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rabbits were thicker in that part of the 

 county than in any other. With a shorter 

 open season and a bounty oh foxes, our 

 game would increase. 



Dr. S. B. Keith, Palmer, Mass. 



GAME NOTES. 



John F. Pletsch, of the firm of Pletsch & Sut- 

 ton, who, together with the other members of the 

 firm, was arrested by deputy game warden L. C. 

 Graham on the charge of having for sale quails 

 which had been killed out of season, pleaded 

 guilty before Justice Lowry, and was fined $25 

 and costs. 



The other members of the firm, L. K. and 

 G. L. Sutton, were dismissed on payment of the 

 costs, as the evidence disclosed that they had no 

 knowledge of the purchase or possession of the 

 birds. 



These were the first cases which Deputy Gra- 

 ham has prosecuted for the infraction of the game 

 laws, and he feels much elated over his success 

 in securing a conviction. Several other persons 

 whom he had arrested for violation of the fish 

 laws were fined- $25 and costs by Justice Helwagen. 

 Mr. Graham has received letters from a num- 

 ber of hunting and fishing clubs heartily com- 

 mending his course. — Columbus, O., paper. 



The game business is really not what 

 it used to be. I look for many retirements 

 from that field of endeavor within a few 

 years. — Editor. 



I had planned a little surprise for my 

 Camp Fire friends in the way of some alli- 

 gator steak, but since my arrival the 

 weather has been so cool and the rivers so 

 high I have not seen a 'gator to shoot at. 

 Fishing is poor on account of the weather, 

 so there is not much to do. A flock of 

 quails run around the house almost every 

 day and they are extremely interesting to 

 watch. There are a good many ducks on 

 the bay, so we Lave all we want to eat, 

 but " we do not shoot any more than we 

 can use. The orange groves are looking 

 fine, and the backward season has been a 

 good thing for them, preventing the new 

 growth from starting and being frozen. 

 Next year, if we get no freeze, this section 

 should send a large crop of oranges to 

 market. H. H. Todd, Roseland, Fla. 



Four years ago you roasted me to a turn. 

 Since then I haven't deserved a roast. I 

 haven't the slightest sign of a bristle ; not 

 one ; and to show my appreciation of the 

 good work your magazine is doing for 

 game protection I hand you herewith an 

 article which I hope you may be able to use 

 in Recreation. 



John M. Fairfield, Denver, Colo. 



The story will be printed in a future 

 issue. — Editor. 



In district court Henry Greenwood, a farmer 

 living in Sturbridge, was found guilty and paid 

 his fine of $100 for shooting the deer which was 

 shot at Leadmine and died after being run down 

 by dogs. Other parties were arrested, charged with 



being accomplices, but as no evidence was shown 

 to implicate them, they were discharged. — -South- 

 bridge, Mass., paper. 



Well, as long as the chief culprit got 

 his dose, we will not worry about his fol- 

 lowers. — Editor. 



Turkeys are fairly plenty here. Grouse, 

 quails, woodcocks and squirrels are scarce. 

 We have a few deer and bear. The 

 law should either prohibit the killing of 

 does or set the limit at one deer per man. 

 Game Warden Bernief, of Harrisburg, suc- 

 cessfully prosecuted several violators of the 

 deer law last winter. Here we were less 

 fortunate, being unable to secure positive 

 evidence. 



J. J. Brennan, M. D., Oval, Pa. 



We have more quails here than are found 

 in any other section on the Eastern shore 

 of Virginia. When we had that hard 

 freeze 4 years ago 1 fed the quails in this 

 vicinity ,and last February I did the same. 

 I am sure we have over 500 coveys within 

 5 miles of town. 



W. T.. Gladding, New Church, Vt. 



Last year Harry Rash, a rancher on 

 Blacktail Deer creek, captured 2 calf ante- 

 lopes, a male and a female. He keeps them 

 enclosed in a wire fence yard. When I 

 last saw them, which was in August, their 

 diet was chiefly willow leaves. Rash has 

 refused $50 apiece for the animals. 



Carl E. Price, Dillon, Mont. 



Game and fish are abundant here, but 

 hogs are, too, and kill in and out of season, 

 unmercifully. Fish are nightly dynamited. 



We have pot hunters galore that do not 

 think they have had a good day's sport un- 

 less they bag at least 50 quails a day apiece. 

 D. Bosley Wapanucka, Ind. Ter. 



Should any of the readers of Recreation 

 wish to obtain information regarding 

 hunting and fishing in the St. Clair river 

 country, I shall be glad to answer any 

 questions. 



W. A. Miller, Detroit, Michigan. 



Already many thousands of people are 

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 nature study, give him a year's subscription 

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