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beyond. At the village hotel my dog came 

 to a dead stand, pointing to a farmer's 

 w;i"on drawn up before the door. My 

 curiosity being aroused, I investigated, and 

 found the wagon nearly tilled with an as- 

 sortment of game. There were grouse, 

 quails, woodeocks, rabbits and squirrels. 

 All had been trapped, and bought from 

 farmers, to be resold in the city. How long 

 will it be, at this rate of slaughter, before 

 game will be as scarce as hens' teeth? It 

 is the duty of true lovers of sport to insist 

 on the prohibition of the sale of game. 

 N. K. Morgan, Hartford, Ct. 



I expect to have a few days among the 

 ducks in Colorado before the last take 

 wing for their winter quarters. 



E. H. R., Newcastle, Wyo. 



My friend and I spent 10 days in hunt- 

 ing deer this fall, at a small lake in Hamil- 

 ton county, N. Y. We had some rough 

 experience, sleeping out in the rain, etc., 

 but were repaid for our trouble. One 

 morning I espied a buck. He was standing 

 quartering, and looking straight at me. I 

 fired, and the bullet passed through his 

 heart. Another morning, we were in a 

 swamp; he with a shot gun, and I with a 

 rifle. We sighted a bear. A rifle ball broke 

 his hind leg, and my friend finished him at 

 10 yards, with the shot gun. We had a fine 

 time, and secured all the game we could 

 use in camp. We shot many ducks and 

 rabbits. 



My brother is delighted with the camera 

 you sent him, for getting subscriptions. 

 D. Simmons, Troy, N. Y. 



Sportsmen did not, last season, visit this 

 section so much as formerly. 



The crop of fawns appears to have been 

 good. They are seldom shot by white peo- 

 ple. The deer are beginning to travel to 

 their winter range, to be killed by the Utes. 

 The head game warden is reported as say- 

 ing that he will stop the slaughter, but 

 other game wardens have said the same 

 thing. 



The local game warden, Mr. Lyttle, ap- 

 pears to be trying to do more than some 

 of his predecessors. Elk seem about as 

 numerous as usual, and grouse also. Bear 

 are, I think, increasing. On the lower 

 White, wolves seem to hold their own. 

 The open season is too short. 



J. M. Campbell, Buford, Col. 



I am a travelling man, and always make 

 inquiries along my route as to the quantity 

 and kinds of game within my territory. 

 South Dakota protected her large game 

 for 5 years. The law expired October 1st, 

 1896. Since then deer have been plentiful. 

 This season there are many deer; but as 

 little snow has fallen, few have been killed. 

 Sportsmen are waiting for a good fall of 

 snow. 



The deer ranges of the Big Horn moun- 

 tains, back of Sheridan, Wyo., were de- 

 stroyed by fire last fall. 



In December Recreation, some one 

 speaks of the game law of Pennsylvania. 

 It is a law that should be copied and en- 

 forced in every State in the Union. This 

 law would be perfect if it carried with it an 

 appropriation to pay wardens. Our club 

 employs 3 wardens at its own expense. 

 There were a few parties who shot grouse, 

 and one or 2 who bought and sold game. 

 They did not advertise, and offer premiums 

 for birds, as in other seasons. Game was 

 plentiful last season in and around our 

 park, and strict watch was kept over it. 



We poisoned foxes, wildcats and skunks, 

 to save our grouse and young deer. 



Supt. Spruce Run Club, Pine Glen, Pa. 



I am a member of a small camping club 

 here. There is not much game in this lo- 

 cality but we are careful of what there is 

 and kill only what we can use. Our club 

 has been in existence about 7 years and each 

 fall we spend some days in the Shaw bot- 

 toms. Wild turkeys are the largest game 

 we have and they are not plentiful, yet we 

 manage to enjoy ourselves. I have a good 

 camera' and a complete outfit in the way of 

 tents, etc. I am satisfied when in the 

 woods and the most, of my pleasure is de- 

 rived from simply being there. Of course, 

 I enjoy shooting also, in season, but only 

 what I wish to use. 



Charles F. Emmel, Vandalia, 111. 



A few years ago, the rivers and forests 

 about Dunango were full of fish and game. 

 The streams swarmed with trout. On the 

 hills, deer, elk, sheep, bears, grouse and 

 pigeons were plentiful. Now all is changed. 

 The energetic work of pot hunters and 

 hogs has depopulated the waters and 

 coverts. Eighty miles Northeast of Dun- 

 ango is the Pedra river, and in its vicinity 

 are a number of smaller streams. All still 

 afford good trout fishing. Deer, grouse 

 and other game abound in that region. 



Success to the L. A. S. It will receive 

 hearty support from this part of Colorado. 

 Frank H. Sandford, Durango, Cal. 



Last season I had 3 weeks on the Co- 

 manche and Apache reservation, after 

 turkeys and quails. The district is ordi- 

 narily closed to hunters, consequently quails 

 are there in countless numbers. The law 

 forbids shipment, so our party of 5 shot 

 only such birds as we wanted for our camp 

 table. We spent 5 days after turkeys, dur- 

 ing which time no shots were fired at any 

 other kind of game. We bagged 6. Those 

 experienced in turkey hunting, as far North 



