FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 





Blackfoot, Idaho. 



Chickens, ducks, antelope, deer and elk 

 are plentiful hereabouts. As soon as I can 

 make a trip into the Hills will report success. 

 They are killing a large hare here, larger 

 than the jack-rabbit; slate-colored, with 

 white tail. Can you give me the proper 

 name of it, English and Latin? 



Burt Harris. 



I referred this question to Prof. B. C. 

 Everman, of the U. S. Fish Commission 

 Washington, D. C, who writes in reply: 



My two summers in Idaho have enabled 

 me to collect a good deal of information on 

 Idaho hares. The one Mr. Harris inquires 

 about is undoubtedly Lepus Ca,7npestris, 

 Bachman. The white-tailed jack-rabbit. 

 It is known to be tolerably common 

 throughout the greater part of the 

 sage plains of Idaho, and extends north, 

 through the valley of Birch Creek and Lem- 

 hi River, to Salmon City, at least; also in 

 Little Lost and Pahsimeroi Valleys, and over 

 in Salmon River and Challis Valleys ; 

 also on Big Lost River. 



Besides the above species the following 

 are also found in Idaho. 



2. Lepus Tevianus, Woodhouse. The 

 black-tailed jack-rabbit. This is probably 

 the one which Mr. Harris calls "jack-rab- 

 bit." Its range is about the same as that of 

 LePus Campestris. 



3. Lepus Sylvaticus Nuttallii, Bachman. 

 Sage cotton-tail; same range. 



4. Lepus Bairdii, Hayden. Snow-shoe rab- 

 bit ; common in thickets at Alturas Lake 

 and on upper Salmon River. 



5 Lepus Idahoensis, Merriami. Idaho Pyg- 

 my rabbit; known only from Salmon River 

 mountains and head of Moose River. 



Dawson, North Dak. 



We had one of the most successful hun ts 

 here last winter that I have ever seen. W e 

 started out at io'clock, a. m. and by one 

 o'clock had bagged three large wolves. The 

 first was started just one-half mile from town. 

 The dogs did fine work, turning the wolf be- 

 fore he had run 200 yards. He gave the 

 dogs a hard fight before they killed him. 

 The second one was a fighter and gave the 

 dogs a hard chase, fighting them for over a 

 mile before they killed him. The third was 

 the largest and the gamiest of all. He had 

 only 100 yards the start of the dogs, but gave 

 them a hard run of over 6 miles before he 

 made a stand. Although very tired, from 

 the long chase, he gave the dogs the hardest 

 fight they ever got, yet with little help 

 from us they killed him. Taken all in all, 

 it was the grandest day's sport of the season, 

 and all were well pleased with the result. 



Among the visitors from out of town who 

 enjoyed the sport were: Mr. Willard Nye, 

 of Boston, and Mr. Richard Austin, of Cam- 

 bridge, Mass.; Mr. Geo. E. Hise, of Colfax, 

 Iowa, and Rev. John A. Lamery, of Oaks, 

 N. D. J. J. Gokey, 



Pres't Dawson Gun Club. 



Prof. A. Bell, of the Canadian G< 

 Survey, reports the discovery of agn 

 which rises on the water-shed to the north 

 of the head of the Ottawa, and flows into 

 James Bay. Mr. Bell ascended theOtl 

 the Gatineau, crossed the divide to the 

 north, and then entered the head-* 

 the new stream. He explored it tin 

 mouth; says it has an a depth of 40 



feet, rarely interrupted by rapids, and that 

 it is navigable for steamboats for hundi 

 of miles. There is but one human inhabi- 

 tant on the river, an Indian, who clan. 

 hunting-ground as large as several ordi 

 counties. 



" With the exception of some small tra< 

 says Prof. Bell, "the whole country 

 ered with the original forest. ( lame was un- 

 accountably scarce, but fish were plei 

 in all the lakes and streams. On reaching 

 Rupert's House we crossed the 1 

 schooner of the Hudson Bay Company, to 

 Moose Factory, and thence as. ended tin- 

 western branch of the Moose River to the 

 Canadian Pacific Railway." 



Mr. Chas. Payne, Wichita, Kans., has an 

 elk head, the measurements of which ar< 

 follows : 



Length of Main Beam, 

 Circumference between third and 



fourth Prong, . . . 7 ' . 



Length of first Prong, . . . 21 : 

 second " . 20 : 



third "... 

 " fourth or Royal Prong, 24 ' 



fifth Prong, ... 

 The head is on exhibition at tin- 1 I 

 W. H. Force, 78 Front street, New York. 

 I should be glad to have measurement! 

 any large game heads, with names and ad- 

 dresses of owners, with a view I Min- 

 ing where the best in existen< 



Although there is still room for impn 

 ment, we have now the best game and 

 laws in New Jersey we ever had, and u < 

 endeavoring to rigidly enforce th< n 

 as far as Bergen Count) 

 Game Protective Association is tantly 



on the watch for violators oi the law, 

 the county game warden and 1 

 are equally vigilant. The latt< 

 made some 20 arrests, the result ■ 

 has been 18 convictions. Tw< 

 cases await trial. 



Warden Ricardo had 4 men up 

 Justice Collins last Sunday foi n ol 



the Sabbath law, which forbids 

 gun in the woods or fields on Sunda 

 result was that r »1 die n 



shot-guns and gan and wl. 



they were target-shooting, about $2; 

 One man "shot a snake,' and t 

 $20 and costs of COUrt. < >ne man. wh 

 fired a shot, and who brought h 

 clean, was also fined 520 and 

 see we are watching thing! 

 county. Oritani, Hackensack, N J. 





