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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 20, 1880. 



quantity to keep what few cattle thev have during tine Winter! 



indeed, hardly a winter goes by but some ol tin-He Eew .lie of 

 starvation. 



I like to put this opinion of one honest mariner against 

 that of the other. "Piseco"and Captain Bailey stand 

 each other pff admirably, while I pursue the even tenor 

 of my way. Tt requires a certain breadth of beam to 

 cany sail well under the sudden puffs of violent criticism, 

 as no one enjoys the capsizing of a self-constituted author- 

 ity, who makes his professions of fact and result, based 

 entirely upon his able imagination, better than I do. Cog- 

 nizant of this danger, 1, myself, have looked well to my 

 stays in Alaska, and •' Piseco," when he comes down from 

 his warlike ark at Sitka Bay, exchanging the gloom of 

 Alaska fog and rain for the glad sunshine of California, 

 will say amen, amen to my sermon. 



Henry W. Elliott. 



CAME PROTEC TION. 



WlPCorsiN— The Black Hawk Club of Lake Kosh- 

 konong, "Wis., have been successful in introducing into 

 the game laws of that State an amendment prohibiting 

 cover shooting of wild fowl from blinds, etc., a provision 

 which, most thoroughly protects the birds in their feed- 

 ing grounds. The law now reads as follows : — 



Any person who shall take, catch, kill, destroy or 

 wound any woodcock, prairie hen or prairie chicken, par- 

 tridge or ruffed grouse, sharp tailed grouse, or grouse of 

 any variety, snipe, quail, mallard, wood or teal duck, or 

 deer, by the use of any net, trap, gin or spring-gun, or 

 who shall hunt, drive, chase, worry or kill any wild deer, 

 by or with a dog or dogs, or who shall kill, destroy or 

 wound any wild duck, brant or goose, by the use of any 

 pivot or swivel gun, or any fire-arm other than a gun 

 habitually used at arm's length and fired or discharged 

 from tho'shoulder, or raised and held by the hand, or by 

 any float, sneak boat, sail or steamboat, or floating box 

 of similar device, or from any fixed or artificial blind 

 or ambush located in open water outside or beyond the 

 natural cover of reeds, cane flags, or wild rice, or any 

 lake, river, bay or inlet, or attempt so to do, or who shall 

 take, destroy, or have in his possession the eggs, or wan- 

 tonly disturb or molest the nesting place of any prairie 

 lien or prairie chicken, or grouse of any kind or variety, 

 woodcock, quail, partridge, snipe, wild duck, brant, or 

 who shall pursue, entrap, ensnare or kill any otter, 

 beaver, mink, muskrat, or other fur-bearing animals upon 

 the lands or to the middle of any stream of water adjoin- 

 ing the lands of another engaged in the business on such 

 lands of breeding or rearing such animals, shall be pun- 

 ished by hue not exceeding one hundred dollars, nor less 

 than live dollars, for each offense. Such fine when col- 

 lected shall lie paid to the county treasurer, and by him 

 to the school fund. 



§im[t §<iq m\d §ui(. 



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GAME DJ SEASON IN APEIL. 



Wild Ducks, Geese, Brant, ete, 



GAME AND FISH DIRECTORY. 



In sending reports for the Forest jind Stub am Du-cetory to 

 Game and Fisb Resorts, oar correspondents are requested to give 

 the following particulars, with snob, oilier Information as they 

 may deem of value : State, Town, County ; means of access; Hotel 

 and other accommodations : Game and its Season : Fish and Its Sea- 

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



ABOtrr A Ramrod— Extracted from the unpublished 

 adventures of John Doe and Richard Roe, sportsmen :— 



"It was early one morning that our friend John perched 

 himself on a large musk-rat house in the middle of the 

 pond ' to look out for ducks.' There he stood teetering 

 away, with the down off the cat-tails blowing down his 

 gun's barrel, threatening to choke it. At last John spot- 

 ted an old sheldrake swimming up. Now John's was a 

 ' mighty good gun to kick,' ' the best he'd ever seen,' and 

 he was terribly afraid of pitching backward if he 'let go, 

 standing up.' so he made up his mind to lean forward as 

 he • pulled,' knowing the recoil would set him up all right. 

 It was a dreadful nice calculation. But you see the 

 ' derned ' old gun snapped, and away went John, head 

 first, into the mud, gun and all, when Dick waded in and 

 fished them out, In trying to scoop the mud out of the 

 barrel the ramrod got stuck ; so over to the beach they 

 went, with five feet of ramrod sticking out, to challenge 

 some mighty fishermen to a ' tug of war.' After our two 

 friends had been ' drug ' over two sand-hills and a pile of 

 clam-shells it occurred to the contestants that the rod 

 was hi to stay. But said old Capt. John Ed., ' What 

 cussed fools we've been, boys, a-sweatin' over that 'ere 

 gun, when we can make fast a squid-line, shoot the ram- 

 rod up. and then haul the old she-rocket down.' No 

 sooner said than done; the 'old she-rocket ' did go up, 

 but as no one thought of putting their foot on the other 

 end of the line, she was soon 'lost to sight and memory 

 dear'— dear indeed, for as Capt. John Ed.'s weather eye 

 dropped earthward, after folio wing the comet's heavenly 

 Bight, he said : ' Boys, I'll thank you for 67 cents for that 

 line you've gone and lost.' This is not ail, for the gun — 

 so John tii"' says— BineUs bice that old sea-porgie Captain 

 to this day, which scares away the big game." 



New York — Hayts Corners, Seneca County, March 



3O//1 AVilcl geese 'have stopped more frequently here 



than usual. M. L. Everett and his son were on their way 

 to Waterloo (sixteen miles north from here) on Saturday 



last, and four miles this side they saw some forty or fifty 

 wild geese within fifty yards of 'the. main road, 'and they 

 say they were in sight of several vehicles on their way to 

 market, and that one man shook his hat and shouted to 

 scare the geese, as they were busily engaged feeding on 

 green wheat. They paid no attention, as "their sentinel 

 gander was on duty sharp, until a man was seen ap- 

 proaching across the ad jacent field with a ritie in hand. 

 Then at' the signal all rose and were on Heir way 

 toward Cayuga Lake, four miles east ; therefore there 

 were no shots fired at them, L. E. W. 



The State CoSTENMON, — Messrs, Parrisln and Wil- 

 liams, of the Seneca Gun Club. Seneca Fails, have con- 

 tracted with Frank Chaff ey for the immediate delivery of 

 13,000 wild pigeons to be used at the coming tournament. 

 One thousand birds have been shipped to the Monroe 

 County Club, and will arrive this week, with a similar 

 consignment to follow next week. The Rochester Gun 

 Club and several clubs in that vicinity, have also ordered 

 birds of Mr. Cbaffey for practice. 



Monday, May 24th, has been appointed as the date for 

 the opening of the Convention. 



hornellsville. April 267/i.— The first woodcock of the 

 season was killed by a telegraph wire, No Wilsons snipe 

 yet. A lew ducks stop with us and get a warm recep- 

 tion. Tom Tennaut killed thirteen one day last week, 



J. O. P. 



IS n\v Jersey.— Forked River, April 24th— The Wilson 

 snipe shooting has been moderately gootl in this section 

 for the last few weeks. The largest bag I have heard of, 

 in one day, was thirteen, by a gentleman from New 

 York, with one of our local gunners. "Were it not for 

 two or three parties here who make a business of train- 

 ing dogs, and scour the meadows at every opportunity, 

 we would have fine shooting. A. 



Ocean County, N. J., April 21th.— For the past few days 

 there have been plenty of snipe on certain meadows — on 

 others none at ail. llind they are most likely to be found 

 this spring on very treacherous places, near high banks, 

 where small fresh water streams run through. I have 

 shot them this week where I went knee-deep every step. 

 They do not lie well, and give no scent, and the best quail 

 dogs totally fail to find or point them. The principal 

 destruction of game is caused by the set-back fires started 

 by men to stop the original fires. The game which is in- 

 closed in the ring of the fire is surely destroyed. It is 

 impossible to estimate the immense loss of all kinds of 

 game by these terrible fires, and almost always caused by 

 some careless person burning brush and clearing up land. 

 In my opiuian there should be a law to prevent any per- 

 son burning brush, for any reason whatever, except it he 

 raining or Bnow on the ground- Two winters will pass 

 before those woods will be what they were. S.K., Jr. 



Pennsylvania.— Harrisburg, April 25th. — Duck shoot- 

 ers have had good success the past week at Green's Dam, 

 McCorinick's Island, Cox's Wharf above Independence 

 Island, between the island and the mouth of Conodoguiu- 

 net Creek, and elsewhere. 



Pennsylvania — Applebachsville, April Wh. — I and a 

 friend were out snipe shooting last week. We met with 

 poor success — bagged eleven in half a day. I shot four 

 ducks in the creek" the other day, and saw several geese. 

 I hear most every morning the quails whistling, I think 

 we will have some fine shooting by next season. Pheas- 

 ants are very scarce in the mountain, Dead Shot, 



Georgia— Amerieus, April loth.— Quail are whistling 

 " Bob White" on the fences, anil the turtle-doves have 

 mated. Whip-poor-wills, martins and woodpeckers have 

 arrived, and the freedmau, or rather the freedwoman, is 

 happy with her pole and cotton string catching " polly- 

 wogs"from branches and creeks. The sportsman's gun 

 is laid away, and the fox is allowed to rest and raise. 

 Only the wild-cat is relentlessly pursued to protect the 

 lambs and the litter of pigs in the swamp. SHOT, 



"Ohio— Cadiz, April 20th. -Around here game is rather 

 thinned out. Quail are very scarce ; I saw only one 

 cover last winter. The severe weather of '7b-', u very 

 nearly exterminated them. However, by the time the law 

 is up I think they will be plentier, though if it hadn't 

 been for that law Tin afraid there would not be many 

 quail in the Buckeye State by this time. We have a few 

 ruffed grouse here, though not many care to hunt them, 

 because most fellows here think that the wholesale 

 slaughter of squirrels is " sport." 



There are occasional snipe and woodcock found in this 

 region, though extremely rare. I believe if the average 

 Cadi?, hunter would kill one of either of these birds, he 

 would, through ignorance, leave it as Unfit for eating, or 

 have it mounted as a rara avis, though there are several 

 genuine Sportsmen here. 



"" Squiri els are generally very plenty, rabbits the same, 

 though this last Winter they have been rather scarce ; not 

 so the year before, however, for then the woods were 

 full, anywhere between twelve and twenty i 

 being the results of an afternoon's shooting. There is no 

 wild fowl shooting at all within fifteen or twenty miles, 

 as there are no bodies of water large enough, There 

 are a good many foxes in this country, though few good 

 fox-hounds. 



Cadi/, is a small village onabranchof the Pennsylvania 

 Railroad. We have a good many stories of the early 

 settlers around here. One is to the effect that an old 

 hunter captured a wolf and skinned it alive, after which 

 he set it loose. It is true, too. There w ere a she wolf and 

 four whelps killed near here a few days ago. We 1 lave a 

 sportsmen's club here, and some of the members arc right 

 good shotB. Young Seoktsjsian. 



Indiaha.— Newport, April nth.— Snipe and plover 

 shooting is vervgdbd on the marsh lands of the prairie 

 west Of this point, On last Tuesday afternoon my friend 

 Ward and myself drove eight miles west of town to a 

 point on the prairie known as Greasy Creek, We shot: 

 that evening and two hours next morning, bagging three 

 blue-wing teal ducks and fifty-three "Wilson snipe and 

 plover. If. E. S. 



Indiana.— Oloverdtite, /,»-/., Ipril 5«K-^-Was Out the 

 other day a shorl fame with the snipe. The v made Mien 



appearance about March '..'.'ah, with a bo) f ram irom 



the southwest, and are, as j et, very * ild, ami as a natu- 

 ral consequence, my bag was light. They are in good 

 condition for tbe table, which I place to the cred 

 mild winter. An examination of their feeding ground 



disclosed plenty of grubs, snails and larva-. Spring is 

 now surely upon us, if our numerous early-calling birds 

 is taken as evidence. La Belle. 



Side SHOOT.— T-USCOla, III., April 2?^.— Following are 

 the scores of a match shoot at jack snipe yesterday: — 

 A. M. Woody, 33 ; T. Smith, 31— Total, 64." Frank Wil- 

 son, 87 ; Armstrong. 17— Total, 54, Difference, 10. Snipe 

 are plenty, but too many shooters. T. 



MINNESOTA— St. Paul, April 10th,— Hon. Fred. Von 

 Baumbach, Secretary of State, and P. J. Giosen, Esq., 

 returned yesterday from a hunting expedition of several 

 days in the vicinity of Redwood Falls. The gentlemen 

 brought with them several geese, a few ducks and badly 

 S in-burned faces to show as the fruits of their trip. 



Wise: iNBIN, — Tbe famous " Fish Creek," one mile west 

 of Ashland. Wis., is reported to yield from three, to six 

 thousand brook trout per annum, and has done so for 

 the past ten years, and still it seems exhaustless. Some 

 of the finest "trout that have been taken in that country 

 have been brought in from its ice-cold pools and rapids. 

 Last season several very large trout were caught, one 

 weighing three and three-quarter pounds, and one four 

 pounds "two ounces, both taken by Adam Goeltz, the 

 well-known guide. 



Dakota Territory. — Deadwood. April Slh.—^We have 

 plenty of most all kinds of game, such as elk, deer, an- 

 telope, bear, mountain sheep, wolf, fox, rabbit, hare, 

 prairie chickens and grouse, but no quail. Our club have 

 sent to Minnesota for several hundred, and will turn 

 them out on the Redwater and Belle Fourehe, so that in 

 a short time we will have good shooting. DuckB and 

 geese are very plentiful. One cinnamon bear was killed 

 the other day that dressed 70(1 pounds. One party went 

 out to the Belle Fourehe last week and brought "back a 

 wagon load of deer, rabbits and ducks too numerous to 

 mention, being absent only three days. Fish are plenty 

 and of all sizes, also fine turtles. In fact we have one of 

 the finest countries for a sportsman in the west; every 

 vear will add to its interest. The weather is ben ul did 

 and spring is in full bloom. E. B. 



Practical VALUE of Gum Teeals.— Philadelphia 



Mix*., April 2i2.—I see many things in Forest ' and 

 Stream that' please me. but what has pleased me most is 

 An Sable's gun trial for pattern and penetration, in its 

 issue of March 4th. Now, I wish that; more of the sports, 

 men would give their experience in the same way, I hat 

 their brothers who live in dark comers may have some 

 light to guide them in selecting their game, S.P.N. 



Buckshot in Choke-Bokes.— Houston, April 15th.— 

 Last week a member of the Houston Gun Club received 

 a 10-gauge, W. W. Greener's hammerless gun. This is 

 the first seen in this section. Members meet to see it 



targeted. After finding it made good targets will :■ ] 



shot, ten shells were loaded with 100 buckshot that 

 chambered three at muzzle, nine shots in each shell. 

 5drs. of powder was tbe charge. After counting the ten 

 targets made at forty yards, we were surprised to find 

 that the new sun had" put ninetv shot inside the thirty- 

 inch circle, or a loss of one per "cent, for each load. \ 

 well-known deer-slayer remarked, "That gun will fetch 

 vou hold her straight." Aliio. 



meat every t 



WHOLESALE 



April 21l.lt.— & 



glad 1 hat some 



about the pract 



ers in guns, rill 



manner in whi< 



have the effect of bringin 



tion. As the business of 



conducted, nearly 



of this class of goods a 



every grocery-store k 



supposed 



are sup 



therein. 



i Retail Dbakebs. — Portland, Me., 



v Forest and Stream ;— I am heartily 



has had the courage to " speak out" 



:if manufacturers and wholesale tleal- 



uid sporting goods, in regard to the 



■elailers are treated, and hope it will 



about a reform in litis dir.c- 



any wholesale houses is now 



mer knows the exact cost 



well as the 

 per in 

 be in want of 

 ed with price-lists 

 id some even go 

 ;gle article 



•tail dealer. About 

 he country, and others 

 nything in this line. 

 with discounts stated 

 -j far as to offer to 

 ipt of price named. 



that it 

 ialer. 

 said 



This is manifestly unfair treatment of the retail dealer, 

 giving him a chance only of picking Up a customer now 

 and then, I would suggest, that the names of those who 

 adopt this method be published, that the •• trade" may 

 know how to discriminate in giving orders ■"■ 

 might be too good an advertisement for tin 

 However, if they road what has been, ami 

 upon the subject, they will learn that tbe retail, r 3 a. r 

 after them with a sharp stick. I have noticed, in one in- 

 stance, that in the case of a Ballard rifle, the si 

 is made that no discount will be given, except to the reg- 

 ular trade. There may be others of the same kind, and, 

 if there are, thev are the very parties we are wailing to 

 hear from. Keep the ball rolling. Down Easter. 



THE CONVENTION OF 1881. 



Dbooklyx, N. T., April 

 Ei'litnr Forest and Stream; 



At the Convention of the New York State Association For tbo 

 Protection of Fisb and Game, held at Rochester, July-7th. 1878J 

 delegates Tiom three of our local clubs united in an Invitation to 

 that body to visit Kings County. 



It was apparently so well received that we are encouraged to 

 renew it, sincerely believing that its acceptance at the ipptoaoM 

 tag meeting -Wil] promote the inlerepts ol the Association, and 

 prove tai -factory and beneficial to the members who may par- ' 

 take ol' ,,ur hospitably. Many of the individual spoilsmen 61 the 



i ,i ably all have heard of, what we eando in the | 

 way of enlertaiuir.ent. 



that the I invention of 1&81 should bo on Long Island' . 



fori b IcrwinB reasons:— 



First. Fo) i-ainlani iiwraiJ. The thetmometer during the sum- 

 mer averages about 75 degrees. The COOl sea breezes ;c 

 batty invigorating to visitors from the Ulterior, Experience dem- 

 onstrates that the change from inland to sea-shore, and Viet ivr«t, 

 operates to improve the general health for a long time afterward 

 ation of entirely different food will contribute to this I 



result. We dlairti that om si kfooo— 03 rs, cl 



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imusi ■■ iiifi pUa&w ni ■ ■'■ 



i Hie contests at I'nncy Island, or in the 

 vieinitv ot tins woild-ren,,v,'L'd pleasure resort, tt I HO be readied 

 from N : c-w York City t.y live distinct steam raih 

 I, orse railroad, and by steamboats, which sail throUj 

 and Narrows, passing our islands- me fortified— and by Itte 



