
where they sat. 
guns, Floberts, revolvers, etc., with a bar- 
‘rel over 6 inches long. 
Second, to prevent the small boy from 
killing birds, neighbors’ cats, his brothers 
or sisters or himself. 
Third, license to permit a man to kill 
within lawful seasons such game as Is re- 
quired for his personal use, and not for sale 
or gift outside of his own family. 
Fourth, to prevent worthless characters 
and known violators of the law from ob-~ 
taining a license. 
Fifth, to prevent the collection of eggs 
as thoughtless people collect calendars, 
stamps, etc.—just to see how many they 
can get. 
As for science there are many complete 
collections in the museums of the country. 
A plaster cast and some paint will produce 
a duplicate of any bird’s egg, much strong. 
er and cheaper than the real. 
Val, Eureka, Cal. 

Your favor with other correspondence re- 
ceived, regarding the L. A. S. I have been 
much pleased with the communications. 
Your platform is the grandest thing I have 
ever read. 
yet I enjoy a good hunting or fishing trip. 
Quail and_ grouse, 
tiful, are now nearly gone, on account ol 
the swine, who go out for a day’s hunt and 
come in with load enough for a week’s trip. 
A sad message came to my ears last No- 
vember. A certain man found a covey of 
quails and fired, killing 10 of the birds 
The “pen” would be too 
good for such fiends. Rabbits and squir- 
rels can be found in abundance. Fishing 
is fair; no game fish except a few bass and 
salmon, and these are nearly extinct, on ac- 
count of seining and dynamiting. 
S. J. Fulford, Manston, Wis. 

Here is a list, showing the strength of 
the L. A. S. in certain States: 
IN ENE. COFCO the Se aE 472 
EC EYAL ASN ieee 9 Ra a ae ga 97 
mee eGSeN utc aeias accede ste an 62 
PASS a GMS ChiSei. 2! seas koe ee eae). 194 
minnmeetiCils..s6 wens Scoat. So ek a 89 
ISIS 3. ic eer a ce Se a ea 40 
Weel ited Bae eh Bit tea 2. Rosh gla ota 164 
RGN OM nites ck sok ie oni Bis stares wis. ess 74 
US 6 SY Raa a oe a 713 
DUAGCOMSINR ee eed eons SN geen de 34 
dS, CREE Gee Se En ee ee ee oan Pay. 
NM ifetIGi se Cee er ee tt Se ne es eG 
Why do not the sportsmen in other 
' States stir themselves and build up the 
membership of the League as it has been 
built up-in these States? There are many 
other States that have just as great need 
of the League in the protection of their 
THE LEAGUE OF AMERICAN SPORTSMEN. 
I am not a great sportsman, ~ 
at one time plen- 
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game and fish as have any of the States 
named; yet, in some such States we have 
but a mere handful of members. Will not 
the readers of RECREATION in the States 
that have not yet organized divisions turn 
out and solicit their friends to join the Lea- 
gue? We should have a working division 
in each State of the Union and in each of 
the Provinces of Canada, and it is hoped 
that we may have them in the near future. 
Let us have the co-operation of all friends 
of game protection everywhere. 

J. H. Kidd, Newburgh, N. Y., sends out 
a circular in which he says: 
I have been appointed local Warden of 
the A. S. and a Special Fish and Game 
Protector, by the State Fisheries, Game 
and Forest. Commission at Albany. 
The State of New York and the League 
of American Sportsmen are making dili- 
gent efforts to protect the fish and game 
and it is through the protectors and the 
honest sportsmen that we hope to attain the 
desired result. 
Knowing you to be a person interested 
in the protection of game and fish, I take 
the liberty of asking your co-operation and 
support in the discharge of my duties. 
Persons with malicious intent toward the 
game laws will always find time and place 
to carry out their plans, but if the sports- 
men would be on the alert for such mis- 
creants, many violations could be averted 
and much game saved. Be kind enough 
to do what good you can in this direction 
and your efforts will be appreciated. 
It would be a good plan for all local 
Wardens to do likewise. Make yourself 
known as being on the lookout for law- 
breakers and there will be far less illegal 
killing done than if the offenders do not 
know any one is looking for them.—Ep. 

Please find enclosed $1 for RECREATION 
for one year. Am well pleased with it. 
Last winter was a severe one here, but 
the quail stood the cold weather better 
than we expected. We thought a good 
many would have frozen to death. I 
think from what I hear that a large 
number of birds are all right. We had 
no spring shooting on _ ducks last 
spring. Trap shooting was great sport 
here last winter and will continue until 
fall. Team shoots, between teams from 
Bay City and Saginaw, have been on the 
programme; each team won a match and 
the third match was postponed on account 
the trap getting out of order in the middle 
of the contest. 
John R, Cotter, Essexville, Michigan. 

