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I'll back that Bristol Steel Fishing Rod of mine 

 against any rod in the world, at any price, to throw a 

 line further, hook a fish quicker, and stand a hard fight 

 better. I know what I am talking about, for I've been 

 there, and my ' Bristol ' has been with me, every time. 

 It only weighs 6^ oz. and cost me the paltry sum of 

 $650- If you'd like to know all about the seventeen 

 different sizes and styles The Horton Manufacturing 

 Coo make, drop them a card and ask for Catalogue 'R.' 

 Their address is at Bristol, Conn." 



Mention Recreation. 



I promised to tell you exactly what I 

 thought of the Syracuse hammerless gun 

 you sent me, lest fall, for 40 subscriptions 

 to Recreation, after having given it a 

 thorough trial. I spent 2 weeks in Minne- 

 sota, during October, and as the chickens 

 and ducks were wild, had an excellent op- 

 portunity to test the killing qualities of this 

 gun. 



I could not see but that I killed as often 

 and as far, with my 12 gauge Syracuse, as 

 those of our party who were shooting 

 more expensive 8 and 10 gauge guns, and 

 which required, or at least used, nearly 

 double the ammunition. In any event I 

 am satisfied I will never own a better gun, 

 for the money, than the Syracuse. I can 

 heartily recommend it to all who want a 

 moderate priced yet good, close, hard 

 shooting gun. 



Harry A. Beaver, Cadillac, Mich. 



I received from the Ithaca Gun Co., 

 Ithaca, N. Y., the double-barrelled ham- 

 merless breech-loading shot gun, as a 

 premium for a club of subscriptions to 

 Recreation, and it is a beauty. It is 

 strong, handsome, and shoots splendidly. 

 In fact it is a much finer gun than I ex- 

 pected. I am well pleased; and will speak 

 a good word for the tthaca to my friends. 

 My subscribers are all well pleased with 



Recreation; and all anxious to get the 



next copies. Recreation is the best 

 sportsman's journal on earth. 



Ed S. Case, Pattonsburg, Mo. 



The Kenwood sleeping bag came duly 

 to hand and I am both surprised and de- 

 lighted. It far exceeds my expectations. 

 How you can give such an elegant prize, 

 for so few subscriptions, I am at a loss to 

 understand. You have dealt honorably 

 with me indeed, and I thank you sincerely. 

 E. K. Lent, Otsego, Mich. 



I take several sportsmen's magazines, 

 but Recreation leads them all, and I look 

 forward to its arrival each month with 

 great pleasure. 



While on our annual hunt, in October, 

 Mr. Murray noticed something about deer 

 that we had never seen before, nor can we 

 find any one else who has. He wished to 

 ask Recreation about it: While return- 

 ing from an unsuccessful hunt, for elk, he 

 came to an open place in the timber, about 

 400 yards in diameter, and there, lying in 

 the sage-brush, was a bunch of about 20 

 fawns, and no large deer anywhere in sight. 

 Neither could he find any traces of any, in 

 the timber, though lie had been through it 

 carefully, all around the open place. Have 

 you ever seen so many young deer in a 

 bunch, without any old ones? 

 W. II. Shearman, Salt Lake City, Utah. 



