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RECREA TION. 



POINTERS FOR TOURISTS. 



Egin, Fremont Co., Idaho. 



Editor Recreation: I heartily endorse 

 Mr. Lydecker's suggestion of a " League 

 of American Sportsmen." We need some- 

 thing of the kind in this country to protect 

 our game, or there will soon be none, 

 either for ourselves or for Eastern sports- 

 men. Game is scarce now as compared 

 with the quantities that could be found 12 

 or 15 years ago. In those days, Ed. H. 

 Trafton and I hunted and trapped for a liv- 

 ing. We worked all through Idaho and 

 Wyoming, and had every opportunity ot 

 learning the amount and whereabouts of 

 game in those States. 



In October, 1883, I came from Jackson's 

 Hole with 3 horses loaded with beaver and 

 bear hides, and camped on the creek wl ere 

 Trafton's house now stands. Antelope 

 were within sight of camp during all of 

 our stay. Now one is rarely seen in that 

 part of the country. Deer were plentiful, 

 and a few still winter near there. There is 

 yet game enough in this region. If it is 

 protected, we will have good hunting for 

 many years. The country is large, and af- 

 for ' plenty of range for game. 



In Recreation of January, 1897, W. L. 

 Simpson says of the people who speculate 

 in elk and other game animals, that they 

 kill 5 for every one ed. That is a low 

 estimate. I think they kill 10 animals for 

 each one secured alive. 



Eastern sportsmen believe there is no 

 game in this part of the country except in 

 Jackson's Hole. There are more moose in 

 Idaho than in Wyoming, and fully as many 

 bears. In parts of Idaho, mountain sheep 

 are abundant; and many of the elk and 

 deer that summer in Wyoming pass the 

 winter in this State. We have also good 

 trout fishing, and plenty of small game. 



Most Eastern men who come here want 

 to get mountain sheep, elk, deer, moose 

 and bear; and all within 2 or 3 weeks. 

 This cannot be done anywhere. Such a 

 variety of game is never found in any one 

 place. I know that some guides, here and 

 elsewhere, guarantee shots at all kinds of 

 game, including grizzly bear; but guaran- 

 tees can be had in this country with less 

 exertion than grizzlies. We have many 

 bears, though but few are grizzlies. 



Ten or 12 years ago there was not a guide 

 in all this region; now nearly everv resi- 

 dent claims to be one. I remember the first 

 party of sportsmen who passed through 

 Egin, 14 years ago. They stopped at my 

 father's house on their way to Jackson's 

 hole. The man they had with them as 

 guide, had been in the country but once 

 before, and then only passed through it. 



Egin is 30 miles from Market Lake, the 

 nearest railroad station; and 90 miles from 

 the upper firehole basin, in the Yellowstone 

 Park. There is good trout fishing and 

 chicken shooting all the way from here to 



the Park. Also lots of ducks and geese in 

 season. Jackson's Hole is 80 miles from 

 here. There is good fishing most of the 

 way, and some small game. Sportsmen and 

 tourists can obtain here everything needed 

 to take in the mountains. 



The best time to visit the Park is in the 

 latter part of July and during August. 

 Good hunting can be had any time from 

 September 1st to December 15th. The best 

 time to hunt bear is from April 1st to July 

 1 st. Non-residents, hunting in Wyoming, 

 are required to pay a license fee of $20. In 

 spite of the various opinions advanced in 

 Recreation, I think the 45-90 Winchester 

 the best all-round gun for large game. 



I am prepared to furnish eood covered 

 mountain spring wagons, good teams, gen- 

 tle saddle horses, tents and complete camp 

 outfits for large or small parties. I can give 

 good reference. Will meet employers 

 either at Market Lake, or at Cinnabar, 

 Mont. Would be pleased to furnish fur- 

 ther information regarding this country 

 and its game, to anyone who will write me. 

 Willis L. Winegar. 



SPORTSYLVANIA. 



H. H. RICHARDSON. 



My love lives in a wonderful place 



Called Sportsylvania, 

 He has half-forgotten his sweetheart's face 



In Sportsylvania; 

 He would rather sail the ocean blue, 

 Or paddle about in a Rob-Roy canoe — 

 He never thinks of a wheel for two, 



In Sportsylvania. 



A childish dream is poor croquet, 



In Sportsylvania, 

 And golf he would not stop to play, 



In Sportsylvania; 

 I saw him once at a tennis net, " 

 The way he volley'd I'll ne'er forget, 

 But never a girl was in his set 



In Sportsylvania. 



He is quite polite to a grizzly bear, 



In Sportsylvania, 

 Of an angry moose he has no fear, 



In Sportsylvania; 

 P»ut of a timid girl he is very shy. 

 She cannot stalk him howe'er she try, 

 Unless she ventures to do or die 



In Sportsylvania. 



I have bought me a lovely rod and gun, 



For Sportsylvania, 

 And away to the forest and stream I'll ru \ 



In Sportsylvania. 

 But cupid will hie along with me, 

 I'll be the dear my lover must see, 

 We'll build our home as near as can be 



To Sportsylvania! 



