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No one shall receive, ship, transport, or have 

 in possession for the purpose of shipping or 

 transporting out of the Dominion of Canada 

 any speckled trout, river trout or sea trout, 

 taken or caught in the Provinces of Ontario, 

 Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia or Prince 

 Edward Island; provided, 



(a) Any person may so ship such trout caught 

 him for sport, to the extent of 25 pounds in 

 weight, if the shipment is accompanied by a 

 certificate to that effect from either the local 

 fishery officer in whose district the fish were 

 caught or from the local station agent adja- 

 cent to the locality in which they were caught 

 or is accompanied by copy of the official license 

 or permit issued, to the person making the 

 shipment. 



(b) No single package of such trout shall 

 exceed 25 pounds in weight, nor shall any per- 

 son be permitted to ship more than one pack- 

 age during the season. 



It is said the army is to be provided 

 with a new type of revolver which is con- 

 sidered a great improvement over the one 

 now in use. The Board of Ordnance and 

 Fortifications has recently conducted tests 

 of the various models of automatic re- 

 volvers, and among those submitted was 

 the Luger, recently adopted by the Swiss 

 government. This was selected by the 

 board, and it was recommended that $15,- 

 000 be allotted for the purchase of 1,000 

 of the weapons which are to be issued to 

 the cavalry. 



Our government seems to have a strong 

 predilection for foreign made arms. 



A man in Lewiston, Mont., writes to a 

 San Francisco paper boasting of having 

 killed 40 buffaloes in one day. Instead of 

 bragging of his butchery he should feel 

 heartily ashamed of it; but that is exactly 

 the trouble with that kind of men. They 

 have no sense of shame, and there are 

 hundreds of the old skin hunters, who are 

 responsible for the disappearance of the 

 buffaloes, who would to-day repeat the 

 crimes of the '70's, if they had a chance. 

 The only consolation for the extermina- 

 tion of American big game is that many 

 of these old butchers are now compelled 

 to work for a living. 



At the Sportsmen's Show I stood look- 

 ing in the cage at the 2 beavers, when a 

 young lady rushed up and asked: 



"What are those?" I said, 



"They are 



"Chipmunks?" 



"No, ma'am, they are 



"Badgers?" 



"No, they are beavers;" and I gave the 

 answer as quick as she would let me. 



She put her hand in the cage, com- 

 menced to feel of their coats and rub 

 them. "Well, then," she added, "they are 

 unplucked beavers, aren't they?" 



L. A. Walker, manager of a hotel in 

 Helena, Mont., was arrested some time 

 ago for serving ducks on his table, in vio- 

 lation of law. He pleaded guilty and was 

 fined $25. It no doubt took the profits 

 on several dinners to settle with the Jus- 

 tice, and in future it would be much more 

 profitable for Mr. Walker to feed his 

 boarders good beefsteak, or spring chick- 

 en, than unlawful game. 



Joseph Graff, of Jamestown, N. Y., and 

 several other live sportsmen have im- 

 ported from Kansas 18 dozen quails which 

 have been distributed in the country 

 around that city. 



The law provides protection for the 

 birds for 3 years and the men who have 

 been put to the expense of buying them 

 will prosecute infractions of the statute. 



A yearly subscription to Recreation is 

 one of the most practicable and useful 

 presents you could possibly give a man 

 or a boy who is interested in nature 

 study, fishing, hunting, or amateur pho- 

 tography. 



All boys instinctively love the woods. 

 Recreation teaches them to love and to 

 study the birds and the animals to be 

 found there. If you would have your son, 

 your brother, your husband, or your sweet- 

 heart interested in nature let him read 

 •Recreation. It costs only $1 a year, and 

 would make him happy 12 times a year. 



If you have not yet ordered a set of the 

 Hudson pictures, illustrating the poem 

 "To My Gun," you should do so at once. 

 Only a few sets were printed and nearly 

 all of them have been sold. No more will 

 be printed, as the plates were too much 

 worn in running the November edition of 

 Recreation to make any more good im- 

 pressions. Only $1 for the 5 full page 

 artist's proofs. Nothing finer could be 

 found at the price, for decorating an of- 

 fice, a dining-room, a parlor or a den. 



Have you seen those beautiful gun 

 racks, made by E. W. Stiles, of polished 

 buffalo horns? They are useful, unique 

 and attractive additions to a sportsman's 

 den. For 5 subscriptions I will send you 

 one of these racks. 



If you want a hunting boat, a canoe or 

 a family rowboat, send me a club and I 

 will send you a boat made by the Racine 

 Boat Mfg. Co. Read the new offers on 

 these goods in my premium list this month. 



