FROM THE GAME FIELDS. 



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eral streams where trout may be seen by 

 the hundreds, and leads through dense for- 

 ests of hardwood where you may frequently 

 see a noble old buck, with horns in the 

 velvet, or a doe with her fawns grazing on 

 the tender clover that grows by the road- 

 side. The lake has 100 miles of coast; is 

 delightfully picturesque; is 75 feet deep, in 

 places, and is as clear as crystal. Black 

 bass, pike, pickerel, perch, crappies and 

 muskalonge are abundant A fine trout 

 stream empties into the head of this lake. 



There are 10 or 12 other lakes near this 

 one, all of which afford good fishing. 



Should any reader of Recreation con- 

 template a trip let him write me and I will 

 gladly give him all the information he may 

 wish. D. Archibald. 



Buford, Colo. 



Editor Recreation: Last winter was a 

 remarkably easy one for all kinds of game. 

 The elk had no trouble in going through 

 any snow we had. 



On the West of us, and only 2 miles 

 from our camp, on the South fork, a bunch 

 of about 50 elk wintered. To the South- 

 east of us, not more than 4 miles distant, 

 one bunch of 7 and one of about 20 stayed 

 all winter, and in the canon there were a 

 number of others. None of these was dis- 

 turbed. They stayed in the green timber, 

 only getting on the hillsides to feed, then 

 going back into the timber t,o lie down. 

 What little hunting is done, for elk in win- 

 ter, is done entirely on snowshoes and for 

 meat only. 



The deep holes in the river, where the ice 

 is off, afford good fishing for white fish, 

 though no trout bite in winter. The bulk 

 of the fish go down the river in winter, 

 and return in the spring, but a considerable 

 number stay here all winter. 



One party that intended to come to White 

 river for a hunt, last fall, had quite a lot of 

 grief in New Castle. They outfitted there, 

 and for some reason or other wished no 

 guide, preferring, I suppose, to do their 

 own guide work. One of the horses they 

 had hired was a little flossy, and to be sure 

 he would stand still, while being packed, 

 one of the men, a prominent R. R. officer, 

 took a turn of the hackamon around his 

 wrist. The horse went, and the man could 

 not get loose; so he was dragged. A spe- 

 cial car took his remains back to his wife, 

 and the rest of the party, disheartened by 

 the death of one of their number, gave up 

 the projected hunt. It seems to me that 

 men unaccustomed to packing and han- 

 dling the " mild eyed cayuse " make a mis- 

 take in not getting someone to do it for 

 them. 



The wolves are increasing very rapidly 

 all over this country. 



J. M. Campbell. 



Editor Recreation: My trip to Wyo- 

 ming and Colorado was all I could ask for. 

 I went to Rawlins, Wyo., and from there 

 to Dixon, where we fitted out with wagon 

 and pack outfit; thence went up Snake 

 river to the falls. Trout were plentiful and 

 we soon got tired of them. We crossed the 

 continental divide at Colombine, a new 

 mining town, to Hahn's peak; thence up 

 Elk river as far as we could get. Game was 

 abundant. In some places the country 

 looked like a tame deer park. We also 

 found plenty of mountain grouse. 



On our return we camped in Slater park. 

 Deer and antelope were here by the hun- 

 dreds and grouse by the thousands. We 

 killed only what game we could use. 



The one thing that pleased me most was 

 the 38-55 Winchester carbine. It has a 20 

 inch barrel; weighs S Z A pounds, and uses 

 smokeless shells and soft pointed bullets. 

 In my younger days I was an expert with 

 the rifle, and found I had not entirely lost 

 my grip. I could not have done better with 

 any rifle than I did with this little carbine. 

 I killed one of the finest and largest 5 prong 

 mule deer bucks I ever saw. He was fully 

 400 yards away and in open ground. One 

 shot got him; and that was enough for 

 each of the deer I killed. I always shoot 

 offhand. Those who want to use heavy 

 guns can do so; I have no use for them. 

 I also used a Bristol steel fishing rod, and 

 it is the best rod I ever used, though I have 

 been fishing and shooting over 50 years. 



George Hayden. 



Juneau is all right in more ways than one. 

 Just now it is the outfitting point for the 

 rich gold fields, and as a hunting and fish- 

 ing resort it promises to become famous in 

 later years. Game will exist in the wild 

 and impassable country, long after it has 

 been destroyed in the more accessible 

 places. Deer (white tail), mountain goats 

 and black and brown bear are plentiful and 

 easy to get. Blue grouse and white tail 

 ptarmigan, and occasionally ruffed grouse, 

 are found on the hills, but just now are 

 high up. Roads or trails are scarce and all 

 travel is by boat. 



Ducks are found in the bays and rivers 

 in September and October, principally 

 mallards, widgeons and green winged teal. 

 Sea ducks, geese and cranes appear later. 

 So will jack snipe and other beach birds. 



Eagles — fine white headed old patriarchs 

 — are conspicuous on the dead trees along 

 the shore line, but keep a safe distance from 

 anything human. 



Many people here hunt during the winter 

 months: some for fur and the market, 

 others for sport. The favorite rifle among 

 them seems to be the 30 calibre Winchester 

 smokeless, with soft nosed bullet. A friend 

 of mine who was out on the summit the 



