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J- C.F., Brooklyn,— Will you oblige several readers by telling what 

 Kind of fish, if any. are contained in Lake Ronconconia, L. I. ; what 

 season is best, and what bait or fly to use? Ans. Black bass are the 

 principal fish, the best season is June to October, and the baits and 

 flies are the usual ones for that fish. There are other native fish in 

 the lake, but not of much account. 



Sub., Geneva, N. Y.—l. In a glass ball shoot say that A at 21 yds. 

 ties with Band Oat 18yds. Do not they shoot off the tie at those 

 instances? 2. Do not others in same contest, tieing for second and 

 third prizes at 18yds., shoot off their ties at 21yds.? l. The general 

 practice is to fall back three yards in shooting off ties, but the han- 

 dicap must be preserved. 2. Yes. 



Fox, Corning. N. Y.— Can a cheap breechloading shotgun, having 

 a side snap and single butt, be regarded as perfectly safe when using 

 heavy charges? I have such a gun. stamped W. Richards, and, al- 

 though it is sound and tight, I am afraid of the action. Ans. We 

 should not be at all afraid to use it. But after all you do not tell us 

 much about the gun. We presume it is safe. 



Coon Skin, Sharon, Conn.— I have a very fine raccoon, lately caught 

 in a steel trap She is a very dark color, and I wish to tame her if I 

 can, what shall I feed her and how shall I proceed to get her tame? 

 Ans. A coon will eat anything— bread, meat, vegetables, etc. It will 

 also steal all your eggs if it gets loose. We do not know how to go 

 to work to tame it, though perhaps by patience it might be accom- 

 plished. 



E. C. O. Westerly, R. I.— Please inform me if there is a Fish Com- 

 missioner in Rhode Island, if not hew could I get a few thousand 

 5s? u i?7 gratis, for stocking the brooks in my neighborhood? Ans. 

 The Fish Commissioners of Rhode Island are: John H. Bardwell 



Rockland; Henry T. Root, Providence; Col. Amos Sherman, Woon- 

 socket. If they cannot furnish you trout consult our advertising 

 columns. 



W. A. W., -Bridgeport, Cal.— 1. The word "charge," as used by 

 sportsmenn, means to drop or lie down. 2. The term "bye," used in 

 connection with field trials, signifies that the dog to which it is ap- 

 plied wins his heat without running for it. For instance, supposing 

 that there are nine dogs to run. Their names are drawn in pairs, 

 and the last name drawn, having no competitor, is entitled to his 

 heat just the same as though there had been ten dogs and he had 

 beaten the one drawn against him; or in other words, a "bye." 



Idlewild, New Castle, Del.— 1. Is a .32-caliber, Remington r 0A 

 pounds rifle, a good one for squirrel shooting? 2. What length of 

 barrel would you advise me to get, 26, 28 or 30? 3. About what 

 distance will they kill? 4. What price photographic outfit was it you 

 used from the windows of your office some time ago, of which you 

 mentioned in your editorial columns? 5. Are the $10 autflts of any 

 account? 6. How long dees it take to complete a picture? Ans. 1. 

 Jes. 2. It is a matter of individual fancy; we should choose 28in 

 3. About 100 yards. 4. $35. 5. Yes, but not a fine lens. 6. To expose, 

 develop and print about two hours. 



, - A -, C., Marblehead, Mass.— My best sport is fishing, but the only 

 kind of fish I ever catch are mackerel, cod, pollock and cunner, as 

 they call them. Please inform me what the names of these fish 

 are. I mean what you would call them. 2. What other kind of fish 

 ought I to catch? There is one man that catches one bass or two a 

 summer, but he is the only one I ever knew who ever caught any. 



3. what kind of a fish do you call trout? Are they salt-water fish ? 



4. what kind of fish do you catch with those kind of hooks that you 

 don t have to bait? 5. What time of year do bluefish get here in 

 Massachusetts Bay? Ans. 1. The fishes are named correctly, and 

 we would call them as you do. The cunner is called "hergall" in 

 and about New York, but cunner is just as correct. 2. Catch such 



other fish as are in your vicinity or go to other places. 3. The trout 

 is a fresh-water fish of the salmon family, inhabiting cold spring 

 streams. 4. Trout, black bass and perch. As a rule salt-water fish 

 do not rise to the. fly. 5. Latter part of June and July. They leave 

 m October. 



A. B. D., New Hampshire.— Is there any solution of the following 

 lines from "Secrets of Angling," 1613: 



"Take gum of life, fine beat and laid in soak 

 In oyle well drawn from that which kills the oak"? 

 Also, can you give me directions for making the paste bait used in 

 catching perch? Ans. We have not the slightest idea what drug was 

 meant by "gum of life" in 1613: "that which kills the oak" may mean 

 ivy. The meaning is evidently hidden in the form of an enigma to 

 stimulate guessing. Perhaps some of our readers may know the 

 meaning. Walton says. Chap. VIII. : 



"Dissolve gum of ivy in oil of spike, 

 And therewith annoint your dead bait for a pike." 

 Again, speaking of scents for baits, Chap. XI., he says: "Did I know 

 any such secret I would not use it myself, and, therefore, would not 

 teach it you. Though I will not deny to you that, in my younger 

 days, I have made a trial of oil of osprey, oil of ivy, camphor, assa- 

 fcetida, juice of nettles, and several other devices that I was taught 

 by several anglers I met with, but could never find any advantage by 

 them." See also Chap. XVII. These things are not in use now, and 

 we only know of them by reading:. Pastes are in the same category. 

 There are no better baits for perch than minnows and worms. 



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