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dered out from the swamp and are be- 

 coming so bold as to invade even the su- 

 burbs of the town. Persons coming here 

 will find plenty of sport, congenial sports- 

 men, a good hotel, reasonable charges, 

 and everything calculated to make their 

 stay pleasant. Any further information 

 will be cheerfully given through Recrea- 

 tion. 



Virginius, Norfolk, Va. 



It gives us all much pleasure to note 

 Recreation's efforts to put a stop to in- 

 discriminate shooting and fishing, and we 

 wish it God speed. 



The law regarding quail shooting is be- 

 ing well observed here, and the birds are 

 increasing in number rapidly; several fine 

 flocks within Y 2 mile of village. Grouse are 

 scarce. A few parties around here hunt 

 for market, and the law is evaded. There 

 is not one bird to-day where there were 

 dozens 3 years ago. Good bass and pick- 

 erel fishing in Mississippi river. Our fish- 

 ing banks are becoming noted, attracting 

 sportsmen from other States. 



W. H. Hunt, Potosi, Wis. 



Enclosed please find clipping which goes 

 to show how the game laws are enforced in 

 some parts of Ohio : 



Warren, O., — George McCloud was fined #25 

 and costs Thursday by J. A. Blackburn for violating 

 the game law. McCloud shot a duck Monday and the 

 crime was reported to Game Warden Samuel Klingen- 

 smith. 



I wish every game warden in the coun- 

 try would do his utmost to secure a con- 

 viction where a violation is reported. Also 

 too much good can not be said of Mr. 

 Blackburn for the way 'he punished viola- 

 tors of game laws. 



W. J. Eckart, Columbus, Ohio. 



I read in Recreation, in "A Day on the 

 Beach," that 2 men bagged, approximately, 

 56 birds. Does not this story trend toward 

 the pen? Many interesting articles in past 

 issues point this question, and I feel that 

 such contributions ought to be followed by 

 a cautionary footnote, "Ware the trait por- 

 cine." 



Captain Kidde, Schenectady, N. Y. 



I do enough roasting, the Lord knows. 

 If I let a guilty man escape occasionally, 

 that's no sign my readers will. They hate 

 all the hogs whose bristles show up, wheth- 

 er I tell them to or not.— Editor. 



The case of tV>e State against Georee Holmes, charged 

 with violating the game laws, occupied all of Justice Mal- 

 let's time vesterday. Holmes was accused of shooting a 

 quail on September 6th, arid was arrested by Deputy 

 Game Warden Davis. A cloud of witnesses were sub- 

 poenaed, and the bird that was shot preserved in alcohol, 



was aho brought in, to prove that it was not a quail but a 

 dove. Holmes was discharged. 



That is the kind of game wardens we 

 have here. They are less anxious to pro- 

 tect game than to fill their own pockets. 

 They persuade farmers to post their lands, 

 that they may be able to pounce on any 

 one unlucky enough to trespass. 



L. A. Cobb, Toledo, O. 



Ducks of several varieties are plentiful 

 on the Iowa river during_ the migrating 

 seasons. During a storm and in unsettled 

 weather they at times seek the protection 

 of the bluffs which line the river. On such 

 occasions hundreds of the birds are shot. 

 We have, I am sorry to say, plenty of men 

 who play the hog when they get a 

 chance. A pleasing feature of the Iowa 

 river are its pigeon roosts. Thousands of 

 these birds make their homes in the crev- 

 ices of the giant walls which border the 

 river. 



R. J. Latson, Iowa Falls, la. 



A few passenger pigeons fly over here 

 every year. At Lake Samish, 7 miles East 

 of this place, a great number of pigeons 

 may be found during August. I know this 

 to be a fact, for I have hunted them there. 

 Justin Tabor, Fairhaven, Wash. 



I regret to learn that you or anyone 

 else should have killed a passenger pigeon. 

 These birds have been extremely scarce 

 for many years, and now that a few are re- 

 turning to this country they should be care- 

 fully preserved everywhere in the hope 

 that they may again become numerous. — 

 Editor. 



I have been a sportsman ever since I 

 was old enough to hold a gun, and have in 

 these parts seen the almost total extermi- 

 nation of game. The meadows, fields and 

 hedges and the ponds, lakes and brooks 

 are tenantless; the beautiful creatures that 

 frequented them have vanished. There 

 are about as many game birds in Queens 

 county as there are game hogs in heaven. 

 In my opinion, the only remedy is to pro- 

 hibit the sale of game at all times. That 

 would end the terrible slaughter which is 

 now carried on to supply the markets. 



Gerard Van Nostrand, Flushing, N. Y. 



The game in Western New Hampshire 

 is well hunted and consequently scarce, but 

 good sport can be had with foxes, coons, 

 rabbits and grouse, and there are a few 

 gray squirrels and woodcock. Plover are 

 plentiful on the high lands during the sum- 

 mer, but about August 1st suddenly disap- 

 pear. Do any of Recreation's readers 



