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woods and never shoot a red squirrel, but 

 will be eager for a grey. I have done the 

 same thing; but one day I sat waiting for 

 greys when I heard a terrible squealing 

 and standing up I saw 3 reds fighting one 

 grey. I shot at them and got all 4. They 

 were all males. You probably understand 

 this mode of attack so it is useless to go 

 into details. After that I saw a number 

 of encounters of the same kind, always 3 

 or 4 reds to one grey. That was 5 years 

 ago and since then I have never passed a 

 red squirrel without getting him if I could. 

 E. Sturdevant, Jr., Danbury, Conn. 



Quails are scarce, and it is no wonder. 

 Our Legislature having repealed the rab- 

 bit law, quails suffered in consequence. 

 Many coveys were found just before the 

 open season that were nearly shot out and 

 the birds left would, when flushed, scatter 

 in every direction. So long as rabbits may 

 be hunted at any time, so long will quails 

 be illegally killed. Louie Wagner, of Sid- 

 ney, Ohio, has men hunting for him by 

 the day. I am told by good authority 

 that his men killed 95 quails in one day. 

 No wonder our game birds are getting 

 scarce. There is no game warden within 

 50 miles of this place. People here are 

 afraid to bring trespassers to justice. I 

 hope the time will speedily come when all 

 game law violators will be so closely pur- 

 sued that they will quit their lawlessness or 

 quit hunting. 



Dan M. Wogaman, Quincy, O. 



I should like to offer a suggestion for the 

 further protection of song birds. Every 

 non-resident should be taxed say $10 for 

 the privilege of carrying a gun or rifle in 

 the open air during the months of June, 

 July and August. During those months 

 thousands of song birds are annually killed 

 by men and boys from the cities. I heard 

 men, last summer, brag of killing 200 king- 

 birds, swallows and robins. I told them I 

 would have them arrested if I caught them 

 at it. The 22-caliber rifle is mostly to 

 blame. I think the Stevens people ought to 

 devise some other ad than the one showing 

 2 boys in the woods, armed with Favorite 

 rifles, looking through the branches for 

 song birds. At least the picture conveys 

 that idea. 



J. H. Geideman, Centerville, N. Y. 



This is a great game country. Ducks 

 are so thick and so tame that it is no sport 

 to shoot them. Deer, antelope, and bear 

 abound in the mountains around us. 



There is but one store here, consequently 

 they charge what they wish. For instance, 

 condensed milk is 65 cents a can; tea, $1.70 

 a pound; sugar, 15 cents a pound; bread, 

 25 cents a loaf. It would be advisable for 



sportsmen coming here to bring with them 

 all they could from the States and not wait 

 to outfit here. We paid $3 for a box of 25 

 shells, and could only get 3 ounces of pow- 

 der at that. Cartridges for 30-30 cost $2.50 

 for 20. A tin coffee pot, 2 quarts, costs 

 $1.15. Bull Durham tobacco costs 40 cents 

 for a 10 cent package. 



J. H. Uhle, 

 Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, Mexico. 



ARRESTED FOR GAME LAW VIOLATION. 



Emerson Hulsapple, of Troy, was arraigned 

 before Justice Turner at West Sandlake yester- 

 day afternoon by Stephen Horton, of the Rens- 

 selaer County Rod and Gun club, on the charge 

 °u sh . 00tin g and possessing a gray squirrel during 

 the close season. He pleaded guilty to the charge 

 and paid a fine and costs amounting to $18.90. 

 The season for black and gray squirrel hunting 

 does not open until October 1. — Troy (N. Y.) 

 Recorder. 



A big price to pay for one little squirrel, 

 isn't it Em? You could have bought a 

 whole hog for that money, that would have 

 fed you and your family a whole month. 

 Obey the law, Em, and you will come out 

 away ahead of any law breaker at the end 

 of the race. — Editor. 



I have been buying Recreation about 4 

 years, and would not be without it for 

 twice what it costs. I have all the copies 

 I have ever bought. 



There are many squirrels, quails and 

 rabbits here, also a few deer, and a good 

 many black bears in the Black mouuntains, 

 about 25 miles from here. Deer are well 

 protected here. I was in camp in October, 

 1901, at the foot of Mitchell's peak. There 

 were 4 of us, and we killed one 4 prong 

 buck. The largest number of quails killed 

 here by one man last year was about 150. 

 The average number would be under 75. 

 J. F. Harris, Marion, N. C. 



Though I heartily approve Recreation's 

 work for game protection, I dissent from 

 its demand for gun and non-resident 

 licenses. That seems an unfair ddscrimina- 

 tain against the poor man. A better way 

 would be to shorten the season, and stop 

 the sale of game until it becomes more 

 abundant. 



E. G. Pettit, Fairmount, W, Va. 



I have sold my gun and my dogs are 

 dead ; but the old spirit of fair play in 

 hunting is still in me and I congratulate 

 you on your splendid work against game 

 murder. 



Geo. E. Eyrich, Jackson, Mich. 



Two deer, an old doe and a yearling, 

 came into a field just back of my house 

 and remained some time. It was a treat 

 to watch the graceful creatures. 



W. H. Young, Whitefield, N. H. 



