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RECREATION. 



men as Delmonico, the managers of 

 the Savoy, the Holland House and the 

 Logerot have written us, when' called 

 down for selling game out of season, that 

 they shall do so no more and are perfectly 

 willing to observe the law. 



We will force the Western pot hunters 

 out of the held by closing the market to 

 them in the East and then their own mar- 

 kets must also be closed in the same way. 

 It is extremely interesting to note what 

 the League has already done and to real- 

 ize what we can do hereafter. It is neces- 

 sary, however, that this work should be 

 pushed as rapidly as possible, before all the 

 game is exterminated. To that end every 

 sportsman in the country should join the 

 I... A. S. and work with us to the full ex- 

 tent of his ability. I am spending every 

 hour and every dollar I can spare in this 

 work, and other sportsmen throughout the 

 country are rapidly joining. — Editor. 



SYNOPSIS OF MICHIGAN'S NEW GAME 

 LAWS. 



Deer. — Open season November 8 to 

 30, inclusive, in each year, except on the 

 Island of Bois Blanc, and in the counties 

 of Lapeer, Huron, Monroe, Sanilac, Tus- 

 cola, Macomb, Allegan, Ottawa, and St. 

 Clair, where deer can not be hunted until 

 1906. No person shall kill more than 3 

 deer in any one year. No person shall 

 hunt deer without first procuring a hunt- 

 er's license. Resident license 75 cents, 

 non-resident license $25. Use of dogs in 

 hunting-, pursuing or killing deer, and the 

 killing of any fawn in the spotted coat, 

 or any deer in the red coat, is prohibited. 

 The use of any artificial light in hunting, 

 pursuing or killing deer is unlawful. No 

 deer or portion of a deer can be lawfully 

 shipped unless a license tag accompanies 

 same. 



Moose, Elk and Caribou are protected 

 until 191 1. 



Fox, Black and Gray Squirrels. — Open 

 season October 15 to November 30, both 

 inclusive. It is unlawful to pursue, in- 

 jure, capture or kill any such squirrels at 

 any time in any public or private park. 



Ruffed Grouse, Quail, Spruce Hen and 

 Woodcock. — Open season October 1 to 

 November 30, both inclusive. 



Prairie Chickens, Mongolian and Eng- 

 lish Pheasants, Wild Turkey and Wild 

 Pigeon. — Not to be killed until 1910. 



Ducks and Geese and all Wild ' Water 

 Fowl. — Open season October 1 to Novem- 

 ber 30, both inclusive, from one-half hour 

 before sunrise to one hour after sunset in 

 each day. Jack Snipe, blue gill, canvas- 

 back, widgeon, pintail, whistler, spoonbill, 

 butterball and sawbill ducks may be killed 

 from March 2 to April 10 in each year. 

 The use of any floating device or contri- 

 vance propelled by, or using as motive 



power, steam, gas, naptha, oil, gasoline, 

 or electricity, or the use of any swivel or 

 punt gun, battery, sink boat, or similar de- 

 vice, save only a gun of not greater size 

 than 10 caliber, such gun to be held in 

 the hands at the time of firing, in hunting 

 for or killing any wild water fowl is unlaw- 

 ful. 



Antwerp, or Homing Pigeon and 

 Mourning Doves. — it is unlawful to cap- 

 ture or destroy by any means whatever 

 any Antwerp or homing pigeon or mourn- 

 ing dove at any time. 



Song and Insectivorous Birds. — No 

 song or insectivorous bird, excepting 

 blackbirds, English sparrows, or crows, 

 shall be killed or captured at any time. 



Game Animals and Game .birds. — All 

 game animals or game birds transported 

 under cover must be plainly marked on 

 the outside of the package, with the name 

 of the consignor and consignee, the ini- 

 tial point of billing and the destination, 

 together with an itemized statement of the 

 contents of such package. 



Protected Game and Fish. — Must not be 

 transported beyond the boundaries of this 

 State at any time. 



The sale of any game animal or game 

 bird protected by the laws of this State is 

 unlawful at any time. 



MR. BARNES EXPLAINS. 



I notice in a recent Recreation you 

 roast me just a trifle. I don't blame you 

 for roasting anyone if he needs it; but I 

 think that had you understood the situation 

 in this case 3^011 would not have done so. 

 It is true I have killed between 30 and 40 

 deer with my 25-35, as I stated. It has 

 taken me nearly 6 years 'to do this, and I 

 have been out several times with friends, 

 numbering 3 to 6 men, none of whom 

 could kill a deer in a week. You would 

 not allow those friends to go back home 

 without a little meat provided you could 

 kill it legally, would you? 



You ask what I did with the meat. We 

 used every pound of it and could have used 

 more. My own family could eat that 

 much meat in 6 years and not half try; 

 and I haven't a large family either. 



I also noticed your remarks on the lion 

 hunt held here each year. You call it a 

 veritable slaughtering match, in which 

 3,000 men surround all the game within a 

 radius of 30 miles or so, drive it into a 

 canyon and slaughter the whole bunch. 

 Now you would probably smile if you 

 knew the difference between this account 

 and the real truth about the event. More- 

 over, you would have nothing but words 

 of praise instead of condemnation for the 

 sportsmen engaged in the slaughter of the 

 worst enemy of game in this country, the 

 mountain lion, 



