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important part In the forthcoming exhibi- 

 tion, and will serve as valuable souvenirs 

 for those who are fortunate enough to ob- 

 tain them. 



Tents of birch bark, inhabited by full- 

 blood Indians, wearing rudely fashioned 

 garments of furs and buckskin, will be in- 

 teresting features of the show. 



In point of realism and scenic effective- 

 ness this Indian camp will undoubtedly 

 prove a revelation, not only to those whose 

 journeyings have never led them beyond 

 the confines of civilization, but to the great 

 army of sportsmen. 



GAME NOTES. 



When one is forced to forego the pleas- 

 ure of a trip to the woods or fields, noth- 

 ing does him so much good as to read the 

 experiences of others. No true sportsman 

 wants a monopoly, but is willing that 

 others should have a chance. 



I do not approve of an early opening of 

 the season. When I read " Ruffed Grouse 

 and Woodcock," by " M. B.," in the Sep- 

 tember number of Recreation, and came 

 to, " The day of our hunt was hot; such a 

 day as fairly curls one's gun barrels," I 

 thought how much more M. B., and his 

 friend would have enjoyed themselves if 

 the opening season had been the first of 

 October. 



Then Jack Frost drops the leaves from 

 the trees and the blood quickens in one's 

 veins. The days are cool and pleasant and 

 after a hard day's tramp in the fields and 

 woods how one can sleep! 



I like Recreation for the way it goes for 

 the fish and game Hogs. I always spell it 

 with a big " H." I feel that you, dear 

 editor, share my sentiments in regard to a 

 later day for the opening season for grouse 

 and woodcock. 



J. W. Burnside, Schenectady, N. Y. 



I do, most heartily. — Editor. 



The homely advice, "Don't be a hog," is applicable to 

 hunters of a certain type. Everybody knows the type of 

 man who covers the front of his camp with massacred 

 grouse or deer, geese or ducks, and then sits down with 

 an "I-shot-'em" look on his face, to be photographed. 

 He has no use for so much game. He and his friends can- 

 not use it, and he does not intend to sell it. He is a 

 butcher and not a sportsman. A spoilsman does not kill 

 everything he sees, for the mere sake of killing. Yet this 

 fellow, who has not yet developed beyond the savage stage 

 of his bloodthirsty ancestors of a few generations back, kills 

 for the pure love of killing, and pays some newspaper man 

 to recount his murderous exploits and print his portrait, 

 surrounded by the evidences of his own bloody and inhu- 

 man tastes. If the happiness and health of the city man 

 depend on his going to the woods and killing something, let 

 him at least use some kind of moderation, and " Don't be a 

 hog." — Editorial in the Minneapolis, Minn., "Times." 



Good for the Times Editor. He is a 

 sportsman, and, of course, a gentleman. 

 If all newspaper men had as much sense of 

 decency, and as much nerve as this man 

 has, the millenium of game protection 

 would arrive much sooner than we can now 

 hope for it. — Editor. 



Early in the morning of September I, 

 the opening of the reed-bird season, 2 

 friends and I, went down the " Neck," in 

 the marshes along the Delaware river, for 

 a day's sport with reed-birds. At daybreak, 

 the shooting commenced, and a continuous 

 fusillade was kept up the whole day. 



From 4 o'clock in the morning until 2 

 in the afternoon, we bagged nearly 3 dozen 

 reed-birds, 2 plovers and 3 rails. 



The best shooting for reed-birds, down 

 the " Neck," is between September 1 and 

 October 5. 



If it were not for market-shooters, there 

 would be many more birds. Market- 

 hunters commence shooting as soon as the 

 birds arrive — about the latter part of Au- 

 gust. 



I have known of 2 pot-hunters (regular 

 hogs), before season, killing 12 dozen reed- 

 birds in less than 3 hours. They also shoot 

 plover, snipe, ducks and rails long before 

 season. If a stop is not soon put to these 

 outrages, there will not be a single bird left. 



I would like to have some brother sports- 

 man, kindly inform me what kind of game 

 (large and small) is found in Pike county, 

 Pa. O. Fisher, Phila. 



I read Recreation regularly and like it 

 very much; especially its stand in regard to 

 the preservation of fish and game. I do not 

 slaughter game myself, nor allow others to 

 do so. I take my patrons and guests to 

 good hunting and fishing grounds, and 

 when I think they have had their share of 

 sport, I take them elsewhere. Every man 

 should be satisfied with his share; but I 

 find some are never satisfied. 



We have a large territory of hunting and 

 fishing ground, with plenty of both large 

 and small game. 



So far as it is in my power, I see that the 

 game and fish laws are enforced. 



Recreation takes well with my guests, 

 and makes a good hotel magazine, for this 

 part of the country. 



Guy H. Remore, Bernidiji, Minn. 



One of the principal features at the 

 Fourth Annual Sportsmen's Exposition 

 and Bicycle Show, to be held at Madison 

 Square Garden January 13 to 22, will, be a 

 rifle tournament. There will be an individ- 

 ual championship match, open to all, 100 

 yards off hand, at a 25 ring target, dis- 

 tance 100 feet. The entrance fee for this 

 contest is $5. which will include a season 

 ticket to the Exposition. First prize, 

 championship .trophy and $20. The other 

 12 prizes will divide $110. A continuous 

 match, open to all, distance 100 feet off 

 hand at a 25 ring target. Entrance fee, for 

 ticket of 3 shots, 50 cents. First prize $50; 

 $140 divided in other prizes. There will be 

 a target of honor and a bulls-eye target 



