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RECREATION. 



' I do not think you are right in calling the 

 man a hog who caught 260 perch; as they 

 are a nuisance in this locality. They are al- 

 together too plenty. 



I see no need of buying goods that are 

 not advertised in Recreation, so long as 

 the best of guns, fishing tackle and other 

 sportsmen's goods are advertised in it. I 

 do not see why the Colts revolvers are not 

 represented in Recreation. 



Do you limit the term sportsmen to 

 shooters and anglers; or do you include 

 horse racers, prize fighters and such? 

 Which do you consider best — as a bird dog 

 — a pointer or setter. 



R. J. B., Hillsboro Bridge, N. H. 



No; horse racers, prize fighters and such 

 like are not sportsmen. They are sporting 

 men. The term " sportsman " is generally 

 held to include shooters, anglers, yachts- 

 men, canoemen, etc. 



As to the superiority of the setter or 

 pointer, that is purely a matter of taste. 

 Both are good. Many shooters prefer the 

 pointer, while as many others prefer the 

 setter. 



If a maker of sportsmen's goods does not 

 advertise in Recreation that would seem 

 to mean that he does not wish the readers 

 of Recreation to buy or to use his goods. 

 The Marlin revolver is as good as any 

 made in this country, and is advertised in 

 this magazine. — Editor. 



Were it not for the heavy sage brush and 

 grease wood, the bottom lands of the 

 Snake river in Owyhee and Washington 

 counties, Idaho, would be the finest place 

 in the West for coursing contests. It is 

 possible to jump 7 to 10 jack rabbits to 

 the acre. Never in all my travels have I 

 seen anything to compare with it. 



Prof. O. D. Carper, of La Grande, Ore., 

 recently captured a beautiful snowy owl, 

 while hunting on the Grand Ronde river, 

 Oregon. Also a young bald eagle, which 

 had a spread of 4 feet. A yellow lynx was 

 taken alive, too, which, he says, Mr. Car- 

 lin's picture exactly portrays. 



It is reported by all local sportsmen and 

 ranchers that this season grouse, sage 

 hens, wild ducks in Canyon, Ada and 

 Owyhee counties are unusually plentiful. 

 A big bag of ducks can be secured at any 

 time, by only a short walk from this place. 

 All along the line of the Oregon Short 

 Line Railroad, between Mountain Home 

 and Payette, there can be found splendid 

 wild fowl shooting. In the Boise and 

 Payette valleys,* quails are particularly nu- 

 merous; but I believe are protected for 

 some years yet. Between Shoshone and 



* Quails are not natives of Idaho. They were " planted " 

 in this valley some years ago, the stock being brought 

 from Nebraska. — Editor. 



Glenn's Ferry antelope can be seen from 

 the car windows, and sportsmen could 

 easily find plenty of sport there without 

 taking long journeys from the railroad, in- 

 land. M. W. Miner, Caldwell, Idaho. 



Game is plentiful this season, particularly 

 deer. 



It is amusing to think of clipping a buf- 

 falo head to show the horns; for if it is in 

 good condition the horns barely show. 



In the spring of 1865, I was on the divide 

 South of the Republican river, West of 

 Fort Kearny. As far as I could see, to the 

 South and West, the buffalo were moving. 

 And now they are all gone! 



Jack Hickman, Lebanon, Ore. 



Mr. Warner and I were out 21 days in 

 the mountains, with Frank Peterson, of 

 Jackson, Wyo., as guide. We killed elk, 

 sheep, antelope and deer. Mr. Peterson 

 proved a competent guide and packer. He 

 knows the country thoroughly; also the 

 habits and haunts of the game. We had a 

 very enjoyable time. 



J. B. Castle, Sandwich, 111. 



Game in this locality is rapidly diminish- 

 ing. This is due to lack of sufficient protec- 

 tion, or to the wolves. 



This year our law provides for a license 

 for every hunter; $30 for non-residents, and 

 $1 for those fortunate enough to live in the 

 state. This license applies to deer hunters 

 only. 



F. B., Gordon, Wis. 



The squirrel season opened September 

 1st. I succeeded in bagging 11, the first 2 

 days. Could have had more, but have no 

 desire to herd with the swine. 



James S. McCain, Washington, N. J. 



Game and fish are not abundant in this 

 vicinity, owing to too much illegal hunting 

 and fishing. 



K. G. F., Columbiana, O. 



Wanted: A means of exterminating an 

 animal found all over the United States, 

 but more common in New England vil- 

 lages, and known as the French-Canadian 

 Hare Lifter and Partridge Fence Builder. 



Kindly state if I could use the same 

 means on the animal that keeps company 

 with a hound and small long bodied rodent, 

 carried with them in a sack. 



I have a family and a gun. Both of these 

 I respect; but the latter will not be of much 

 use unless someone who knows will help 

 me. Tim, Hartford, Conn. 



