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RECREATION. 



WISCONSIN FISH HOGS. 



The old style vulgar fish hog picture 

 shown herewith, was recently printed in 

 the Evening Wisconsin, of Milwaukee, 

 and underneath it was the following cap- 

 tion: 



Above is a photograph of a fishing party con- 

 sisting of Peter Hoop, Fred Dobinski, Elmer 

 Davenport and Elmer Wightman, of Berlin, on 

 their return from a 5-hour trip to Winneconne on 

 the 6th of June, during which time they caught 

 200 white bass, 47 black bass, 31 pickerel and 18 



ALASKAN HUNTING. 



Many more people write me in regard to 

 shooting in Alaska than I can find time 

 to answer individually. As most of them 

 are Recreation readers, I take this method 

 of replying. 



To obtain 2 weeks of shooting in the 

 best game section of Alaska will cost 3 

 months of time and not less than $500 a 

 man, with plenty of hardship, and more 

 mosquitoes, thrown in. The game to be 

 had is bear, moose, caribou and mountain 

 sheep. The best time to start is about 



BERLIN, WIS. 



I wrote these men asking if the number 

 of fish was correctly reported, and Elmer 

 Davenport replied that it is correct. The 

 man in the bow of the boat seems to 

 be the only half way decent shoat in the 

 herd. He appears to be ashamed of his 

 part in the dirty work and has turned his 

 face away from the camera. I hope he 

 may now feel so thoroughly ashamed of 

 his part in the making of this record that 

 he may never be seen again in the com- 

 pany of bristle backs. — Editor. 



Mrs. Bouncer — Ah ! Professor, dear, 

 there you are. I hope you enjoy good 

 health? 



Professor — Of course I do, when I can 

 get it. — Moonshine. 



June 15th, returning before the middle of 

 September. The route is from Seattle to 

 Illiamia bay, on Cook's inlet, and oyer 

 the McKinley mountains to the hunting 

 ground ; thence down the Kuskokwin 

 river, over the Yukon portage, down tne 

 Yukon river to St. Michael or Nome, and 

 by sea to Seattle. My charges are $5 a 

 day and all expenses from date of engage- 

 ment to my return to Seattle. I am al- 

 ready engaged for the present year. 



L. L. Bales, Alaskan guide, 



Seattle, Wash. 



Teacher — What led Columbus to con- 

 clude that the world was round? 



Bright Boy — Well, his experience with 

 it proved that it was anything but square. 

 — Boston Transcript. 



