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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Sept. 7, 1895. 



Mr. Sanger said that he had been informed that from 

 twenty to thirty hunting parties had been made up dur- 

 ing the show. His informant had told him that he had 

 just returned from Maine, and the people there had told 

 him that these parties were some of the direct results of 

 the exposition. 



Mr. Palmer stated that he canvassed for the first show, 

 and he had found that many of the most prominent man- 

 ufacturers had come to him and said how sorry they were 

 that they could not get ready in time for the show. The 

 former show gave them an illustration of what could be 

 accomplished with plenty of time to prepare their exhibits, 

 and there is no doubt that the last exhibition can be im- 

 proved upon; and even if the same number of people 

 attended as then did, when they knew nothing at all of 

 the nature of the exposition, their success would be 

 assured. Last year there was no organized press commit- 

 tee, and certainly the exposition did not receive that sup- 

 port from the daily press that it deserved. 



Mr. Alfred Chasseaud did not think they could judge of 

 the success of an exposition by the first. He did not think 

 it had been properly advertised, and he never remembered 

 having seen an exhibition that had ever had such a cold 

 shoulder from the press. He thought that for the next 

 exposition the spaces and bill of expenses would be 

 less, and would show much better results. They would 

 be able to rectify many mistakes which were made in the 

 last show. 



The chairman thought the motion should now be put to 

 the meeting as to having another exposition and asking a 

 committee to fix the date. He thought also it would be 

 necessary to appoint another committee to see the exhibi- 

 tors. Of course if the committee who had charge of the 

 matter should find that there were not enough people suf- 

 ficiently interested to make it a success, they would have 

 to report again to another meeting. 



Mr. Studer offered as an amendment that an exposition 

 be held in March, 1896. Mr. Sanger thought that that 

 would be the best time of the year to hold the meeting, 

 and he could leave the week of March 16 open. The 

 chairman asked if it was a question of just that week 

 and Mr. Sanger replied in the affirmative. Mr. "Webster 

 desired to mention that a great number of exhibitors 

 were desirous that the exposition should remain open 

 longer than a week, and it would be well to get the 

 ideas of exhibitors on that point. 



Mr. Dressel thought the motion had better be put in 

 the form he had first suggested, that an exposition be 

 held in the early part of 1896, that a committee be ap- 

 pointed to consider the best thing to do and report the 

 facts to another meeting. 



The chairman thought it would be best first to make a 

 motion to hold the exposition, and have a committee to 

 settle the time and place, and find out what exhibitors 

 would be willing to come in. The committee could re- 

 port to the trustees, who are the officers of the associa- 

 tion, and then they could go ahead and take the neces- 

 sary steps. 



The chairman then put to the meeting Mr. Dressel's 

 motion that there be an exposition in 1896 and it was 

 carried. 



The chairman then put the motion that the chairman 

 appoint a committee of three to decide the time to hold 

 the exposition, and to find out the best arrangements 

 that can be made and report to the trustees. This was 

 put to the meeting and carried. 



The chairman appointed Mr. Dressel, Mr. Daly and Mr. 

 Chasseaud as the committee. 



Mr. Webster pointed out that no time was stated when 

 the committee should report. He thought that a time 

 should be fixed, as many exhibitors were anxious to 

 know if there was to be an exhibition or not. He thought 

 it highly advisable that they should report as expedi- 

 tiously as possible. 



The chairman decided to ask the committee to report 

 by Sept. 17, and he adjourned the meeting until that 

 date. Frederic S. Webster, Sec'y. 



CHICAGO AND THE WEST. 



Opening Days. 

 Chicago, 111., Aug. 31. — The opening days of the main 

 Shooting season for most of the game-producing States in 

 this region are now falling due. The exodus of sportsmen 

 for Dakota, Minnesota and "Wisconsin has begun and is 

 large. The late heavy rains should help sport, not only at 

 ducks, but at chickens. There are a few chickens left in 

 Illinois, and there are some in "Wisconsin. In Iowa the 

 supply is slowly increasing in some sections once shot out. 

 Protection is practical as to increase of game, if only it be 

 put in practice and not left to theorizing and speech- 

 making. 



Iowa Chickens. 



Mr. John G. Smith, of Algona, la., writes in regard to 

 the situation in his locality: 



"We look for fair shooting. I do not think there have 

 been many violations of the game laws in this part of the 

 country. I have been over the country a great deal and 

 have not seen a case. Have heard of some, but think 

 most of it is talk. Farmers say there is no shooting 

 done." 



Law on Winnebago. 

 From all appearances a good effort is making for the 

 enforcement of the law in the case of illegal fishing on the 

 waters of Lake Winnebago. Andrew Budseis, William 

 Wendler and Eruil Windier, charged with violating the 

 fish law, were fined $25 and costs yesterday. 



E. Hough. 



909 Security Buildikg, Chicago, 



The Old Gent wouldn't Like it. 



The change in the law on partridge in that State, set- 

 ting the beginning of the open season back to Sept. 20 

 instead of Sept. 1, as formerly, is not being very kindly 

 received by the farmer's boy in that State, if all reports 

 are true, and the chances are that many flocks of par- 

 tridges will be destroyed before the city sportsman gets 

 there, if he waits till the legal open season. But the new 

 law adding imprisonment to fine for breach of the game 

 laws in that State will tend to restrain both. Said a rich 

 man's son the other day, in conversation with a friend 

 about a vacation trip into Maine: "No, I shall not try 

 for a deer this year till the legal open season. I have shot 

 several in August, and taken the chances of getting found 

 out, in which case the old gent would have had $40 to 

 pay. But now that there is a chance of getting into jail 

 as well, why, the old gent wouldn't like it." Special. 



"Deer are Queer Creatures." 



New York, Aug. 28. — Editor Forest and Stream: While 

 one is "chained to business" and can't get away these hot 

 days in the city, a letter like the inclosed helps to make 

 the day seem shorter, work lighter, and brings such a 

 flood of memories of forest and stream , lake and mountain, 

 that one cannot help thinking life is still worth living, 

 with the hope that another year will loosen that "chain," 

 and that again we are away in the woods. This letter is 

 from an old fishing companion, but one who has never 

 before been away in the woods. Niagara. 



The Adirondacks, Aug. 22.— My Dear Old Chum: 

 Since giving a short account of my first nighf s jacking I 

 have been fishing more or less (no bait), fairly good luck. 



Yesterday our guide and myself went out still-hunting, 

 took the canoe for about a mile from camp and then 

 struck into the woods. After tramping about some, the 

 guide saw a deer looking over a small knoll. For the life 

 of me I could see nothing. Told him to fire. He did. 

 Missed it. We then tramped about a bit and sat down to 

 eat our lunch. Both had our pipes going, and I was just 

 in the act of biting into a sandwich when the guide re- 

 marked "that deer were queer creatures. You might 

 look up and none would be in sight, and at the next 

 glance one would be there." Just then he whispered, 

 "There's a deer." I leaned over toward him and there 

 stood one looking at us about 600ft. away. The guide 

 said it was a buck, so I drew a bead and blazed away. It 

 was a dead deer. Say, what's "buck fever?" F haven't 

 felt it. "You can't lose me, Charley." Shot both my 

 deer through the fore-shoulder just where I held. Am 

 going to sell out and go as a guide. Yours as a sports- 

 man, Billy. 



Canvas Boats. 



Marlin, Falls County, Tex.— If you will kindly allow 

 me space, I feel called to express myself still further on 

 the canvas folding boat subject. 



All of the nice little articles which have appeared in 

 your valuable columns, complimentary to said boat, strike 

 chords in my heart. 



Another season of very hard usage has added no 

 wrinkles to my little boat's horns. She is just the same 

 little duck as the first time I proudly saw her. 



She is 12x40. I have added a deck seat and a lOeq. ft. 

 jib to her this season, and the last time I was out she 

 sailed around an 18ft. St. Lawrence River skiff, which 

 carried about 85sq. ft. on a single stick, several times. 

 The last time I went by I heard the skipper say, "I can't 

 follow him any way I can fix it." 



As for shooting out of it, I am like "Aztec." All I 

 want is another chance. I learned last spring that I 

 could get nearer to ducks by sailing than most any other 

 way, having lots of fun, getting quite a number of ducks 

 and not working very much. I remember one instance. 

 I ran down on a single wood duck, put the helm down, 

 cast off sheets, picked up the gun and fired over the bow 

 all at the same time. I got the duck at about 40yds. , and 

 came within an ace of getting the mainmast as well. 



A member of the club purchased a 10ft. boat of same 

 kind, only a little flatter bottomed and fuller lines. It 

 earries three men as staunchly as one man, and stands up 

 with a 40sq. ft. sail, like the proverbial church. 



When I think of my little boat, my fishing ,tackle, my 

 hammerless L. C. Smith and my pointer, I feel that I 

 would hardly trade places with a millionaire. 



Let the good work go on. The Newsman. 



Wisconsin Deer Regions. 



Chicago, 111., Aug. 3. — For your information I give 

 below a synopsis of the reports received from agents of 

 the C. & N. W. Railway, on the Ashland Division, rela- 

 tive to prospects for deer hunting this fall: 



Antigo, Wis. — Within a radius of ten miles of this 

 station good deer hunting is anticipated, especially on 

 Wolf River and west of Kempster. 



Eagle River, Wis.— Old hunters say that the prospects 

 for deer hunting within five or ten miles of this station 

 are better than ever before. 



Manitowish, Wis. — Hunters in this vicinity report to 

 our agent that within a few miles of the railroad, east or 

 west, deer were never so plenty. Fishermen also report 

 that they see a number of deer nearly every day. 



Rhinelander, Wis. — Our agent at this point is informed 

 by hunters that there will be good deer hunting within a 

 radius of eight or ten miles in any direction, also north 

 and south of McNaughton. The most desirable localities 

 are where pine has been cut and near streams and lakes. 



Tomahawk Lake, Wis, — This point is considered a good 

 locality for deer hunting, and agents report that the 

 prospects for this fall are very favorable. 



W. B. Kniskern. 



Adirondack Deer Clubbers. 



Gloversville, Aug. 23. — Editor Forest and Stream: 

 While Samuel W. Paddock and Howard Goodfellow, of 

 Gloversville, N. Y., accompanied by E. D. Knappen and 

 son, of New York, were fishing at Peck's Pond on Tues- 

 day, the 20th inst., they discovered a deer swimming 

 across the pond near what is known as Green Island. 

 After giving chase in their boats they succeeded in head- 

 ing it off from the shore, and having no firearms of any 

 kind in the party they managed to kill the deer with re- 

 peated knocks on the head. The deer was undoubtedly 

 run to the lake by dogs which are known to have been 

 running loose in that section nearly all summer. It was 

 a large buck which was in the velvet. Cayadutta. 



Indian Territory. 



Loco, I. T.— Upland plover are not so plenty as they 

 were last season. However, any one wishing to shoot 

 them can find plenty by stopping off at Duncan and driv- 

 ing out east a couple of miles to where the Ardmore road 

 intersects the old Chisholm trail. L. R. Whittemore and 

 W. R. Morton while hunting horses on Caddo Creek 

 came upon about twenty or thirty young wild turkeys. 

 They were about two-thirds grown. There are also two 

 hen turkeys and about twenty young using with Willie 

 Carson's tame turkeys a couple of miles from here. 



L. D. W. 



Prairie Chickens in North Dakota. 



Northwood, N. D.— It is a disappointment to us out 

 here how scarce the chickens are this year. What is the 

 reason? Th. Gjerdrum. 



At Early Morning'. 



Daylight. The morning air is cool and crisp as you 

 walk through the woods over the dew- covered leaves. 

 Out for sport now; leave all cares and worries behind. 

 Suddenly your dog stops stark still. "Oh! what is this?" 

 you murmur. Then giving him the word, you walk 

 along. With a loud whir-r-r-r up jumps a partridge. To 

 shoulder your gun is but the work of a moment. Bang, 

 but you miss. There he goes over to the right! Another 

 shot, he flutters against the wind and drops to the ground 

 — dead. Your dog retrieves, and as you hold the plump 

 bird in your hand what a feeling of joy and happiness 

 vibrates through your whole being. B. A. A. 



Game Shooting' Range. 



Editor Forest and Stream: — In rejoinder to my friends 

 who write in your issue of this week: 1. I have hunted 

 and killed moose. 2. If "Train" is a sure shot on moose 

 at 200yds. and running away, no criticism is to be offered 

 on his shooting at that distance. I would not shoot under 

 those conditions, nor trust anybody I know to. 



Dick op Connecticut. 



P. S. — About those fellows who tell us of clipping off 

 partridge heads with bullets, did you ever see it done, or 

 are they just talking? It's one thing to talk and another 

 to clip a head. D. op C. 



THE LEAPING BASS. 



Greenwich, N. Y., Aug. 26.— Editor Forest and Stream: 

 I have caught quite a few bass in my time, both of the 

 large and small mouth varieties, and I know that I have 

 never seen one leap 5ft. high, nor even 3ft., unless the 

 spring of the rod assisted a small one; but I have no 

 reason to doubt the statements of "Kingfisher" and others 

 that they can and do perform this feat under certain con- 

 ditions, namely: a sufficient depth of water to enable 

 them to acquire the necessary velocity. But just how 

 high a bass can leap seems to be "one of those things that 

 no fellow can find out," unless some mathematical angler 

 can tell just what rate of speed a bass is capable of attain- 

 ing and will compute the height to which that speed 

 would carry him. 



But why does he leap? "That's the question." I do not 

 believe that he mistakes the hook for a "louse," nor do I 

 believe that he leaps for the sole purpose of getting room 

 to shake out the pesky thing. A fish when hooked rushes 

 about in every direction in his frantic efforts to escape- 

 to the right and left, forward and back and up and down; 

 and leaves the water for exactly the same reason that the 

 wild steer when first roped dashes his head against fences, 

 trees and even buildings, simply because he does not 

 "look before he leaps." The "savagerous" shake is I think 

 easily explained. Everyone knows that a fish progresses 

 through the water by alternate lateral movements of his 

 tail or rather of his whole body, the reaction of which 

 movements upon the water carries him forward. Now 

 when he leaves the water he is making exactly the same 

 motions; but in the less resisting air there can be no 

 forward motion and the vigorous movements of the fish 

 become to all appearances a shake. He may on rare 

 occasions shake out the hook, as "Hoodoo" and others say, 

 but I think if he is in the water at that particular instant 

 with the line at the same tension he will have the same 

 success. 



As for taking the bait the second time, may it not be a 

 feeling of revenge, as the dog will snap at the whip that 

 strikes him or that prompts tne child to retaliate upon the 

 stone against which he stubs his toe? 



Of course you should lower the tip of the rod when the 

 fish breaks, for just as sure as he goes up just so sure is he 

 to come down, and if you do not lower the tip slightly the 

 weight of the fish and his renewed exertions when he 

 regains the water will lower it for you with perhaps 

 disastrous results. Tefpt. - 



Philadelphia. — Editor Forest and Stream: "Chained 

 to business" after an extended trip, "fishing," of course, 

 feel as if I'd like to make a cast or two in Forest and 

 Stream after that bass which Dr. M. G. Ellzey raised and 

 which is still leaping. I kind of like to be around when 

 they jump; come to think of it, have seen them do it be- 

 fore to-day and no hook stuck in them neither; reckon 

 they were sort of frightened like at some theory about 

 habits. 



A fly fisherman exclusively for twenty-two years and a 

 persistent one, it has been my happy lot to creel many a 

 black bass. A fly-tyer for almost the same period, I "feel 

 ruffled like" that any one should degrade the intelligence 

 of trout and bass to the extent that they are not specially 

 attracted by particular colors in lures. 

 • I trust I do not mistake the Doctor on the color question, 

 but being a fisherman of the color type and judging from 

 the standpoint of success, I do dare to go contrariwise and 

 say particular colors are essential to a taking fly on differ- 

 ent waters. 



It rather pains me to have a fly fashioned in strict con- 

 formity with nature's own styled a "lure," since it is an 

 imitation of a natural insect, "fly" sounds better. Again 

 he says that the essential qualities of a killing fly seem to 

 be that it is easily seen through the water and not too 

 gaudy and unnatural looking to frighten the fish. As far 

 as any fish being frightened at a fly containing all the 

 colors of the rainbow, I suspect the Doctor must be mis- 

 taken. If such a combination causes any fright among 

 surface feeding fish, it is the manner in which it is 

 dropped upon the water, nothing more, for such patterns 

 have been known to kill well. 



If any particular pattern does not take, it seems pre- 

 sumptuous to suppose that by reason of its composition it 

 is not seen well. The essential quality of a killing fly is 

 not so much its being seen through the water as it is the 

 proper color to attract; for in clear water deceptive sight 

 in fishes is a rarity, and it is the angler's duty, as well as 

 hi3 skill and knowledge, to place it where it can be seen. 

 If a knowledge of the water is possessed, and it is placed 

 where fish are known to be, it may turn out the "good 

 thing" in the book. If it does, "push it along." 



When one contrasts the somber colors of the most suc- 

 cessful patterns used to deceive trout in the waters of 

 Pennsylvania and vicinity, it is quite true that certain 

 bass flies are indeed a straining point upon insect nature, 



