RECREATION 
Copyright; December, 1903, by G. O. Shields 

A Monthly Magazine Devoted to Everything the Name Implies 

$1.00 A YEAR. G. O. SHIELDS (COQUINA), 23 WEST 24TH STREET, 
1o CENTS A Copy. Editor and Manager. New Yor«k 
CONTENTS OF THIS NUMBER PAGE. 
The Mustelle Family Pe SA tet Le Sob aa cane cad £0s diab munbwoteacupes évsbus as ber FRONTISPIECE 
Some Adventures of Minnie Mustelle, the Mink. Illustrated...........-.....- cece eeeeeee H.B. BROWN 255 
The Praxis of Salmon Angling............. Ad Sd Piel dnc dna's thao dasa vhs fidd cdadbdatcnends E,J.MyYErRS 260 
Red Breasted Merganser, Illustrated..............seeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Sav op melt ok ALLAN BRooKs 270 
Wild Animals and Birds in the Northwest. Illustrated............... 2... see cece eee ees G.O.SHIELDs 27: 
I INNER ER DRT DOO oe CLS a sie iso ode os ses epabinewdgans cee nescnveccceas Dr. B.W. EVERMANN 277 
Whip-Poor-Will. Poem......-.......... Patt ietate+ cekeindabepaed avenge ocionueaaeepes F, A. JOHNSON 279 
re eet Gee EEO tt ETE SSR od 0. oc pad ac oW ES da Sess vu ceouescace cslenecerss H.W. BRADLEY 281 
BU COMB PEO a nnn 3 88 ooo eines no weseresecen ns seer ccere sees scecsenceccccecsevcose D.E. WYNKOOP 282 
How to Build a Mackinac Boat. Illustrated ............0....2. 200 cceccescccccsecsceees Frep A,HuntT 285 
i Eee hen sth + aSNS ps Modat ttnnes ben see avas ddnqenguaeun ots» KLATTOWA 287 
Brom the Game Fields............-.....:-.:5-. 289 FOrestry ...... 0220. sccee sees cence cccncccscecess 312 
Bee Ome Fishing... .-- 052. 0500 oe... wees eee ee: 293 Pure and Impure Foods............--..-.-.-+++-- 314 
Guns and Ammunition........-........-..-..--. 297 Publisher’s Notes.................-.e-+-e-:- ik ae 
Natural History So EG panes Be RP owdss dese 303 ee Peet Pree ere S etmain a ee 
The League of American Sportsmen.........-. 307. Amateur Photography...............-----..-.-. 32 
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