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RECREATION. 



us saw a large buck standing in the shel- 

 ter of a small spruce. One shot from a 

 30-30 Winchester brought him down. 



Though there were 9 days remaining of 

 the open season we had 2 deer each and 

 broke camp on the following morning. 



Ed. O'Connor. 



statements, but that th£ world may have 

 positive proof. — Editor. 



A GOOD ELK HEAD. 



"A thing of beauty is a joy forever." 

 This is especially true when there is asso- 

 ciated with the object memories of keen 

 delight connected with its acquisition. No 

 class is more appreciative of this fact than 

 sportsmen; and as game grows more 

 scarce trophies of the hunt become more 

 highly prized. 



In Western Manitoba, about Pilot 

 Mound, is a large area covered with timber 

 and scrub, interspersed with meadow and 

 prairie, and an abundant supply of water 

 in lake and stream. The land furnishes an 

 ideal range for game; seclusion, shelter, 

 food and water being all supplied in abun- 

 dance. Around the shores of the lakes 

 tracks of moose, elk, deer, bear, etc., could 

 be seen in great number. That was enough 

 to kindle my ambition to procure some- 

 thing that woulcl astonish the old folks! It 

 is unnecessary to say that when the 1,100 

 pound elk was secured Manitoba seemed 

 altogether too small for me. 



The 14 point head now in my possession 

 is not a "world beater" in size, yet for 

 beauty and symmetry of outline it has few 

 equals. Each antler seems an exact coun- 

 terpart of the other. The dimensions are 

 as follows: 



Inches. 



Length of each beam 58 



Circumference at base of beam 9 



burr 11 



Length of 1st prong 19 



2d 



3d 

 4th 

 5th 

 6th 



Spread of beams at widest part, 



18 



13 

 18 

 11 



5 

 48 



" tips of 1st prongs 14^2 



2d 



3d 



4th 

 5th 

 6th 

 7th 



31/2 



50 



46 



39 

 38 



3i 



From base of antlers to tips 47 



J. Grassick, Buxton, N. Dak. 



Why do you say "the i.iod pound elk?" 

 Did you weigh him? If he really did 

 weigh that much he was certainly a record 

 breaker. I doubt if any elk ever lived that 

 would weigh 900 pounds. Can you give 

 any facts on this point? If so, let us have 

 affidavits. Not that I doubt your own 



NEED OF UNIFORM GAME LAWS. 



Nebraska City, Neb. 

 Editor Recreation: 



A case recently came to my notice 

 which impressed on me the necessity of a 

 harmonious relation in the game laws of 

 States with a common boundary. 



About December 1st Deputy Game 

 Warden Ed. Brown, of Iowa, charged 

 Metzger and Louie, of Council Bluffs, la., 

 with violating th,e law by having in pos- 

 session 94 quails. The law of Iowa makes 

 the open season on quails November 

 1st to January 1st, and especially provides 

 that no person shall have in possession 

 more than 25 birds at one time. It is evi- 

 dent from these facts, which were acknowl- 

 edged by the defendants, that they were 

 guilty to the extent of 69 quails and sub- 

 ject to the prescribed penalty. 



When the case was called it was shown 

 that the 69 birds in question were not 

 shot in Iowa, but were bought in Omaha, 

 Neb., a city just across the Missouri river 

 from Council Bluffs and connected with 

 it by street cars. The defense argued 

 the law was not framed for the pro- 

 tection of Nebraska quails, but to pre- 

 vent undue slaughter of quails in Iowa. 

 Though the prosecution contended the 

 law should be construed to protect all 

 quails, whether native or otherwise, the 

 jury, after 5 minutes' deliberation, returned 

 a verdict of not guilty and the defendants 

 were discharged. 



Here is something radically wrong. Al- 

 though Nebraska and Iowa are separated 

 from each other by a great river, yet they 

 have interests in common, and nothing 

 should excite their friendly co-operation 

 more than the effort for the preservation 

 of game. 



And how unjust is the decision in the 

 case above related! It establishes a prece- 

 dent which hereafter will undoubtedly be 

 followed at the cost of many hundreds of 

 Nebraska quails. It seems as if more har- 

 monious legislation should be and could 

 be accomplished to avoid just such hap- 

 penings. 



H. E. Hershey. 



BUTCHERS IN MISSOURI. 



I feel an interest in the good work you 

 are accomplishing through Recreation, 

 the best true sportsmen's journal published. 

 I regret that even in this day and age, in 

 this place and the surrounding vicinity, 

 there still exist some of the old stock 

 game hogs. We have a few who make 

 a business, as soon as the bird sea- 



