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everywhere of the ubiquitous, God-forsaken 

 game butcher. I spent some time examin- 

 ing the ancient cliff dwellings in the Mesa 

 Verde, Colorado. 



F. F. Kanert, Grand Island, Neb. 



Last fall we had abundance of squirrels, 

 rabbits, hares and grouse. Foxes, which 

 are plentiful, are killing more birds and 

 rabbits than are shot. The advance in 

 price of furs is sending our local hunters 

 out after foxes, so we anticipate more birds 

 here next season than we have had in re- 

 cent years. 



Geo. M. Bennett, Apex, N. Y. 



Several sportsmen's papers announced 

 that the severe cold last winter caused the 

 death of thousands of quails and other 

 birds. In this section I have not heard of 

 a single dead quail being found. Quite a 

 number of doves and smaller birds were 

 frozen. Last summer being dry, quail mul- 

 tiplied greatly. 



H. E. Scott, Columbia, S. C. 



All last winter quails were sold in open 

 market in this State in defiance of the law. 

 They had a prominent place on the bill of 

 fare at the Republican love feast at Indian- 

 apolis, last January. Success to your cru- 

 sade against the game hogs; give them the 

 hot end of the stick. 



J. C. Scott, Colfax, Ind. 



Recently I saw a large flock of wild 

 geese flying North, which, I think, is un- 

 usual at this time of year. Hunting is 

 good in this section. Grouse, rabbits and 

 coons are plentiful. Deer are not so abun- 

 dant as in some other parts of the State. 

 We have many foxes. 



Lee S. Kimball, Northfield, Vt. 



While spending a summer at Somerset, 

 Kentucky, a friend and I greatly enjoyed a 

 sport new to us both. Frogs are numerous 

 in the ponds of that locality. We hunted 

 them with .22 caliber rifles. We never 

 failed to return with a string of 20 or 25; 

 enough for a meal for 5 persons. 



C. A. R., Cincinnati, O. 



I hope to see a law passed prohibiting 

 the killing of grouse for 3 years in this 

 State. 



Spent a week on Lake Champlain last 

 fall, but had poor luck; the leaves were 

 too thick for grouse shooting, and the 

 water was too high for snipe. 



H. E. Spaulding, Cambridge, N. Y. 



last spring. We have also a few game 

 hogs. One fellow killed 10 ducks at one 

 shot, sitting on the water. No true sports- 

 man would have been guilty of such slaugh- 

 ter. 



Otis Hougland, Edinburg, 111. 



I was instrumental in the organization 

 of a gun club here recently. Our roll now 

 numbers 69 and is still increasing. One of 

 the prime objects of our club is the protec- 

 tion of game and fish. May your good 

 work of exterminating the hog continue. 



Will G. Campbell, Walla Walla, Wash. 



Where can I get a pair of domesticated 

 wild geese for decoys? 



Chas. S. McCall, Oskaloosa, Iowa. 



ANSWER. 



Write Charles Payne, Wichita, Kansas. — 

 Editor. 



With 3 friends I spent 2 weeks last Oc- 

 tober in Carter and Ripley counties, Mo. 

 We killed 3 deer and were satisfied. 

 Quails are becoming more scarce here 

 every year. Chickens are almost extinct. 

 W. E. Huffman, M. D., D. D. S., 



Adrian, Mo. 



Deer are increasing rapidly throughomt 

 the State. The open season lasts only 10 

 days, and we are allowed to shoot but one 

 deer apiece. 



Verne S. Thayer, Readsboro, Vt. 



Game is scarce in this region. We have 

 a few quails and prairie chickens. 



E. F. Bell, Roland, Io. 



We had good woodchuck shooting here 



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