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THE GAME BREEDER 



These hunters are known as head hunt- 

 ers and unless detected may kill several 

 moose before getting the head they want. 

 The law should be changed so as to re- 

 quire the hunter to bring the carcass 

 out of the woods so that some use can 

 be made of the meat. Many people are 

 of the opinion that wolves do not kill 

 moose. It seems, however, from obser- 

 vations made this winter on the Kawish- 

 iwi river, east of Ely, that several moose 

 have been killed by these animals. This 

 statement will be vouched for by a for- 

 est officer who was engaged on timber 

 sale work in that vicinity and by logging 

 operators. Many wolves have been seen 

 in that territory this winter and wolf 

 signs were plentiful. It is generally 

 conceded that when a country settles up 

 the moose move on further into the wil- 

 derness. In this respect they are very 

 much unlike the deer, which like to hang 

 around the settlements, apparently to 

 keep away from the wolves. 



We believe that unless the moose are 

 given better protection in the future than 

 in the past, they will go the route of the 



great game animal of the West, the buf- 

 falo. 



Note : Moose can now be legally killed 

 by the licensed hunter only in Minne- 

 sota, Alaska and ten Canadian Prov- 

 inces. If moose hunting is continued in 

 Minnesota the only barrier to early ex- 

 termination in this State is the sanctu- 

 ary afforded by the Superior State 

 Game Refuge, created in 1909 as a ref- 

 uge and breeding ground for all game, 

 particularly for moose. It is therefore 

 of the utmost importance that this ref- 

 uge be thoroughly patrolled and that 

 illegal killing thereon be entirely elim- 

 inated. The Superior Refuge is, for the 

 most part, uninhabited and is generally 

 unsuited to agriculture. It is an ideal 

 range for big game, extending along the 

 Canadian boundary for 90 miles east 

 and west through St. Louis, Lake and 

 Cook counties, and is 36 miles wide from 

 north to south at its widest point. It 

 rivals the great national parks of the 

 Rocky Mountain region in picturesque 

 beauty and attractiveness. — Fins, Feath- 

 ers and Fur. 



THE DAY'S MAIL. 



Tit would be impossible to print a very small percentage of the unsolicited letters 

 which come daily to the Game Conservation Society and its publication, The Game Breeder. 

 The following letters are samples.— Editor.] 



"More" Eyes Opened. 



To The Game Breeder: 

 • I enclose a check for subscription. The 

 paper has also opened my eyes to condi- 

 tions I had never dreamed existed. I 

 am glad to see The Game Breeder and 

 wish it would come every week instead 

 of every month. 



G. Floyd Shulz. 

 Michigan. 



The Hay Fever Cure. 



Editor Game Breeder : 



I read the August Game Breeder last 

 night with much interest. You are keep- 

 ing it up to the mark. I noticed the item 

 about Hay Fever and then started to find 

 the advertisement. I looked the paper 

 over four times before I found it. If it 



had not been for your reference to the 

 advertisement I never should have seen 

 it. There is no invitation for your read- 

 ers to send for a circular or do anything. 

 Such an advertisement will never pro- 

 duce results. 



M. T. Richardson. 

 New York. 



Without the "Terrific Holler." 



The Game Breeder: 



We notice your criticism on New Mex- 

 ico, and we think it well taken. We have 

 done less business there than in any State 

 in the Union, save Nevada. We also no- 

 tice a communication from Mrs. S. 

 Hirsh. We have bought her stuff and 

 we must say she is honest. In a ship- 

 ment there were some small ring-necks 



