Aug. 20, 1885.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



Philadelphia Kotes.— Aug. 15.— Grass plover shooting 

 is BOW very good in the interior of the State and the hirds 

 that come to our market are in splendid condition. Bay 

 hirds have been plentiful all the week on the New Jersey 

 shores and good bags were made. The reeds on our rivers 

 will ripen very early this season, and a big crop will olfer 

 attractions for both reed birds and rail. Many of the meadows 

 on the Delaware and Schuylkill still remain overflowed, and 

 numerous flocks of tell-tales are enticed thereby from the 

 bay feeding grounds and good shooting can be had at any 

 one of these inundated places in the early morning. As 

 proof that a few rail birds still breed on the New Jersey 

 creek marshes, the day after the tornado and subsequent 

 freshet that passed over this section a week since, a nest of 

 tJiis bird filled with eggs was found floating in some trash in 

 Mantua Creek, N. J.— Homo. 



Boil White or (^VKVLt— Editor Forest and Strenm: 

 "Wells" protests against the name quail. If it is a question 

 of resemblance I would ask if the bird does not more resemble 

 a quail than it does Bob White. Please air my little griev- 

 ance too. I wish that some of your readers would tell why it 

 is that most Southern people persist in calling the black bass 

 a trout. He does nol resemble the trout in fins, tail, or head, 

 and in color I am sure is dissimilar. Who ever heard of a 

 trout having scales like a bass, or a bass with spots like a 

 .|;rout? A reform is necessary down South. — S. 



Scotland. — London, Aug. 12. — To-day is the famous ISith 

 of August, the opening of the grouse shooting season. Pi-ob- 

 ably two-thirds of the members of Parliament are in Scot- 

 land. Many left for the north last night. It is hardly 

 respectable for any one of social eminence to be seen in 

 London now. The prospects of sport are said to be unusu- 

 alljf good; but it is certain that people grow more inquisitive 

 each jrear about the 7.000,000 acres in Scotland^alonc which 

 are devoted to the "sport of kings." 



CoMFAiiiON Wanted. — Editor Forest and Sircam: I am 

 going to Minnesota in November duck and goose shooting, 

 and would like to have along as companion a good rough 

 and ready fellow, one not afraid of a wetting or aTlittle hard- 

 ship, and I promise him a surfeit of the best shooting on 

 this continent. — Chas. M. Grainger (138 Prince street, New 

 York city). 



BiSMARK, Dakota. — We are to have a tournament for 

 October, to which marksmen from every State in the Union 

 will be invited. Game is so plentiful here that in a ride of 

 one hour from the city last fall I saw thirteen deer and 

 thousands of geese and ducks. — W. 



Upland Plover are plenty in New England this year. 

 We hear of a number of good days' shooting in Massachusetts 

 and Connecticut. Who has had any experience with up- 

 land plover decoys'? 



Fort Custer, Mont. , Auf?. 4. — I have not been out yet 

 to see how the crop of young sharptails is coming on, but 1 

 have been told that the birds'are plenty. — B. 



"Shore Birds." — A 15-cent pamphlet descriptive of 

 habits, haunts and methods of capture. Instructive, enter- 

 taining and timely. Sent from this office. 



Orlando, Florida, Aug. 12.— Game prospects are good 

 for next fall. Many quail have been hatched.— F. C. H. 



OPEN GAME SEASONS. 

 Arkansas. 



Deer, Sept. 1-Feb. t. Wild turkey, Sept. 1-Mavl. Pinnated 

 grouse (prairie chicken), Sept. 1-Feb. 1. Quail (Virginia pai-t- 

 ridge) , Oct. 1-Mareh 1. 



British Columbia. 



Deer, elk, reindeer, caribou, hare, Sept. 1-Jan. 10. Grrouse, 

 partridge, prairie fowl, quail, snipe, robin, meadow Jark, 

 Sept. 1-Feb. 1. Wild duck, Sept. 1-March 1. Pheasant pro- 

 tected to Sept. 1, 1886. 



Colorado. 



Elk, deer, buffalo or bison, Oct. 15- Jan. 1. Mountain sheep 

 protected to 189.5. Partridge, pheasant, prairie hen, prairie 

 chicken and grouse, Oct. 1-Nov. 15. 



Connecticut. 



Ruffed grouse, quail and woodcock, Oct. 1-Jan. 1. Wild- 

 fowl, Sept. l-May 1. Rail, Sept. 13-Jan 1 (in New Haven, 

 Fairfield and Litchfield counties, Aug. 30- Jan, 1). Game ex- 

 portation forbidden, 



Delaware. 



Partridge, quail, pheasant, raffed grouse, woodcock, hare, 

 rabbit, in Kent and Sussex counties, Nov. 15-Jan. 15; in New 

 Castle county, Nov. 15-Jan. 1. Ortolan, reedbird, rail, Sept. 

 1-Jan. 1. Pinnated grouse (prairie chicken) protected to 1886. 

 Bix'ds and rabbits may be kUled by any person on Ms OAvnland 

 at any time. Non-residents must become members of the 

 Delaware Game Protective Association, fee, -$5 fii-st year, $2 

 per year thereafter. Secretary, George Churchman, Wilming- 

 ton, Del. License (fee $50) required to export game for mar- 

 ket. License (fee $25) required for buymg game to sell again. 



Florida. 



This State has no game law. 



Indiana. 



Ruffed grouse and quail, Oct. 15-Dec. 20. Woodcock, Jul3^ 

 1-Jan. 1. Wildfowl, Sept. 1-April 15. Pinnated grouse. Sept 

 1-Feb. 1. wad turkey, Nov. 1-Feb. 1. Deer, Oct. 1-Jan. 1. 

 Exportation of deer, quaU, pheasant, wild duck, grouse, prau-ie 

 chicken, woodcock, forbidden. 



Maine. 



Moose, deer and caribou, Oct. 1-Jan. 1 (forbidden to hunt 

 with dogs) , unlawful for one person to take more than one 

 moose, two cai-lbou or three deer in one season. Mink, beaver, 

 sable, otter, fisher, muskrat, Oct. 15-May 1. Wood-duck, 

 dusky, black or other sea duck, Sept. l-May 1. Wildfowl law 

 does not apply to seacoast. Ruffed grouse (partridge), wood- 

 cock, Sept. 1-Dec. 1. Pinnated grouse, Sept. 1-Jan. 1. Plover, 

 Aug. l-May 1. Woodcock and ruffed grouse mav be killed 

 only for consumption within the State. Sunday shooting for- 

 bidden. The Commissioners of Fisheries and Game are E. M. 

 StilweU, Bangor; H. 0. Stanley, Dixfield. A digest of the 

 laws may be had on application to them. 



Manitoba. 



Deer, cabri, or antelope, elk or wapiti, moose, reindeer or 

 caribou, Oct. 1-Jan. 1. Ruffed grouse, pheasants, partridges, 

 prairie chickens, Sept, 1-Jan. 1. Woodcock, plover, snipe, and 

 sandpiper, Aug. 1-Jan. 1. All kinds of wild duck, sea duck, 

 pigeon, teal, wild swan, or wild goose, except the varietv of 

 of wild goose commonly known as the snow goose or''the 

 ^avy, Aug. 15-May 1, Otter, fisher or pekan, beaver, musk- 



rat and sable, Oct. l-May 15. Mink and marten, Nov. 1-Api-il 

 15. Exportation of game forbidden. 



Massachusetts. 



Ruffed grouse, Sept. 1-Ja,n. 1. Quail, Oct. 15-Jan. 1. Wood- 

 cock, Aug. 1-Jan. 1. Wildfowl, Sept. l-AprU 1. Deer, pro- 

 tected at all times. Squirrel, rabbit (hare), Sept. 1-March 1. 

 Plover, snipe, sandpiper, rail, and any of the so-called marsh, 

 beach or shore birds (except black-breasted plover, red- 

 breasted sandpipers, chicken plover, winter yellow-legs, and 

 Wilson's snipe), July 15- April 1. Herring gull, tern, sea swal- 

 low, mackerel gull, Aug. l-May 1. Quail and prau'ie chicken 

 may be had in possession (if lawfully killed) Jan. l-May 1. 

 Wildfowl specified are wood (summer) duck, black ducU, teal. 

 Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association, Boston. 



Michigan. 



Deer in Lower Peninsula, Oct. 1-Dec. 1 ; Upper Peninsula, 

 Aug. 15-Nov. 15. Elk protected to 1889. Ruffed grouse, Sept. 

 l.-Jan. 1. Quail, Nov. 1-Jan. 1. Woodcock, Aug. 1-Jan. 1. 

 Pinnated grouse, Sept. 4-Nov. 1. Wild turkey, Oct, 1-Jau. 1. 

 Wildfowl, Sept. l-May 1. (Wood, mallard, <teal and gray 

 ducks, Sept. 1-Jan. 1.) Snipe, Sept. l-May 1. Exportation of 

 deer, ruffed grouse, quail, prairie chicken, wild turkey, for- 

 bidden. 



New Brunswick. 



Moose, caribou, deer, Aug. I Jan. 1. Mink, otter, fisher, 

 sable, beaver, Sept. l-May 1. Partridge, snipe, woodcock, 

 Sept. 1-March 1. 



New Hampshire. 



Plover, yellow-legs, sandpii)ers, woodcock, ducks and rail, 

 Aug. 1-Feb. 1. Ruffed grouse, partridge, quail, Sept. 1-Feb. 1. 

 Deer, moose and caribou, Sept. 1-Dec. 1. Mink, beaver, sable, 

 ottei", fisher, Oct. 15-April 1. Ra,ccoou ('coon), gray squin-el, 

 Sept. 1-Jan. 1, Hare, rabbit, muski^at, Sept. 1- April 1. Fish 

 and Game Commissioners: George W. Riddle, Manchester; 

 ElHot B. Hodge, Plymouth; Luther Hayes, Soutli Milton. 



New Jersey. 



Ruft'ed gi-ouse and quail, Nov. 1 - J an. 1. Woodcock, July 1- 

 Aug. 1, and Oct. 1-Dec. 16. Pinnated gi-ouse, Oct. 15-Dec. 1. 

 Deer, Oct. 15-Dec. 1. Rail, Sept. 1-Dec. 1. Reedbird, mai-sh 

 hen, Aug. 35-Dee. 1. Upland plover, Aug. 1-Jau. 1. Summer 

 ducks, Sept. 1-Jan. 1. Squirrels, Sept. 1-Jan. 1. Rabbit, 

 Nov. l-Jan. 1. Non-residents must become members of a 

 game protective society of the State to shoot or fish within its 

 borders. New Jersey Game and Fish Protective Society has 

 jurisdiction over entu-e State. Fee, f3 annually. Secretary, 

 \Vm. L. Foi-ce, Plainfleld, N, J. Or, non-residents to shoot or 

 fish in Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and 

 Cape May counties, may obtain membership certificate of 

 West Jersey Game Protective Society. Fee, $5 first year, $2 

 annually thereafter. Secretary, Wm. T. MUler, 106 'Market 

 street, Camden, N. J. 



New York. 



Ruffed grouse, Sept. 1-Jan. 1 (Queens and Suffolk counties, 

 Nov. 1-Jan. 1); Columbia county, Sept. 1-Dec. 1). Quail, Nov. 

 1-Jan. 1 (Columbia county, Nov'. 1-Dec. 1). Woodcock, Aug. 

 1-Jan. 1 (Oneida, Niagara, Delaware and Dutchess counties, 

 Sept. 1-Jan. 1; Columbia coimty, Sept. 1-Dec. 1). Rail, meadow 

 hen, Sept. 1-Jan. 1 (Columbia county, Sept. 1-Dec. 1). WUd- 

 fowl, Sept. l-May 1 (Long Island waters, Oct. l-May 1). Robin, 

 meadow lark, starhng, Oct. 1-Jan. 1). Bay snipe, sandpiper, 

 shore bu'd, plover, July 10-Jan. 1. Rabbit", hare, Nov. l-Feb. 

 1. Squii-rel, Aug. 1-Feb. 1 (Dutchess coimty, Sept. 1-Feb. 1). 

 Deer, Aug. 1-Dec. 1 ; hounding forbidden at all times (except 

 in Suffolk county, Oct. 1-10). Marketing game forbidden, 

 Dutchess, Rockland, Columbia, Niagara counties. Non-resi- 

 dent license fee (flO) in Richmond county (Staten Island). 



Pennsylvania. 



Ruffed and pinnated grouse, Oct. 1-Jan. 1. Quail, Oct. 15^ 

 Jan. 1. Woodcock, July 4-Jan. 1. Wildfowl, Sept. 1-Jan. 1; 

 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays of each week only. 

 Wild turkey, Oct. 15-Jan. 1. Deer and elk, Oct. 1-Deo. 15; 

 transportation allowed only Oct. 1-Nov. 30 ; forbidden to kill 

 fawn in spotted coat, or to pm-sue or kill elk or deer in the 

 watei-, or to chase them with dogs. Plover, July 15-Jan 1. 

 Rabbit (hare) Nov. 1-Jan. 1. Squu-rels, Sejit. 1-Jan. 1. Rail 

 and reedbird, Sept. 1-Dec. 1. Pike County: Deer, Oct. 1-Dec. 

 1 ; cannot be killed in the water. Squirrel, Sept. 1-Dec. 15. 

 Rabbit, Oct. 15-Dec. 15. Wood or summer duck, Oct. 1-Jau. 1, 

 Woodcock, July 4-Dec. 15. Quail, Oct. 15-Dec. 1. Ruffed 

 grouse, Sept. 15-Dec. 15. 



Quebec. 



Moose and deer, Sept. 1-Feb. 1. (female moose may not be 

 kiffed before Oct. 15. 1888). Caribou, Sept. 1-March 1. Non- 

 residents (except with permit) forbidden to take in one season 

 more than 2 moose, o deer, or 2 caribou. Beaver, mink, otter, 

 marten or pekan, Nov. 1-Ai3rill. Hare, Sept. 1-Mai'chl. Musk- 

 rat (in Maskinonge,Yamaska, Richelieu andBerthier counties), 

 April l-May 1. Woodcock, partridge and snipe, Sept. 1-Feb. 1-. 

 Black duck, teal and wild duck of any kind, Sept. l-May 1. 

 Migratory quail protected to Dec. 31, lS86. Non-residents. — 

 "No person who is not domiciled in the province of Quebec nor 

 in that of Ontario, can at anytime hunt in this province . . . 

 without being authorized thereto by license to that effect. 

 Such permit may, on payment of a fee of twenty dollars, be 

 granted by the Commissioner of Crown Lands to any person 

 . . . and is valid for a whole shooting season." Pertnits 

 may also be gran ted to non-residents to take specimens for 

 scientific purposes. 



Texas. 



Deer, June 1-Dec. 1. Wild turkey, Sept. 15-May 15. Ruffed 

 grouse, July 31-March 1. Quail, Sept. 1-March 1. 



Vermont. 



Deer protected to 1S90. Quail, ruffed gi-ouse, Sept. 1-Feb. 1. 

 Woodcock, Aug. lo-Feb. 1. Wild geese and ducks, Sept. 1- 

 May 1. Exportation forbidden. 



Washington Territory- 

 Deer, elk, moose, mountain sheep, Aug. 15-Jan. 1. Wild- 

 fowl, Aug. 15-April 1. Prairie chicken, sage hen, Aug. IS-Jan. 

 1. Grouse, pheasant, quail or partridge, Aug. 1-Jan. 1, 



[TO BE CONTINUED.] 



"That reminds me." 

 161. 



MY father had just returned from trout fishing, and 

 around the crown of his hat was wound his leader, 

 allowing the three flies to hang loose. As he entered the 

 house he laid his hat upon the table. Presently my aunt 

 entered the room and espied a peculiar fly upon the hat. 

 She approached her game cautiously, drew back her hand, 

 and made a tremendous swoop upon her prey. She had well 

 calculated the distance, but instead of catching the fly the 

 hook entered her little finger, and a small surgical operation 

 had to be performed before the yellow professor could he 

 released. W. 



162. 



Naushon Island is owned by a wealthy gentleman frotn 

 Boston, wbo keeps it well stocked with deer and raises 

 many sheep. The island being large, it is hard to watch, 



and considerable injury is done by summer fishermen, 

 who land aud help themselves. It has always bccu the 

 desire of the old gentleman to detect and punish one of the 

 offenders as an example to the others: but he has never been 

 successful, though how near he came to it may be seen from 

 the following: This genUemau has a son who is fond of 

 yachting, and at one time being in a small harbor where 

 several fishermen were anchored, he proceeded in a boat 

 with several friends to a fishing vessel to try and obtain some 

 fish. While there, having plenty of time to spare, they 

 started a series of stories, each person telling one. At last, 

 each having told his stoiy with the exception of one, this per- 

 son, who did not recognize his guest, began in rather a con- 

 fused way. 'Wal, talk about yer hard times, I calkerlate 

 we had the derndest time down thar to Tarpaulin Cove that 

 I ever saw. We got blowed in thar in a nor'easter and our 

 food give out. Wal, we got kinder hungry, an' so 1 sez, sez 

 I, 'They keeps a lot er sheep up yotider, let's go up an' 

 catch one.' 'AH right,' sez Bill. An' we went up thar an' 

 jest whooped round them pastures arter them sheep. Wal, 

 at last I got a fat little one cornered, an' I jest grabbed him 

 hy the throat an' hauled out my knife an" — " Just then one 

 of the other fishermen, probably Bill, who seemed to know 

 the owner of the yacht and understood his intentions — for 

 there he sat all alert, expecting that the man would convict 

 himself — gave the narrator au expressive look which was 

 immediately under.stood, for the man continued, "an' — an' — 

 I was jest going to strike, when der^ed if that sheep didn't 

 give me such a piteous look that I couldn't strike, but jest 

 let him go." The laugh that went up proved plainly that 

 the true state of things was understood all round, and it was 

 seen that Mr. F. was again outwitted. T. 



163. 



Here is a flickering for you. Two Chenango county 

 sportsmen were out after foxes. They had shot one and 

 heard the hounds coming their way with another. They 

 laid their fox down, but the hoimds did not bring the other 

 near enough for a shot, and imagine their feelings when 

 they turned to pick up their supposed dead fox to see him 

 running about forty rods from them. B. 



COVE.\TRY, N. Y. 



164. 



Barnard Stougli (commonly called Barney by his neigh- 

 bors) of Cumberland county. Pa., owned a farm along the 

 Yellow Bieeches Creek. He had a trout pond on his farm 

 well stocked with trout, and when he wanted a mess could 

 catcli them at any time. Barney was the leading member of 

 a sect called the River Brethren, an offshoot of the Dunkards, 

 and he wore a large, full beard, and preaclied for the con- 

 gregation in that section. One Sunday after preaching (the 

 services were held in the barn), he thought a mess of trout 

 would taste good for supper. So digging some worms and 

 taking his rod he went to the pond and caught a number, 

 took them home aud ate them for supper. Some of his con- 

 gregation or brethren saw him fishing on Sunday, and re- 

 ported him to the church committee. He was made to 

 appear before them. All the brethern spoke Penn.sylvania 

 Dutch, and the examination was in that language. The 

 question was put to Barney. "Did you fish on Sunday?" 

 "Ja, ich hab g'fischt, und sie hen gut g'bisse; sie hen au gut 

 gesse, und wan sell cich net suit, dann hau ihr an anere 

 prediger griege, ich predig anyhow for nix," meaning, 

 "Yes, I did fish aud they bit good, and they ate good, and 

 when you don't like it then you better get another preacher. 

 I preach for nothing, anyhow." The case was dismissed, 

 defendant discharged; and Barney still conducted the exer- 

 cises until he died a few years ago. A. 



md^iver fishing. 



Address all cotmmmications to the Forest and Stream Publish- 

 ing Co. 



THE "RAZOR-BACK" OF GOGEBIC. 



I HAVE recently returned from a visit to Gogebic Lake 

 and the Eagle Waters of the Upper Peninsula of Michi- 

 gan. The black bass fishing of Gogebic, the trout fishing of 

 Watersmeet, and the muscalonge and pike fishing of Eagle 

 Waters have not been overdrawn in the seemingly extrava- 

 gant statements that have, for the past two years, excited the 

 astonishment and aroused the disgust of all genuine anglers, 

 for while the greedy bait or spoon fisher can fairly revel 

 in piscine slaughter, if so disposed, the honest fly -fisher is as- 

 sured of excellent sport. 



The morning after my arrival I saw two large piles of 

 black bass biu-nt at the edge of the lake, but a little quiet and 

 judicious missionary work, by precept and example, on the 

 part of Mr. Dawson, of Cincinnati; Drs. Ferber and Trow- 

 bridge, of New York; Mr. B. B. Allen, of Nashville; and 

 myself seemed to convince the erring brothers of the angle 

 that it was more in accordance with the esprit de corps of the 

 guide to return to their native element, unharmed, all lightly- 

 hooked fish, than to bring them in by the boat load to gratify 

 a morbid sense of approbation or a foolish love of display, 

 and I am happy to say that the offense was not repeated 

 during my stay. 



The object of my visit was not so much to fish as to deter- 

 mine the identity of the so-called "razor-back" of Gogebic 

 and the muscalonge of Eagle Waters. I found the razor- 

 back to be merely the small-mouthed black bass in a very 

 emaciated condition, and, as a result, with the dorsal outline 

 very thin or sharp. They were of all sizes, from a half to 

 three pounds in weight. They were not very numerous, but 

 enough were taken to excite remark, and to favor the opinion 

 that they were an undescribed species of black bass, espe- 

 cially as" they exhibited all the gameness of their plumper 

 congeners. I found the cause of the emaciation to be tape- 

 worm {Tmiiia). Every razor-back dissected was inhabited 

 by one or more tape-worms, not always confined to the in- 

 testinal tract, but often roaming about at their own sweet 

 will in the abdominal cavity. (In order that an unwarranted 

 prejudice may not be aroused against the black bass on this 

 account, I might remark, en passant, that every species of 

 fish is subject to tape-worms and other vermicular parasites, 

 and many food fishes to a greater extent than the black bass). 



As before remarked, the razor-back was exceptional among 

 the small-mouthed ba.ss, as most of this species were in good 

 or ordinary condition, while the large-mouthed bass were all 

 very plump and fat, no "razor-back" appearing among them. 

 They were, moreover, equal to the small-mouthed bass in 

 gameness, and as a rule broke water dftener, and by some 



