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stop all this. If a gun license cost $5 a 

 year I would not consider it a cent too 

 much. The man who would object is no 

 sportsman. The open season for rabbits 

 should be the month of November. Mow 

 they are hunted from August to February. 

 A short rabbit season would save thou- 

 sands of quails. 



Fred N. Leidolf, Fort Wayne, Ind. 



I thoroughly enjoy Recreation. I am an 

 ardent lover of animals and birds, espe- 

 cially the latter, and I have now, in icy 

 grounds in this city, an aviary contain- 

 ing what is said to be the largest private 

 collection in the United States. Besides 

 many small birds, I have 7 varieties of 

 pheasants and 5 varieties of quails. My 

 greatest pleasure is in the rearing of the 

 young. I always watch Recreation close- 

 ly to see if I can glean any new ideas for 

 my hobby. I never read a magazine I 

 liked so well. Success to it. 



J. W,. Sefton, San Diego, Cal. 



Gee whiz! That Sharpsburg druggist, 

 whose photo is shown in July, 1902, Rec- 

 reation, page 32, has a hard-looking mug. 

 Are all druggists like him? I wonder if 

 his neighbors have to keep their hen houses 

 locked? Too bad nice dogs have to associ- 

 ate with such things. He must be a trust 

 man ; wants it all. You do the swine an in- 

 justice by your comparison. They have 

 some right among men ; this fellow has 

 none. Wonder what kind of pills he sells? 

 W. M. B., Magdalena, N. M. 



In a recent number of Recreation, W, L. 

 Winegar jumps on Guide Hammond, of 

 Missoula, Montana. It happens I was in 

 the Clear River country when Hammond 

 was there, and, by the way. he is not from 

 Missoula, but from Hamilton. To my 

 knowledge the Hammond outfit shot but 

 one head of game to the man, or 6 in all. 

 Yet Winegar tries to load them with 26 elk. 

 M. P. Dunham, Ovondo, Mont. 



In '64 I hunted deer and bear in the 

 vicinity of Rum river, Minn. Passing one 

 day through a grove of burr oaks I saw a 

 coon in the crotch of a tree some 20 feet 

 from the ground. I put a ball through his 

 head, and carrying him to the cabin found 

 he weighed just 30 pounds. Can any of 

 your numerous readers beat this for 

 weight? 



J. Dimon, Hammondsport, N. Y. 



some preparation that will remove the 

 odor from skunk fur? 



C. J. Boyle, San Rafael, Cal. 



ANSWER. 



There is no preparation that will remove 

 the odor of skunk so effectually that a 

 damp day or a warm place will not make 

 it manifest. — Editor. 



C. Van Antwerp, E. L. Teeple, Fred 

 Aldrich and Art Hubbard, of Tecumseh, 

 Mich., with 3 guns and 2 ferrets killed 27 

 bunnies Sunday, January 13,. They are 

 exceedingly proud of the record. I wish 

 they could be fitted out with rings in their 

 snouts as is done with other vicious hogs. 

 Legitimate Hunter, Tecumseh, Mich. 



Game is killed here at all seasons, regard- 

 less of law, by both white men and Indians. 

 Deer and antelope are killed for their hides 

 alone. I saw last fall, in a deserted Indian 

 camp, 14 carcases of deer from which but 

 little meat had been cut. 



Omer Franks, Fair View, N. M. 



I have been reading Recreation a long 

 time and find much valuable information in 

 it. Am not so big a game hog as I was. 

 Have joined the L. A. S. and am doing all 

 I can to stop the work of the hogs. 



H. G.. Edwards, Hopkinsville, Ky. 



The law of Kansas for the protection 

 of birds is so stringent and so easily en- 

 forced that there is no just reason on the 

 part of anyone for complaint against pot 

 hunters or other violaters of the law. — 

 The Commoner, Wichita, Kans. 



You are entitled to the time, talents and 

 support of all decent men for what you are 

 doing, not only for the game, but for the 

 men who pursue it. You are not only sav- 

 ing game, you are making men. 



V. W.. B. Hedgepeth, Goshen, Ind. 



Quails, chickens, ducks and geese are 

 becoming scarce in Kansas. We have too 

 many market hunters, and they all work 

 overtime. 



Dr. J. M. Coulter, Minneapolis, Kan. 



We have many quails here, some chick- 

 ens and plenty of squirrels. 



C. S. Cunningham, Flora, 111. 



Will you ask your readers to please give 



Mamma (explaining spiritual truths to 

 her little boy) — Tommy, when you die you 

 leave your body behind; only your soul 

 goes to heaven. 



Tommy — Well, mamma, what will I but- 

 ton my pants to? — Exchange. 



