FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 



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I have just been reading January Rec- 

 reation, and it is as good as ever. Your 

 work of roasting g~ ne hogs is bound to 

 be successful in thr. -end, even though some 

 porker squeals a little. They can not help 

 thinking. You are right; such men as W. 

 L. Cassidy, of South Bend, Ind., ought to 

 be stopped l v law from going out, battle- 

 ship-like, and firing broadside at a flock 

 of dazed birds. Keep up your good work. 

 ,_ J. Schoonman, Taunton, Mass. 



John F. Schroeder, of Calumet, Mich., a 

 restaurant keeper, was arrested some time, 

 ago by Deputy Game Warden C. E. Brew- 

 ster, of Grand Rapids, for selling game in 

 close season. His premises were searched, 

 and 19 quails and ruffed grouse were found 

 in his possession. He was fined $25 for 

 each bird, making a . aggregate of $475, 

 and it is not at all likely that he will wish 

 to serve any more game to his patrons, at 

 that price. 



Here are measurements of my big 

 moose head: Length of left horn, 42 

 inches; length of right horn, 41 inches; 

 spread of horns at tips, 53 inches; nearest 

 point between horns, 20^2 inches; front 

 prong to head, 26 inches; around neck, 47 

 inches; around nose, near eyes, 38 inches. 

 R. W. McGuire, Virginia, Minn. 



This is one of the favored spots of the 

 Rocky mountains; good fishing, hunting, 

 etc., and one of the finest climates on 

 earth. I catch big trout out of the St. 

 Vrain river 2 blocks from my office. 



W. H. Phelps, Lyons, Colo. 



The pintail grouse turned out here in the 

 last 2 years are doing nicely. While trout- 

 ing last season. I saw 13 grouse and 

 found 3 nests. If we can keep the hogs 

 away we shall have many birds next fall. 

 Bert Robinson, Washburn, Wis. 



This is the best game country I have 

 seen. No finer fishing for any kind of 

 trout can be had in the Rocky mountains. 

 Plenty of grouse — sharptail, blue and sage 

 — and large game of all kinds. 



John Ching, Kilgore, Idaho. 



Quails, which have been extremely rare 

 for 10 or 12 years past, are, thanks to the 

 game law, becoming abundant. I often 

 meet 3 or 4 coveys in half a day's drive. 

 A. Lindemann, Cascade, la. 



Will W. H. Freeman, whose photograph 

 entitled "I Am No Hog" is printed on 



page 339 of November, '98, Recreation, 

 please send address to this office?— 

 Editor. 



Keep pouring hot shot into game hogs 

 and pot hunters, Brother Shields. That 

 just suits me. Where you lose one sub- 

 scriber by your strictures you gain a dozen. 

 C. V. Oden, Roseburg, Ore. 



Rabbits, grouse and quails are abun- 

 dant here. We turned out the quails 4 

 years ago last winter. The sportsmen of 

 Connellsville put out a lot last spring. 



John Slater, Moyer, Pa. 



I am pleased to see how you roast the 

 hogs. I think any man who shoots sitting 

 birds is a pot hunter. There is little game 

 here. 



George Allen, Kearney, N. J. 



I should like to hear from some one in 

 Colorado or thereabouts who intends go- 

 ing on a bear hunt this spring. 



Geo. W. Harp, Brinley, Ohio. 



Quails wintered well here, considering 

 the severity of the season, and we have 

 every prospect of good shooting this fall. 

 A. McAlpine, Watervliet, Mich. 



Recently I went to sleep to the tune of 

 honk! honk! as several hundred geese flew 

 over our town. 



Ledoux Bringhurst, Alexandria, La. 



You, through Recreation, do more for 

 game protection than all the other maga- 

 zines and papers put together. 



Harry M. Beck, Wilkesbarre, Pa. 



Deer are becoming so numerous as to 

 greatly annoy farmers by getting into their 

 crops. 



J. H. Mear, St. Andrew, N. S. 



There are thousands of quails and 

 chickens in Phillips county, Kansas. 



H. Frater, Wilcox, Neb. 



I received your premium of a 2-pound 

 can of Laflin & Rand powder, and it is A 

 number one. For penetration and cleanli- 

 ness this powder is unsurpassed. 



G. M. Pflug, Springfield, Neb. 



Please accept my thanks for the Marble 

 camp axe you sent me. Have given it a 

 thorough trial and am more than pleased 

 with it. Chas. Engle, Erie, Pa. 



