FOREST AND STREAM 
—We have a letter from “Herbert,” of Hannibal, Mis¬ 
souri, stating that his invitation to shoot game in Kansas, 
to which we alluded last week, is open until the 10th Sep¬ 
tember. The latest news from the prairies informs us that 
the birds are in abundance, but not yet sufficiently strong 
of wing to gratify a conscientious sportsman. 
—As many of our readers are contemplating excursions 
lifter pinnated grouse the coming season, the following 
concise information from an attentive correspondent, O. 
H. Hampton of Redfield, Iowa, will be accepted with 
thanks. A cursory review of our journal will also desig¬ 
nate many other good localities that are not mentioned 
here: 
Crossing the Mississippi at Dubuque, take Illinois Cen¬ 
tral road to almost any station west of Iowa Falls, as almost 
everv foot of that region abounds in tine shooting. Cross¬ 
ing the river at Rock Island or Keokuk, come to Des Moines 
and take Des Moines Yalle}'- Railroad to Grand Junction; 
anywhere between there and Fort Dodge is good. Or, take 
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific road, and stop almost any¬ 
where" after getting fifty miles west of Des Moines. In 
fact, one can hardly go amiss after getting into the western 
half of the State. 
As a rule, it is best to stop at a country house some miles 
out from the railroad and on the line of some stage route, 
so as to have communication with some railroad town. 
The best place I know of at present is between Casey (on 
the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific R. R.) and Fonte- 
nelle; distance, twenty-five miles, and just twelve houses 
on the road, and a daily hack line to the railroad. Storm 
Lake, on the Iowa division of the Illinois Central Railroad, 
is a famous resort for both fin and feather, but I presume 
it is too well known to be the best, place now. Spirit Lake, 
in the extreme north of the State, is said to contain my¬ 
riads of hungry fish, and the chickens fairly swarm around 
it. There will also be fair duck shooting there as early as 
September. There is much difference of opinion here as 
to the number of young birds this year. We had some 
fearful thunder storms here in June, which some think 
made sad havoc with them, though I hope they are mis¬ 
taken. 
One of my German friends says that “not a goot many 
skickens vas hatched to dat times, but so much tunner und 
blitzen had kilt der eggs till dev doosn’t hatch any more.” 
We have frequently heard it stated that thunder will 
uestroy the embryo bird. Do any of your readers know 
whether it is true or nut ? Our Legislature, in trying to 
amend the law last winter, vnorded it so that it gives no 
protection to “chickens” at any time unless they are 
offered for sale; consequently they are now being kill d 
every day. A few days since, the writer and a friend rode 
out on the prairie to give the dogs a run and see if we 
could find some big enough for breakfast. My friend did 
not take his gun, as we thought one would do what shoot¬ 
ing we wanted done. Having filled his pockets with shells, 
he took the gun and rode along, while the dogs ranged 
round over the prairie. Pretty soon we saw that “ Sport ” 
had them at least a half mile away on the slope of a hill. 
Putting the horses on the run we were soon there. My 
friend jumped out of the buggy, and in less than half a 
minute had raised six nice ones, over half grown, and 
knocked two of: them over. Standing the gun on the 
ground, he began feeling for his powder flask, and not 
finding it called to me to fetch the ammunition, and a mo¬ 
ment, after he asked in a very excited manner: “ What in 
thunder have you done with the ramrod V” “ Feel in your 
left coat pocket,” said 1. He took the hint at once, and 
was soon loaded, muttering something to himself, of which 
I could onty understand the word “blockhead.” Well, 
we got four out of that covey, four out of another, and 
two from another; also two old roosters. We might have 
got a good many the size of quails, and although very nice 
eating, we thought it a shame to kill them when we knew 
they would be twice as large in two weeks. Those we 
killed were full as large as a pheasant (partridge). The 
thermometer stood at 104 in the shade that afternoon, with 
a clear sky and not a breath of air stirring. One of our 
dogs (a dropper seven years old) hunted finely, not seem¬ 
ing to mind the heat at all, while an imported English 
pointer “ wilted” in less than an hour. It is a very poor 
time to find them just now, as they are scattered over the 
prairie and in the uncut wheat. If any of your readers 
want further information, and will address me by letter, 
they will be welcome to any knowledge I possess. 
O. H. Hampton. 
j Redfield, Dallas County , Iowa , July 28 d. 
—The influential sportsmen of Wisconsin have on foot 
a project to call a State Sportsmens’ Convention about the 
last of August next. 
THE OTTAVVa DISTRICT. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
One of the best hunting grounds, easily accessible from the cities of 
Montreal and Ottawa, is to be found in the country watered by the river 
Nation and its tributaries. This river, which empties into the Ottawa 
about forty miles below the city of the same name, is long, narrow and 
deep, flows through a somewhat flat country, and is one of the most im¬ 
portant lumbering tributaries of the Ottawa. It has numerous small 
streams running into ii .. iich make the surrounding country penetrable 
by boat. The whole region abounds in mineral springs, to many of 
which the deer resort in numbers on account of the saline character of 
the waters. 
To reach the hunting ground you leave Montreal by the 7 A.M. train 
for Lachine; thence steamer Prince of Wales (breakfast) to Carillon; 
thence railroad to Grenville, as the steamer does not go through the 
canal. From Grenville the steamer Queen Victoria (dinner) to Brown’s 
Wharf, where, if there are more than two or three in the party, a con¬ 
veyance must be hired to transport you to Plantagenet. There is a mail 
wagon which can carry two. or three persons, but no more. At Plantag¬ 
enet you must stop all night, and there a conveyance may be obtained 
to take you to what is called “The Brook,” where, if you are fortunate 
enough to secnre the services of Jim Simpsou, you may expect sport. 
There are other hunters besides Simpson, but I have always hunted 
with him, and can speak of his qualities from personal experience. If 
there is a large party I would advise their taking a little tea, sugar, flour, 
&c., with them, otherwise they may be the cause of a fifteen mile jour¬ 
ney. The fare from Montreal to Brown’s Wharf is about $3.25, inclu¬ 
ding breakfast and dinner; from the Wharf to Plantagenet, fifty cents. 
A baggy and driver to The Brook will cost about $2, and you will re¬ 
quire to pay Simpson $2 per day for himself aud dogs for each day you 
hunt; perhaps a little more, should there be a large party. The fare 
from Ottawa to Brown’s Wharf is about $1.25. Early in the season it is 
preferable to camp out, but Simpson can generally find accommodation 
for a few if he has not got it himself. 
Besides deer, this region abounds with bears, foxes and hares, and the 
ruffed grouse are so tame that they may be shot with a pistol, and if they 
are not hit at the first fire they will not fly, but sit and stare at you while 
you blaze away within a few feet of them. The only way you can hunt 
them is to have a dog that will tree them and bark until you come up. 
In this way large numbers may be obtained. Yours truly, Mantlet. 
CUFFEE AND THE GAME BIRDS. 
Athens, Ga., July 29th, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
Among all the readers of your paper there are none more enthusiastic 
in its praise than certain of those who throw the line and follow the 
game, way down here in Dixie. The paper is so free from the slangy, 
horsy, cute style of most sporting journals that a gentleman reads it 
feeling that he is imbibing deep draughts from the classic fountain of 
true sportsmanship, with no qualifying ingredients to suit the palate of 
the vulgar and pretentious. We of the South have always been devoted 
to the field sports of hunting and fishing; other "rational pastimes,” to 
quote one of your phrases, have been neglecied. During the late wai, 
when most of the sportsmen with the characteristic ardor of the guild, 
were in the army, game multiplied with astonishing rapidity. Deer 
re-appeared in thickly settled localities, wild turkeys became abundant, 
and our Southern partridge, ortyx Virginianus, covered the face of the 
earth. Since then the free negro has destroyed a vast quantity of game 
in season and out of season. Cuffee is a mighty hunter. With a three- 
dollar shot gun, or an old army musket—a very popular piece with him— 
a box of G. D. caps, a powder “gourd” and a shot “gourd,” and a miser¬ 
able cur that will snap at the heels of a white man, his appointments are 
complete. He can gobble the turkey, wild and domesticated. Can he 
find a covey of partridges his murdering tube will sweep the entire 
brood at one discharge. So far from giving them the chance of flight, 
his only regret is that they are not tied to the ground. Sometimes in 
his excursions he meets an ambulatory hog. , Cuffee, like Mr. Winkle, 
“makes cold meat of him,” and Alls his game bag and has something to 
spare, at one shot.” 
L. H. Hascall, Grand Rapids, Mich., eighth prize—Pair Goblets—$10. 
T. Thornton, Newport, Ky., ninth prize—silver Cast.or--$10. 
John E. Long, Detroit, tenth prize—Cup—$5. 
THIRD DAY. 
Name. 
Hascall. 
Jailed. 
Ms'd 
1 
Name. 
Wentz 
Killed. 
9 
Werk. 
2 
1 
T.an prion 
Sherman . 
Choate 
8 
Horn. 
0 
Dubois. 
Proctor. 
2 
Allen. 
. 6 
W. Hall. 
1 
Kilgour... 
. 8 
Nettlefield. 
2 
Wright. 
.8 
Church. 
1 
Bates. 
7 
Stewart. 
3 
Eckert 
q 
Cilman . 
0 
Baldwin. 
. 7 
Long. 
2 
ICaldwell . 
.10 
Jon«s. 
. 10 
01 McLaughlin. 
.7 
Luckett. 
.10 
0 
Gran dm . 
. 8 
Boli. 
. 4 
6 
Anderson... 
.. 5 
Thornton. 
. J 
1 
Manuen. 
.10 
T. South. 
. 7 
3 
Ms'd 
1 
3 
2 
3 
4 
2 
3 
0 
3 
2 
5 
0 
After shooting off ties it was found that Mr. Jones won first prize—a 
Cup valued at $125. Mr. Caldwell won second prize—$80. Mr. Horn 
took third money—$50. Mr. Gilman took fourth money-$30. Hascall, 
Sherman and Hall divided the remaining money, $50, 
FOURTH DAY. 
Name. 
Jailed. 
Ms'd 
Name. 
Killed,. 
Ms'd 
Bates. 
4 
Williamson. 
. 3 
7 
Hall. 
6 
Choate 
o 
Blair.... 
. 5 
5 
Corry... 
4 
f> 
4 
Binkbaum. 
. 5 
5 
Ziegler.. 
Jenkins. 
. 1 
9 
McLaughlin. 
5 
Ellard. 
6|McMakin. 
Farran. 
5 Watson. 
( 
Stager_.... 
6 
The ties were then shot off. Ziegler took the first prize—a Cake Bas¬ 
ket worth $25. McLaughlin took second prize-a Gold Locket worth 
$20. Corry took the third prize—a Plow worth $18. Watson took the 
fourth prize—a Vase worth $10. 
This dosed the tournament. It was an entire success. W. L, 
The laet Legislature passed a game law, imperfect in many features, 
but still a great terror to this sable pot hunter, who, after all, is no more 
than a species of the same animal described in a late number of Forest 
and Stream. We have in season fine sport shooting the partridge— 
Bob White. I think no birds can afford more genuine fun than this 
game little fellow. We have some fine doss, setters and pointers, and 
are trying to improve the strains by importations of purer blood. A late 
performance of a young lemon and white setter of a friend of the writer 
may be not uninteresting: My friend and another gentleman were rid¬ 
ing in a light wagon to the ground over which they intended to shoot, 
and the pup was apparently sleeping in the foot of the wagon. Driving 
through a lane the pup suddenly sprang up and evinced much excite¬ 
ment. The horses were stopped, when he came to a dead point, stand¬ 
ing in the foot of the wagon, pointing one side of the road. He was 
taken up and dropped out of the wagon on the ground, when he imme¬ 
diately resumed his point and stood until the birds, a fine covey, were 
flushed in the field uear the fence. This is very well fora puppy of 
nine months. 
We had last fall a gentleman from New York with us who shot some 
in our county. He was a gentleman in the true sense of the word, but 
was not very familiar with the nse of fire arms. His appointments were 
au fait. His shooting jacket was a perfect chef d,'oeuvre in its line; his 
leggings were impenetrable even to Georgia briers; his gun, a fine 
breech-loader, and his dog a good-looking liver and white setter. It was 
a source of deep regret to us—a sentiment in which the dog joined—that 
while firing at a squirrel running on a fence he shot his dog, by this cas¬ 
ualty marring his sport. 
We are rapidly discarding muzzle loaders. I am anxious to see the 
Remington. We have heard a great deal of the gun, audits price certainly 
;s reasonable. I know of three gentlemen who intend to order Reming¬ 
ton breech-loaders, if they can see the gun fairly tested. I have ordered 
one, aud if it is a good one when it comes I will write you an account 
of it. 
With much esteem, yours, &c., Georgian. 
THE CINCINNATI* PIGEON TOURNA¬ 
MENT. 
Toronto, July 28th, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The following is the tie which was shot off last Saturday (July 25th). 
The contestants had to retire five yards instead of three, as in last issue. 
Yards. Name. Score . Total. 
29 yards.J. Taylor. 1 0 1 1 0 3 
28 yards.W. Ward. 11100 3 
yard*.W.. Bugg. 0 1111 4 
26 yards.J. Ross. 0 1 0 t 0 2 
Yours truly, R. S. W. 
Syracuse, N. Y., July 31st, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream :— 
Inclosed please find an account of the Gold Medal SI 100 + 
which took place at Centreville, where our club holds iu. 
shoots, between Mr. James Manning and William Fage 
Yours respectfully, W. E. F. 
The gold medal of the Central City Sportsmen’s Club 
was contested again yesterday by Messrs. Manning and 
Fage, at Judd Settle’s, at Centreville. The result was as 
follows: 
Manning. 1 1111001111101010:01 1—15 
Fage.l l i 101 1 1001 1 1 1 1 l 101 1 1—17 
Mr. Fage took the gold medal, but was immediate¬ 
ly challenged by R. B. Strong; the contest will come off 
within a month. A match was then shot between Messrs. 
Garrison and Lobb, Mr. G. giving L. three dead birds. 
Mr. G. killed all seven, and Mr. L. only two. 
—Captain Bogardus requests us to state that he will take 
$500 to $100 that he will kill one hundred straight birds, 
from spring traps, twenty-one yards rise, three minutes to 
be allowed to gather a bird. If the match is accepted 
within four weeks from date the shoot to piace in the vi¬ 
cinity of I\iew York. 
Cincinnati, July 25th, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
The first-.Grana Pigeon Tournament given under the auspices of the 
Cincinnati Shooting and Fishing Club came off this week at Carthage. 
The shooting was open to amateurs only, professionals barred. All the 
matches were shot at ten single birds, 21 yards rise, 80 yards boundary. 
Shooting governed by the club’s rules. To save time and space I will 
give only the scores of the first ten shots of each man and the results of 
the ties. 
FIRST DAY. 
Tuesday, July 21st, 1874. 
Name. 
Killed. 
Ms'd' 
Name. 
Killed. 
Ms'd 
Hascall. 
.10 
0 
Camp. 
.. 8 
2 
Stager. 
.10 
0 
G. Redmond. 
. 7 
3 
Langdon. 
.10 
0 
Warren. 
3 
Jones. 
..1C 
0 
Dodsworth. 
. 4 
6 
Sherman. 
. 9 
1 
Wright. 
.6 
4 
Thornton.. 
. 9 
1 
B. Redmond. 
. 8 
2 
Me. A vny 
. 8 
2 
Needy. 
..8 
2 
Proctor. 
. 9 
1 
Hinsdale. 
. 5 
5 
Turrell. 
. 9 
1 
Garrison. 
. 8 
2 
Ellard . 
. 8 
2 
Woods. 
. 5 
5 
Choate.... 
. 6 
4 
Hummell. 
. 7 
3 
Kenney. 
. 8 
2 
Ziegler. 
. 5 
5 
Bogge. 
3 
Fisher. 
. 8 
2 
The ties were then shot off. After the match had closed the following 
was the summary: 
1st Prize— $100. Won by Mr. Hascall. 
2d Piize—$75. Won bv Mr. Thornton. 
3d Prize—$40. Won by Mr. Kenney. 
4thPrize—$25. Won by Mr. Mannen. 
5th Prize—$15. Won by Mr. Wright. 
6th Prize—$10. Won by Mr. Woods. 
The rest of the day (as was every other day) was taken up by sweep- 
stakes, which were not of enough importance to record. 
SECOND DAY. 
Wednesday, July 22d, 1874. 
Name. 
Killed. 
Ms'd 
Name. 
Killed. 
Ms'd 
Eckert. 
.. 8 
2 
Wood. 
. 9 
1 
Hascall. 
.10 
0 
Gray bell. 
. 9 
1 
Henschberg. 
. 7 
3 
Raymond. 
. 7 
3 
Long. 
. 9 
1 
Bimbaum. 
.8 
2 
Jonp s 
. 9 
1 
Hall. 
.S 
2 
McAvoy. 
.: . 8 
2 
Luckett. 
. 8 
2 
Sherman. 
.10 
0 
Dubois. 
.10 
0 
Blair. 
.9 
1 
Horn.•.. 
.9 
1 
(4 i 1 m a ti 
.10 
0 
J. Koehler. 
3 
Langdon. 
.10 
0 
Dodsworth. 
.10 
0 
Werk 
.7 
3 
Hinsdale. 
.8 
2 
Turrell. . 
.10 
0 
Stager. 
.9 
1 
T. South. 
.10 
a 
Bogge. 
. 8 
o 
Church. 
. 8 
2 
Thornton. 
.10 
0 
L. South. 
. 7 
3 
H. Koehler. 
. 6 
4 
Phelps.. 
.6 
4 
Hughes. 
2 
Choate. 
. 8 
2 
The ties were then shot off, making this summary: 
SPECIAL PRIZES PRESENTED BY FRIENDS OF THE CLUB. 
E. H. Gilman of Detroit, Mich., first prize—Fine Double Breech 
Loader—$100. 
T. J. South of Frankfort, Ky., second prize—Breech-loading Rifle, 
44 calibre—$65. 
H. W. Sherman of Beloit, Wis., third prize—Silver Ice Bowl—$35. 
L. Dubois, Detroit, fonrth prize—Pair Vases—$25. 
C. Dodsworth, Cincinnati, Ohio, fifth prize—Silver Tobacco Box—$20, 
M. Langdon, Cincinnati, sixth prize—Silver Butter Dish—$18. 
S. H. Turrell, Chicago, seventh prize—Ice Pitcher—$12, 
—The Buckeye shooting club of Cleveland, Ohio, com¬ 
menced their pigeon shooting tournament at Rocky River 
on August 4th, and continues until to-morrow. A large 
number of field sportsmen and expert shots are qn the 
ground. The amount of cash prizes is $1,000. We trust 
to print the details next week. 
—By an act of the last Legislature of the State of Con¬ 
necticut, the shooting or capturing of the woodcock is 
strictly forbidden during the months of August and Sep¬ 
tember, and of quail between the last day of July and the 
15th of ‘October. It would be w T ell if all eastern papers 
would give notice of this law, so that the game may be 
duly and property protected and preserved until in a pro¬ 
per condition to be enjoyed. 
New Haven, Conn., July 29th, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
I take pleasure in giving you the “outline ’ of hill I presented to our 
last Legislature, and which, by great effort on my part, was passed. It 
takes effect so soon that a notice of it in your much admired paper will 
serve, to a great extent, to prevent the violation of the same. 
It is to the effect that woodcock may be shot during July, October, No¬ 
vember and December in each year. That partridge may be shot during 
October, November and Decembf <, and that quail may be shot from Oc¬ 
tober 13th to January 1st. Snaring and trapping of the above game is 
strictly forbidden, except on one’s own land, and that can of course be 
done only in season. Selling or dealing in the same is also forbidden. 
The fines are heavy, and in case they are not paid imprisonment of sixty 
days is specified. Anyone can complain anywhere, and if he prosecutes 
his suit to effect, the fines go to the complainant. The destroying of 
nests or eggs is also forbidden. I think the feeling is very strong for 
carrying out the law. I certainly shall do all I can to bring about a dif¬ 
ferent state of things from that which has heretofore been the practice 
in this State as well as others. I have suggested the organizing of a fund 
sufficient to afford and employ detectives in the different parts of the 
State. I think a few arrests as examples would do a great work for the 
enterprise. 
I submitted one section in the act, which was $50 fine for anyone to 
be in the field or woods on land of another with bird dog and gun 
during June, August and September, but our people have not got edu¬ 
cated quite up to that, so it was amended by striking this section out. 
By giving this outline a place in your paper in your own language you 
will do many a favor. Yours truly, s. Chamberlin. 
--- 
Shrewsbury, July 25th, 1874. 
Editor Forest and Stream:— 
There are many sportsmens’ clubs formed on the basis of protecting 
game, but is not trap shooting the principal inducement to the members 
to hold their meetings, often to the negiect of the much talked-of pro¬ 
tection of game? And at these meetings are not the members surround¬ 
ed by the very class that it is their duty, and should oe their pleasure, to 
prosecute for violating the game laws? 
The formation of clubs for the protection of game should be a respon¬ 
sible matter, and carry weight with it, receiving the individual attention 
of sportsmen, which I must doubt if it can, where trap shooting forms 
j the principal feature, let that association be county, state, or national. 
Check Cori . 
