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never lost a case yet, and have evidence 
that will keep, without ice, I am not wor- 
rying about the outcome. Recently one of 
my deputies and I went out after 2 Italians. 
We drew a charge of shot from one of 
them; no damage done, They had 21 song 
and insectivorous birds. Cost them $100 
and costs. Since I have begun on the whole- 
sale fellows, they are trying through the 
Wholesale Jobbers’ Protective Association 
to make it uncomfortable for me. However, 
as long as I hold the commission, I shall 
continue, in a fair, conservative way, to en- 
force the laws, no matter how much money 
the lawbreakers may have. I have never 
discriminated between violators of the law. 
G. H. Ray, Rock Creek, Ohio. 

None of our sportsmen who went after 
prairie chickens at the opening of the sea- 
son reported large bags. Those who went 
North into Wood and Adams counties say 
the marshes were so wet that the birds 
sought the brush on higher ground, making 
shooting difficult. 
Our game wardens are busy patrolling 
the game regions with the view of strictly 
enforcing the laws. If they keep on as 
they have started, the prospects are good 
that there will be less violation of the 
game laws than ever before. 
Clerk Goff, of Dane county, has issued 
over 1,300 hunting licenses, many being for 
non-residents. 
Leo Bird, Madison, Wis. 

Reading July Recreation I learn that 
one Charles Gass, of Paoli, Indiana, and a 
friend unnamed, went on a wild turkey 
hunt in this State last Christmas, fired 4 
loads of shot into a big gobbler and failed 
to get him. For the information of your 
other Indiana readers permit me to state 
that the pursuit, shooting ‘or destruction 
of wild turkeys in this State is prohibited 
by statute which provides a penalty of 
$50 and 30 days’ imprisonment for a viola- 
tion thereof. I hope Charles will observe 
this law a good deal better than he shoots. 
James D. Ermston, Anderson, Ind. 

Game hogs are thick here. I caught one 
July 3 with 2 little fawns in his possession. 
I arrested him and Justice Sandel, of Eas- 
ton, fined him $50 and costs. That was the 
first arrest made in this part of the country 
for violation of the game law. The other 
hogs are grunting a whole lot, but I’ll get 
more of them before I am through. 
J. C., Easton, Wash. 
I am glad you soaked one of these fel- 
lows and trust you may be successful in 
getting the others in due course.—EbirTor. 
RECREATION. 
Hunters pay no attention to the game 
laws in this county. Chickens were scarce 
because of wet weather during the hatching 
season. They have been slaughtered re- 
gardless of scarcity and close season. It 
makes me feel like going on a still hunt 
for some of the butchers and giving them 
a taste of their own medicine. 
R. E. Daniels, Orrack, Minn. 
That is just what sportsmen should do in 
all cases where pot hunters go out and kill 
off game before the open season.—Epiror. 

I read in August RECREATION an amusing 
article by Jean Allison, entitled “Give them 
Marlins.” In it he says that when 
the party arrived at their hunting station 
they went to bed and dreamed of juicy buck 
steaks and liver. Did he ever eat a deer’s 
liver? How many of your readers have 
eaten a deer’s liver? 
E. B. Brigham, M.D., Indianapolis, Ind. 

Our game laws are strict, especially those 
for the protection of quail. We have a local 
law much more stringent than our State 
law. One man was fined $45 for killing 3 
quails out of season. 
R. A. Thomas, Del Rio, Texas. 

The shooting season opened on Cape Ann 
with slender bags of game. Shooters report 
few birds of any kind. Our mainstay is the 
coot, of which there seems the usual flight. 
B. F. Batchelder, Rockport, Mass. 

Deer are plentiful in this vicinity, with 
bear enough to make it interesting. We 
have a few ducks, snipe and plover. Grouse 
are scarce. 
R. M. Shutts, 
Upper Chateaugay Lake, N. Y 

Deer, turkeys and quails are numerous 
here. 
. B. D. Harris, Quitsna, N. C. 

Never shoot until you have a fair chance 
of killing. 
First Missionary: Well, brother, how did 
you get on in your field? Did you convert 
many heathens? 
Second Missionary: Yes, but just as I 
made converts of them, they all became 
hopeless drunkards.—Life. 

He: Was that you I kissed in the con- 
servatory last night? 
“About what time was it ?”’—Life. 
