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to the end of his days, while the photo- 

 graph will give pleasure to those who see 

 it, as long as it exists. 



A month later a gunner came that way, 

 flushed and shot the poor woodcock. It 

 was at short range and the victim was so 

 mangled that he did not even take it home 

 for food. 



The momentary thrill of triumphant 

 marksmanship was all he bought at the cost 

 of so much cruelty and destruction. 



It is hardly necessary to point the moral 

 of these 2 incidents. They give a fair pict- 

 ure of each pursuit set side by side; their 

 costs and rewards. Which pays best? 



Worcester, Mass. 

 For 2 years the readers of Recreation 

 have been treated to a discussion as to who 

 owned the largest buffalo head. While 

 some of the heads you have illustrated have 

 been fine specimens, the owners seem to 

 ignore the fact that there are other features 

 which constitute a fine specimen, besides an 



BUFFALO HEAD OWNED BY MR. S. FORE- 

 HAND, OF THE FOREHAND ARMS CO., 

 WORCESTER, MASS. 



abnormal size. There may be finer heads 

 than the one I own, but I send you a photo 

 of it, and your readers can judge of its mer- 

 its. 



This is said to have been the last buffalo 

 killed in Dakota. He was found October 

 12, 1888, in the big Coteau hills, near Ellen- 

 dale, and several hunting parties started in 

 pursuit of him. After chasing him all day 



he was finally brought to bay and killed 

 near Oakes, 30 miles from where he was 

 first started, by B. F. Roodle, Sam Cosel 

 an H. H. Kenkell. He was a magnificent 

 specimen, and is said to have weighed 1,900 

 pounds. S. Forehand. 



New Whatcom, Wash. 

 I enclose a photograph, of a Enoch Rol- 

 lins, of this city. This " mighty hunter " 

 slaughtered 34 ducks, at 3 pot shots, and 

 the town has ever since been kept advised 

 of his butchery by seeing his photographs 



A FAIR SAMPLE OF GAME HOG. 



posted in many conspicuous places. I hap- 

 pened into our leading gun store, a few 

 days ago, where I saw a copy of this photo 

 in the show case, and had no trouble in 

 getting it to send to Recreation. I trust 

 you will add this specimen to your corral 

 of game hogs. E. H. D. 



