FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 



487 



says he and his wife, together, killed 296 

 squirrels. He says, farther on, that 12 was 

 the largest number killed in a day, and that 

 it took exactly 15 hunts to kill the 296. 

 Now 12 x 15 = 180 and 296 — 180 = 116, 

 will Mr. L. please account for the dis- 

 crepancy? 



Deer and bear are very numerous at this 

 place this season, but as they confine them- 

 selves strictly to the swamps and no one in 

 this vicinity has any good dogs, but few 

 bear are killed. 



Such as are killed about here, are gen- 

 erally shot while " lapping." In the latter 

 part of October and November gum ber- 

 ries are ripe and bears come out on the 

 edges of the creeks, at night, to eat them. 

 Two men generally go, one to paddle and 

 the other to shoot. The boat is pushed or 

 paddled as noiselessly as possible up the 

 creeks until a bear is seen, and then the 

 shooter gets in his work. 



Many bears are shot this way, but only 

 a few killed, as a bear can carry off a good 

 many buck shot. Besides, the uncertain 

 light does not tend to good shooting. 



Quails are very numerous here and in the 

 adjoining counties and everybody expects 

 fine sport this season. The summer has 

 been dry and the young birds have done 

 well. 



Some ducks are arriving here, principally 

 teal and sprigs, but no red heads so far. 



Do you call the author of " On Croatan " 

 a game hog? Twenty-six geese and a swan, 

 for a day's gunning, looks a good deal like 

 it. A. S. Doane, Coinjock, N. C. 



the same fertile brain. 1 am sorry to say I 

 have never killed a woodcock. In fact have 

 never seen one except at $1 each. 

 Yours truly, 



Carter 11. Harrison. 



THE MAYOR PLEADS NOT GUILTY. 



A report was published in a Michigan 

 newspaper some weeks ago, and was widely 

 copied, to the effect that Mayor Harrison, 

 of Chicago, had caught 82 fish and killed 67 

 woodcock in one day, in Michigan. Sev- 

 eral of my good friends clipped this item, 

 from as many different papers, and sent it 

 to me, suggesting that I roast the Mayor. 

 I replied to them, that I did not believe the 

 story, because I did not think a locality 

 could be found in Michigan where 67 

 woodcock could be killed in one day, by 

 one man, even if he shot all day. As the 

 Mayor was credited with a string of 82 

 fish, in the same day, he could not well 

 have had more than half the day left for 

 shooting. 



I wrote Mayor Harrison, asking him 

 whether or not the report was true, and 

 here is his reply. 



Dear Sir: Your letter received, and con- 

 tents duly noted. The statement that I 

 caught 82 fish and killed 67 woodcock in 

 one day, in the State of Michigan, was not 

 made by me and is not true. 



This yarn, and the story that I was ar- 

 rested as a tramp, probably originated in 



A SPORTSMAN'S PARADISE. 



Hope, Idaho. 



Editor Recreation: Far up in the 

 Rocky mountains, in Idaho, is Lake Pend 

 d'Oreille which, with its great expanse of 

 water and its numerous tributaries, forms 

 a veritable Eden for sportsmen. 



Not only is the angler's love of sport 

 gratified here but the adjacent mountain 

 fastnesses furnish bear, deer, moose, elk, 

 wild-cats and cougars, with a fair number 

 of grizzlies. 



Lake Pend d'Oreille is about one day's 

 journey from Portland, Ore., and 2 from 

 St. Paul. It is easily reached, as the North- 

 ern Pacific railway skirts its rugged 

 shores; crosses and recrosses its long, oc- 

 topus-like arms, and follows the banks of 

 Clark's Fork for many miles, thus reaching 

 a large territory for stream fishing. 



High, almost perpendicular, mountains 

 jealously guard the rippling waters of the 

 lake, on one side, while on the other is the 

 town of Hope, where there is a good hotel. 



There is no temptation to break the 

 third commandment, while fishing in the 

 Lake Pend d'Oreille region, for there is no 

 underbrush to annoy the angler. 



With our present luxurious system of 

 travel, Lake Pend d'Oreille can be reached 

 with as much comfort as may be enjoyed 

 at any eastern hotel. 



The varied scenery, along the railway, 

 prevents the journey from becoming mo- 

 notonous or tiresome. Those in quest of 

 game, and lost appetites, can find no better 

 place for an outing than this region affords. 



Mrs. F. Cauthorn. 



THE KEYSTONE STATE'S NEW GAME LAW. 



New York City. 



Editor Recreation: It would interest 

 many of your readers to read a digest of the 

 new Pennsylvania game laws; so I give 

 you same. 



The sale of any and all game is prohib- 

 ited. Use of ferrets, on rabbits, also pro- 

 hibited. Daily limit, for shooting, 10 wood- 

 cock, 10 grouse, 15 quails, 2 wild turkeys. 



Deer may be killed during November 

 only, and but 2 may be taken by any one 

 man in one season. 



Woodcock may be killed during July; 

 also October 5th to December 15th. 



Rabbits, November 1st to December 15th 

 inclusive. 



Ducks, reed birds, snipe, plover, pigeons, 

 no change. 



Grouse, squirrels, quails, and turkeys 

 may be killed October 15th to December 

 15th. 



