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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[April 8, 1886. 



allowed by this act and not transported contrary to the pro- 

 visions thereof. 



Sec. 4. Chapter five hundred and fifty-seven of the laws of 

 eighteen hundred and eighty-five, entitled "An act for the 

 better preservation of wild deer," is hereby repealed, and all 

 other acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of 

 this act are hereby repealed. 



Sec. 5. This act shall take effect immediately. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



Your discussion of the subject of deer hounding reminds 

 me of the method adopted by an old friend of mine, wbo 

 settled in Michigan many years ago, to prevent deer hound- 

 ing in his vicinity. Settlers at that time were few, and deer 

 being plenty afforded them much of their animal food. 



Late in the fall his quiet and solitude were broken for 

 several weeks by the bellowing of two hounds in pursuit of 

 deer, and the frequent sound of the shotgun as it belched 

 forth its charge of buckshot, generally wounding but seldom 

 killing its game at once. By chance meeting the owner of 

 the hounds one day in the woods, he quietly told him that 

 he did not like the hounding of deer in his neighborhood, 

 but the man indignantly replied that he should be there 

 again the next fall. Tbe settler quietly told him that he 

 would get more deer if he left his dogs at home, and they 

 parted. 



When the season came round, sure enough, the woods 

 again rang with the baying of the same hounds. Hearing 

 them coming one day in his direction, he took a station, rifle 

 in hand, and in a few minutes the deer swept past within 

 twenty yards of him. The deeT had not been long gone 

 when the hounds came up on the trail, and when the first 

 one reached the opening he leveled his rifle and shot him 

 dead. The other one turned and retraced his tracks, and he 

 never heard his voice again or saw his owner. He said he 

 hated awfully to shoot the dog, but he wanted to stop deer 

 hounding in some way, and that seemed to be the only way 

 for him to do it. 



This was nearly fifty years ago, when such a thing as a 

 game law was unknown in that country, except the law of 

 necessity; and while no one would advocate such a course in 

 a law -governed country, it worked well in his case, and the 

 injustice in any country would be confined entirely to the 

 dog. C. 



Chicago, III. 



MANAGEMENT OF MUZZLELOAD1NG 

 RIFLES. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Your correspondent, "C. L. 8.," of Fort Clark, Texa9, 

 asks for information upon the above subject from those hav- 

 ing experience. 



Your correspondent says he hunted St. Louis over for a 

 good muzzleloading rifle, and finally obtained one having a 

 42-inch barrel. Now if "G. L. S." will excuse my modesty 

 and accept my advico, it is this: Go at once to a good gun- 

 smith and have just 12 inches of his rifle barrel sawed off, 

 send the piece to me by express at my expense to remember 

 him by, and I will fit up a rifle from it to carry in my valise. 

 If "C. L. 8." does not find himself well paid by the im- 

 proved shooting qualities of his 30 inch barrel rifle, I will pay 

 all damages. 



Now, premising that "C. L. 8." will follow my advice 

 thus given, I will advise further as follows: If he wishes to 

 use his rifle for small game at short range, hare the gun- 

 smith turn off the sharp corner of the bore at the muzzle to 

 the depth of the grooving in order to facilitate loading with 

 a round ball. Have a heavy bullet mould made of brass or 

 gun metal. Have the bullet fit so tightly that when it is 

 driven through the rifle barrel the grooving will be well de- 

 fined upon the bullet. Use pure lead for the bullets. Heat 

 the moulds quite hot before casting any bullet. This will 

 insure a full flow of lead into the mould. Use cutting nip- 

 pers for clipping off the bullet necks and clip all close to the 

 bullet. Use the Hazard FG Sea Shooting rifle powder. For 

 ordinary ranges, a quantity which will fairly cover the bul- 

 let when resting on a level surface, is about the right charge. 

 If a flask is used, do not chuck the powder violently into the 

 charger, but let it run in and fill gradually. For patches, 

 use the finest quality and most even texture of brown Irish 

 linen. Cut them with a No. 13 wad cutter upon the smooth 

 end of hard fine-grain wood. Wet the patch with the mouth 

 and lay it upon the muzzle, centering it carefully over the 

 bore. Place the bullet upon it, neck down, and placing the 

 rod in contact, keep it there and force the bullet down gently 

 upon the powder; stop as soon as it touches the powder. The 

 end of the rod should be burred half round with the same 

 burr used for the bullet mould. 



Now, if '"C. L. S." desires to use his rifle for very fine 

 work, and especially at long range, then the barrel should 

 be left, say 31 inches, so as to admit of a patent detachable 

 loading muzzle, which any first-class gunsmith can fully 

 explain and prepare for him. The bullet mould should be 

 made with extreme accuracy in a solid block of metal of the 

 thickness of 2£ calibers of the rifle. The shape of the 

 projectile which has given the best results with me (and I 

 have tried all in use duiing the past forty years) is defined 

 by the following cut: 



1 



It is two calibers in length. The base fairly fills the grooves 

 and at once tapers to receive the folds of the patch. It is 

 cast from the point, the neck being cut. squarely off with 

 nippers. For fine work I always leave the neck full in 

 trimming, and then with a sharp knife trim all to a uniform 

 weight by a delicate scale. In selecting linen for patches I 

 always use a magnifying glass, and I do not find one piece 

 of linentiin twenty-five sufficiently even in texture for re- 

 liable patches. In forcing the projectile down the barrel 1 

 am always especially careful to let it barely touch the pow- 

 der. When commencing the firing of a string of shots I 

 take a pencil and run a mark around my loading rod where 

 I have seated the first projectile, and watch this mark every 

 time I load. I use a small, long charger, filling it with 

 powder poured gradually without shaking until heaped, then 

 tip the charger to an angle of forty-five degrees and let the 

 surplus powder fall off. By actual and repeated tests I 

 secure in this way the same uniformity as by weighing. I 

 pour the powder into the rifle through "a long funnel. I use 

 a hair-trigger delicately set, and I would as soon do without 

 a rifle as without a telescopic sight, whether for target or 

 general game shooting. I have had over forty years' experi- 

 ence, have attended innumerable "turkey shoots" and other 



matches, and have never been beaten, I credit my success 

 to the above stated practices and the non-use of liquor and 

 to °acco. Milton P. Peirce. 



Philadelphia, Pa. 



Editor Forest a?id Stream: 



For use in his muzzleloaderlet "C. L. 8." try the 32-caliber 

 bullet made for the Smith & Wesson revolvers of that size. 

 I thinkhis 42-inch barrel will burn about 40 grains of pow- 

 der. Use a chamois or kid patch, f inch in diameter, well 

 greased. The 32-caliber bullet is the closest fit he can obtain 

 ready made. If the above is not satisfactory, a well-made 

 mould and swedge for a bullet of about 90 grains need not 

 cost more than $4.50, and will add much to his pleasure in 

 using an M. L. rifle. J. 8. D. 



Bethlehem, Pa. 



SPRING WILDFOWL. 



Harrisbtjrg, Pa., March 30.— A flock of about twenty 

 swans was discovered early yesterday morning on the river 

 opposite the town. Four of them were bagged by local 

 sportsmen. Ducks have not been coming in any great 

 numbers, but quite a number of snipe have been killed the 

 past week. — B. 



Sackvilue, N. B., March 27.— Wild geese have arrived 

 here and the booming of ducking guns is now heard along 

 the line of the north coast, and many a mother goose and 

 festive gander have, within the past few days, been laid low. 

 — Stanstead. 



Kankakee Swamps.— La Fayette, Ind., March 29. — A 

 party of four of our local sportsmen returned yesterday from 

 a two days' hunt in the Kankakee Swamps, near Beaver 

 Lake, this State, bringing with them 250 ducks and six very 

 large swan. They report hunting very fine.— W. 



Srtnnecock Bat. — March 30. — There are very many 

 ducks— broadbills, redheads, sheldrakes and whistlers— on 

 Shinnecock Bay; also a few geese and brant, but they are 

 very shy. Was out all day Saturday and shot nothing. No 

 snipe have come along as yet.— J. W. 



ANOTHER CLUB CONSTITUTION. 



ARTICLE L— This society shall be known as the "West- 

 chester County Game and Fish Protective Associa- 

 tion. " 



Art. n.— Sec. 1. This society has been formed for the 

 stocking of farms and streams of Westchester county with 

 game birds and fish, and for the enforcement of the game 

 laws of the State and county. 



Art. III.— Sec. 1. The officers of this society shall consist 

 of a president, two vice-presidents, secretary, treasurer and 

 counsel. Sec. 2. There shall also be two vice-presidents in 

 each town of the county, who, with the other officers shall 

 constitute a board of directors. Sec. 3. All officers of the 

 society shall be chosen by a ballot at a regular annual meet- 

 ing. An annual meeting of the members of each town shall 

 be called by the vice-presidents of each town for the purpose 

 of electing two vice-presidents for the next ensuing year for 

 said town. The officers shall hold office for one year. 



Art. IV. — Sec. 1. In the absence of the president from 

 any annual or special meeting of the society, the first or 

 second vice-presidents, and in tbe event of their absence, 

 the secretary or treasurer shall call such meeting to order. 

 In the absence of the president from any meeting of the 

 board of directors, the senior member of such board shall act 

 as president, pro tempore; neither the secretary nor the 

 treasurer, however, shall so preside. 



Art. V. — Sec. 1. The society shall hold an annual meeting 

 which shall be called by the president, between the first and 

 fifteenth day of January of each year, and the vice-presidents 

 of each town shall be and act as delegates to said meeting, 

 for their respective towns. There shall also at such meet- 

 ings be held the regular annual election of officers for the 

 next ensuing year, and a distribution of game and game fish, 

 and such other buisness as may properly come before the 

 society. 



Art. VI. — Sec. 2. Special meetings of the society may be 

 called by the president, when he shall deem the same ne- 

 cessary, and shall be called by him, or by a vice-president 

 thereof, in the event of his absence or failure to act, upon 

 the written request of any nine members of the society. 

 And at such special meeting, vacancies in office may be 

 filled by election. Sec. 2. The secretary shall give the vice- 

 presidents of each town at least ten days' notice, in writing, 

 of any meeting to be called. 



Aht. VII. — Sec. 1. A list of membership will be in the 

 hands of each vice president of each town, and any person 

 wishing to become a member can do so by applying to said 

 vice-president, signing the list of membership, and paying 

 dues. 



Art. VIII. — Sec. 1. The annual dues of this association 

 shall be two dollars in addition to an initiation fee of one 

 dollar, to be paid on or before the first day of January of 

 each year in advance. 



ArtjjIX . — Sec. 1. Officers shall hold over in office until 

 the election and qualification of their successors. 



Art. X. — Sec. 1. The society shall have power to make all 

 by-laws necessary or proper to the carrying out of the pro- 

 visions of this constitution or the purposes of tbe society, 

 which by-laws shall be of equal binding force with the con- 

 stitution, except when in conflict therewith; and such by- 

 laws shall not be altered or amended except at a meeting of 

 the society, nor upon less than a majority vote of all of the 

 members present and voting in person, provided, that no 

 alteration or amendment of the said by-laws shall be made 

 except upon notice thereof, given at a preceding regular 

 meeting of the society. 



Art. XI. — Sec. 1. Each town shall select one or more of 

 the members of this association to be appointed by the 

 cheriif or board of supervisors as special game constables for 

 the county, with full power to enforce the game laws of 

 the state of New York and Westchester county. ' 



Art. XII. — Sec. 1. The president shall cause to be pub- 

 lished in all newspapers published in Westchester county, a 

 full copy of the game laws of the state of New York and 

 Westchester county, at such time of the year as the president 

 may deem proper. Also any changes that may be made in 

 said laws. 



Art. XTII. — Sec. 1. Each member of the society shall 

 pledge himself to give the special game constable, for the 

 benefit of the society, any information he may have of the 

 violation of any of the game laws of the state or county. 

 Sec. 2. The special game constables shall receive from the 

 association, five dollars for each and every person arrested 

 and convicted for such violation of the laws. 



Art. XIV.— Sec. 1, At a regular or special meeting of the 



association, five members shall constitute a quorum to 

 transact any business which may be brought before them. 



Art. XV.— Sec. 1. Persons may be proposed and elected 

 as honorary members in this association by any member 

 thereof, and honorary members so elected shall be exempt 

 trom the payment of any initiation fee or annual dues, but 

 shall not be entitled to fill any office or vote at meetings of 

 the association, and shall not be deemed as forming' any 

 part of a quorum at any meeting. 



Art. XVI.— Sec. 1. No person, residing in the town of 

 his predecessor, shall be eligible to fill any office until after 

 the expiration of three years, except in the case of vice 

 presidents and two constables. 



BY-LAWS. 



Sec. 1. At the time appointed for a meeting of the society 

 the president, or in his absence, the first or second vice- 

 president, the secretary or the treasurer, shall, in the order 

 named, call such meeting to order as soon as a quorum shall 

 have appeared. Sec. 2. At the annual meeting of the 

 society the order of business shall be as follows: 1. Reading 

 minutes of previous meeting. 2. Reports of officers. 3. Re- 

 ports of committees. 4. Reading of communications. 5. 

 Deferred business. 6. New business. 7. Election of officers. 

 8. Adjournment, and such, order shall not be departed from, 

 except by the unanimous consent of the members present. 



Sec. 3. The presiding officer at all meetings of the society 

 shall be the president, or in his absence the first or second 

 vice-president, the secretary or the treasurer. The presiding 

 officer shall have no vote, except in case of a tie, when he 

 shall have the casting vote. 



Sec. 4. All money shall be first paid to the secretary, who 

 shall keep a book, in which he shall at once recerd the 

 receipt of all moneys to him paid; and it shall be his duty to 

 transfer all such moneys to the treasurer, within one week 

 after receipt thereof, and to take from the treasurer a proper 

 voucher therefor. It shall be the duty of the secretary also, 

 to keep a record of all of the transactions of the society; to 

 draw all orders for the payment of bills contracted by or 

 under the direction of the society or the board of directors, 

 and by them or either of them ordered to he paid; to keep 

 a list of members in a book properly bound and arranged 

 for the purpose, with the place of residence of each member 

 and the dale of his election, and a suitable space for the entry 

 of general remarks. He shall give ten days notice of all 

 meetings of the society. He shall make an annual report to 

 the society of his acts as secretary, and of the transactions 

 of the board of directors, giving such details as shall be ne- 

 cessary to show the financial and general condition of the 

 society. He shall act as secretary to the board of directors, 

 and shall preform all other duties appertaining to his 

 office. 



Sec. 5. The treasurer shall receive from the secretary 

 all moneys belonging tg the society, and shall upon receipt 

 thereof give to such secretary proper vouchers therefor. He 

 shall pay out all moneys of the society, but no such moneys 

 shall be by him paid out except upon the written order of 

 the president, drawn and signed by him, under and in pur- 

 suance of a resolution of the society or of the board of direc- 

 tors. He shall make an annual report to the society showing 

 the amount in detail, of all moneys received and disbursed 

 by him. 



Sec. 6. The counsel to the society shall attend to all the 

 legal affairs of the society, and shall under the direction of 

 the board of directors or the proper committee, bring prompt 

 suit against all offenders against the provisions of the game 

 laws of the state and county. He shall report to the board 

 of directors upon request, and to the society at its annual 

 meeting, all of his acts and proceedings as such named, and 

 should pay over to the secretary all fines and penalties by 

 him collected or received, after deducting his necessary dis- 

 bursements. 



Sec. 7. The annual dues shall be two dollars for each year, 

 to be paid by each member in advance, the first such pay- 

 ment to be made upon the application for certificate of mem- 

 bership, and subsequent payments to be annually in advance 

 upon the commencement of each succeeding year of member- 

 ship; and in case of non-election such first annual fee shall 

 be returned forthwith to such applicant. 



Sec. 8. No member or officer shall be expelled or removed 

 from office except at a special meeting of the society, called 

 to act upon the question of such expulsion or removal ; and 

 whenever any such meeting shall be called for any such pur- 

 pose, it shall be the duty of the secretary to forward to the 

 member or officer to be proceeded against, a copy of the 

 notice of such meeting, together with the specification of the 

 charges to be tried, which copy and specification shall be 

 sent to said member or officer at least ten days before the 

 convening of such meeting. At such meeting testimony 

 may be taken to prove or disprove the charges to be tried ; 

 the presiding officer shall rule upon the admission or rejec- 

 tion of evidence, and shall be entitled to consult with the 

 counsel upon such points ; no vote of removal or expulsion 

 shall be taken until all proofs offered in support or disproof 

 of the charge to be tried shall have been duly considered. 



Sec. 9. The executive affairs of the society shall be man- 

 aged by the board of directors, who shall meet at such times 

 as shall seem proper. The board of directors shall have the 

 power to appoint all proper committees, and to do all acts 

 and pass resolutions necessary or proper for the conduct of 

 the affairs of the society; which acts and resolutions shall be 

 binding, except when in conflict with the constitution or by- 

 laws of the society. 



Sec. 10. Whenever the funds of the society shall permit, 

 the board of directors may purchase and distribute game 

 and fish at such points within Westchester county as they 

 shall select, and may employ all necessary agents therefor. 



Sec. 11. The board of directors may by unanimous vote 

 elect honorary members, and any proper person, who shall 

 pay $100 into the treasury of the society, shall be elected an 

 honoraiy member for life. Honorary members shall be ex- 

 empt from all dues, and shall be entitled to a voice, but not 

 to a vote, at the meetings of the society. 



AMENDMENTS. 



Sec. 11 of the by-laws amended so as to read : Any person 

 who will pay into the treasury of the society one hundred 

 dollars shall be elected by the directors a life member, which 

 said fife member shall thereafter be exempt from all dues. 



Wellsville, O., March 29.— The Amateur Sporting Club 

 of this place have elected officers, as follows: President, E. 

 K. Taylor: Vice-President, Wm. Stevenson; Secretary and 

 Treasurer, C. R. McDonald. They anticipate going into 

 camp this fall on Cheat River, West Virginia. Any of your 

 readers who are familiar with that section of country and 

 can designate a good location, or other information, will con- 

 fer a favor in so doing. Game in Eastern Ohio is becoming 

 very scarce. Quail almost extinct. — Bvz. 



