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FOREST AND STREAM. 



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titra. Bah ? Let the Hartford papers ventilate- the mat- 

 ter : and if there are any game clubs in Connecticut, or 

 any prosecuting officers, whose duty it is to attend to such 

 matters, let the punishment be meted out to all con- 

 cerned, no matter what may be the social standing of the 

 parties. Shame, that ought to follow exposure, would 

 to any decent person be punishment enough, if not 

 obliged to pay heavily besides, And any caretul club 

 would expel any member who used the organization in 

 violating the laws or in tempting others to do it by pur- 

 chase. 



There used to be a very strong and effective game club 

 in Hartford, If it now exists it had best make itself felt ; 

 and if disbanded, let it be brought to life again. "We be- 

 lieve it would have the support of every club in the coun- 

 try, and every fair-minded man, in pushing this matter 

 uncompromisingly. 



Fish a.s Food.— Prof. Atwater's paper, published in 

 our Fish Culture columns to-day, will be found instruc- 

 tive reading for all who are concerned in providing for 

 themselves and others a nutritive diet. It is well worth 

 careful study, for it is the result of a painstaking scien- 

 tific investigation, and the results obtained are of the 

 highest importance. 



"When the writer says that fish food is not, as is gener- 

 ally supposed, especially productive of brains, be strikes 

 at the heart of long cherished belief. But there is hardly 

 any subject concerning which there is so much current 

 misconception as the different qualities of various arti- 

 cles of diet. When the doctors and the scientific experts 

 disagree on these points, it is as well for the layman to 

 eat what is put before him, without regard to auythiug 

 save the gratification of his own individual palate. 



PoNkapog. — Ponkapog, the home of Thomas Bailey 

 Aldrich, is a little village, which, although only twelve 

 miles from Boston, has been almost unknown to out- 

 siders, save to a few anglers and gunners who yearly re- 

 sort to its excellent fishing and shooting grounds, The 

 queer name is of Indian origin, and signifies "Sweet 

 Water ; "besides the name there are many mementoes of 

 the Red Men in the form of arrow-heads, sinkers for 

 fishing, and other relics. There is a plenty of fish in the 

 streams, and of game in the woods and fields : and Mr. 

 Aldrich often goes out for a day of genuine, hearty sport, 



Assumed Names.— "Nick" has roused out of a long re- 

 tirement, and with the revival of his favorite long-range 

 work finds something to say apropos of false names on 

 scoring blanks. The Forest and Stream can utter a 

 hearty amen to all of his conclusions. Bogus namesare 

 distasteful at all times and in every pursuit. They are 

 entirely unnecessary on the range, and the argument of 

 those who want practice, that thoy must perforoe shoot 

 in matches of public record, is simply ridiculous, and 

 they presume very much in expecting that the press 

 should become participants in their deceit. 



G151E IN SEASON' IN APKIL. 



Wild Ducks, Goose, Brant, etc 



GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY. 



In Bending reports for the Foeest and Stream "Dirootory to 

 (lame and Fish Resorts, our correspondents arc requested to «ive 

 the following particulars; with such other information as thoy 

 amy deem of value : State, Town, County ; means of access ; Ilotel 

 and other accommodations ; Game and i Is Season ; Fish and its Sea- 

 son: Boats, Guides, etc.; Name of person to address. 



Dog Snow Catalogues.— We wish a catalogue of 

 each of the Americaji bench shows. If any one of our 

 correspondents, who may have duplicates, can furnish 

 us with the same, the favor will be appreciated. 



Excellent Publications.— We are constantly being 

 asked what are the most comprehensive works on the 

 dog, the rearing, breaking, working, feeding, exer- 

 cise, judging and diseases. In answer wa can now refer 

 our readers to Messrs. Cassell, Fetter, Galpin & Co.'s 

 publication, noticed in another column. 



— A potato from ".Piseco, "of which more anon, 



GAME PROTECTION. 



Onondaga County Sportsmen's Club.— Syracuse, A*. 

 F., April 7th.— A meeting of the Onondaga County 

 Sportsmen's Club was held last evening at their rooms in 

 the Kirnber Block. The following officers were elected : 

 President, John Bedford ; Vice-President, D. W. Peck ; 

 Secretary, John Stedman : Financial Secretary, Edwin 

 Lodder; Treasurer, Thomas Kirnber, Jr.; Executive Com- 

 mittee, Geo. Lodder, G-. C. Luther and H. Ayling. Mr. 

 Bedford and Mr. Stedman have been members of the 

 club since its organization, some fifteen years ago, and 

 Mr. Stedman has always filled the office of Secretary. 



Fokest and Stream Association.— Danbury, Conn., 

 April 3d. — We have recently organized a fish and game 

 club under the above familiar name. It will be our aim 

 to have the laws relating to fish and game enforced, and 

 we shall also look to the stockingof our ponds and fields. 

 The officers are : President, A. P, Sturges ; Vice-Presi- 

 dent, Andrew Hull ; Secretary, T. G. Wildman ; Trea- 

 surer, Geo. B. Benjamin, Jr. The members of the For- 

 est and Stream Publishing Company have been elected 

 honorary members of our club. A. P. S. 



—The Delaware Game Association sent a number of 

 California quail down the State last week. German quail 

 will be distributed also. 



— A number of woodcock have been killed on Seoond 

 Mountain, back of Orange, N. J., within the past few 

 weeks. The Orange sportsmen should up and at 

 the lawbreakers. 



— The following epitaph is to be found in the church- 

 yard of Woodbridge, Suffolk, England. The spelling 

 would indicate that the stone must now be crumbling 

 and covered with the stains and moss of many years, but 

 the warning is by no means antiquated :— 

 Here Lieth the Body of 

 Benjamin Bi<wrcr,i!Y 

 Who Though Z.i<«lie and 



Sbraitg, ions ime 

 ThoLlnnnWort line, Shot 



Tu the'2!rt year of'lih A ff e, 

 Spectators and Wife. 



New Hampshire— Colebrook, April 6 lh.— Spring is 

 here, and the winter has been a favorable one for game ; 

 very light snow-fall, A few deer have been killed near 

 Diamond Pond, ten miles from here, but in the Connec- 

 ticut Lake region I fail to leamof a single moose or deer 

 having been taken contrary to law. Very few instances 

 of fishing through the ice. Cariboo are seen frequently 

 of late on the lakes sunning themselves. The ruffed 

 grouse have not been winter killed. Forty million feet 

 of spruce will be floated toward the sound as soon as the 

 ice is out of the river. Edw. Norton. 



Manchester Shotting Club.— Manchester, N. H., 

 April 10/'). — The annual meeting of the Manchester 

 Shooting Club was held at the Haseltine House, 6th inst., 

 and was very fully attended. The report of the Treasurer 

 showed the club to be in a good condition financially, 

 there being quite a sum in the treasury. The following 

 officers were elected for the ensuing year : President, 

 Benj. F. Clark ; Vice-President, Geo. F. Elliott ; Secre- 

 tary, Julius E. Wilson ; Treasurer, Chas. L. Harmon ; 

 Executive Committee, Ira A. Moore, Chas. J. Darrah 

 and Moses Wadleigli. Thirteen new members were 

 elected, making the total membership sixty-four. The 

 club was organized for the purpose of holding glass-ball 

 and pigeon shoots (pigeon shooting not allowed in New 

 Hampshire at present time), that its members might ac- 

 quire proficiency in wing shooting — the matter of game 

 protection, fish propagation, etc., "being well looked after 

 5y the New Hampshire Game and Fish League, an or- 

 ganization devoted wholly to the above named objects. 

 The Shooting Club raised a sufficient sum of money last 

 winter by contributions to send an order for 300 migra- 

 tory quail, which will be liberated in this vicinity, and 

 the club will endeavor to protect them. The grounds 

 formerly occupied by the Manchester Base-Ball Associa- 

 tion have been secured, which will afford members of 

 the club a place for practice within easy access. 



J. E, W. 



Connecticut— Hartford, April lOf/i.— A friend and 

 myself shot three snipe yesterday (April 9th) within the 

 city limits. 1 have found by long experience that the 

 first snipe generally reach here on the 8th of April. 



W. M. H. 



New York— Hay V s Corner, April 4.— Wild ducks 

 have been more plentiful here on the west side of Cayuga 

 Lake than usual for the past two or three weeks, so I am 

 informed, though I have not been out shooting. I think 

 a few days' good shooting could be obtained near Cayuga, 

 six miles south of the New York Central road, by stop- 

 ping off at the bridge, or Bridgeport. There have been 

 a number of geese seen going north, and some have been 

 killed in this county, while they stopped to feed on wheat. 



Far Rockawat Gun Club.— A meeting of the Far 

 Rockaway Gun Club was held at Dehnonico's on Monday 

 evening, April 2d, The following officers were elected 

 fur the ensuing year': President, George S. Greene, Jr.; 

 Treasurer, Ernest C. Lamontagne ; Secretary, Chas.. A. 

 Lummis ; Governing Committee— Geo. S. Greene, Jr, ; 

 Ernest C. Lamontagne, Chas. A. Lummis, John D. Chee- 

 ver, Newbold T. Lawrence. New grounds have been en- 

 gaged at Lawrence, L. I,, and a club-house and other con- 

 veniences are to be erected immediately. 



The State Convention.— Seneca Falls, N. Y., April 

 $th. — The Seneca Gun Club, of Seneca Falls, N, Y,, 

 under whose auspices the State Sportsmen's Convention 

 is to be held, met at a regular meeting April 7th. Seven 

 new members were elected, and names of five others pre- 

 sented. The club is in a prosperous condition, and the 

 managers are actively engaged with matters pertaining 

 to the Convention. The Bird Committee are in cor- 

 respondence with different parties in regard to pigeons, 

 but in my judgment the contract will be given to either 

 Phillips, of Detroit, or Stagg, of Chicago, both reliable 

 dealers, who would furnish good birds. The matter will 

 be settled probably in a few days. The Prize Committee 

 have been both active and successful, and when the pro- 

 gramme is published I shall be mistaken if the sportsmen 

 of New York State do not pronounce it the best prize-list 

 ever offered at a convention. The Parker Brothers, with 

 their accustomed generosity and energy, have already 

 forwarded their prize gun. Parties who have examined 

 it pronounce it a superior gun to any before given the 

 Association. The finish is superb, and good judges say it 

 is a perfect gem. Other prizes will arrive about May 

 1st, and be placed on exhibition. The Committee on 

 Grounds have not as yet positively decided upon location, 

 but one will be secured which will be desirable and con- 

 venient. Every thing promises an early meeting of the 

 Convention. X. 



AN Unique Visitor.— Brooklyn, AT. Y., April 2d — 

 This morning about 7 o'clock my daughter Nellie opened 

 the basement door to take our daily supply of milk. As 



she did bo Bhe jumped back in some excitement and called 

 " Papa, come and look at this thing !" I passed quickly 

 into the room from the kitchen, and there, under the 

 sewing-machine, squatted a beautiful male woodcock. I 

 essayed to catch him, but he darted past me into the 

 kitchen, will. Ins tail spread out like a fan, past the cat, 

 who was very much surprised ; and as soon as he saw the 

 window filled with the house plants he took to wing and 

 flew with great force against the glass. He was momen- 

 tarily stunned. I picked himup and found lie was slightly 

 injured in the left wing, probably by striking against a 

 telegraph wire or similar obstruction while on his mid- 

 night flight to his breeding grounds on the island. He is 

 a beautiful specimen of last year's brood, and I deter- 

 mined to have him stuffed. I once saw one alight on the 

 chains that support the smoke-stack of a ferry-boat 

 when entering the Fulton Ferry slip, New York side, and 

 have heard of one paying a visit to a city yard up town, 

 but never heard of one seeking shelter in a dwelling- 

 house. Henry Thorpe. 



New Jersey— Ocean County, April 9th.— Snipe very 

 Hcarce. The best bag I have beard of to one man was 

 seven. Weather too cold for them. Ice formed last 

 night. Ducks plenty in the broad bay, but do not stool 

 well. I have seen large flocks of canvas-backs this 

 week moving north. Woodcock have come in large 

 numbers, and are preparing to breed. Quail are plenti- 

 ful, owing to the mild winter. Good shooting may be 

 expected next fall. g. K. Jb. 



Kenton County Club.— Cincinnati, April 3d.— The 

 Kenton County Shooting and Fishing Club, of Coving- 

 ton, Ky., met last night at Auditor Orr's office, where 

 the organization was completed, and the following 

 prominent gentlemen were elected officers for the en- 

 suing year : President, A. D. Mcpherson ; Vice-President, 

 J. A. P. Glose ; Secretary, E. S. Studard ; Treasurer, J. 

 S. Sandford ; Directors : J. D. Hudson, George Perkins 

 and John Leathers. The club, which has been incorpo- 

 rated by the Kentucky Legislature, has nineteen charter 

 members. The general purposes of the club are to en- 

 force the game laws of that State, and to promote the 

 favorite pursuits of it3 members. It is the intention to 

 purchase a house and grounds near the Latonia Springs 

 and Greenwood Lake. They will also be near grounds 

 where their shooting tournaments will take place. 



W. E. L. 



Tennessee Quail Potting.— Cincinnati, March 3lst. 

 — The following article I clip from the Commercial of 

 March 29th, and send for you to judge whether the birds 

 were shot legitimately or not. I certainly consider the 

 article of no credit to the shooter, and also believe most 

 of the 1,800 were potted. Here it is, dated March 25th 

 1880 :— 



'•Mr. David Holt, of this vicinity, from September lBt 

 1878, to March 31st, 1879, killed 1,800 partridges. Ho 

 killed fifty-four in five shots ; killed eight on the wing at 

 one shot. Of 321 shots he felled 311. He rarely misses a 

 shot. A gentleman who thought he was a crack shot 

 went out to shoot against Holt one day. Two birds flew 

 up and Holt knocked them both down before the other 

 fellow got ready to shooi. He did all the shooting with 

 a small 36in. muzzle-loader. How is that for high ?" 



And I, myself, add the same exclamation. W. E. S. 



The five shots, averaging 10 4-5 birds to a shot, were 

 very fair— as ground covey shooting goes. Other men 

 shooting in the same way have excelled it ; however, it 

 is difficult to give statistics, because the persons who do 

 this kind of shooting do not often tell of it in print. The 

 " eight on the wing at one shot" part of it is a figment 

 of the imagination of a man who never saw a bird in the 

 field. 



Spring in Fwsu>A.—Tihisville, Fla., March25th,— Just 

 returned from a trip to Banana River, the great game 

 resort of this region. Found raft ducks, or blue^bUls 

 very numerous, but wild. Those that we shot we found 

 to be poor. Found also a good lot of black ducks here 

 called English ducks {Anas obscura), and shovele'rs or 

 spoon-bills (Spatula clype.ata), in the marshes. The 

 widgeons and pintails seem mostly to have left this local- 

 ity on their northern migration. The Florida gallinules 

 here called coots, are very numerous, swimming in im- 

 mense solid phalanxes, often several hundred yards long 

 eight or ten feet wide, and so close together that they 

 touch each other, A sailboat can generally sail within 

 twenty or thirty yards before they start to fly, and great 

 havoc is often made in their ranks. They are excellent 

 eating, hardly to be distinguished from rabbit. The 

 great white pelicans seemed to have all gone north but 

 in their place was an immense army of shore birds, 'god- 

 wits, stills, killdeer, peeps, etc. 



The numerous varieties of heron which swarm on these 

 marshes are now beginning to nest, and are in full plum- 

 age. The crack of the plume hunter's gun is heard in all 

 directions ; the white heron plumes bring from 20 to 30 

 cents apiece, and several hundred can be secured in a few 

 days at the rookeries, which, by the way, are always in 

 the wildest and most inaccessible places. 



We found no deer, although a few weeks ago they 

 were numerous. This is owing to the fact that the does 

 are lying concealed in the thickets with their voting. a 

 fawns. The bears are now patroling the river "shore 

 nights for horse-shoe crabs. In a few weeks they will 

 walk the ocean beach for turtle eggs, and then their cap- 

 ture is comparatively easy. Al. I. Gator, 



Louisiana— New Orleans, April 11th. — Messrs. O. P. 

 Glessner and £1. Hall Treager, of this city, were in York 

 County last week on a snipe-shooting expedition, They 

 were joined by Mr. Alberlus Hibner, of that county, and 

 Sergeant Adam Elsesser, the prospective candidate for 

 Representative. The weather was cool, with a very 

 strong northerly wind blowing, which, together with the 

 erratic flight of this species of game, put their shooting 

 abilities to the test. They succeeded in bagging thirty- 

 five birds, which were in "fine order." They report hav- 

 ing seen several coveys of partridges and numerous scat- 

 tered birds, which promises plenty of this game next fall. 



Arkansas— Memphis, Tenn., April Mh.— There have 

 been some good bags of snipe uuute on the Arkansas 

 prairies. I intend having a turn next week, but it is 

 getting rather late. EDMUND Okoill, 



Ohio— Port Washington, April 9th.— I shot a crane 



