FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 



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A number of the sportsmen in this town 

 have clubbed together and purchased 15 

 dozen quails from Indian Territory, which 

 they have turned loose on the ranches close 

 to town. This is a move in the right di- 

 rection, and if they are properly looked 

 after there is no reason why they should 

 not do well. 



R. E. Hooyar, Canon City, Col. 



Had splendid quail shooting in this coun- 

 try last fall. My Irish setters, Jap and Lou, 

 and my new gun as usual led the proces- 

 sion. There are plenty of birds left to in- 

 sure fine sport for next year, if we have a 

 favorable season. All true sportsmen ap- 

 prove the stand Recreation takes against 

 game hogs. 



Will N. Arterburn, Standish, Mo. 



I live near the South loop in Buffalo Co., 

 Nebraska, and never saw quails so plentiful 

 as they were last fall. Chickens were also 

 quite numerous. The game law in Nebras- 

 ka does not amount to much, but we stayed 

 by what little we have, and have plenty of 

 birds left for seed. 



A. J. Stovers, Majors, Neb. 



Deer in this part of the country have 

 been killed off by pot and hide hunters, and 

 the fish by dams and sawdust. It seems al- 

 most impossible to convict a man here for 

 destroying game in any way, as the lawyers 

 seem to stand in with the mill men and 

 the game hogs. 



J. C. Cowgill, Chattaroy, Wash. 



I had a pleasant trip to Haslin, N. C, last 

 fall. There was not much duck shooting, 

 but quails were abundant, for the time of 

 year, and must be fine, earlier. Mr. F. P. 

 Latham I found pleasant. He has good 

 dogs, understands the game, and has a com- 

 fortable house. 



Howard Fuguet, Philadelphia, Pa. 



The quail season opened with lots of 

 birds. But there would be many more if we 

 knew a way of catching those who shoot 

 them out of season. I have been told of 

 several parties doing this, but cannot learn 

 their names. 



What good do the game wardens do? 

 Geo. Terrell, Columbiana, O. 



This is a great moose country, but I am 

 sorry to say the slaughter of them was 

 great last season. Unless the season is 

 shortened and the sale of game prohibited 

 in 5 years there will not be a representa- 

 tive of the monarch of the forest left. 

 John M. Thomson, Sheet Harbor, N. S. 



You deserve unlimited praise for your 

 treatment of the game hogs, who do not 

 deserve earth room. 



H. D. Kirkover, Jr., Fredonia, N. Y. 



There is nothing in this section to shoot 

 but rabbits, squirrels and a few quails. 

 Much game is killed in the close season 

 here but not by any true sportsmen. We 

 have a lot of fish and game hogs who care 

 nothing for the law. 



F. H. Churchill, Marseilles, 111. 



All my subscribers are well pleased with 

 Recreation except one or 2 of them who 

 are game hogs. Of course you roast them 

 some, and I hope you will continue to do 

 so until there is not a game hog in the 

 country. 



J. H. Hale, Audubon, la. 



Deer and grouse are plentiful here, with 

 an occasional bruin; also, a number of 

 that species of animal that wears bristles. 

 Give it to them. Recreation is the thing. 

 They should have rings put in their snouts. 

 Edgar Chisholm, Princeton, Me. 



There are yet a great many hunters who 

 need the education to be absorbed from 

 Recreation, in order that they may inherit 

 the better name of sportsmen in all the 

 term is now construed to mean. 



G. W. Humes, Potsdam, N. Y. 



I had my first moose hunt. last fall and 

 was fortunate enough to get a magnificent 

 bull. We hunted in the extreme Northern 

 part of the State, near the Canadian line, 

 and had a very enjoyable trip. 



J. W. Gilboy, St. Paul, Minn. 



I was in Florida on a hunting trip last 

 fall. Game was plentiful the first part of 

 the season but scarce later, as it was much 

 shot over. Recreation is the finest sports- 

 men's periodical published. 



Chas. G. Law, Tallahassee, Florida. 



The dogs destroy more deer in this coun- 

 try than the hunters do, by great odds. If 

 we could banish dogs from our woods, the 

 deer would increase, in spite of all the still 

 hunters could kill. 



Seth Nelson, Round Island, Pa. 



There are more quails on my land at pres- 

 ent than for 10 years before. I have not 

 shot one for 2 years. Last winter I got one 

 deer, one small bear, 3 foxes and 5 chicken 

 hawks. 



Samuel Matter, Loganton, Pa. 



A lady residing in this vicinity recently 

 killed a 6 point bull elk. Her husband can- 

 not kill anything; but she is well able to 

 keep the family in meat. 



M. P. Dunham, Ovando, Mont. 



In the month of November, last, I shot 

 12 rabbits and 2 grouse, with a single bar- 

 rel shotgun. 



E. W. Lane, Dexter, Me. 



