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(Nov. 13, 1884. 
and locate him before I went in; I did not want to go in too 
much of a hurry and maybe step on him. I could not see 
anything more of him, so after going clear around the patch 
I started to go back to the station and get the station keeper 
out after him again. As I crossed below the lower end of 
the plum patch I saw bis tracks again in the sand, they led 
down toward the station and I kept on, he crossed the flat 
some distance above our station and was making for a water 
hole I thought. I took.a short cut and went to the water 
hole, he had been ahead of me and had left again, so 1 con- 
cluded to go home and get breakfast and then take up his 
trail again. 
After breakfast I went back to the waterhole and started 
on his trail. His tracks were very plam for some time. He 
had went through a bottom covered with tall grass, and made 
a lane through it; then he took to the chapparall, and the 
ground heing hard, he left no tracks, so I had to follow by 
guess work. After going through the mesquit bushes for 
five miles or more and seeing nothing more of him, I con- 
cluded to give him up for the present, and wait until he 
showed up in our neighborhood again, so I started for a 
small creek about two miles away to look for wild plums. 
When I got there | wanted water worse than plums, so lay 
down on the bank of the creek to drink. Just then I heard 
a noise in the bushes below, and looked up in time to see the 
same old bear leaving as fast as his legs could carry him. 
I sent a couple of shots after him to hurry him up, but was 
too tired to follow him, and Il wever saw him afterward. I 
did not get back to the station until after dark that night, 
and the bear never came back while I remained there. 
Fort Lowe, Arizona, November, 1884. Ayal Bs 
SOME REMARKABLE SHOTS. 
Editor Horest and Stream: 
Thavein my mind some curious shots that I haye made, 
and give them to you, hoping others having similar experi- 
ence will do the same I once attempted to stalk some 
pigeons that had alighted in @ ravine in a wheat stubble. A 
beech tree stood on the bank and I attempted to get up be- 
hind it for a shot. When a few feet from thé tree, the 
pigeons all rose from the ground in a cloud, and so discon- 
ecrted me that my thumb slipped off the hammer and the 
charge went into the air ‘To my intense surprise down 
came two pigeons plump in front of my face. Now, where 
did they come from? Perhaps some were still inthe tree 
and the charge went that way, but I never knew; I did 
know that I didn’t shoot toward the flock from the ravine, 
and how I got those two always must remain a mystery. 
At another time I fired at a ruffed grouse flying teward a 
thicket in a clearing, and on going to pick him up, I heard 
something flip in the bushes a few yards ahead. Going to 
lonk, I discovered another grouse shot through the head. 
The bird had apparently been standing in the line of fire and 
got caught. I hunted that clearing thoroughly and not an- 
other bird could 1 put up. 
At another time I fired at a grouse going across a little 
valley in the woods, I being on the bank above, and missed 
him clean, but killed another sitting at the foot of a small 
beech down in the hollow. I thought they must be plenty 
down there, so J tried to find them, but the dead one was all 
there was, If that was not “‘bullhead luck,” what would 
you call it? Idid the same trick on snipe afterward, only 
the charge struck the side of a small knoll and killed one 
sitting there. I fired at a squirrel nearly over my head 
which was looking down from a big hole in the top of a 
rotten stub; down he came with a lot of dust and pieces of 
wood, and struck just in front of me. When I cleared my 
eyes from dirt and looked down, there was another lying 
elose to my feet. Next! CHIPPEWA. 
SEYILLE, O, 
Hiditer Forest and Stream: 
I send you a peculiar incident that happened with me 
while going around the shore of a pond in search of crip- 
pled ducks. The morning’s flight being over, I fired ata 
duck in the bushes, and upou wading out to get it, I 
noticed considerable commotion among the rushes just 
beyond the duck, and supposed, of course, that I had killed 
another duck, You can imagine my astonishment when, 
instead of a duck, I found that a two-pound black bass with 
a No. 4 shot in its head was making the disturbance. I 
have seen a squirrel and a pigeon killed with the same 
charge, but when you get fish and fowl at the same time it 
simply beats the record. NEB, 
KaAnamMazoo, Mich, 
PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 
I eae West Jersey Game Protective Society made a whole- 
sale arrest last Sunday for the violation of the law 
which relates to shooting on the Sabbath. Quite a number 
of duckers were ‘‘taken in” at the Pennsylvania shore and 
their guns, skiffs and decoys confiscated or held as security 
for the payment of the fine. It is claimed by those that 
were arrested that they were not gunning on Sunday, but 
only on their way home from trips entered upon the day be- 
fore, and that the tide delayed them. Be that as it may, 
they were found with all the appurtenances necessary for 
ducking with them, and the officers having heard consider- 
able shooting during the day on the Pennsylvania shore, con- 
sider their side of the question quite as strong as that of 
those srrested. 
Requcsts haye been made for all sportsmen who have shot 
rail this season on the Delaware, with a view of competing 
for the prize cups offered, to seud in their scores, names of 
their pushers, and satisfactory verification of the number of 
pirds killed. We fear there will be considerable squabbling 
about this. 
The duck shooting season at Havre de Grace opened on 
the first Monday in November, with many redheads present. 
Every Monday, Wednesday and Friday until Jan. 1, when 
Saturday is added to the list, a fusillade will be carried on. 
The fow! are in excellent order, and this year there isa good 
crop of celery. Bushwacking seems to have increased this 
season, and many with this less expensive outfit are on the 
grounds. ; ae, ; ; 
Among those who will participate in this season’s duck 
shooting, and who own sloops and sink-boxes at Havre de 
Grace, are Judge Gildersleeve of the Widgeon, Ool, Sanford, 
Major Sudman, Receiver “sbourne, Mr. H. D. Polhemus, 
aud Broker J. H, De Motte Tue shooting from the points 
has not yet been very guod, but will be later in the season, 
when the continual pipiug of the fowl will have separated 
the large flocks au: kept Lhem moving or ‘‘trading” from 
one ground to another. 
Quail shooliug in voth Maryland and Delaware has been 
good the past week; but few sportsmen started, however, 
owing to the intense excitement attendant upon the elections. 
One party who made the country about Harrington, Del., 
their stamping grounds for guail stumbled upon a flight of 
woodcock just arrived, and found them so numerous that 
the greater part of their time was occupied with them. 
Wild turkeys are numerous in the mountains around 
McConnelsville, Pa,, and the local hunters are killing them 
in fair pumbers, The westerly winds of the past week made 
duck shooting poor at Barnegat and Tuckerton bays. There 
seems to be plenty of fowl at those grounds, but we know 
there are numerous local gunners who monopolize the best 
points, going to them as early as 3 o’clock in the morning 
(long before it is necessary) in order to claim the ground for 
that day, At Havre de Grace the law prohibits the putting 
out of decoys before 5 A. M., and it should be so on the New 
Jersey coast. Homo. 
NEBRASKA NOTES. 
(REN shooting in Hastern Nebraska, except in some 
of the extreme nortliern counties, is a thing of the 
past. The land is all cultivated or burned oyer, which 
leaves them no place to nest. There is of course now and 
then a covey raised. but if some poacher from town don’t 
exterminate them the farmers’ boys do, long before the law 
is off. If one is bound to have a mess of chickens raised 
here he must go after them the last of July, and then the 
proper implement to hunt them with is some bug hunters’ 
butterfly net. I have not shot a chicken for the last three 
years, except during the fall flight, after they have packed 
north of us, and are on their way south. I have shot a few 
this fall, and yesterday morning my son brought in five 
beauties, 
Quail are fairly plentiful and but little hunted, for when 
it is lawful to shoot quail we have ducks and geese, and 
most of our hunters would rather shoot them than quail, I 
suppose because they are larger. The law on quail, lam 
happy to say, is pretty well obeyed, 
Ducks are in force, teal have come and gone, mallards 
plenty. A party came in yesterday with seventy ducks, and 
I saw among them mallards, redheads, widgeon, canyas- 
backs, bluebills, broadbills, gray ducks, and one green- 
winged teal. Wilson’s suipe are plenty and not much 
hunted. i 
We have a few deer along the Missouri bottoms, The law 
is very well obeyed in regard to them As we cannot hound 
them they are not hunted until we have a tracking snow. 
The gun we use here fur them is (speak it low) a heavy 10- 
bore choke, loaded with about five drams and nine buckshot, 
and it is very seldom that a wounded deer is lost. In this 
vicinity we have but very few 12-bore guns, 10-bores are 
used mostly, weighing from 9 to104 pounds, Many of them 
are trash—cheap Hnglish guns that are made, Jike the man’s 
razors, to sell The American makers are well represented. 
Through {he kindness of Mr. D. W. Cross, of Cleveland, 
Ohio, a few of us procured a half pound of the seed pods of 
the wild celery, which we planted in one of our lakes, and 
we hope that the experiment will be successful. 
HEMATITE, 
Buarr, Neb., Oct. 30. 
MARYLAND Duckine,—Charlestown, Md., Noy. 10.—The 
ducking season began here Noy. 3, and from all that one can 
glean the outlook is indicative of a good one. The gunning 
days are Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. The 
ducks are increasing in numbers each day. H. Ripiey, of your 
city, a grandson of Sydney Dillon, Esq., had J. B. Graham’s 
handsome ducking paraphernalia the first day and succeeded 
in bagging 60 ducks on tlie famous Susquehanna flats. Dr. 
Karsner and William Greenwood, of Philadelphia, killed 
139 same day. A. L. Humbol t, the well-known druggist of 
Philadelphia, and Dr. Karsner of same city killed 40 the 
second duy. This party also had Graham’s “rig,” Friday 
was the “‘boss” day, there being killed by several parties from 
100 to 150 each, and one killed 225. This is one of the best 
places for ducking in the State. It is easy of access. Board 
cen be had of the best kind very low, and every inducement 
offered that tends to make one enjoy a trip of this kind, 
Will write you a few notes again next week.—G. 8. M. 
Marne Gamp.—Lynn, Mass., Nov. 1.—A short time ago 
Mr. A, O. Carter, of the firm of Miles & Carter, of the 
Kirtland House, in company with three friends, went on a 
gunning trip to Maine, going several miles into the State. 
Arriying at the west branch of the Penobscot, it was found 
necessary to canoe it for forty miles. Arriving at lakes 
Pemedomecook, Millenosket and North Trim, game was 
found in abundance, and Mr. Carter, brother, and his friend 
had the satisfaction of killing several deer, five caribous, 
minks, ducks, and a host of other small game. Pickerel 
fishing was the finest they had ever seen, and good specimens 
were taken from this water. Mr. Carter on his return home 
brought four skins and two sets of antlers, and reports that 
it was one of the most successfui gunning expeditions that 
he ever took part in. 
Monrana.—Cecil, Lewis and Clarke Co., Mon., Oct. 22.— 
In this part of the country this fall, prairie chickens and 
mountain grouse are very plentiful. Wild geese began flying 
south Oct 19. None have stopped in this locality; ducks 
are scarce as yet. Black and cinnamon bears are out in 
force, about half a dozen haying been killed near here this 
summer. Indians and prospectors report elk as being 
plentiful in the mountains, But few deer have ventured 
down yet, and after the tremendous slaughter last fall and 
winter I imagine that they will be comparatively scarce this 
year. Beaver are numerous along the streams. Have seen 
but one band of antelope this summer, and have not heard 
of a single buffalo being killed in the Territory since last 
year, ‘Trout of course were plentiful during the summer,— 
H. M. P. 
SunitivAn County.—Hldred, Sullivan County, N. Y., 
Nov. 8.—The shooting in this neighborhood has been un- 
usually good this season for woodcock and partridge, Some 
gentlemen have had fifty shots perday. A market-hunter 
sent to New York city 380 partridges of his own killing in 
the month of October. Deer are as plenty as usual, but they 
don’t follow the old runways, and but few have been killed, 
They don’t stop for buckshot, even at thirty and twenty-four 
yards from shooter. 1 have good rabbit hounds, deerhounds, 
*coon dovs and a fine pointer, My dogs treed six ’coons, and 
we killed them before 10 o’clock, one evening last week, —I. 
M. BRADLEY, 
“Rad and Gun in California,” by T. 8. Van Dyke, is the best thing 
on the game of than country. For sale at this office. Price $1.50.— 
Us 
Dr GeRRisu’s Guyn,—Exeter, N. H., Noy. 10,—Hditor 
Forest and Stream; Some six weeks since I had the misfor- 
tune to lose a yaluable gun, a description of whieh appeared 
in ForEst AND Strwam. Since that time I have heard ~ 
nothing from the stolen gun, but on Friday of last week, the 
opening day of our first New England tournament, an ele- 
gant gun, built by Messrs. Schaefer & Son, of Boston, ‘‘dup- 
licate of my lost gun,” was presented to me by Mr, I. N. 
Frye on behalf of my friends in Exeter and the sportsmen 
throughout New England. At that time I was unable to 
say much of anything, but I would like now to thank my 
good friends for this token of their brotherly kindness and 
good wlll, and hope never to forfeit their confidence and 
respect.,—C. H. Gmrrisn, 
A Capiran Rerrreyer.—An English paper reports: Mr. 
Wn, Levitt, of Parkhill, was out duck shooting, and had 
only got one solitary duck, but was consoling himself with 
the idea that he was better off than many other Parkhill 
sportsmen who had come home without any. Just as he 
was about to start for home, along came a farmer with a 
dog, which he said was a splendid retriever, He said to 
Mr. Levitt: “Now, just you throw that duck you have in 
your hand into the Seebee, and see haw quick my dog will 
bring it out.” Mr. Levitt tossed in the duck, and after it 
Went the dog, but when the dog had captured the duck he 
took if to the opposite side of the Seebee and ate itin full 
view of Mr. Levitt and the farmer. 
GrorciA.—Brunswick, Nov. 4.—Grand prospects for 
game here this season. Ducks arecoming in with every cold 
spell, and we hope to have good woodcock and snipe shoot- 
ing. Quail pleutiful.—aA, J, C, 
Manrropa.—Winnipeg, Oct. 31.—Grouse and prairie 
chickens are very plentiful here, and afford splendid sport.— 
R. 
QuArnmne on Lone IsuAnp.—Three men, three guns, 
three dogs, eight hours’ hard work—one robin, —P. 
Sea and River ishing. 
FISH IN SEASON IN NOVEMBER. 
Black bass (Micropterus), two | Pike perch (Stizostethton). 
species, Yellow perch (Perca fluviatilis), 
Striped bass or rockfish (Roccus | Sheepshead (Archosargus). 
lineatus), Kingfish or barb (Menticirrus). 
Weekfish or salt-water trout | Rock bassorred eye (Ambloplites) 
(Cynosciron). 
d War-moutb (Chenobryttus). 
Bluefish or taylor (Pomatomus 
Crappis (Pornoxys migromacu- 
saltatriz). latus). 
Tomeod or frost fish (Microgadus | Bachelor Drorhagas antularis). 
tomeodus). Tautog or blackfish (Tautoga 
Pike ( Hsoa Lucius). 
Pickerel (Hsoa reticulatus). 
Mascalonge (Esox nobilior). 
onitis), 
Channel bass, spot, or red fish 
(Scienops occellatus). 
VITALITY OF BLACK BASS. 
WRITER in the Washington (D. C.) Republic, Nov. 8, 
gives the following instance of the vitality of the black 
bass. As his article contains his yiews on bait-fishing for this 
fish we give if entire: 
“Black bass fishing on the Potomac is now in order, 
though the prospect of satisfactory success will be greater a 
little later, when the weather is colder. All sportsmen 
use the rod and reel, and many the artificial fly in season. 
The minnow is the almost universal bait used. It is a ques- 
tion if it be best to use a sinker on the bottom and allow the 
minnow to swim at the end of a leader, or use a float and 
light sinker, allowing the minnow to go where hecan. I 
incline to the former method, as the minnow will live longer 
and be much more lively, having no weight of linc and 
sinker to ‘tug.’ The more delicate the tackle the greater 
pleasure. It should be so delicate as to render the 
landing-net a necessity, All fishermen know the best 
places 1o take the gamy beauties. Seneca Lake is 
a favorite resort, though almost any other place from 
Little Falls, away up the river, may be as _ good, 
or better. Fish are like people—they wander—and the best 
place to catch them is where you find them. The vitality— 
the staying quality—of the bass is remarkable, though, from 
personal experience, | much prefer trout fishing. I have 
known a black bass to be rolled up in a bundle with others, 
wrapped around with a copy of the Formst AND STREAM, 
at 4 o’clock in the afternoon, transported ten miles by 
buggy and twenty by rail to the city, upon being unrolled at 
10 o’clock, found with the print of the letters on its sides 
and alive. Upon being placed in a pail of Potomac water, 
in ten minutes it was trying to jump the pail. It Was then 
placed in a tub of water out in the night air, and in an hour 
was a very lively rooster. In the morning, probably owing 
to the strong light, it was found keeled over on its side, but 
on being gently reminded where it was, afforded a three-year- 
old boy much amusement.” 
Passing by all questions of table excellence between fishes 
that are killed instantly and those that perish slowly, aud all 
considerations of inhumanity in allowing an animal to die 
by suffocation in a medium which it cannot Hreathe, we- 
note the fact that while mankind will eat fish which die of 
asphyxia, birds that are strangled in snares, and fowls whose 
necks have been wrung and are filled with congested blood, 
there is a prejudice against eating domestic mammals which 
have not passed under the butcher’s knife in the regulation 
mode, We have seen an instance where three large tat hogs 
were drowned under a bridge and taken out within an hour 
and consigned to the soap kettle; no one would think of eat- 
ing them, yet the same persons would eat a fish which is 
drowned in air, Once, too, we saw a bullock that had been 
struck by a railway train, and although not mangled, was 
sent to.a distant market, because people who knew how it 
met its death would not eat it. Yet,no doubt, many of them 
had eaten a snared rabbit, 
We began with the intention of saying something on the 
vitality of this particular black bass which remained six 
hours out of water, rolled up in paper, and afterward swam 
in a pail of water and had yigor enough left to try to jump 
out of it, At first we thought that the paper might have 
been wet and so have retained sufficient damp air to prevent 
the dryiug of the gills, but we do not find it so stated. The 
writer expressly says that the paper was FoREST AND 
SPREAM, and here lies the solution of the case, The pages 
next the fish undoubtedly were those devoted to sea and 
river, and the ripple of the stream that permeates them 
caused the fish to believe that it was still in its native water, 
