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RECREATION. 



into the big game regions of the mountains. 

 Then the luxury hunter can go into camp, 

 make himself comfortable, provide a supply 

 of reading matter and send his guide into 

 the woods to locate his game. When an 

 elk or a moose or a bear is found the guide 

 can skip to the nearest telephone station, 

 ring up his boss at camp, and tell him to 

 come out and kill the game. Verily the 

 20th century is a hummer. 



Governor Nash of Ohio has set a pace 

 that the governors of all other States of the 

 Union having any game to protect would 

 do well to follow. He has reorganized his 

 Mate Fish and Game Commission by ac- 

 cepting the resignation of 3 members there- 

 of who knew little about game birds, ani- 

 mals or fishes, and who, therefore, cared 

 little whether these creatures are pro- 

 tected or exterminated. Governor Nash 

 has appointed in place of these men 3 

 practical sportsmen, who are supposed to 

 be deeply interested in the cause of game 

 and fish preservation. We may reasonably 

 expect that there will be something doing 

 in Ohio from this time forward in the way 

 of looking after the interests of sports- 

 men. 



The Hon. Alvin Evans, member of Con- 

 gress from the 19th district of Pennsyl- 

 vania, whose first term in Congress will ex- 

 pire in the near future, will probably be a 

 candidate for reelection, and it should be a 

 pleasure for every sportsman in his dis- 

 trict to vote for him regardless of political 

 lines. He is a member of the League, 1 

 firm friend of the cause of game protectior 

 and always votes on the right side of even 

 measure that appears in Congress looking 

 to the better protection of game in am 

 part of the country. When we find a mai 

 of this character in any lawmaking bod} 

 we should see to it that he is kept there as 

 long as he wishes to stay. 



Frank Burton, of West Sebois, Maine, 

 killed a cow moose last fall and is now 

 serving a 3 month's sentence in jail as a 

 consequence. When Warden Pollard ar- 

 rested him Burton threatened to kill any 

 man who might testify against him, but 

 fortunately some of his neighbors were 

 found who knew the circumstances anc 

 who had nerve enough to go into court 

 and tell the truth, notwithstanding^ hir 

 threat. When Burton's term of imprison 

 ment expires he should be put under heav} 

 bonds to keep the peace or should be com 

 pehed to leave the State. 



was arrested in February last on a charge 

 of hunting rabbits with a ferret and was 

 fined $20. It would be cheaper for Schu- 

 bert when he finds a rabbit burrow in fu- 

 ture to sit down near it, wait until the 

 rabbit comes out, sprinkle some salt on its 

 tail, and catch it in his hands. He may 

 not get so many rabbits in a day, but he 

 would have more money at the end of the 

 week. 



Augustus Violette was convicted of the 

 killing of a cow moose at Grand Falls, 

 N. B., in November last and fined $100. 

 In default of payment he was sent to 

 jail, where he probably had to live on 

 bread and water with an occasional 

 lump of corned beef or pork. Here- 

 after Gus will probably obey the laws and 

 thus be able to feed at his own trough, 

 even if he doesn't have moose meat at 

 all seasons of the year. 



The Hon. J. P. Elkin, Attorney General 

 of the State of Pennsylvania, is a candidate 

 for the office of governor. He is a League 

 member and a firm friend of game protec- 

 tion. If elected to the higher position he 

 would undoubtedly look well to the en- 

 forcement of game laws. Recreation, 

 therefore, bespeaks for him the support of 

 all Pennsylvania sportsmen regardless of 

 party lines. 



Charles Payne, the wild animal man of 



Wichita, Kan., has a new way of shipping 



wild ducks. His brother Frank has become 



a breeder and flyer of homing pigeons ; and 



~ome of his birds have been doing remark- 



bly long distance flying. The plan is this : 



Te makes little string halters, hitches a lot 



if ducks to a pair of homers, and starts 



im out. The pigeons forthwith lead the 



lucks home. * 



I am almost daily in receipt of inquiries 

 as to where live quails can be had for re- 

 stocking. If any of the readers of Recre- 

 ation, living in States which do not pro- 

 hibit the export of quails, know where, in 

 such States, live birds can be bought, I 

 should be glad to have names and ad- 

 dresses. 



About a year ago a friend sent me a story 

 li a kingfisher that made its winter home 

 iear his house and fished in a neighboring 

 irook, perching on the telegraph wire be- 

 ween shots. I have forgotten the name of 

 he writer. Will he kindly write me? 



Mr. Charles Schubert, manager of Ho- 

 tel Interlaken, on Beaver lake, Wisconsin, 



"Lyons !" shouted the trainman of the 

 N. Y. C. express. 



"Heavens !" exclaimed the unsophisti- 

 cated Englishman, to his companion, "and 

 neither of us has any guns." 



