FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 



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nents among the Pennsylvania sportsmen. 

 James O'H. Denny of this plaec, President 

 of the State Sportsmen's Association, has 

 now set on foot a plan to organize county 

 associations and to raise, by public sub- 

 scriptions, the money necessary to employ 

 county wardens. 



W. G. Irwin, Ligonier, Pa. 



I followed K. C. S's. instructions regard- 

 ing a trap, as published in June Recrea- 

 tion, but found it a failure. I secured 2 

 heavy sofa springs, boards, hinges, etc., and 

 blistered my hands putting in the screws. 

 When I had finished the trap I found it 

 would not throw a can 3 feet. Perhaps I 

 made a mistake, but do not think so. I wish 

 you would ask K. C. S., through Recrea- 

 tion, if he ever made a trap similar to the 

 one he describes, or if he described it en- 

 tirely on theory. 



H. E. S., Cambridge, N. Y. 



On the 12th of June I started on a pros- 

 pecting trip, for game. Was gone 3 weeks 

 in the mountains and saw more elk and 

 bear signs than one usually sees in so short 

 a time. Goats and deer are so plentiful it 

 isn't worth while to speak of them. They 

 are everywhere in the mountains. 



Fishing is good. Young ducks are nu- 

 merous; so the sport will be good next 

 fall. 



M. P. Dunham, Woodworth, Mont. 



Will you kindly inform me, through 

 Recreation, how to take mildew out of a 

 tent? W. H. T., Riverdale, N. Y. 



I referred this question to Derby, Aber- 

 crombie & Co., tent makers, 36 South St., 

 N. Y. City, who reply as follows: 



New York, July 26, 1897. 



To take mildew out of canvas wash the 

 fabric with resin soap; then rinse well, and 

 immerse in a weak solution of alum. 



Will some reader of Recreation please 

 post me as to good hunting, of large and 

 small game, in New Mexico? Some friends 

 and I intend making a trip to that coun- 

 try, this fall, should we ascertain that it is 

 a desirable place to go, for game. We wish 

 to know what part of the territory one had 

 best go to; also what game we might ex- 

 pect there. What month would be best? 

 W. E. Bartlett, M.D., Belle Plaine, Kan. 



Our shooting opened August 20th. 

 Chickens, ducks, geese are plentiful in this 

 part of the State. 



Fishing is no good in the vicinity of 

 Devils lake, now. Nothing but pickerel 

 in these waters, but some carp and bass 

 have been planted in our lakes. Non-resi- 



dents are required to take out license to 

 hunt here, which costs $25. 



Fred W. Crafts, Devils Lake, N. D. 



I receive Recreation every month and 

 am proud of it. I am not a sportsman, nor 

 do, I live in a place where hunting is good; 

 still I enjoy reading Recreation, as it in- 

 terests all. Will some reader in Canada, 

 who would like to exchange old Canadian 

 stamps for old U. S. stamps please write 



me: 



Walter H. Walker, Altamont, 111. 



I think Recreation is worth its weight 

 in gold. I can hardly wait a month for it 

 and have to get out the old copies and read 

 them over again. 



We have good goose, duck, and prairie 

 chicken shooting here, in the fall, and rab- 

 bit hunting in the winter. If there is any- 

 thing I like better than Recreation, it is 

 more Recreation. 



W. C, Worthington, Minn. 



Herein find my renewal for Recreation. 

 Would feel lost without it. If you see any- 

 one looking for a good game and fish coun- 

 try, you can advise him to come here, and 

 you will receive his thanks on his return 

 home. Game and fish in fine condition; 

 good feed, finest water in the world, and 

 such scenery as only Wyoming can afford. 

 H. E. Wadsworth, Lander, Wyo. 



Will some brother sportsman in Massa- 

 chusetts, or elsewhere in New England, 

 who is acquainted with a thoroughly reli- 

 able dog trainer, especially on retrieving, 

 kindly oblige me by sending me his name 

 and address? I have a spaniel that I want 

 trained on ducks and have no time to han- 

 dle him. 



H. B. Clewley, Woburn, Mass. 



I would not miss a copy of Recreation 

 for anything. I like the way you roast the 

 game hogs and pot hunters. Give it to 

 them, hot and heavy. We have lots of 

 small game here; red and black squirrels, 

 grey and jack rabbits, chickens, some 

 ruffed grouse and quails. 



S. C. Oxley, Ossian, la. 



We have the finest game country on 

 earth. Grizzly, silver-tip, brown and black 

 bear abound; also mountain sheep, goats, 

 deer and caribou. Small game of all kinds 

 is plentiful and we have the gamiest silver 

 trout ever caught. 



Harry Chapman, Vernon, B. C. 



We are having good hunting this fall. 

 Owing to 3 conditions the birds are nu- 



