Sept. 28, 1882.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



167 



is plenty 



jProtecH' 

 stance 



numbering over 1,200 «t this lime, has never been gTeater 



jaorhaa the society been in a more flourishing condition. There 



plenty of money in the treasury lo flghi this-caao with. 



uon I challenge the New Jersey Same and Fish 

 ociety to show the public or mysc'.f any one in 

 i! they huve ever spent one cent for ihe protec- 

 tion or propagation of game, where.or they eves spent one 

 penny lo enforce the law, either in this locality or any other, 

 A Mi.\ti;r:i; StNCtB 1875. 

 t.'.i.vm-s. N. J.. Sept. 23, 188*. 



The following is a report of the last annual meeting of 

 the West Jcvscv Game Protective Society, hehl Sent. 2(1. 

 1882: 



The annual meeting of the West .ler.-ev (Jamc Protective 

 Society was held last evening, at the office of the secretary. 

 It. T. Miller. Esq., 106 Market si red. where about SBVeiitj 

 spoil-men of Philadelphia ami the six counties of New 

 .lersev. which come under the W. J. <;. P, s. districl were 

 present. Major Thomas W. Walker, the president, called 

 the meeting m order, and requested the secretary to read 

 the minute-; of the last meeting; $600 being appropriated 

 for frame which hud been distributed throughout the differ- 

 ent counties 



George E. Taylor's, the treasurer's, report, was then read. 

 and showed that there was a balance of #;>:!.,. KS in his hand.-, 

 which spoke well for the financial standing of the society, 

 and thai $1,018 had been c'ollectedin (inc.- and for ccrii'ii 

 gates, and $1.082: 12 expended for game, and for police and 

 officers for protection of game and arrest of offenders. 

 Richard T. .Miller moved that a committee he appointed to 

 audi; the secretary's and treasurer's accounts. So ordered. 

 LBhe chairman appointed George Krnlin, Charles Dougherty 

 and Charles A. Bragg, Mr. Weaver moved that the com- 

 mittee he allowed to have the books to make a thorough 

 .search and report at the next meeting, which was carried. 

 The committee also stated that several persons had been ar- 

 rested for violating the game laws, and brought to justice, 

 although some depredators had escaped. The committee 

 was then discharged. 



Secretary Miller then wished to know what action should 

 be taken about the conflict of the laws between the two 

 New Jersey societies, he contending that the W. ,1. G. P. S. 

 Jjad the sole, right to issue certificates for gunners to shoot. 

 in the six lower counties, as power was given them by a 

 special act of the Legislature and which' had never been 

 rescinded. Mr. George Bmlin said that he had seen the 

 secretary of the Xciv Jersey Game and Fish Protective 

 Society a short time since and told him they were not. acting 

 right in issuing certificates to people to shoot in the, six 

 lower counties, but they could do a*s they pleased with the 

 other counties, but did 'not get any satisfaction from the. sec- 

 retary, and he now moved that the new committee to he 

 appotuted on prosecution be allowed to engage' counsel lo 

 push the. cases we have on hand, and, if necessary, to use 

 every dollar in ihe treasury to see how we stand, and 

 we are in the right and have the law on our -iiic. as we must 

 protect game and our own gunners. In a short time we 

 would be overrun with pot-hu titers, as the New Jersey 

 Society only charges $2 while we charge $;> for the privilege 

 Of killing game. The motion was then put (o a vote to 

 prosecute all cases brought before them, and especially tie 

 ease of Mr. Welsh, who was arrested a short time since 

 •While shootiug near Woodbury without a W. J. G. P. S. 

 certificate, hut with one of the N. J. G. and F. P. Society's. 

 This motion was carried unanimously. 



Mr. Weber then asked how it was "that the secretary had 

 power to send their agent to make arrests without the con 

 sent of Ihe Prosecution Committee. Mr. R. T. Miller always 

 understood he was an ex-offlcio member, and as the other 

 members were so far away he always acted as he thought 

 would be For the good of the society*. On two occasions he 

 had arrested two men, which cosl the society $40, and 

 which turned into the treasury over $000. After a long 

 controversy it was decided that the secretary be made an 

 ex-officio member of the Prosecuting Committee. 



It was moved and seconded that' the line of Mr. \V. Oar- 

 son be returned to him. as lie was an old residein of New 

 .Krsey. ami that he did not intend to break the law as he 

 had belonged to the society since its organization. The 

 nomination and election of officers for the ensuing year 

 resulted as follows: 



Directors — Camden county. H. Van mi sum; Gloucester 

 county, Joshua C. Kichards; Cumberland county, Thomas 

 \V. Walker; Salem county, Mr. Brown; Atlantic county. 

 John R. Heche; Cape May county, Major W. B. Brown: 

 Philadelphia, Mr. h. Coleman. President., Major Thomas 

 W. Walker: Treasurer, George E. Taylor; Secretary, Rich- 

 ard T Miller. Committee on Prosecution— Gilbert Griffin, 

 Harry Matlon, C. A. Bragg. 



RAIL SHOOTING. 



THE rail shooting has not been good its yet. I think the 

 late spring has a good deal to do with it, in breaking 

 up the first nestings, it cerla.hilv has had that effect on the 

 clapper-rail, or mud-hens. On August 28 I was shooting 

 -mud-hens near Atlantic City, and saw great numbers of 

 I birds entirely too young to fly. Some of them could not 

 have been more, than three or four weeks old, and others 

 just able to raise irom the trash. I could find comparatively 

 rfew (it to shoot, all either too young, orelseolcl birds wiu'i 

 the young ones. We caught several young with our hands 

 in The Boating trash and grass, and saw one female with 

 twenty-three young with her. They were swimming in 

 clear water from one bunch of grass to another, and the old 

 one did not offer t fly. though the boat was shored within 

 ten feel (if them. It Wis very interesting to watch them. 

 They were certainly all of one brood, though the number 

 surprised both the boatman and myself. The meadows 

 Were entirely coy.-rcd with water, and" flic yo.UHg and old 

 mud-hens suffered from both guns and sticks in the hands 

 of boys and men who should have known heller. The pro- 

 fessionals respeated the very young and the old birds with 

 young, though the others suffered. 1 gol thirty bird-, which 

 wa- as many as 1 had use for, in about one and one-half 

 hours, and in drawing one of the. birds at home I found in 

 its craw a short-tailed meadow-mouse. The- body of the 

 mouse was at least two and a half inches long; I- qo1 this 

 new food for the dapper-rail Y J. X. Hi. U. 



Philadelphia. September is. 



Quite a number of bluewinged teal were shot this week in 

 our river. Now that they are beginning loshow Iheniscves 

 we in ay evpeel more. In reporting that the Wi 

 iGame Protective Association were arresting some ceaidenl 

 Bportsmen for shooting without a lisence, my informant did 

 particulars, and I am glad to see the note, brought 



forth an explanai ion from a correspondent. He said noth- 

 ing about the case of Mr. Carson, who was likewise fined 

 and who did not make appeal. 



At the head of Raccoon Creek, or at that portion of the 

 stream just above Swedesboro, X. J., there is now a large 

 extent of marsh and meadow subject to overflow at high 

 water. I am told thai there are ma'jiv tail there by a re-i- 

 deut or Swedesboro, but that it takes a high tide. to gol; on 

 this ground. It Would be well Tor some of our shooters to 

 ne on the spot when the water comfflJ. 1 will guarantee a 

 big scon-. The Raccoon Creek runs into the Delaware at 

 Bridgeport, N- X Ten or twelve miles up the oreek is the 

 place I refer tg, Lot some one tr\ it. Teal will be toned 

 there also. Homo. 



I'HIl.H.I-a.I'IilA. Se|.l.-.') 



POTLADELraiA, Sept. S3.— Eastei'lj Wind and rain at this 



writing. ''Everybody" is starting for rail, and Uut biggeal 

 tideof the .-eason i.- expected. The rail (a big flight) came 

 during the week, John. Erider loaded two thousand Bholls 

 yesterday. This Is hut a drop in the bucket of what will 

 be -hot this afternoon and to-niorrow. although it is Sun- 

 day.— Homo. 



FOKESIER'S I'm- \s>ms. -The edit f the Podic-ler 



/ownuti tells "a story regarding Forester, which we have 

 never seen in print, it was u.ld the- writer bv a ^Rochester 



man. who lived for many year- in Newark. N. J., and when 

 a boy saw Forester frcijitenllv. and remembers him stalking 

 through the streets in foil shooting costume. Forester im- 

 ported a lot of English pheasants,! probably with a vicfl to 

 increase the list of name birds of America. The 

 pheasants, however, did not thrive, and all but. one 

 of them died after a Bhert residence in America. Her 

 beit's residence, the Cedars, was in tin- vicinity or a cemetery 

 of which the superintendent was an Irishman named Pal 

 Hart. Now Pat. lived in the cemetery grouuds, and was 

 something of a sportsman himself, and' one morning when 

 Forester's la t pheasant chanced to gel out of its enclosure, 

 and new into the cemetery. Hart, without knowinganything 

 about its history, shot it'. Some one carried the news to 

 Forester, and Ih'ai night, when Hart happened lo be awav 

 from home. Forester, Who had evidently drained several of 

 the bowls thai Inebriate, rapped al Burt's door; and when in- 

 formed that 'the man of the house' was nol al home, ex - 

 pie-...-,| hi- intention to shool him for killing his pheasant. 

 Hart s daughter ran off to wain her la I her ol his impending 

 danger, nut Forester a nd he did not meet thai night In a 

 few days they came across each other, when both were BO ber 

 and Herbert had modified his views as to the punishment due 

 for the death of the pheasant. 'Mr. Hart,' said he. it'swell 

 you were not home that, night, fori meant to shoot 3 r ou.' 

 'I'm glad I wasn't,' replied Bart, tor one of us might "have 

 been shot, but it wouldn't have been me!'" 



Mm TIr.xs.— It is undoubtedly true thai these pests do in 

 a great measure interfere With flic ducks' efforts to lind an 



abundance of food; for, while a -hot fired overauike will 



cause the former lo leave tor a tuna, the mud-hens remain 

 and help themselves to the best the place affords. They wrl 



purpose but to cat — and it stands to reason that this inee.- 

 sant poaching must early in tlie -eason can-- the duck.- to 

 seek new grounds, l.'pon no other theory can old sports- 

 men account for (he disappearance each season of ducks 

 from their favorite haunts. Of course, it seems like cruelty 



they are irlutlous and persist id "hogging" all the succulent 



iug with their more dloent half-brothers, the ducks. But 

 then they are perfectly useless creatures, anyhow, while ihe 

 ducks furnish mankind with l.oth food and sport. On the 

 theory, therefore, that only the fittest should survive, per- 

 haps j( would be a.s well to'adopt the.sugffestionof "Hoosii r. ' 

 and drive away or kill off these pests of the duck-grounds. 

 Each year the supply of ducks is being lessened, while the 

 coots are increasing. A few years ago Riverside Lake 

 afforded splendid duck shooting, mil for the last two winters 



it has lairlv swarmed willi umd-liens, and scarcely a duck 

 could be seen after the first few weeks ,,f the season. jSud 

 soil is in many Other places, wherefore sportsmen should 

 take the hint and go for the invaders. — '*!<•/•«»<..;..'./ /,'.-. 



Grass Plover.— Fcrrisburgh. Vl., 

 number of Forest and Stream so 

 "grass plover'' is. Here that imini 

 sandpiper (Trin;/u horframia, Tatarua 

 also called upland plover aud by som 

 Rhode Island it is or used to be called 



A good 



. 1?.— In a recelll 

 a- ask- wnat ihe 



iven to Bart-ram's 

 fra-miw), "Inch is 

 Idee-' plover. In 

 and the 



As i 



. . was brought here from th. 



our fields, and their long-drawn, p 



qoontly beard in May ami June 



birds are strong upon the wing, in August, the most of them 

 depart, so tllatfew remain with us till they ao- in '.ill flesh 

 and worth shooting. On almost any Still August evening 

 the chuckling note of these migrants n#y he hoard, as high 

 overhead they lace southward. To the gportsm&n it sounds 

 like a chuckle of derision. Now and (lien a straggler is 

 picked up in September, and such a one is of more than 

 twice the weight of an August lard. A.s far as tny oi»rrva- 

 tiou goes they leave us earlier than they Used to thirty vears 

 ago, and not nearly so many breed here,— K. H. K. 



A New Otteh Trap.— An animal trap, especially adapted 



for catching oiler us they slide down their "snow slides," 

 has been patented by Mr. Erafitus II. llamilion, of Qommn 

 niiy. N i t he body of the trap is made with two jaws 



and a llat U-shaped spring in lie Usual manner. A seni >f 



-harp, strong teeth are held by rivets to the under sides of 

 ihe jaws, in such a manner that thev projec; irom the ad 

 joining edges of Che jaws, and lugs that project each side of 



Iheteeth serve to hold ihem more firmly. A plalloriu.se 



ground than the ends of the teeth whan Ihe jaws are -c' 

 open. The trap is placed in the "snow slide.'' and as the 

 oiler passes over it on his. hellv. the pl&tforra is pressed 

 down and the trap sprung. A- they slide rapidly, and the 

 fur i- -ofi and yielding, they slip out of ordinary trap-, ami 

 the jaws mu-t be provided wim -harp teeth locate!) them. 

 -s-, (l ,/ijh- Avuirittw. 



N)Srw YnitK— Long Island City, Sept, 22 There have 

 been several large flock* of golden plover on th; bills in this 

 neighborhood during the past week. Several were shot and 

 proved to be vorj poor, hardly lit to eat. I saw some black 

 duck- about a week ago, anda tioek ol about ttdrtj lual 

 was |n rim swamp a Pew day- -ic.- •-•■. •, ; : ,,-,■. 



i ami- CooKKuv.— New York, Sept. 22, 1882.— Edtttirr 

 Fbreit rind St/win: Will you please to tell us inas early 

 ; your paper as possible how to cook, if it can he 

 done, game and vegetables, espeoially green corn on cob, 

 cluck and fish without a camp stove Have heard of such 

 things being done under hot. coals after the blaze bag died 

 out of a wood fire, and that the food cooked was thoroughly 

 enjoyable. Attempted it this summer and made a first-class 

 fizzle of it; am going to try it again, and would like to get 

 a few hints from one who knows. Is there a work. ai ihe 

 -uhjeeiv Can think of no article that would be more ap- 

 preciated by your numerous readers than such a one — 

 Dh. D, P. Eabton. 



Gami: in Mi\ko.— Since the completion ol lie- u •,..-. 

 Central Railroad i'roin Ell Paso to the City Of Chihuahua, a 

 great muuy people are visiting the latter place. Perhaps; 

 some sportsmen will do so, and for their benefit 1 write. 

 Between Laguana and Eucinillas— I think a distance rff 

 twenty or thirty miles— there are numerous ponds where 

 myriads of ducks congregate. In the mountains near by 

 there are a greal many deer and hear— some Apache Indians, 

 too. Sportsmen going Into the mountains should sro pre- 

 pared tor an Lndian fight, .uu{ keep a good lookout for red- 

 sluns.— Giai. \\ . H.\i.m;s. Jit. 



Iowa.— Troy .Mills. Lynn County, September.— Qtjai] arc 

 more plentiful than tle-y have been for year-. Ohickgns arc 

 >< ry - aree. Woodcock ate alniosl unknown. Huck ShOQt- 

 ing L-ive- premise of being good ihisfall: emits, a number 

 nested in ibis vicinity. Squirrels and rabbits fairly plentiful. 

 Knifed .grouse have been scarce for a number of" years; do 

 not see one where a U-w vears ago could see a' dozen — 

 J. A. B. 



Westchester Cotjht-t.— "West Qhoster. X. Y.. Sept. 20. 

 —The game Id Westchester county i.-n't all poker, old 

 sledge, etc.. after nil. To-day while' walking along an un- 

 frequented road near Van Ne8l Station, I Hushed a ruffed 

 grouse within ens] gunshot. He didn't fly far, and by 

 mnndahout work I got within thirty yard's of him again, 

 lie was a this year's bird. — Seneca. 



O.ntauio.- -Kingston, Sept. $0.— Quail are nlculiliil. and 

 we expect to hive a line time with lie m when the law is 

 OUt, The fox and graj syuiirel- are scarce, caused bv their 

 being hunted unceasingly. Prairie chickens and partridges 

 are seldom seen hero, but are plentiful thirty miles west. 

 Rabbits abundant. Are expecting duck.- soon.— Tai.le- 



0.1-ATT. 



IIacksiino Wooociu cks. — A self-binder, cutting Wheal 

 al Yc.iuonl-,ille. Mich., elevated a Cull-grown woodchuck, 

 tied him up in a bundle, and choked him to death.— W. W. 

 Arnold. 



New II ■-Mi'-iiiki;. — Bradford. Sept. '".-Game was never 

 so plenty in this section as al present. Partridges, plover, 

 woodcock and gray squirrels in abundance-— G„ L. M. 



R1TZUANN. al.-l l;,-,,.,.],- ; e. . N\- 



j|«f mid Oliver ^ishinq. 



Open Seasons.— Sec Uihl „i opt n si asms I'm- game a/W fish 

 in immeof ./»/;/ 20. 



FOREST AND STREAM ANGLERS' TOUR- 

 NAMENT. 

 r I"VHE following circular has been issued: 



An Anglers' Tournament will be held in or near New York 

 city, about October Hi. There wilt lie eonr.e.s: s in casting the 

 fly, as for salmon and for trout, toyei her with bait casting- for 

 striped bass, tis practiced on the sea-eoast. The tournament, 

 will be open to all persons from any part of the world, with- 

 out favor. It will give especial attention to the encourage- 

 ment of amateurs who have never before cast in public. It ' 

 will have no connection with any other sports. The com- 

 niittee of arrangements is composed of gentlemen who are 

 im crested in angling as an art, and they now invite contribu- 

 tions Suitable for prizes. All donors arc assured that full 

 eiviiil will be given them on the lists, and that the press will 

 be afforded full facilities for reporting the contests The com- 

 mittee believe that this will be the best conducted tourna- 

 ment ever held in this or anv country. You are respectfully 

 invited to present something for competition before Oct. 2. 



Ail communications ou this subject may be addressed to 

 Mr. Fred. Mather, Fishery Editor of Foiikst wi> Sti:i-\-,! 

 New York. 



(Signea.l 



FttANClS Kndicott, 



President Kieliruoud Co. N. Y. Game and Fish Pro. 

 t.eetive Association, Chairman. 

 James BBNKAttn, 



President Smith Side Sportsman's Club of Long Island. 



Wai. 



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ldaga Fisluns Olllb, Syr&cusa. 



il.e Book of the Black BasSj^Cynfchiana, 



•rv Editor FoWSSTAijE Stukaii. New York 



ttuiio'n of Teehnolosj'. Hoboltes, N. .). 



iieriean l-i.--.ll Cultural AssMeinOen. N'.sv 



•."WUlowemoeriuh, New V..,;,. 



The dale of the loionameiu is Iked for Thursday October 

 1!), weather pel ■milting. The prize IUl is not vet made ou! 

 The sentiment of several individual members of th< commit- 

 tee seems lo favor making no allowance for length of rods, 

 and to mate the extreme distance casl Qu only point to be 



taken into consideration, in awarding thepriae? i ost of 



Thosawho have expressed themselves on Lhie 

 point soem to think Dual thiaia the only poiut thai spectators 

 are iniciv-ied In, and the one thai u.-uaily influences in ges 

 mo-i in making awards. L'nlil the committee meet, how- 

 ever, ii i- impossible to say whai rule- will U£ adopted. In 

 our last issue we noted the taei ihai api'ize would be offered 

 in a class f.,i rods weighing (ess than live mid a halt ounces. 

 The thin ivbich niter ii have amended the conditions ffe 



