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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[OOTOBER 21, 1880. 



September in WorLhington and vicinity, bagging to my own 

 gun tlu-ee liundred aucf fifteen diickens, besides many mal- 

 lards, teal, golden plover, etc. My shooting was done over 

 puppies, and I liad a great deal of' bad weather, or mv bag 

 would have been larger. Wlicn I left Minnesota, (Scp't, 17) 

 geese and ducks were coming into llie prairie .sluunhs liy iUr 

 thousands, and by tbi.s tinie 'ii lover of that kind o? ylmotinn 

 could have all he desin-d. I .■ii-rived lirrc StptLintin I'il in 

 attend the field trials of the Nei,,.,,,!;,, Sialr AsKoLiauon, a 

 report nf which ban been forwarded to ^-ou. and 1 will make 

 no coiumeni, except that T wa.s lorlunale enough to -win with 

 my Dorr, a dog that 1 had not |)ut, in trim and' harl uo inten- 

 tion of i-unning. 



I tint now in a good quail conutry, making a.s good a bag as 

 I care to diuly. 1 can easily start ten to twenty covej's a day, 

 but until the leaves fall froiii the trees in tlie "" dr'aws." very 

 large baM cannot be made. I propose to work eastward in "a 

 few weeks, bringiuu: up at 'Vinccnnes in sea.son for the li-ials. 



F. A. T. 



SsaeinginConnectkiut.— 7WZ«r«dC'o., Oonn., Oci. 9— Wild 

 pigeons are quite plenty this sesison; but they are wild, aiid I 

 have not heard of liut one larsre basr heinL' taken. Thev feed 

 early, tlitn takf the woods'^ihirinii; Ihe'day, Tlie tiAvu of 

 Stafford .seeiii.s to be ili<-ir re,siing-place lliisyear. Wiiodcook 

 are sciuce now — the summer bhds ;cone, and the late birds 

 not yet come. That i.",, so I have found it to be, the quail 

 scciu to he quite plenty but very much scattered, and in small 

 coveys of 6 and 8. Partririgcs are plenty on the mountains 

 and swamps in mid-day aljout Mansfield and Wellington ; 

 lint they are most awfully snared, and their total exter'nn'na- 

 tion is not far distant. The t'ojmecticut law, allows them to 

 be so taken on one's own land, and the law is most terribly 

 abused : almost any farmer allows boys to set snares on his 

 land., but will not" let s. decent man with a dog " kill all his 

 game," as he says, showing his ignorance on the subject. The 

 truth is, that he and his boys cannot kill a partridge with 

 tlieir old Queen's arms unless they get one sitthig on a log. 

 Snared birtls are sold here, and "in all towns about here, 

 in total violation of the law. If there is a sijortsman's club, 

 or any persons in this State interested in this subject who 

 will come here or back me up in this subject I will do all 

 I can to slop ihi.s mean 1)U8iness of the dealers in ptu-chasing 

 these birds. Mars. 



MtOHiGAN GjV-nie Note.*. — Ann Arbor, Oct. 9 — On Thm-s- 

 duy last, the 7th insl., :Mr. ,T. Ha,okell of Bradner, Ohio, and 

 myself met for a litile bunting frolic for quail and wood- 

 cock and to try the grounds on the Toledo section <if the Ami 

 Arbor TJailroa'd. Mr. Haskell brought with him his two fa- 

 vorite black-and-lan.'? 'SiA and Si'ie, seven months old, to 

 which he is .strongly attached on account of their hmiting 

 qualities. The day was plea.^ant and the birds tolerably 

 plentif\il, especially the [|uviil. We fomid a few woodcock in 

 some of the wet grounds tlierealiouts, but they w-ere scattered 

 wild. The quail were in fair numlicrs for this portion of the 

 coimtry. Our best success was in the large beds of rag-weed 

 that skirt the woods on Die west of the railroad. The pups 

 behaved beautifully and never have I seen prettier or better 

 work done llia:i v. as accouiplislied t)_v those two pups: they 

 countered, liacked. drcippcd and refrieved all by motion of 

 the hand in a style equal to the be«t trained old dogs that I 

 ever saw. We made a pretty fair bag for this section, eleven 

 quail and four woodcock. My great Selight was to watch the 

 movements of these young pups and see the charming work 

 done by them. I was more than pleased at the splendid re- 

 sults achieved by their ti'airnng, and Mr. H. tells mo he has 

 three more of the same litter almost as good. 



AVe need a little more rain to make good cock shooting in 

 the swamps and swales almut here. Rabbits and squirrels are 

 thicker than 1 ever savv them before, and when the first snow- 

 falls we shall try our beagles among these frisky little fellows 

 hereabouts, when I will report resiilts. Senks. 



Wisconsin.— f'o/i da L,i,-, Tiv... Oct. 10— Theshootingiuthis 

 vicinity is now quite satiafac;! ory, as ducks in great numbers 

 have filled the marshes, and om- sportsmen are improving the 

 time to good advantace. 



The deer hunters also are getting in motion for the coming 

 season, (hat mider existing laws closes Nov. 30. The old 

 parties go out as usual, and there seems to be chartns in deer 

 stalking not to be resisied, as Ave find them going out with 

 he regularity of the seasons. Messrs. Carpenter and Adams 

 will locate in the vicinity of Florence, Wis. : Mr. and Sirs. 

 L. JI. Wyalt left Ihe'R. R. at Wancedah, Mich., and ex- 

 pected to pitch their tent twenty-five miltis away in their fa- 

 vorite location. Mrs. Wyatt accompanies her husband annu- 

 ally (o the woods, this being her fourth season. She has all the 

 cnthuFiasm of an old compaigner and is entirely- at home 

 among the wikls of the ^N'orth. 



Messrs. S. B. and Jolm Amory and Mr. Carter constitute 

 the veteran orgimization and expect to locate in the Vicinity 

 of Hermansviile, i\Iich. 



All these parties go out well equipped and are usually suc- 

 cessful, and we expect a satisfactory report at the close of the 

 season. 



You -ft-ill excu.se the style of this epistle as it is written on 

 a tin plate twentyfive miles from any place. 



Am in the wood and camp, am having flue days, good 

 fare and plenty of game. S. 



Abkasbab. — A correspondent of the Germantown Telegraph 

 writing from "RTiite County, Ark., says of the game of there : 

 " As this State contains much land which, on accoimt 

 of its Gwanipy or its rocky or hilly siuface, cannot be 

 cultivated, the larger animals confine themselves mostly to 

 these uniuhabitod districts, from which they make accasional 

 raids into the settlements and make sad havoc among the 

 farmers' calves and pigs. 



"The deer and turkey have more impudence and refuse 

 to quit the land of tlieir nativity. They still occupy the fields, 

 and even sometimes the gardens of the seltlers. They being 

 very fond of stock peas, the f wmcrs must be very vigilant both 

 nigiit and day to protect their crojis. Many are shot near by, 

 and frequently several deer are taken almost witliin the s'u- 

 burbs of towns containing two thousand inhabitants. 



"During the game season the boats navigating .the .White, 

 Arkansas and other sraallcT streanu;, are lo^.cd islth such 

 game ss deer, bear, tiirkey, rabbits Eind prairie chickens. 

 which serve to feed the citizens of the cities and towns along 

 the Missouri river." 



A Hint for Patters Tetals. — Boston — I wish to call at- 

 tention to one thing that has no doubt caused many gunners 

 to be dissatistiod nt ceilain times with their guns. 1 saw a 

 young man largeiinghisgun at 4.0 yards on pieces of paper 30 

 inches B<iuare and he wa.s very much dissiilisfied wil;h it, Siiy- 



iug the choke was shot out, and blaming the gunsmith for de- 

 ceiving hini r,h,„ir n... r...ttern, and vowina- tliat he was goina: 



tog-eta. , ote. Havlns liad considerable tx- 



licrienct ., ,- I wrut and got some sbeeta of pa- 



per 1ft. sgu, ■ M- ■■! iiim to trv his --unat them: which, 

 alter asking if 1 supji'-sid he could not bold a gim on to the 

 ■' side of a house." etc., he reluctantly did : Avhcn to bis sm'- 

 i'ii.«<> he found that I lie gun made a fii'St class pattern, draw- 

 ing a au inch circle from 'the centre of the charge, which, how- 

 ever, was not in the centre of the target liy considerable. 1 

 speak of this, a.s 1 have often seen old gunners stick up a piece 

 of boai'd or a smidl piece of paper to test the pattern of their 

 guns, and judge accordingly, no matter whether they hold on 

 or not ; and many good guus have be«u hastily condemned on 

 this accomii. ' Pluvier. 



BuNcitEU ^YiOT.—U'empart, Ky.,—M I consider chilled 

 shot, especially Tatham's. to be superior to any shot made, I 

 feel a lively interest in knowing how you can account for the 

 ivonderful performance recorded in you piqier of Sept. Ki, 

 under heading " Bmiched Shots." fhave used this shot for 

 some time and am at a loss to understand how any loose shot 

 can perform such fe;its. 1 have tested this .shot in choke and 

 cylinder liores and consider it l.iut justice to the manufactur- 

 ers to have this nuuter exjilaiued, as to me it seems impossi- 

 ble. C. J. S. 



The fault ia not with the shot but with the gim. There is 

 less reason for the bunching of chilled shot than of the ordi- 

 nary shot, butsomegims doputthepelletsintoabuuch. Inthe 

 1875 London Field Gim Tiial one of the guns was barred out 

 on just this aecount. 



Pexs^stlvaxia— PoitsJowra, Oct. 12.— Deae Sir: Out gun- 

 ning season opens here on the 15th October. Partridges and 

 rabbits are more plentiful this season then they have been for 

 several years, and we expect lots of sport. Woodcock are 

 scarce in our section of the comitry; squirrels more plentiful 

 this season then they were last, as arc also plover and pheas- 

 ant. We have some very fine dogs here and plenty of sports- 

 men, but we have some very inconsiderate straggling hunters 

 here, as they are not BportS!neunorcvenpot-huut"er8,for Ilieard 

 of some that had been killing partridges last week, and have no 

 doubt the same partieshavc been shooting thepoor, skinny rab- 

 bits. There isa,'jpotterlookingafterthem',aud if theyarecaught 

 they will get the full extent of the law. I hoiie when the sesi- 

 son opens the hunters will not go out and see who can kill the 

 largest amoimt of game. As long as the we:ither is warm game 

 is not in couditiou to kill, tun] if it is shiuglitered up to the 

 full dming the first weeks, till the time comes that it would be 

 in condition, you can scarcely find any. So a word of adrice: 

 Don't kill the half-grown birds or rabbits, as one a month 

 later is wortli a half dozen now. J, W. E. 



Temnesbee. — Smannah, Oct. 13. — JVlthough the shooting 

 season has nominally begun but little has yet been done in 

 that line. I have been out several times, but merely to train 

 a promising j-oimg dog, several times leaving the gun at 

 home. Many of the bevies I have found were loo .small to 

 shoot, and the rank weeds will prc\-eut anything like sport 

 until a heavy frost comes to our relief. Birds are plentiful, 

 thanks to a, "dry Juno. The fanners have an ;tdage that a dj-y 

 June always presages a good crop. I can't say about that, 

 but know we always luive more quail when there are no heavy 

 June rains to drowm itie young birds and "break up " the sit- 

 ting hens. There is an unusually plentiful crop of mast of 

 allkhids this fall, and in all probability pigeons and ducks 

 wdll be here in unusual numbers. Tlio weather is too warm 

 for any sport yet a wliile. Wiix. 



Westeek New Tonic. — Omotgu, October 11, — Season mild 

 and flock-duck slow in arriving. The Ontario Hunting and 



Fishing Society have had some shooting upon their preserve. 

 Red-head and 'black duck, and a few birds ;ire killed along 

 the coast. Within ten days game will be jirime and liuntin"; 

 ditto. SquitTels abound in all the timber :ilong the line of 

 the lake (Ontario) ; the open winter of '79 and '80, and the 

 abundance of nuts accotmting for the same. Partridges moder- 

 ately plenty. Within ten miles of this city, from 8 until 6 

 p. ni., October 8. I killed two fine black squirrels and a cock 

 partridge. Rabbits and foxes arc in unusual nnmliers. Shoot- 

 ing grounds both for water and wood sport ea.sy of access. 



,F. Ji. H. 



CALVFOn^A.—Slk Grow, Oct. 3.— We are too far from you 

 for information as to plenty or scarcity of game to be of 

 much interest to your readers, but if you will give us a call 

 you wUl find such acres^of ducks and geese of all varieties, 

 Canada geese, brant, white-fronted and snow geese, as well 

 Hutching's Vn'ant — as can only be seen elsewhere in some of 

 the Southern States, and I w'ill iusure you a hearty welcome 

 from our sportsmen. Deer arc very pleutj" in the hills this 

 fall, and with an occasional grizzly_ or Cahforuia lion thrown 

 in, a sportsman must be hard to suit who caimot find enough 

 to content him. W. L. W. 



Weigut of Ritffed GsovsK.—8i/-racuse,N. T., Oct. 18.— 

 I give below the weight of four ruffed grouse, the heaviest 

 we have any record of in this part of the State : One, 1 

 ll-161b., killed by M. Knappj one, 1 12-1 61b., killed by C. 

 Lansing; one, 1 '124-1 61b., killed by A. A. Hudson; one, 1 

 13^-161b., killed by Wm. Kicholson. J. H. M. 



We hope that sportsmen will send us through the fall the 

 weight of their heaviest birds killed. Such a record would 

 not be -without value. The four grouse referred to by our 

 correspondent were verj' heavy birds. 



MiGRATOET QtiAn.— .Bosfcw, Oct. 11.— As regards*the re- 

 turn of the birds, I say that many of my neighbors claim to 

 have seen them this summer and fall, but they are hardly 

 competent to judge, so I don't feel sure of it. The quail 

 law IS off on the 15th, and if they are here the gunners will 

 soon find them, and probablv shoot some before noticing the 

 difference. A flock Hievy) -was scqb about twenty miles be- 

 low my town a fortnight ago. Probably s^me of those im- 

 Dortoa"by Mr. Downer three years aso, and released then. 

 ■ H. P. T. 



lKDiA>TA~Oef-. M.Sdmr FareH nnd Stream : The fol- 

 lowing leave for the Michigan Peninsula, on a deer hunt, the 

 Slatinst.: W. L. Qreirory, X. Wysong. R. W. Matthews, 

 J,os. S. Stephenson, J. C. Kerns," J. Swope, R. 0. Brown, 

 Riggiiis and myself, of Lebanon, Ind.; and B. M. Gregory, 

 Zionsville, nnrt'D. C. Bnrgendthal, of Indianapolis. L. M. 

 CoA, L. Kains. 8. Dougherty, E. Reynolds, A. D. McCcirmack 



S. Daily and 0. C. Witt expect to go a few -weeks later. I 

 will give you some notes of om- hunt. W, C. G. 



Forest and Stream Oenerai.. Passen-gek Departmest.— 

 CMma/', HI., Oct. 14. — The following- pai'ties have passed 

 tlu-ough here since ]\ionday en rotUe to the hunting grounds ; 

 C. Langdon, and i.imiy o'f four, from Ohio, going to Quin 

 nisec. ilich.; Dr. (.'. t.Titford. nnd partv of foiu', from Indiana, 

 going to Floring, Wis.; I:-:i ' ii:irtv of I'ighl. from 



'Illinois, going 'to Qilinn, i.-tsrone avid Fisher, 



and party of twelve, fi' -In:,^ to Menemony, 



Mich. 



Shootino at thb St. Claie Flat.s. — Our correspondent, 

 W. B. Wills, Jr., wi-ites as follows .ibout the shooting at this 



favorite resort. He aavs: "I had a t.' " :l 'l:n '- .^i ni last 

 Friday (Oct. 8) at the Club. Killed fon;.- .m .i the 



morning, and on my way home jumped ii.i . , i i:,. '■; Avith 

 Star, .M.ack and Kink, andpicked npfomleen^uauaner 4:30." 



OxTMiio. — BiikciUf, Oct. 13. — Yacht owners now use their 

 craft for conveying tiiem to the marshes, a few mile distant, 

 for the pm-pose of duck shooting, of which there has been but 

 little as yet, the Viirds being scarce. Snipe and plover are, 

 however, tolerably plentiful. In the woods game is fairly 

 abundimt. Some sportsmen have met with good success 

 among the deer, and a considerable number of partridges 

 (ruffed grou.sc.) have been shot. 



All Ai!01j>-d HoxKa.— Yellow Bud, Ohw. Oct. 13.— Just 

 returned from an extensive trip through Kentucky, TenneF- 

 see, j\jkan.sas, Mi.s:»uri, Illinois and Indiana. Hvmted some, 

 hut found game scarce. Killed some chickens — sport hard to 

 equal, when one has (as 1 have) a first class dog. 



S. L. N. F. 



Ohio Qr.uL LA^r.—Cohmibus, Ohm, Oct. 10.— Tou are 

 mistaken w hen you -.'ny law on quail in Ohio is out Nov. 15, 

 as it w-as ch;itiged last year to Nov. 1 to Jan'y 1. I give you 

 this, as some ruay be able to Come and Lave first of it. 



I", F. 



RoBiss IN Westchesteh. — Supervisors' Office, Town uf 

 M-;-.ftrhf-.-<trr, Oct. 16.—A law wa.s pa.ssed Feb. 6, 1878, by the 

 laoai-d of Siqjerviaors of this county, which prohibits the 

 killing of robins during the month of October. 



Jas. Hexdekson, Je, 



SHOOTING MATCHES. 



SrAKTANBUKG TOUllNAMENT. 



Sl?AET.UfiHIBO, S. C. 



FiEST Day. 

 Team match, from Card rotary trap, arranged to throw in any 

 du-eotion, 50 balls, 18 yards rise. Eiifronce, S12..'i0, .f,5natlded by 

 citizens of Hpartanhui'i,'. First tenra tn rfctive Sd per cent., sec- 

 ond leacu M) per cent., third team 20 ptr etui., nfter i>!iyiug fourth 



team entrance fee and deduct 

 Union. 



C. K. lioberson 8 



AV. u. WiUlace 6 



J. D. Bourn T 



T. n. Cull) 10 



A. ll win 



Clirnieslon^O. 2. 



T. s, lui,'le.itiy 



H. t;i] 



cost of balls 



Wlunahoro. 



It. J. M. Oarley. 8 



A.W.AValla<!e |i 



O.K. Rabl) 6 



J. W. McCants,^ 4 



0-40 J. W. Aiken, s— 31 



Oharlesxon No. l. 



S W.L.CH1P..... » 



'1'. T. ualf.. 



E. E. .lealdiia (i B. B. Fiiraian » 



I. K. Read - s w.H. wjiutlen 9 



W. n. Tarraut 9— lO I, H. Boiilfnlglit, ...,..,,..... 7-^18 



Columbia. Bpai'tanburg. 



T. H, Gibbes 9 U. It. Iliomson. 6 



p. liookter 4 W. K. Nolen , T 



M. C. Koberson S l. B. f'atienson , 



I. L. Herg n I. H. BlassluganiB H 



VV. .1. De Tre-Tllle... 9—39 W. A. UeaLU 9— 8d 



Sonili T- :ua. Ornnget)urg. 



•W. M. 'Muekciiiu^s a P. G. Cannon « 



Geo. Kent- - « 1. B. L. DfiiUc 8 



J. L. Keltt. 7 ». E. s„u,i; 9 



I.S.Bec,.Ir 6 11..I. ^ll, 8 



Wm. Anflenson.-.. i—'S. a. .'.. ■! i 7- u 



Kesidt: Chaileston No. 1, first pn.:i', Md.^ri, Ornageburg, sec- 

 ond prize, .*3tj.75; Charleston No. 2 and Union, tfihd prize, 826; 

 Cohnnbia, foarth, 41-2.00. 



Sweepstakes— HLs. baUs each, from Card trap; set on middle holOj 

 throwing dii-ocUy from shooter, 21 yarJu rinc ; 82.50 entrance, 825 

 added ; distribution same : 



R. T. MoCarley.. . , 3 H. H. Tliom.soa o 



W. R. >"olen 6 T. \V. Dantaler...., s 



U. ClilsUQim, .ir fi W. L. Culp « 



A.M. Wallace 3 T. T. HaU a 



I. W. McCauts 3 E. E. Jenkins ,. 



CMC. Rabb.. 



•W. K. Whliapn... 



D. II. ^teCulloiip-li , 



W. A. Heath 



J. A. Headei.sou... 

 -W. J. DpTrcvllle.. 

 C. R. Roberson.... 



I. R. Read 



shot off. 



. _ B. B. Piu , 



. -i T. H. Olbbe,'' .....5 



. 4 T. H. Bonknl^'ht 9 



. 4 I. li. L. lioitte 4 



. W-. U. T.uTant. 4 



. :•; .1. L. Kent , a 



.6 1. L. Berg. ;.,. S 



. 3 M. C. RoDerson B 



^.„„ .,^... , and out : First piize, S42.75, won by "W. 



E. Solen with three balls ; secoud. .325.65, won by T. S. Inglesby 

 with Ivo balls; tliird, $17.19, won by ^W. H. Tarrant mth two 

 balls I fotu-th, S2.50, won by R. J. MoCarley with two balls and one 



Team match, 30 bidls, 25 yards rise ; Cuid trap throwing straight 



a-way ; SilO entrance ; first prize, one double Kemington broech- 



loading 6hot-gim ; second piize, S20 in gold ; third prize, Bilver 



piolde carter. 



Union. 



C. R. Eoberson. -3 



W. C. WaUace 3 



1. D. Bourn 1 



F.B.Culp 2 



A. Irwin 1— 



Wtrmsboro. 



-R. J. iloCarley. 4 



A. W. \VaUace- l 



O.E. Rabb. 



I. W. McCauiB 4 



Ctiaileston No. i. 



W. L. Gulp. 5 



T. T. UaU 3 



B. B. Flirman 3 



W. R. Whlld^ , 4 



I. H. Bonknlght.. 3—18 



CharlestouNo. 3 



T. s. insrle-sby s 



n. Clilsliolm, Jr 4 



E. E. .lenklas. 4 



1. R. Rp.id 4 



i. -W. .Aiken 3—13 W. H. Tarrant 3— IT 



Oolumbla. Spartanburg. 



T H Glbbs 5 n. H. Tlinmson , 2 



P. Bookter 4 W. R.Solen.... i 



M. C. Roberaon. 4 I. B. PatlPrson 5 



L L. Berg....,: -. 1 I. H. Blasslngnmn it 



W. J. De TievlUe. .fJ-?" W- a UeaOi 1—21 



- Or:ir.5,-ljiir?. 



■p.a. Cannon 4 f- •!■ s.^Hv ^ 



T. B. L. Dordo 1 .1. -A.. Alejer. i— 14 



D.E.Smoak 5 



Spartanburg won first prize, Oolnmhia seoond, GhorlsalMiil HB. 1 

 thhrd. 



Extra sweepBtakes ; breech-loading dhot-gnn : 6 bollB : Dantzler 

 2 ; Tarrant, 5 ; Inglesby. 2 : JenlrinB. 4 ; Gibbes, 5; W. L. Culp, 4 

 Bead, 2 ; Wlulden, 4 : Anderson, 2 ; Pm-mitu, 4 ; Umuilk, 4 



