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RECREA TION. 



I wish we could induce some of the swine 

 of our town to drown their ferrets. May 

 success attend you, and may you live long 

 enough to see the last game and fish hog 

 safely landed in your cask for scalding. 

 S. Lowry, Johnsonburg, Pa. 



Game was plentiful here last fall. Deer 

 are increasing. Grouse were numerous; a 

 few quails and a flock of wild turkeys were 

 reported. Several bear were killed, 2 weigh- 

 ing 400 and 350 pounds respectively. 



A. R. Williams, Austin, Pa. 



We have mountain goats and a few bear 

 — mostly cinnamon. In November I saw 

 the tracks of a bear that measured 11 

 inches. I was carrying a .32-40 and con- 

 cluded it was time to go home. 



F. C. B., Tunnel, Wash. 



Small game is more plentiful here than 

 usual. Coons, possums, mink, skunks, 

 muskrats, and rabbits are scarce, and quails 

 about the same as usual. Squirrels are nu- 

 merous near the cornfields. 



Jesse Mason, Paola, Kan. 

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Am highly pleased with your war on the 

 game hogs. I am fond of hunting and fish- 

 ing, and hope to see the time when the size 

 of a day's bag will be regulated by law, and 

 the law rigidly enforced. 



A. H. Pinney, Washington, D. C. 



Ducks will be plentiful in Leach lake 

 region next fail. It is the best hunting 

 ground in the Northwest within easy ac- 

 cess. Steam and row boats may be hired 

 at reasonable rates. 



K. H. Cressman, Leech, Minn. 



I read Recreation and enjoy especially 

 the way you whip the hides off the hogs. 

 My boy is as fond of the magazine as I; 

 he is but 14 and an enthusiastic sportsman, 

 sportsman. 



A. B.. Jacksonville, Fla. 



Game is not plentiful here. Most of the 

 farmers have notices up, but many will let 

 you hunt on their land if you do not abuse 

 the privilege. 



John Haney, Jewett City, Conn. 

 Meadville, Pa. 



Deer have been plentiful in this section, 



but none were killed here last season. 



Grouse are scarce, the cold, wet weather of 



last year having killed nearly all the young. 



C. S. Phillips, Clover, Vt. 



The outlook for game is fair. We have 



plenty of quails, chickens and rabbits here. 



Game hogs did not molest them much last 



season, so they had a good chance to breed. 



Chas. Martens, Colona, 111. 



Our fall shooting was good in this region. 

 Quails were more plentiful than they have 

 been for years. The Mongolian pheasants 

 that were put out here are doing nicely. 

 Claude E. Myers, Tiffin, O. 



Game was abundant last fall. Prairie 

 chickens were plentiful; also ruffed grouse. 

 There were many rabbits and some gray 

 foxes and black squirrels. 



Fred Veeder, Mauston, Wis. 



Duck shooting was good last fall. With 

 H. Leibbraud I camped at Lake Poinsett 

 from Saturday p.m. to Monday morning. 

 We each killed 20 ducks. 



Henry Kelsey, Aurora, S. D. 



Game is scarce here. Rabbits were plen- 

 tiful a few years ago, but have been killed 

 off by foxes. There were no gray squirrels 

 here last fall. 



Roy E. Marston, Deerfield, N. H. 



Quails are said to be plentiful, but fish- 

 ing is not good. A friend went duck hunt- 

 ing one morning and with one shot killed 

 15 ducks. 



Robt. S. Prunty, Grayville, 111. 



We have quails, rabbits, ruffed grouse 

 and prairie chickens. Ducks use the river 

 during their Southward flight. Fish are 

 scarce. 



Z. A. Buckman, Knoxville, la. 



Quails are becoming common here. 

 They come around the houses and several 

 flocks have been staying on my place. 



L. T. Brodstone, Superior, Neb. 



This talk of passenger pigeons in Mex- 

 ico is all foolishness. There are none there. 

 Geo. B. Winton, San Antonio, Tex. 



Do you ever camp out? If so, why sleep 

 on the cold, hard ground? Why not take 

 with you a pneumatic rubber mattress? 

 You -can get one for 2.5 subscriptions to 

 Recreation. 



A 2 pound can of Laflin & Rand's cele- 

 brated smokeless powder, listed at $2, for 2 

 subscriptions to Recreation. You can 

 get these 2 subscriptions in half an hour 

 without interfering with your regular busi- 

 ness. 



Are you a fly fisherman? If so, why not 

 send me 2 subscriptions to Recreation 

 and get a dozen high grade assorted trout 

 flies, listed at $1 ? Or 3 subscriptions and 

 get a dozen high grade assorted bass flies, 

 listed at $2? 



