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RECREATION. 



Editor Recreation : 



1 have just returned from a hunting trip in 

 the Shoshone Mountains, and to the head 

 waters of Wind river and Green river. We 

 were gone 42 days, 'here were 4 Eastern men 

 in the party, none of horn had ever seen any 

 game larger than a d ir. Their names and 

 addresses are as follows : E. F. Sharp, 464 

 Elm street, Chicago; H. P. Barrett and W. 

 H. Stiles, Henderson, Ky., and E. M. Morse- 

 man, Jr., Omaha, Neb. They got 5 as fine 

 elk heads as ever came out of the mountain 

 and 6 bear — 2 brown and 4 black. 

 They killed 2 bear in one day and saw 5 

 more. We could have killed more bear, but 

 had run out of provisions and had to come 

 home. 



There was a big bear working at one of 

 our baits when we left. The party also 

 killed one wild cat, one fox and one deer. 

 We saw a great many deer, but did not try 

 to kill them. 



If any of your readers want to know any- 

 thing about this country or what kind of 

 hunting we have, tell them to write to E. F. 

 Sharp, 464 Elm street, Chicago and he will 

 tell them all about it. W. L. Winegar, 

 Egin, Fremont Co., Idaho. 



We start on our annual hunt Oct. 24 foi 

 the Upper Peninsula. Kersey, Beach aHd 

 Uncle Cole are still of my party, with some 

 additions. I have hunted with another party 

 for the past 3 years in the U. P., and have 

 had great sport, our party kiWing from 14 

 to 25 deer each season. I was instrumental 

 in having the law changed making the open 

 season in both peninsulas alike, viz., from 

 Nov. 1 to 25, inclusive ; making it nec- 

 essary for all deer hunters to take out a 

 license from the county clerk, and requiring 

 a fee of $25 for non-residents- of the 

 State. This became necessary, for the rea- 

 son that thousands of people from Illinois, 

 Ohio, and Indiana flocked to Michigan every 

 fall and slaughtered the deer. I also fixed 

 the number for each person not to exceed 5 

 deer in any one season. ' If this law is en- 

 forced, there is no reason why deer should 

 not be reasonably plenty for the next 25 

 years. C.E.Foote, Kalamazoo, Mich. 



Jack snipe are desultory in their flight this 

 fall. They usually come with the equinoctial 

 storm, in the latter part of September, but 

 save a few random shots at "holdovers," 

 there have been no birds bagged yet. The 

 same is true of all varieties of ducks, except 

 green-winged teal. 



There are now no "dead " Recreations 

 on the counters of the news dealers here, 

 although purchasers still experience some 

 difficulty in getting the magazine promptly, 

 on the first of each month. C. B. Yandell. 



The open season for quail 111 Los Angeles 

 County opened Oct. 15. I am informed 

 by several shooters that the birds are quite 

 numerous, one man from Santa Anna say- 

 ing he thought there were more quail down 

 his way, at least, than he had seen in years. 

 I have seen a great many. About 6 weeks 

 ago I was out shooting doves, in a canyon 

 some 12 miles from Los Angeles, and saw 

 dozens of quail, especially young ones, just 

 beginning to fly ; and on Sunday, Sep. 29, 

 while taking a drive through Elysian Park, 

 in this city, I counted 15 full-grown birds in 

 one bevy. They were within 25 feet of the 

 road, and scooted off on a run through the 

 bushes as I drove along. How my trigger 

 finger did itch ! 



E. A. Brininstool, Los Angeles, Cal. 



One evening recently, while our front 

 door was open, a small owl took advantage 

 of the opportunity to make our acquaintance. 

 He came in with a rush, landed in a lump 

 on my partner's head, caromed on the lamp, 

 and wound, up in a ball, on some "Tangle- 

 foot " fly-paper. This latter showed more 

 affection for him than did either of the two 

 previous objects ; in fact, it did not seem to 

 like the idea of parting with him at all. 



After a little trouble, however, I, acting as 

 attorney, managed to secure a divorce, and 

 we now have " Horace," as we have named 

 him, as a star boarder in our household. He 

 really fell into good hands, for he does not 

 have to work for a living. Our mousetrap 

 is in commission, and provides him with 

 three " squares" a day. 



A. S. Doane, Lattingtown, L. I. 



Why don't those Indian lovers back East 

 get the Government to buy up the deserted 

 farms of New England and take their red 

 pets back there, where they could enjoy their 

 company? No one in the West would ob- 

 ject. Those farms would make boss reser- 

 vations. Then the Indians could hunt the 

 fierce woodchuck and chipmunk that so de- 

 vastate Brother Jonathan's corn patch. 



A band of Nez Perces rode past here this 

 morning. One of the bucks told me they 

 were going over on the south fork of the 

 Salmon River to hunt sheep and elk. This 

 in the face of the fact that Uncle Sam re- 

 cently paid them $640,000. Idaho laws say 

 no elk, moose or sheep for us poor white 

 trash until 1897. 



M. W. Miner, Warrens, Idaho. 



Salmon trolling is still good on the Sound, 

 and he is a poor fisherman who cannot land 

 at least three beauties in a morning's troll, 

 varying from 5 to 25 pounds. 



New Haven, Conn. 

 Editor Recreation, 



I have received the Davenport rifle which 

 you sent me for the 10 subscriptions, and 

 am very much pleased with it. 1 thank you 

 kindly for it, and will do all I can in get- 

 ting other subscribers. 



H. G. Parker. 



Subscribe for Recreation, $i a year. 

 Vou will find it a good investment. 



