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GAME NOTES. 



Elk wintered well the past season. Many 

 calves are to be seen in every band. None 

 have died from cold or starvation, as many 

 did in the winter of '96- '97. Bands of from 

 75 to 500 are to be seen on every mountain 

 side. Ducks are numerous on the river and 

 creeks. There is also a flock of swans here. 



Much dissatisfaction is expressed in re- 

 gard to the proposed annexation of part of 

 Xackson's Hole to the Forest Preserve. The 

 timber is scarce and of little value. 



An inhabitant of this place was lately 

 arrested and fined for shipping elk heads 

 and horns. The fine and costs amounted to 

 about $25. What is that compared to the 

 price he got for the heads? He can afford 

 to stay in the business. 



Sportsman, Jackson Hole, Wyo. 



In March Recreation Mr. E. G. Gard- 

 ner, Chetco, Ore., states that last winter he 

 killed 72 deer. I should have expected to 

 see a postscript signed Editor, and speak- 

 ing about " a game hog." Deer, when 

 dressed, will average 125 pounds each, and 

 72 times 125 is 9,000 pounds. If Mr. Gard- 

 ner has 4 in his family and each ate 2 pounds 

 of venison a day, for 90 days, (about the 

 length of the deer season, I suppose they 

 would consume 720 pounds. What became 

 of the other 8,280 pounds of deer meat? In 



m.j opinion 6 deer would have been plenty 

 for Mr. Gardner. That would have left a 

 like amount for 11 other "Sportsmen." 



C. S. Scribner, Canton, O. 



In2 hours, 3 men in this county shot 268 

 rabbits. At another time 4 men shot 104 

 rabbits in one afternoon. Would you call 

 those men hogs? That would be an insult 

 to the pig family. We have a few prairie 

 chickens and quails. The latter are pro- 

 tected until 1900. There are some geese 

 here in the spring and fall, but they are 

 wary, and the hunter who kills one has well 

 earned it. Ducks are not so plenty as they 

 used to be. 



A. V., Tipton, Iowa. 



I have seen it stated that an animal shot 

 through the heart will drop in its tracks. 

 I have been a hunter, scout and guide since 

 1872, and have shot hundreds of animals 

 through the heart. I have yet to see one 

 drop where it stood, when so shot. They 

 all ran from 10 to 300 yards; most of them 

 falling within 20 to 50 yards. An animal 

 lying down is not likely to get up after a 

 heart shot. I would like to see this ques- 

 tion discussed by such old time hunters as 

 Van Dyke, Ira Dodge, George Ray and 

 Mack Miner. 



M. P. Dunham, Ovando, Mont. 



