FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 





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GAME NOTES. 



I have just returned to this city after a 

 10 day trip over in the Eastern shore 

 marshes. We found sora in abundance; 

 also a few woodducks. I had an opportu- 

 nity to indulge in that most fascinating 

 sport, coon hunting. We were abundantly 

 successful, having good dogs, and com- 

 panions of unquestioned staying powers. 



I regret to state that one of these met 

 with an unfortunate accident the last night, 

 out, as you see by the enclosed clipping: 



Last night Benjamin Townsend, of Centralville ; J. 

 E. Tylor, of Baltimore, and J. H. Greenhawk, of 

 Easton, went coon hunting in Herland wood, near 

 Easton. The dogs found a coon in a tree, which Mr. 

 Townsend ascended, dislodging 6 coons. They were 

 making a terrific battle on the ground with the 6 dogs, 

 and in Mr. Townsend's anxiety to be with them, he 

 forgot his caution in descending the tree and fell 50 feet 

 to the ground. His companions improvised a stretcher 

 and brought him home. He is seriously hurt, and 

 while conscious is unable to move. 



J. E. Tylor, Baltimore, Md. 



Please find enclosed check for $2.10 to 

 pay for one year's subscription to dear old 

 Recreation and to enlist my name in the 

 Abou of societies — the League of Ameri- 

 can Sportsmen. You can credit this sec- 

 ond dollar to your answer to the Ohio fer- 

 ret raiser, in November Recreation. 

 That must have been a .32-40 crack, for 

 it punctured the ferret's eye. 



An old boar and a shoat have been 

 camping at the Big Seneca dam, near here, 

 2 weeks, and have been slaughtering 

 ducks in a shameful maner. On Friday 

 they butchered 29 ducks and one goose 

 in time to take an afternoon train to 

 Washington to sell them. Train your 

 .32-40 on them. 



R. W. Stout, Poolesville, Md. 



In November 6 of us, including cook, 

 with 2 wagons, guns and ammunition, 

 tents, grub and 6 of my pack of fox 

 hounds, started for a 20 days' deer hunt 

 diversified with quail shooting, peccary 

 shooting, and chasing of wildcats and 

 Mexican lions, with an occasional raccoon 

 for spice, beside giving a little attention to 

 the wary coyote. Fortune was against 

 us. The weather was so warm the rattle- 

 snakes were out. We killed 3 of them. 

 We found deer, in fine condition, but we 

 could not keep any meat because of the 

 weather; so we killed but 3 deer, for our 

 own use in camp, a few javalinas for the 

 dogs, and 6 coyotes, which we found 

 mangy. 



L. L. Goodrich, San Antonio, Texas. 



I recently arrested Richard and Charles 

 Parker for hunting and shooting on Sun- 

 day, and brought them before Justice G. 

 W. Gleason, of Susquehanna. After hear- 

 ing the evidence and arguments of both 



sides Charles was discharged, as the de- 

 fence claimed the action should have been 

 brought within 72 hours, while this action 

 was brought 8 or 10 days after the offense 

 was committed. When our attorney 

 looked up the later law he found that the 

 J2 hours' clause had been repealed and 

 that both men should have been held. 

 The justice also admitted this. 



Geo. E. Porter, Constable, 



Lanesboro, Pa. 



Last fall when I was hunting in the 

 Southwestern part of the Adirondacks, I 

 found men were running deer with dogs, 

 in open violation of the law. Coming down 

 from Piseco to Arietta we heard the 

 hounds all along in the mountains. At 

 Stink lake we saw a hound put a deer in 

 the water. There were gunners in plenty 

 to murder the poor little thing in cold 

 blood. At Pine lake there are a number 

 of camps. Gus Avery, who lives about 8 

 miles South of Piseco, keeps 7 or 8 dogs 

 and runs them on every opportunity. 



R. H. Johnson, Rockton, N. Y. 



Roselle, N. J.. Oct. 24. — Gabriel Morino and son 

 Antonio, of Brooklyn, were arrested at this place yes- 

 terday by Game Warden Hawkins and Constable Bun- 

 nell, tor shooting sone birds. Eight birds were found 

 in their possession. >Vhen arrested both showed figfht 

 and leveled guns at the officers, who, after a pailey, 

 compelled t «ta to surrender at the muzzle of a re- 

 volver. 



Both were taken before Judge Woodruff and fined £20 

 for each birr'. They did not have so much money, and 

 were therefore taken to the county jail at Elizabeth and 

 locked up. — Nntark Daily Advertiser. 



Good! If all Jersey game wardens 

 would deal with these Dagos as Tooker 

 did with his they might in time learn to 

 obey the laws. — Editor. 



Two fnends and I have a camp which 

 we have named Recreation. It is not 

 in a big game country, but. we spend many 

 haj py days there during the open season 

 on j? ouse and rabbits. We read Recrea- 

 tion with great pleasure, and every issue 

 g( s straight to camp, so now we have 

 2 01 3 dozen copies there that have been 

 read time and again. 

 Elbei Hubbard, Jr., East Aurora, N. Y. 



Mr. Hubbard is the son of Elbert Hub- 

 bard, editor and publisher of The Philis- 

 tine, the next best magazine. — Editor. 



Lum Howell and Ed Wesser claim the hunter's bell for 

 their prowess. Thursday at Montau lake they brought 

 down 100 wild ducks. They returned home yesterday 

 with 70 in their hunting pouches. 



Your card received. We killed too 

 ducks in 8 hours at Lake Montau, Roches- 

 ter, Ind. There were only 2 of us, Ed- 

 ward Wesser and myself. 



Lum Howell, Kokomo, Ind. 



And * x "«-ish the sheriff might tak<* 



