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within said coiled spring and connected by 

 its outer end to the outer end of said 

 spring, a trigger means disposed to sup- 

 port said spring distended, and a tripping 

 means adapted to release said trigger 

 means. 



GAME NOTES. 



There will be a considerable loss of elk, 

 but noi nearly so great as we anticipated at 

 one time, unless there is a change for the 

 worse in weather conditions. The loss will 

 not exceed zo per cent and this is confined 

 almost enureiy to last spring calves and a 

 few old cows. This loss is greatest in the 

 lower vaney, on account of a rain which 

 caused the snow to freeze hard, so the elk 

 could not paw through it. This rain did 

 not leacn ine higher lulls, leaving the snow 

 loose, and there the elk are doing better. 

 It is hard to see the elk starving and be 

 powerless to help them on account of the 

 scarcity of hay. I fed about 20 head of 

 them with my cattle, but the elk have left 

 tor the hillsides now- Other residents have 

 done what they could, one man teedmg 

 about 50 head tor a while. All those who 

 had haystacks had to sleep with them to 

 keep the elk from destroying them, it being 

 not an uncommon sight to see 500 head of 

 elk around and on top of a haystack. There 

 are 10,000 to 20,000 elk in the Jackson Hole 

 country. Probably about one-third of them 

 are 111 the valley, the others being scattered 

 111 the low hills surrounding the valley and 

 on .ball river, Grosventre and Buffalo riv- 

 ers, all tributaries of the Snake river. 



b. i\. Leek, Jackson, Wyo., Jan. 2, 1902. 



I see in August Recreation, page 152, 

 you neglect to give our little State of Jersey 

 credit tor an anti-spring shooting law 

 passed at the last session of our .Legisla- 

 ture; also for the fact that, by request from 

 Washington, doves are no longer classed 

 with game birds, and there is no open sea- 

 son on them. This is an important law, as 

 doves are getting scarce. Hon. B. P. Mor- 

 ris, of this place, the new president of the 

 State Game and Fish Commission, has an 

 efficient corps of game wardens and depu- 

 ties and they are doing grand work. 



Quails are plentiful and one can hear 

 Bob White calling to his hidden mate in all 

 directions anywhere out of town limits. 

 Arthur Sussman, Long Branch, N. J- 



I am glad to know that New Jersey has 

 lined up with the other progressive States 

 in the matter of abolishing spring shooting 

 and in protecting doves at all times of the 

 year. I trust that within a few years we 

 may have a solid North and a solid South 

 against the murdering of birds in the breed- 

 ing season and the killing 01 cloves at any 

 time. — Editor. 



How many readers of Recreation have 

 encountered the loud, hot air sportsman, 

 the owner of the only gun worth having? 

 I rode nearly 100 miles with him recently, 

 and when he descanted on the transcendent 

 merits of the 38-72, box magazine, I blushed 

 to think that I was carrying such a puerile 

 weapon as a 30-30. He said his 38 would 

 kill the legal allowance for his party, while 

 my gun was fit only for squirrels. Fearing, 

 lest he should exterminate the deer of Wis- 

 consin, I anxiously awaited his return. I 

 learned that he did not draw blood during 

 his 3 weeks' stay in the woods, though his 

 companions secured their full share of deer. 

 Henri Leo, Madison, Wis. 



Reckless slaughter of deer and all kinds 

 of game is going on here, in season and 

 out. Many natives get their whole supply 

 of meat from the woods. They kill young 

 turkeys in July by the sackful. The Florida 

 cracker is a cunning and vindictive fellow, 

 and it is dangerous for a property owner to 

 interfere with him. Game is becoming 

 scarce, and I see little chance for its pre- 

 servation. C. R. Tarter, Estero, Fla. 



Should like to hear from some sportsman 

 who would camp with me a few weeks this 

 fall and trap fur-bearing animals as long 

 as the weather permits us to stay out- 

 There is a great deal of illegal hunting 

 charged against the lumbermen ; but I had 

 the pleasure of spending the fall of 1900 in 

 Pennsylvania among that class of men and 

 I found them strict in observing the game 

 laws. 



Milton Wampole, Niagara Falls, N. Y. 



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