■-' 

 etc, cuiiilns utid'^r i.lir ;,'M'Wii ; 

 pei-rairj pwilvld fowl ^Jillll,ued g 



;■ TnrloijR sr«^i;lesof plorrr, snTid- 

 •r. f;iul-liln1, iilialaropes, ;ivncel,s 

 vh\ or sliore birrls. Many States 

 ;■; sUiiottnK aller Allg. 15. 



LARGE GAjME AT THE WEST. 



WE piiblish helovr from the Loudon 7''i>W a communical 

 tion from the pen of Mr.W.D, Pictictt.svliose frequent 

 cominunicatioiis t;o llie Forest and Stukam liiivc always se^ 

 curedau appreciative reading ara.jny:s|.inrlsiiieii of inielligeiice. 

 Mr. PicliCtt'3 long life in tlie emintry of wjiich he m-ites, his 

 practical knowledge of I he came inhabiting that country, and 

 Mb general infonnatimi on all points of the subject under dis- 

 cussion attach a more Ihaii ordinary claim for attention to 

 his Tiews. The question of how emeiently to protect l,lie 

 laige game nnimalK of the AVesl is one of very great import 

 ance, and it is one, too, viiirh is likely i,o be neglected unli- 

 it Bhall be too lale t<i provide a fuili.-iem remedy :— 



An experience and olisirviUion of a good mauy years as a 

 sportsman, with all kinds of game, more especially for the 

 last four Tears with the large game of ]\lonlana and ■^A'yom- 

 ing, has led me to infer that most of the useless slaughter for 

 which sportsmen areresponsiltle is done by the novice in eanh 

 class of sport, whether snipe or elk. Wlien throwi with 

 game he is not aecnstonicd to biml, he appears seized with 

 that inherent iiive of killimr, common to all rnen as a rule, 

 andnot particularly crrditahle to ' ■ man," on the .supposition of 

 his being " the noblest work of God." He is probaTily also 

 enthused with the ambition of making a bigbii^, and so comes 

 the slaughter, ])rnvidiDghe is sufliciently skillful. When the 

 novelty of the spnrt wears off be calms down, loses the desire 

 for promi.scuouR killing, and then srniares back on bis dignity, 



and isreadv to ]iiicli in and criticise the many who are sure 



to follow his pci-nicioiis c.^a-niile wlicii temi;ttiition comes. 

 This iiold.-^ true eppeeially with Iar2:e gamesi)ort, and it is not 

 safe for one who has not been thrown among an abundance of 

 lai'gc game to criticize too .severely 1 hose who arc more for- 

 tunate, and shoot otT their gun too often. From a tnimani- 

 tarian point of view\itis fully as reprehensil>lc to kill useless- 

 ly the smallest siiari-ow as the noble elk, and it is well for all 

 of us to keep vividly in o>u- mind's eyo those grand word.s, 

 "Lead us not into l'eni|)iation," and '' Let him that is with- 

 out sin cast tlie lirat stone." 



However true the above may be. T do tioI believe the quan- 

 tity of large game in Montana and Wyoming has been affected 

 by the amount killed for '-sport" or for purpo.ses of food. 

 This opinion is entertained by others Cviually conu.ieteni to 

 form an opinion. The natural increase of I hese animals rnoie 

 than supplies loss from tliat cause. It must be borne in 

 mind, too, that a great deal of useless sym])atbv is wanted up- 

 on tlie elf: and deer, wdien lbe?e Uii'ne bags a,re reported. It 

 it is well ki>own lo Mie inilialed Ibal many of those large biiirs 

 are in a creal measure filled by the use of paper ])e'llets, 

 which, while they flail er Ibe vavdty and satisfy the ambiiion 

 of the .sportsman almost as uuieli as the leaden article, yet, re- 

 bound harmles.slyfrom Ibe noble forms of llu; deer and elk. 



The ]3roblem of the preservation of the large game of Hlon- 

 tann. and Wyoming — now the best game dislTicts of the con- 

 tinent—is dependent enlii-ely upon one condition— the i)iic(- 

 of "pelts." As long as the price of aideloiie and deer skins 

 remains less than 1~> cents not to the hunter, and elk skins 

 less than 12 cents, there will be few killed, c.vccpt for food. 

 When the price rise? above those figm'cs, the destruction will 

 go on, in a greater or lesser ratio, in projiortion thereto. This 

 can only be prevented by supplving each hand of game with 

 fin escort of cavalrv. Pince ISTo. iu AToulana and Wyoming 

 (unless too near the U. V. Koad), .all kinds of lar2:e game, ex- 

 cept buffalo, have plefidilv iiicrea.sed, and simply from one 

 cause— the priee of skins did no|, justify the bdi.ir of Kctlimr 

 them to market. 'I'be deatrnetion of Ibe bulfalo has steadily 

 nrogrcssed, and has beeoiuc a fuel or in the solution of the 

 Indian problem. It is nfiw generally recoe-nizcd, among those 

 who have studied the suliject, that the sooner the buffalo is 

 exterminated, the sooner will the Indian be tamed and com- 

 pelled to remain on his rcRcrvfttion. As loni^ i« the bulbilo 

 arc abundant, he will not be content with his life there lie 

 Will break away and live the free life of (lie pinins, to wliicli 

 " he is dearly attached. AccordiIlcl3^ li i ■ ..-fdio de- 

 stroy the buffalo, and every facility i- j , i r , tii;it,eiid. 

 Lookhig upon it simply as a factoT b 1:1' oi- oi r, rlio civiliza- 

 tion of the Indian, there is no question of the wisdom of this 

 policy. 



As regards elk, mmmtain sheep, deer and antelope fthe 

 only real game animal , . ili- ini li on of tbeir pn-siTvatiou is 

 a serious one. Earl\ i' . > .- :oid aiitelo]-ie «kins vosein 

 price (:0 20 cents at (lie oiOil -oi-,-,, iin.l lasl, sprins Itiey 

 were 30 and 35 cents .,• • - ' .Ik. ]r, eenls |ier jHoimd. 



Thei::onseqnenee ha:-' I:! ■ ■ 1 ■ :uieiii|i|.,yea man in these 



territories, unless Im,, -,,, .■ m .n rail or river fransj.orta- 

 tion, who could raise ,0 '^ , ol n;i.| sliglu, skill as a hunter. 

 was nut "huntintr for skins," for sevend months during the 

 winter. Tliose unable to buy the outfit were "staked" by 

 the small tradeTP. "Moreover," the winter was untisunlly cold 

 and sI'Mio' liii- iiM!iper;ifurc receding in sncees.sive cold 

 Bpclloo - - o^nnd32°. The rold winds (hoove the an- 

 teloiie ■' . < om Iheplains totbenorlhintothe Yellow- 



stone ^ ..ieiv, ill li.-.adsof thousands, and tlie storms and deep 

 snows in the mountain drove the elk, mountain sheep, and 

 sheep low down into the sano' valley, so that there were unusual 

 facilities offered for their destmction, as willtiie more readily 



appear from the following facts obtained from Walter Cooper, 

 gim and fur dealer of Bozeman, during a recent business trip 

 down the Yellowstone, and from bif'jrrniiiio.j ,-iois ir:Mii 

 agents. His estimate of the killiiiL', uji I'-iir -i i-" 

 March, was as follows: 10,001) iiulTalo kill.. . .1 i:o , 

 OOObulTaJo killed bv whites, a),0()0 deer a:i- 0, 1 .,, , :o,i 

 elk. By nmltiplyiiig tVuir-tifths of llie bull.ii. i^ > 00, , ii,e 

 deer and antelope by 501bs., and llie elk by :: , M, :■ in- 



terested in food stalisties will obtain the |o;:ii i.iioi Is "I Oi'id 

 destroyed. This is only one district. 



On the Missouri aiid in the country toward the U. P. 

 road the same destruction went on, though it is to be hoped 

 not to the same e.xlent. These figurcfi appeal large, Itut are 

 not much to be wondered at when llie facility wilh which the 

 antelope and elk, half benumlied willicohi, are killed, and 

 which would he here described dirl space permit. From 

 tn-entv to fifty atitekipe per dav is not au uim.snal score for a 

 skilled and athletic hunter, lluddlcd looelher in the gullies, 

 the hunter, usually armed with Sharp's ride, by tiling into the 

 ma.sB, kills two or three at a shot. Tbere is a prelly au- 

 thentic record of one man killing (his partner following and 

 skinning) seventy-eight in one day, and eiv Imndred in one 

 mouth. 



The wTiter for several years \v.,"t i. .,:... ils oiisoi:!- 

 tcner to every huge bear and Ineolio" . ils <'■■■ >•■■'''[ 

 floating around llie.se moimtains fioi-ib- po-' ii'i'is -.i .>•■-.. imi 

 flatters'himself that, bv an nliue.si, daily hubii of sepaiatiiig 

 the wheat from liie ciiaif he can recognize the senuinc arti- 

 cle, and 3-et Ihiiiks from the .source of information the above 

 stories are substantially correct. 



Is there no law to si'op this destruction ? There is a terri- 

 torial law protecting garac after the 1st of February ; and I 

 believe altogether if not kiliei! fio- f, ,,.,]_ Tlip deslruclion was 

 greatest previous to that date, Iml 1 1 iilii, ssi! until the fireak- 

 up of winter, when the bulfsli, i,,,,! •; lokio-- .scolter on Hie 

 plain.s. and deer, elk and shes), 1 inisi t,i 1 he mouulains. I'n- 

 less the price of skins ffS'Os ,-:, IV ! 1 , ihe liLoires liefore men- 

 tioned, the same ste: ■■ soM 01, orsnied dnrint; the coming 

 winter. Even were tin -, - ,, i , , ; 1 ilnform, it ovould rc((uire 

 a regiment of cavalry to in:ike liie arrests. Tliis dioslruction 

 is carried out as a means of living. Many of ihe men are 



llnne tbeir iirosiiecling 0]>('ralions dm-int' tlie summer, all 

 Imping to strifie their " liouanza." ;\ few fio. but the many 

 repeat tlie same routine for vears. I beard of two miiu'rs of 

 this class a short time since who were oirercsi s^'Uio dOO for 

 one lead. Another party :f's ''ly 'i'l,! •" f 1 .'' I' o' -'-,r':, ooij^ 

 And so it goes, the sueeoss 1 ' ■ "0 ' _:'- 



spirits of ibe many. I ba^o ,,; ■,,,,, , , 



kill an elk or deer for the s^>Le oi lolbo^. ,.n.! .,;,,,^eio. io, Jood 

 —it is too old a story— there is no lemi.tiilioa. 



Ill conclusion, Ameriaans, :nid es])eeially American sports- 

 men, arc always t'lad to see British Kportsmen. In eptte of 

 the startling statistics above given, in the language of John 

 Smith, the immortal razor-strop man, " Tliere tiie'u few more 

 left,' of the same sort." Good .sport can be had in these moun- 

 tains for at lest Uve years to come. Bear and mounlaiii sheep 

 are perhaps more abundant than in any other part of tlie 

 Hocldes, are not affected by the arts of llie "skin hunter," 

 and afford the finest sport of idl game animals. 



The British sportsmen who have visited ]\rontan,i and 

 Northwest Wyoming have, within my knowledge, lieeu con- 

 lent with very moderate bags, and we hope thi-ir example- 

 will be followVd by those coming after. 



As the Utah Northern Railroad has reached the southern 

 boundary of Montana, I am sure the number of English toiu'- 

 ists to the Y'ellowstone Park will soon be materially in- 

 creased. 



GAME EESOKTS AliOUT TORONTO. 



HAVE just returned from au excursion to Canada, where 

 I went for some shooting as well as the trip, wliich was 

 pleasant in the extreme. Toronto ^yas the objective point 

 Iroui which I would go out into the surrounding country 

 shootiua;, or on the lake fishhig, and senerallvrettirn atniirht. 

 Verv irood .hiek shootinir can be h:ef :o , s;.".'' , |,:,How bay 

 called; ■■ The yiarsli." within a mile ." !., i ,vhiehany- 



one can di reed you, where Captain !,' ■ I ^ ..Is fortii. 



and rents boats' and decoys for the nii:,il,. ioil ;oli. <>[ 50 cents 

 per day, with full directions as to the l)est place to locate, 

 etc., uratis. Still better shoot in,<r can he had on some of the 

 lakes"north and east of the city, where wild rice, that dn<-ks 

 feed on, grows in profusion. IMr. Rawbone, dealer 

 la, amimmiiion, etc., on Yonge strcel — a thonough gen- 



■mv I'le ■'. si ranger there, as he did me. to good locali- 

 ■ ss I be foimd. 



' : ! ! ' 'istrict, about eighty miles due unrth, is 

 :•■: ii ■ ^"1 deer-shooting. Each year partie.s from 

 Toronto go up there with aU the paraphernalia for camping 

 out — though lioard, hounds and guides can be liired very 

 cheapl_y~and stay twoor three weeks, generally meeling with 

 good success, ami feeling well ri'paid for the journey. 'I'he 

 open season did not commence this v'ear until Oclolierl, 

 though I heard of parties killing them in Sejitemlier. 



Anyone wishintr irood rabbit .shooling woidd do welfto 

 visit Mr. Henry SpeaVs. at Georgetown, about thirty miles 

 west of Toronto,, lie keeps a large kcunel of fine hounds, 

 take a hand iu the sport. His tidilc, a 

 md liberality, is calculated to suit the 

 Canadian bunny dillers considerably 

 from our lia.re, iniiamuch as it is iHrger, and tiinis whitt^'in 

 iea,Koii opens Septeml'ier ' 1, thouLdi liltor 011 

 is not .so thick, say toward the laltcr part of 

 best time. In fael, that applies to lunirly 

 le fur and feather line up there. The nearer 

 toward the end of the year the better. Tlie game pro.spects 

 were never .so promising, owing probably to tlie open winter. 

 There is one exception to this, that is In regard to quail. Some 

 years ago thev were very plenty, but sn:inis,b,- bi-ae to thin 



;.ut ami get scaioo': ttieii a law |ir,.l h a^ three 



three \earswas passed, but at I he eie I s o "■■ , ■ ,v scarcer 

 Ihan eve,- ^VlKlt ,-aoi be the cause of Ihi-,; 



T!,' iih'' ' insjblo to explain it. 1 noticed great iium- 

 l)cr„ : 1 I ! 1 1 sizes, from the cimulDg httle fellow who 

 makes s|,:::ii,v, hiioiiuga specialty, lo his larger brother who 

 displays a wcakntoss for chickens.' These, iu"my estimation, 

 contribute largely towards the extermination of poor Bob 

 White. 



Board can be had in Toronto for about fifty per cent, less 

 than in Kew York. At litivate houses six (hilars brings ex- 

 cellent accommodations, and I have laa-n told I hat for three 

 and a halt dollars per week one can fiudcouiforlable quarters. 

 The hotels charge about two dollars per day; among the 

 good ones being the American House, which "is kept by an 

 American, and is handy to all the railroads and boats. 



love 



T 



noted 



and is ever 



model of el 



ler. The 

 when thccov 

 Oeaober. is ll 

 'erythin; 



',. lie 

 adv to 

 dir'iess : 

 . The 



I will give you a brief slcetch of the route I took to Toronto 

 with the attending expenses, which may be of interest t'> 



-sir,-,, , ,r ■,, , ,ui' readers. Took the .six P. jx. train at lie' f-ro 



' : ,— I reet. on the Evw |o Sia-ara Falls, fare :-:) ■; 1 ,, 



i_ i , s I ; berth S'i extra: stopped at Buffalo P ,r ',:i 1! 



Fallsabiait len, .andftpenltlie re.si of ;-: " : 1, I ',' 



next uiLdit. Stopped at the Siienc-y ^: 1 ,0' ,, , s 



perday— thence by C:. it II. l-;.R.,r!, -1 :-,; _.i:,i,-M- ,m 



where connection' was made with ttie ,sie:iir.e; t iiicn-i i.jv 

 Toronlo. Tlirongh ticket from AVfiaotu-:! J-'alhs in Toroni,<i 

 $1.90. Thesail of about thirty-five miles across r.ake Oiuarin 

 is very pleasant \vhen the wea'ther is fine, but when (he wini'l 

 blows prettysl,ronfflv the sea tcels elaipiiy. and basins ami 

 lemons iU-R id, a preniium. The steamer ar'rives in T. , 

 half-past two in the afternoon, occupying about I wo 

 crossing. 



A person with three weeks' vacation can niakc the round 

 trip from New York for about seventy dollars, including a 

 stop-over of a day at Niagara Falls, which should not," pe 

 missed. Seeing "the Falls by eleciric light tit night is alone 

 vorth the money the whole trip costs. J was just a little 



of I 



saby.foi 



iipi 



that, 1 



until late in ' )■ ■ h r. 

 t ember, and 1 ii , . 1 l. 

 on tlie wholi' is 1 : , 

 Attended the li.dnsii 

 pleased, liul was loo 1 

 sec, and intended mal 

 AV^/' Tor/., (IM.. 8. 



the reiad coming down from 

 ol as much time is wasted, as 

 r and e.. " 

 lew of shoniiua: should not start 

 id lieforc._ I wa.s there in Bep- 

 le very fair duck shooting, was 

 led, bcinji!; a month too early. 

 Ill ion. with which I was much 

 he doff show, which 1 hoped to 

 principal subject of Ibis letter. 

 Ti,M. IbcnoooopK, 



W 



PHIL^VDELPHIA NOTES. 



E have about reached llie close of our rail shooting sea^ 

 m, the cool nights of the jiasi week having had the 



th. Yet .some fair 

 last run of afternoon 

 ith Benny Badger to 

 tifiy-six birds, "on a 

 These late staj'ers are 



cifeel of driving the birds furtl: 

 " heats" have Ijeen reported (luiim; t 

 tides. One of the Messrs. Siirtori, 

 inish him, killed on upjier Tinicui 

 morniu!.' tide, in excellent conthtion, 

 invariidily fat and lazy. 



Teal duck of tlsc blue-winged variety have not been kno\vn 

 to lie so plentiful iu the Delaware Kivcr for many seasons as 

 this, and we learn of good shootiug last week at daybreat 

 during the morning flight of the blue-wing. 



Next yveck will usher in our quail season, and many at e 

 the trips already planned for a first crack al. Ibis prince o| 

 \ our correspondent is still finn in his opini' 



tin 



thai 111 



until iNovcnib 



section are o\ 



time to woodc 



and thereabout, mal 



month, ^vhon an account 



ll shooting slioidd not, licgiu 

 c'ls !o v.'ail unto, the hinhs in ibis 

 00 loeliTities, and devote hi- 

 Nio ll ooiisein the Lehigh Valh" 

 lis lbs; trip on the 13th of thi's 



, ., .11 be given to your readers. 



Is it not unfortunate that the Philadelphia Bporlsninn" 

 Club, or, as it was latterly called, the Philiidelphia Q.iiie 

 Protective Association, has virtually gone out of existence 

 The charier has been retained, however, and a tew of thi' 

 leaeiing spirits occasionally call a meeling when any import 

 ant sul.iject bearing upon game iirotection is desired to lie 

 discussed. 



NotWug is ever heard of the Philadelphia Kennel- Chib, 

 which gave sucJi a grand bench show shortly^ after Its organi 

 zation. We doubt if there ever tipiieared a*t «ny show such 

 a great display of setters us at this, ami if is hopetl rt 86(501 id 

 may be held under the same patronage. 



The great improvement in our native breed of setters, ow- 

 ing to the iinporlatiou of the best English dog.s during tb- 

 pa-St few years, and the consequent iutioiduclion of this blood 

 may be readily noticed on our sli'cets by the lover of lie 

 cauine race. At least one-half of all the settcr.s seen follow 

 iug at the heels of their masters show the unmistakable form 

 in part, oC the improved strain. This, mingled wilh the 

 rugged, sturdy old native dog, seems to give us preeksely 

 what is wanted for our vaiicd shooting. 



Your correspondent was inle.rmed of a very novel shoot 

 indulged in by a friend :i week or two fiincc — that of killing 

 om- common siorn rail over the point of his suiter. While in 

 quest of snijie iu the meadows near Darby Creek, he fomi'l 

 his dog conlimi.ally stopping jUkI pointing' stiff on the iiuir- 

 giu of "(he numerous ditches intersecting the low piece fit 

 ground he had found. Tpon kicking in front of hia (lag's 

 iiose M iial he supposed would belound a Inouse or a, apurrow, 

 he put up rail oiie,- .-01 -.n,) in this manner killed thirty or 

 forty well 1 o' ' is. I fail to see. however; what 



l.ienefit a yoi 1 1 i ve from such work, and aliould 



imagine ;i loi , I silseuce in it would turn out 11 first- 



clas.s ''poke." \''i hat think you? 



It may i uteres! some of yow readers to leani of a succcss- 

 fid cu-sc in lUe treatment of a dog for the orditmry round 

 worm, on the j.iart, of the writer, (hiring the past few weelcs. 

 The animal in i|uestion was a me.lium-sizert Scotch terrier, 

 belonifiiig lo a gentlemen wlio knew nothing of the diseases 

 to which the 'canine race is prone, and in answer to my 

 questions whether his dog was given to eating foreign sub 

 stances, such as straw, ashes, etc., and if his co.at prfesenteil 

 a dry, uiihealth)^ iippearanco, and his appetite was at times 

 ravenous and at other times jwor, he replied, "Yes; yout 

 description (jorresponds exactly with his condition." 31^ 

 treatment was to administer on an empty stomtieh — say, after 

 ii fast of foiii' or five hours — a teaspoonfnl of Eahiiiistoek'.s 

 Vermifus'e. follov.ing it in three hours with a tahleapoonful 

 of castor oil, wilh a few drops of anise-seed. This expelled, 

 after the first dose, three large worms, and a repetition two 

 days after brought away four more quite as large. 



ii'ahnestoek's Vermifiige has lon^ been known as a good 

 remedy for worms in children, and for this reason I wu.s In 

 duced to try it. 1 have neve- I'ss^t b to fail incases "f 

 ordiuar\' worms. For laps faith in nothiiie 



hut a niechaiiical remedy.]" 1 (in filings made 



into a bolus, the pesky Ihiit.ii- ' ,' , ;_v to the walls of 



the intestines. 



I shall try to keep you posted on Philadelphia iiffairs aa 

 they occur. More next week. Homo. 



Thb Cbokb Borb Powdeb. — We have recently had some 

 tests made of the new Dupont Choke Bone Powder, and the 

 results are such that we c-in recommend it to .opurltmm as a 

 very excellent explosve. In the tests made it was <:om|iarfd 

 for cleanliness with one of the standard rifle powd-.'r.s and 

 was found to compare favorably with if. Tte pattern and 

 penetration made were excellent, and the powder, as a whole, 

 is a very good article for use in any guns, but especially in 

 choke bores. 



