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clean them up in 5 years if the sale 

 of game is not stopped. There is little 

 commercial traffic in the eggs of wild 

 ducks and geese. There is a provision 

 in the Dingley bill which absolutely pro- 

 hibits the shipment of eggs or any prod- 

 uct of the eggs of game birds into this 

 country from Canada. Of course the In- 

 dians and some of the white people in the 

 far North, the nesting grounds of these 

 birds, do gather their eggs and eat them, 

 but that would not make much impression 

 if the sale of the birds could be stopped. — 

 Editor. 



THE LIMIT VARIES. 



Please tell me how many ducks, quails 

 and chickens a man may kill without 

 making a hog of himself. 



Louis Niles, Sioux City, la. 



It is difficult to answer your question 

 explicitly. Local conditions govern this 

 matter to some extent. It may be gen- 

 erally stated, however, that no man should 

 kill more than 15 quails, ducks or chickens 

 in any one day anywhere. There may be 

 some exceptions to this rule in States 

 where game is abundant; for instance, in 

 Texas, Oklahoma and Indian Territory a 

 man might reasonably be allowed to kill 

 20 to 25 birds a day. On the other hand, 

 in New York, Pennsylvania or New Eng- 

 land, where quails are exceedingly scarce, a 

 man who would kill more than 10 in a day 

 would be greedy, 



In Iowa, Minnesota, and Dakota, no man 

 should kill more than 1 5 ducks or chickens 

 in a day nor more than 100 of these birds in 

 a season, no matter what his opportunity 

 may be. The laws of Colorado allow a 

 man to kill 50 ducks in a day; in other 

 words, the laws of that State allow a man to 

 make a hog of himself. In my judgment, 

 no decent sporstman would kill more than 

 15 or 25 ducks in a day at the outside, not- 

 withstanding the legal provision. Any 

 man can keep on shooting all day, but it 

 takes a gentleman and a true sportsman to 

 stop when he gets enough, with plenty of 

 game still in sight. — Editor. 



ON THE ST. REGIS. 



I spent 13 weeks in the Adirondacks last 

 summer and fall, and much of that time in 

 or about Brandon, Franklin county, N. Y. 

 The village is reached by the New York & 

 Ottawa R. R. There are 2 hotels in the 

 place. One, kept by Henry Lewis, is well 

 equipped as compared with the ordinary 

 country hotels, and the rates are reasonable. 

 The St. Regis river flows within a mile of 

 the hotel and furnishes good duck and deer 

 hunting. On the 16 mile level from Bran- 

 don, to the State dam, opportunities are fre- 



quent for getting a deer. In a good season, 

 when the water is not too high, hunters 

 often report seeing an average of one deer 

 to each of the 16 miles. It would be hard 

 to find a better trout stream than the St. 

 Regis, and in the spring even the novice 

 can catch trout there without difficulty. 

 The scenery of the region is fine. From 

 the hotel one can see mountain peaks in al- 

 most any direction, Mt. Marcy, Whiteface, 

 Blue Mountain, Buck Mountain and St. 

 Regis being among the number. St. Regis 

 is easily accessible for climbing, and from 

 its summit can be seen 64 lakes and ponds. 

 There are several efficient guides living in 

 the village, and a sportsman securing the 

 services of Walt Stevens, Dunham Allen, 

 Geo. Campbell, or Ed. Le Tray may be 

 sure of a good time and game enough. 



Albert C. Coon, Oswego, N. Y. 



COSTLY VENISON. 



Just how many persons will get into trouble over 

 the deer that was found concealed in the storehouse 

 at Wertz & Guncheon's lumber camp is difficult to 

 tell. One of the most startling things in connection 

 with it is the statement made this afternoon that 

 the venison, which is now being served to the patients 

 of the Williamsport hospital, was meant to be served 

 at a banquet to have been given in Washington, D.C. 



A man who says he is acquainted with the facts, 

 stated at the alderman's office that a prominent 

 citizen had written to certain men in the woods to 

 get a deer for him and ship it as soon as possible. 

 The deer was secured but the men seemed afraid to 

 ship it. The Lycoming Sportsmen's Association 

 gave the State authorities the necessary information 

 and the finding of the deer's carcass followed. As a 

 result there will be no swell dinner at which this 

 venison will be served. 



George Guncheon, who is of the firm of Wertz & 

 Guncheon, came to the city this morning and at one 

 o'clock went before Alderman Kellenbach for a hear- 

 ing on a charge of having deer in his possession out 

 of season. He pleaded not guilty. Constable 

 Bunnell, of Waterville, who found the deer, stated 

 that Mr. Guncheon opened the door of the building 

 in which the deer was kept. It was in Wertz & 

 Guncheon's lumber camp. The defendant offered 

 no defence and Alderman Kellenbach sentenced him 

 to pay a fine of $100 and costs. Through his at- 

 torney, H. G. Troxell, he appealed the case. Bail 

 was fixed at $300, which was furnished by H. C. 

 Bubb, of this city. — Williamsport (Pa.) Sun. 



SHORTEN THE SEASON. 



Correspondents of newspapers in this 

 locality have expressed their opinion that 

 the deer season ought to close earlier. I 

 think as well as they, that the law should 

 be changed and the season shortened by 

 at least 10 days. I should not change the 

 opening day, but if the season ended 10 

 days earlier it would give hunters 

 time enough to kill all the deer that can be 

 spared. If the present law continues in 

 force, and snow comes every year as early 

 as it did this, our Adirondack deer will in 

 a short time be exterminated. Along the 

 A. & St. L. R. R., from every station be- 

 yond White Lake, deer were brought out 

 by the score. The snow was so deep that 

 they had begun to yard, and anyone 

 could kill the limit and more. Of course, 



