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strayed from the Yellowstone park, where 
the government protects a small her 
Some of our hunters were bent on kill- 
ing the bull, but finally, acting on the ad- 
vice of some real sportsmen allowed the 
old patriarch to go. 
Unless he gets back to the park soon he 
will doubtless be killed by some rancher. 
H. E. Huffington, the telegraph operator, 
managed to get near enough to the buf- 
falo with his kodak to secure 2 snap shots. 
If the pictures develop all right he will 
send you one. 
C. W. Scott, Columbus, Mont. 

In the early ’70’s, when the farmers of 
Ventura county, Cal., first began to bore 
for water, geese and ducks came around 
the wells by thousands. I have killed as 
many as 21 white geese at one shot, with 
a single barrel shotgun. I killed 16 ducks 
at one shot with the same gun, at over 40 
yards. In the old days ducks were so 
plentiful there in the fall that when one 
walked through the stubble at dusk the 
air would seem alive with birds. The L. 
A. S. ought to be represented in the neigh- 
borhood of Giant’s Pass, Ore., as they kill 
deer there all the year around. I worked 
there last year and saw numbers of deer 
shot in May and June. Deer are abundant 
now, but will soon be exterminated if 
the indiscriminate slaughter of does is 
not stopped. 
A. W. Stratford, Los Angeles, Cal. 

I am well pleased with REcREATION. It 
is what all true sportsmen want and what 
I have never seen before—a journal that 
calls a hog a hog, no matter how big his 
bank account. Idaho has plenty of 
game laws but no one to enforce them; at 
least not in the Bitter Root mountains. 
Last year a party of self-styled sportsmen 
were in these mountains and I saw in one 
place 5 elk and one moose—all bulls—. 
which they had killed. Not a pound of the 
meat had been taken from either carcass. 
In another place where these hogs had 
camped I saw several hundred trout and 
salmon they had caught and left to rot. 
These are wealthy men and care nothing 
for a fine of $100. Imprisonment is the 
only thing that would stop them. I shall 
send you a few more subscriptions soon. 
R. M. Palmer, Stuart, Idaho. 

The annual banquet of'the Schuyler Rod 
and Gun Club was held at the Hewitt 
house on December 3d. 
adopted, with the assistance of the fish 
commissioners, a systematic stocking of 
brooks and other waters in its vicinity. 
The secretary begs information from other 
clubs regarding contemplated improve- 
This club has 
ments deemed necessary for game increase 
and preservation. 
Following is the roster of he club: P. S. 
Miller, president; L. N. Percy, vice-presi- 
dent; CoEE Kipp, W. Handy, W. L. Smith, 
W. G. Osgood, George B. Lawrence, A. 
Rancourt, H. A. Kipp, J. W. Whitbeck, 
W. W. Smith, F. E. Rancourt, Maj. H: D. 
Bradt, -Cy 'B. i Bradt: “Waw Ee epradis ae he 
Ackart, H. Hewitt. 
W. J. Barnes, Sec’y, Stillwater, N. Y. - 

During the past season 94 deer were 
killed in this vicinity; 49 of them by visit- 
ing sportsmen. Of 10 moose killed here, 
Q were secured by resident hunters. The 
other was shot by R. W. Hill, of Elyria, 
O. It was the largest moose killed in 
this section for many years. Following 
are measurements: Spread of horns, 56% 
inches. No. of points, 16. Height at 
shoulder, 6% feet. Length from nose to 
hind hoofs, 13 feet. 
pounds. I acted as guide for Mr. Hill. 
We jumped the big moose within a mile of 
my camp but did not get a shot, as it was 
in a thick swamp. The next morning we 
followed him until noon. We got close to 
him and Mr. Hill opened fire with a .30-30 
Winchester. Three shots were fired, 
though the first would have been sufficient. 
Mr. Hill also got 2 deer while in camp. 
There are more moose in Maine today 
than there have been for 20 years. 
Geo. C. Jones, Guide, Carritunk, Me. 

Last August and September I had a 
most successful trip in the Rocky moun- 
tains of Western Montana. Hitherto my 
experiences have been chiefly in the Sho- 
shone and Wind river mountains of Wyo- 
ming. My head guide was Wm. H. Jack- 
son, a first-class hunter, and formerly one 
of the favorite scovts of both Generals 
Custer and Miles. His knowledge of the 
country and the habits of game is unsur- 
passed and under his guidance I’ vas able _ 
to kill 2 splendid specimens of mountain 
sheep. Out of about 18 days in the moun- 
tains I hunted only 3, owing to a succes- 
sion of violent storms. 
R. R. Converse, Rochester, N. Y. 

Learning where 2 small flocks of grouse 
were located, I started out with my big St. 
Bernard dog, Rene, as side companion. 
Arriving near the woods wecame to a small 
swail of low brush where the dog flushed 
the first bird. I wounded the bird and :t 
flew across to the woods. The dog found 
it in a clump of hemlocks and brought 
it to me still alive. Within 100 yards 3 
more flushed, and 2 of them went into my 
shooting jacket. Then began a tramp: 
around the 50 acre woods, with varying 

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