Nov. 4, 1888.J 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



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ADIRONDACK DEER. 



Editor Forest and Stream : 



The open season for deer shooting in this State, M'hich 

 closed yesterdaj-, has been, taken all in all, a fairly suc- 

 cessful one for himtei-s, Thanlvs to the section in the re- 

 vised game la^vs which provides that only three deer can 

 be killed in a season by one hunter, and prohibits the 

 ti-ansportation of more than one deer belonging to the 

 same person, the despicable practice of slaughtering deer 

 for the market and for money has received an effectual 

 damper, and the chief incentive beiiag removed, the 

 destruction of the animals has, in a measm-e, been checked. 

 Certainly the slaughter has not been as great as when the 

 use of hoimds was permitted dming the entire open sea- 

 son. The present law regulating hunting deer with dogs 

 is the result of a compromise between the advocates and 

 opponents of the practice, and moat sportsmen in this 

 section think it is open to criticism in many respects. In 

 the first place the better class of sportsmen in Central 

 New York are unconditionally opposed to hoimduig deer. 

 Secondly, the opening of the season for homiding as early 

 as Sept. 1 is objected to on the gi-ounds that the deer, the 

 does more especially, are not in a fit condition to run, and 

 it is cruel to force them to do so in hot weather. Thirdly, 

 the hounding season closes Oct. 5, just at the time when 

 the deer are becoming fit for venison, they are not, as a 

 general thing, in their prime until a little later in the sea- 

 son than that even. 



But in spite of its faults tlie new law has operated bet- 

 ter and given better satisfaction than many of us feared 

 it would. One of the good results has been to distribute 

 the deer kiUed more equally among the many parties 

 visiting the Wilderness, and it is safe to say that more 

 amateur hunters have had shots at deer this year tlian in 

 any season previous. The numerous pot-hunters who 

 with their packs of hounds scom-ed tlie woods and slaugh- 

 tered hundreds of deer for the mai'kcts two and tlu-ee 

 years ago, have not apjjeared. The members of the Bixbv 

 Club have killed twenty deer this fall, and about tlie 

 same number have been taken at and near- Jock's Lake. 

 A party of seven hunters fi'om New Haven. Conn., killed 

 ten deer on Fom-th Lake of the Fulton Chain. As far as 

 can be ascertained about thirty have been killed on North 

 and South Lakes and Black Kiver and probably fifty or 

 more in the Moose River region. Reports from tJie north- 

 ern part of the Wilderness state that the hunting there 

 has also been good. Portsa. 

 Utica, N. Y., Nov. 1. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Up to Sept. 15 I think the dogs were kept pretty 

 securely fastened. As soon as that date arrived all hands, 

 dogs and men, were oflE for a himt. The first day resulted 

 in the killing of two deer, one said to be a yearUng, the 

 other a very small spotted fawn which, from' all accounts, 

 was of the size of a hare. It fell before the rifle of a gen- 

 tleman from New York. He was very much elated," but 

 a fi-iendin the hunt advised him to get the skin out of 

 sight as soon as possible, as it might be troublesome evi- 

 dence. I think quite a number of faAvns were killed 

 about here. Soon after the above hunt three or fom- par- 

 ties, numbering in all twenty or more, with half as many 

 dogs, were in camp at the Upper Ausable Lake two weeks 

 (some three), and secm-ed three deer, I think. They re- 

 port deer more plenty than ever before; but that talk is 

 only to keep their corn-age up and make themselves and 

 otliers believe that it is the result of hounding, I have 

 been in the woods a good deal of late, and I know I never 

 saw so few deer tracks as this year. Since the 5th of Oc- 

 tober I think but one dog of this place has been fastened. 

 I know of one deer they ran down and killed and ate. 

 One party has been twice in the woods "still-hunting" 

 with dogs, and killed three deer, perhaps more. They are 

 cautious about telling how many they kill, lest some one 

 should know when they reach the liroit of three deer. A 

 party was out Friday last but got nothing. Out yester- 

 day, killed one. Reported on their return that they were 

 out partridge lumting and came across the deer. But the 

 story is "too thui to wash" with people who knoAV them. 

 Not a day passes that I do not hear the hounds after deer, 

 some days two or three races are in hearing at the same 

 time. These are facts, and Dr. Ward and his friends 

 should spend a few weeks here at this tune. They would 

 never wonder at the dilficulty they might have in start- 

 ing a deer in season. Amrach. 

 Keene VALLEr, Oct. 24. 



SHORE BIRD NOMENCLATURE. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



Will you kindly allow me to answer the questions of 

 your correspondent, "Beach Haven," in your issue of Oct. 

 21, a Httle more positively, and— permit me to say— a Ht- 

 tle more accm-ately than you have done in the same issue? 

 I have had plenty of experience in shooting on Cape Cod, 

 and am professionally well acquainted with our shore 

 birds. 



The "black-breast" is one of the names for the golden 

 plover (Claradims dominicus), not for the black-bellied 

 plover (C squatarolo) which, as far as I know, is univer- 

 sally known as "beetlehead" from Cape Cod northward. 

 The "grass bird" is tJie "jacksnipe," "kicker," or pectoral 

 sandpiper (Trirga macidata), though the name is also ap- 

 plied to one or two other less common species of sm^ 

 waders, among them the white-rumped sandpiper {T. fn^- 

 cieollis) and the buff-breasted sandpiper (Tryrgites siihrn- 

 ficolld^). The "summers" are, of course, the smaller or 

 "summer" yellowlegs (Totarm flavipes). These names 

 are not universally employed on Cape Cod, and in fact 

 the whole nomenclatiu-e of the article in which they oc- 

 cur struck me as being that used by the shooters of Bos- 

 ton and vicinity rather than that of the native "Cape 

 Codders." For instance, a thoroughbred Cane Cod gun- 

 ner from Orleans or Chatham calls the gofden plover a 

 "toadhead," and seldom speaks of a "svmimer yellowleg," 

 much less a "summer." tout court. 



The immense vai-ioty of local names that migratory 

 birds like our waders receive La passing along the coast is 

 a very interesting study. Much cm-ious and interesting 

 information is to be obtained from the study of such 

 names as these, and I should be glad to see the subject 

 taken up systematically. 



In the ineantimel should be glad to hear, tlirough your 

 columns, from any one who can teU«ne how far the use 

 extends of the local name "fall snipe," as appUed to the 

 swarms of young red-backed sandpipers {Trmga alpina 

 padfim) tha^t come upon the New Efigland coast late in 



the autumn. I have heard the name used in the neigh- 

 borhood of Portland, Me, On Cape Cod, I believe, they 

 are called "winter oxeyee." John Muedock. 



U. S. National Museum, Washington, D. C. 

 [In stating that the "black heart" was a name for the 

 blackbellied plover (C. Squatarola) we gave the name as 

 we have heai-d it applied. The name, however, it appeai-s 

 from the above communication is, like many other such 

 appellations, in different localities applied "to different 

 birds. _ Tliere is no keeping up with the vagaries of orni- 

 thological nomenclature ui use by gimuers and residents 

 in different localities. Like the names of fishes and 

 snakes one individual may change its name as often as a 

 confidence swindler, and travel about under as many 

 aliases as a post ofiice fraud. We understand that the 

 editors of a new dictionary, after considering the advisa- 

 bility of attempting to define all the local terms applied 

 to birds, beasts, fishes, reptiles and insects, gave up the 

 appalling task; and so we may not look for any help from 

 that source.], 



NEW JERSEY COAST RESORTS. 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



One of the best resorts for fishing and gunning has 

 just been completed by Mr. Humphrey Martin of Mana- 

 hawken, N. J. The Pennsylvania Railroad Company has 

 within the past year built a road from Manahawken 

 across the bay to the sea shore running to Barnegat 

 lighthouse, north, and Beach Haven, south, and Mr, 

 Miu-tm, who IS one of the best known gamners on the bay, 

 has erected a house of one story and 20x40, with bunks 

 for twelve persons and divided off into sleepmg room, 

 eating room and kitchen. The house is located across the 

 bay and within ten minutes row of all the best gunnuig 

 points. The fishing at the location selected is the best iii 

 the bay, the waters in front of the building abounding in 

 season with sea bass, weakfish, sheepshead and striped 

 bass. The wiiter of this two weeks ago took a striped 

 bass not 50ft. from the house weighing Sflbs. Oysters, 

 clams, hard and soft crabs and terrapin are to be taken 

 in abundance. Arrangements have been made -with the 

 Pennsylvania Railroad by which then- trains stop directly 

 in front of the house, and connect with trains leaving 

 New York and Philadelphia on Mondays, Wednesdays 

 and Fridays, so as to arrive at about seven in the evening. 

 Leave New York by Central New Jersey Railroad at 

 1 P. M. 



Formerly one was obliged to put up at Manahawken 

 and starting out at three in the moi-ning row three miles 

 across the bay and the same on returning at night. The 

 building of the road has not disturbed the birds, and 

 broadbills, sprigtails, baldpates, mallards, brant, black 

 ducks and geese are plenty. 



There is no place where better sport can be had, and 

 at a reasonable expense, guides, sneakboats and decoys 

 are provided. Central. 



These addresses of equipped gunners of the New 

 Jersey coast, with the shooting points at their command 

 and their rates, are given by the Coast Pilot of Cape 

 May: Cape May OzYy— Eighty miles from Philadelphia, 

 by West Jersey Railroad, via Market sti-eet whai-f . Aaron 

 Schellinger, Jerry B. Schellinger, Charles SchelHnger, 

 Joseph Hand, D. W. Pearson, James Clark, E. O. Taylor, 

 F. Sidney Townsend, Col. J. L. Lansmg. Clark Brothers. 

 Equipped gunners. Rates, $3.50 per day and board. 

 Cape May Court flb«se— Sixty-nine miles from Phila- 

 delphia, via West Jersey Railroad. Chas. E. Foster, Wm 

 H. Foster, E. C. Wheaton, S. F. Hewitt. Equipped g-un- 

 ners. Rates, $2 per day and board. Mayville— One mile 

 from Cape May Court House. Lewis Ludlam, Benjamin 

 Hawkins. Equipped gunners. Rates, $2 per day and 

 board. Daimsville— Four miles from Seaville on West 

 Jersey Raikoad. Rates, $2 per day and board. Toimis- 

 end's Inlet— Via Seaville. Rates, $2 per day and board. 

 TucJcahoe—Si:^ miles off Woodbine station on West Jersey 

 Raih-oad, total distance sixtv-two miles. Rates, §2.50 per 

 day and board. Beesley's Poi?i^— Reached via Pleasant- 

 ville, West Jersey and Atlantic Raih-oad, total distance 

 sixty-seven miles. Rates, $2.50 per day and board. Gun- 

 ning resorts in Cape May county are in and about the 

 various sounds and theroughfares, as Cape Island Sounds, 

 Grassy Sounds, Jarvey Sounds, Cresse's Thoroughfare, 

 Great Sounds, are weU-known and available gmming 

 points in this county. Burlington eotmty— Available 

 ;unning points in Little Egg Harbor Bay, accessible from 

 Xickerton: Gaunt's Point, Gaunt's Cove", Jerimev's Point 

 Jerimey's Cove, Rose's Point. Rose's Cove, Heste"r Sedge' 

 East Sedge, West Sedge, Johney Sedge, Good Luck Sedge, 

 Shelter Island, Parker's Island, Mddle Island, Storrey's 

 Island, Hester Island, Bunches Island, Big Bimches, Bar- 

 rel Island, Goose Bar, Bunton Sedge, Little Island. Toms 

 i2iuer— Equipped sportsmen with vachts. Rates. |5 per 

 day and board, boats and equipmerits. 



Snared Grouse on the Erie Road.— Following is copy 

 of a letter addressed to the Rockland County Game Pi-o- 

 tector: "New York, Oct. 2.— Mr. Joseph H. Godwin 

 game protector. Kings Bridge, N. Y. : Dear Sir— You wili 

 ; Jlease to remember that last year, and the year previous, 

 I drew yoiu- attention to the fact that the flapping of 

 partridges was carried on veiy extensively in Rockiand 

 and Orange counties, this State, This year it is done as 

 extensively, if not more than before, but the trappers have 

 moved then- shipping station. Having hunted last week 

 in both the above named counties in dbmpany with Judge 



, of Brooklyn, we were told that these trappers had 



made Greenwood their shipping point. Greenwood being 

 a small station on the Erie Railroad, about fom- miles this 

 side of Tm-ners. We were also informed by one of the 

 baggagemen on the Erie Raihoad that regidarly, if not 

 every morning at least every other morning, these trap- 

 pers shipped one box of trapped bu-ds from the above 



named station. I have promised Judge , who is a 



thorough and enthusiastic sportsman, to wvite you at 

 once, and endeavor to stop this outrageous ti-affic. Shall 

 be pleased to hear from you in regard to this matter. 

 Tx-uly yours, B. G, G." 



Gun Ti^fKEEiNG IN THE SwAMP.— The day was fine, the 

 sky aloaost cloudless, the air balmy for October, and vnth. 

 just breeze euQugh to make watking pleasant. I shoul- 

 dered vaj gun about 2 o'clock and set out for a ramble. I 

 was entirely alone, Iilid not have even a dog to keep me 

 company. I hunted up the road that lecf to the island 



and walked on briskly, too fast, in fact, for I started 

 several partridges from the road that I might have got a 

 shot at if I had been more on the lookout. You remem- 

 ber, perhaps, that when you and I were on that same 

 road, just before we got to the clearing in the woods your 

 dog started one that we did not get. Well, I raised him 

 again right there, and followed him in the same du-ection, 

 with the same success. However, a little piece fm-ther 

 on, just as I crossed the brash fence one ran across the 

 road and he was soon i^laced in the other pocket. Now 

 came the tul-n of luck. I had in my mind to cross that 

 swamp that you and I tackled late one afternoon, where 

 WG nearly got lost. I had heard of an old road leading 

 through the woods, coming out at "Scrabbles," but when 

 I came to load I found I had dropped the plunger (which, 

 by the way, is a home-made affair), and I spent over half 

 an hour looking for it in vain. Here I was in the midst 

 of a laurel woods, three miles from home foiu- cart- 

 ridges in my pocket, and a useless gun. I had not the 

 courage to face the swamp and the bears in that style, so 

 I had nothing to do but retrace mv steps. I took an in- 

 ventory of my pockets to see if there was anything that 

 would do for a plunger, and to my great joy fou.nd a 

 rusty crooked nail, but in straightening it it broke, and 

 neither piece was long enough. I had gone ahead two 

 himdred yards, when I saw six partridges sitting in a 

 birch tree eating buds. Imagine my feelings. I got ex- 

 cited and resolved to make that nail work or know the 

 reason why. I broke it again, put one piece in, turned 

 the head of the nail in upon that, and to my joy foimd 

 that the gun would shoot as well as ever. But the part- 

 ridges, oh, where were they? It was now 4 o'clock, and I 

 knew if I was much longer there would be an old horn 

 tooting in the neighborhood. So I kept the road. As I 

 was coming along to the brook, right by the miU another 

 bird crossed the road. My combination exploded the 

 charge and another bird was added to the two already 

 bagged. I had seen twenty partridges, and brought home 

 one in each pocket and one in my hand. — B. E, L, 



The Lowell (Mass.) Rod and Gun Club went on the 

 annual side-hunt Oct. 21 and 22. Capt. Bates's team 

 scored 80,250 points; Capt. Knowles's team 16,685. On 

 Oct. 26 the dinner followed. The members assembled at 

 the American House. The post-prandial exercises were 

 introduced by President E. W. Lovejoy, who presented 

 Hon. George A. Marden as chairman of the evening. The 

 latter accepted the post with brief remarks, and called 

 upon Mr. Knowles, captain of the losing side in the hunt. 

 ]Mi-. Knowles said that luck had been against his side. In 

 behalf of his men he challenged the winning side to a 

 clay-pigeon shoot for an oyster supper. Captain Bates 

 made a ready response, accepting the challenge. The 

 chairman expressed himself as pleased to have the chal- 

 lenge accepted, and suggested that clay-jjigeons would be 

 likely to form a part of the bill of fare for the supper. A 

 humorous description of a fox hunt was given by Mr. 

 John Faidkner. There was some rallying about the Fort 

 Hill Park fund at the expense of E. A. Smith, who was 

 also eidogized as the coon hunter by Thomas R. Garity. 

 Wm. S, Greene responded to a call for remarks upon the 

 •didactic and moral aspect of hunting." The good results 

 to be derived by the city from such an organization as 

 the Rod and Gun Club were dwelt upon by George H. 

 Stevens. The chairman thought there was not much 

 need of anxietv in regard to the useless slaughter of game 

 by the club. They were not so much num-ods as middle- 

 men. Hon. Charles H. Allen told a number of stories of 

 the far West. He remarked that he had been out there 

 as a committee to see if any of the Indians liad got away 

 since the visit of the last committee. The lying of hunt- 

 ers, he said, was as nothing compared to lying in the 

 boundless West, where the liar was found in all his 

 native luxuriance. This Avas illusti-ated by a number of 

 yarns. Hon. Jeremiah Crowley expressed regxet that he 

 had been introduced as a pohtician, for he was not after 

 ofiice now. It was a gathering of hunters. Marden, 

 Allen and Haggett were lumters, and the speaker didn't 

 know how soon lie might be. W. A. Lang and A. A. 

 Haggett made remarks, and Joseph Smith, of the Citizen, 

 responded for the press. A vote of thanks was passed to 

 Albert Wheeler & Co. for donations received, Jeremiah 

 Crowley sang a song, and the comiiany dispersed. 



Fire Hunters' Luck.— Antimony City, Ark.— Two 

 hmiters had quite an odd experience a few nights ago 

 while fire-hunting near this place. They were looking for 

 deer with their fire pan blazing with fat pine, when sud- 

 denly they were startled by a pecuhar whirring soimd 

 above their heads which lasted for several seconds, and 

 then, as they were looking upward, a bu-d of apjjarently 

 large proportions came within the circle of then- light and 

 settled on the groimd, four or five yai'ds in front of them. 

 They thought it not worth a rifle ball and threw a stone 

 which barely missed the bird. It immediately took wing 

 and flew some 25yds. and lit again and the same perform- 

 ance of the hunters throwing at it and the bu-d flying a 

 few yards and lighting was kept up for a dozen times, 

 when a lucky throw killed it and on their picking up their 

 game it proved to be nothing more nor less than a hen 

 mallard,— W. F, M. 



For several years it has been known to the sportsmen of 

 the \-if;imty that a monster nioase has been roaming about 

 the Rangeley Lake region. It has been the ambition of all 

 the hunters to shoot this monarch of the forest, which has 

 been distinguished of late years by the name of Jumbo. 

 Several hunters have succeeded in getting sight of the moose, 

 and he has many times been fired at. Some of the back- 

 woodsmen asserted that the old fellow must carry pounds of 

 lead in his body, but that he had a charmed life and could 

 not be killed. A gentleman who has just returned from the 

 Rangeley region told a representative of the Press last even- 

 ing that the old moose has at last met his end. He was shot 

 by Elmer Thomas, a noted guide and captain of a steamer 

 on Kennebago Lake. The great moose stands 18^4 hands 

 high and weighs from 800 to l.OOOlbs. His antlers are said 

 to be immense, and Mr. Thomas has been offered $75 for 

 them and the head. The moose must have been many vears 

 old, and is probably the largest ever shot in Maine.— f'ort- 

 land Press. 



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