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FOREST AND STREAM. 



I May 12 , 1887. 



A Bird in the Hand.— Franklin, N, H. — Charlie H. 

 and James O. were out for a little tramp. Charlie took 

 his dog and gun along, hut James only went for the 

 tramp and to see the fun. In crossing a field where there 

 was but little cover, the dog came to a point near a ground 

 hemlock, and at Charlie's suggestion James walked up to 

 flush the game, while Charlie took position to shoot. On 

 nearing the bush James told Charlie that he could see a 

 partridge lying very close. At the same time he gave a 

 dive, frog fashion, and captured the partridge unharmed. 

 Now Charlie, who can shoot four out of five partridges in 

 quite thick cover, felt sure of liitting the bird, and pro- 

 posed that they go to an adjoing field where James should 

 throw the bird up for Charlie tb shoot at. James readily 

 assented; but as they walked along he thought of the old 

 proverb of the "bird in the hand," etc., and thought how 

 good partridge stew was, and, hugging the partridge 

 tighter under his left arm and pinching his throat with 

 his right hand, he mentally resolved that the partridge 

 would be unable to fly by the' time they reached the 

 shooting place. "All ready," said Charlie; "throw him 

 up toward the east." James, drawing him from under his 

 •coat, exclaimed, "He's dead!" "So he is," said Charlie. 

 "I have heard of birds and animals dying of fright be- 

 fore." James had partridge stew for supper. — Fact. 



G-leen Lottmam, a frontier character, was in the city 

 Sunday, reports a late date Denison, Texas, News. Gleen 

 has been a hunter, guide, scout and trapper for a number 

 of years. He has fought Indian and bear when Texas 

 was an independent republic. He is from the headwaters 

 of the Brazos, which he states is the finest game country 

 left on the American continent. There are places which no 

 white man has ever yet penetrated. Deer, bear, turkey, 

 Mexican lions are so plentful that you can't go amiss of 

 them. He states that the mountain streams are full of 

 speckled trout. Lottman killed last year twenty-one 

 bears, nine Mexican lions, and a number of panthers. He 

 has a pack of about thirty dogs, which go with him on 

 hunting trips and keep at bay dangerous animals. In a 

 fight wjth a mountain lion last November he lost nine 

 dogs before the beast was killed. Gleen has an express 

 rifle which was presented to him with 1,000 cartridges by 

 the late Gen. Ord. He has a Mexican wife, his sole human 

 companion. She is quite as good a hunter as her hus- 

 band. Lottmans nearest neighbor is twenty miles dis- 

 ant. He is sixty years of age and states that the only 

 time he was ever sick was at San Antonio, when he mixed 

 beer and ice cream together. He is en route to Arkansas 

 to visit a brother who is a hunter on Black Biver. 



Hounding Out of Season.— "The office of Justice B. 

 O. Bascom at Fort Edward," says the Glens Falls Times, 

 "was thronged Saturday with an interested crowd of 

 spectators. Over twenty citizens of Fort Ann were 

 present in the capacity of witnesses and sympathizers. 

 Wilbur, it will be remembered, was charged with viola- 

 tion of the game law. The specific chaxge brought 

 against him was that of ho audi ug and killing deer out 

 of season. The case went to the jury at 5 o'clock. After 

 being out some hours they sent notice to the court that 

 they could not agree. The jury were discharged. The 

 defendant, Wilbur, was then arraigned on the charge of 

 hounding deer. He pleaded guilty and was fined §15, 

 which he paid. It is said by persons in authority that 

 other parties, residents of Fort Ann, will shortly be ar- 

 rested and tried on similar charges." The deer was 

 hounded ii Washington county, near Lake George. 

 Three other men have pleaded guilty in this county, and 

 three are uader $500 bail for appearance. 



Cure for the Blues. — Lewiston, 111. — I sat in the office 

 discussing the tariff Saturday. Half the county yelling 

 for free trade, the other half for protection, and the 

 scattering ones for tariff for revenue only, makes the 

 manufacturers look blue and feel blue. Some one rang 

 the telephone and one. of my friends wanted to know if I 

 wanted to go sniping. Well, I thought I did, and 

 promised to join him at 1 o'clock sharp. We drove to the 

 ground, found the birds and the mud, too; and such mud, 

 all the way from 4in. to 1ft. deep. Birds wild, getting 

 up 35 and 40yds. We went around to get the wind on 

 our backs and went at them. A snipe likes to get up 

 against the wind. He will not fly far with the wind. It 

 was a miss and a kill, with more misses; and after three 

 hours we counted up and found we had. eighteen nice 

 birds. We got back to the team feeling as if we were 

 broken in two in half a dozen places, but after a pleasant 

 drive and our supper we were cheery and chipper. — L. G. 



Dogs on Bailroads. — Newport News and Mississippi 

 Valley Company (Eastern Division), Office of the General 

 Baggage Agent— Bichmond, Va., April 29. — Baggagemen 

 are instructed to receive and carry, free of charge, in 

 baggage cars, at the owner's risk "and without checks, 

 bicycles, light equipment of sportsmen, their dogs and 

 game, when accompanied by owners on same train hold- 

 ing first-class tickets, owners to load and unload their 

 own property. Dogs, other than those accompanying 

 sportsmen on hunting trips, must be turned over to the 

 express company. — C. Lorraine, General Baggage 

 Agent. 



A Chance Shot.— Hawkins ville, Fla.— 1 was out hunt- 

 ing one day in a dense Florida hainak when my dog 

 started a small buck. I saw it through the trees and pal- 

 mettoes about 50yds. , and held my gun to shoot it as it 

 passed a small char place, but the gun was very easy on 

 trigger and went off by accident. I dropped down, not 

 dreaming the deer was touched, when to my surprise I 

 saw it coming toward me with a broken leg and I shot it 

 with the other barrel. When the gun went off the deer 

 was out of sight and I did not intend to shoot.— Mayo 

 Dade. 



Grouse and Locomotive.— Con neaut. — I was rail- 

 roading in the locomotive department on the L. S. & M. 

 S. B. E. Leaving Erie one stormy night, and having 

 gone about three miles west, wa came to a place where 

 there is a thick hemlock woods on each side of the track. 

 All at once the headlight went out. I went around at 

 once to see what had caused the trouble, and found a 

 large ruffed grouse inside. Being attracted by the light, 

 I suppose it had flown against the glass and smashed it, 

 and caused its death.— W. W. B. 



Indian Names for Animals.— If chipmunk or chip- 

 muck is an Indian name for our little squirrel, I am quite 

 willing to give up my idea of the origin of the name. 

 Being of Rhode Island stock, anything Indian is better 

 for me than anything Puritan. I am thankful, if not 

 proud, that my Quaker ancestors would not have been 

 permitted to come over in the Mayflower if then- sect had 

 been founded then. Speaking of Indian names, and I 

 wish more of them had been preserved, is not "skunk" 

 one of them? The Waubanakees call him "segunk," and 

 the change from that to skunk is slight. What is it 

 White of Selborne calls him? I have not that earliest and 

 always delightful outdoor book at hand, but if my 

 memory serves me aright, he calls Mephitis "stonk," and 

 comes within a letter of getting near enough to it.— 

 Awahsoose. ~ 



CALIFORNIA GAME LAW. 



THE game law of the State, as just enacted, is formed by amend- 

 ing sections 620, 831 and G36 of the Penal Code, and reads as fol- 

 lows: 



Section 1. Section 626 of an act entitled "An Act to establish a 

 Penal Code," approved Feb. hi, 1882, is hereby amended so as to 

 read as follows: 626. Every person who hi the .State of California, 

 between the 1st day of March and the 10th day of September, in 

 each year, hunts, pursues, takes, tills or destroys quail, partridges, 

 or grouse or rail, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who, 

 in any of the counties of this State, at any time takes, gathers or 

 destroys the eggs of any quail, partridge or grouse, is guilty of a 

 misdemeanor. Every person who, in this State, between the last 

 day of January and the first day of June in each year hunts, pur- 

 sues, takes, kills or destroys doves, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 

 Every person who between the 15th day of December in each year 

 and the 1st day of 3 uly in the following year hunts, pursues, takes, 

 kills or destroys any male antelope, deer or buck, is guilty of a mis- 

 demeanor. Every person in the State of California who has in 

 his possession any hides or any skins of deer, elk, antelope or 

 mountain sheep, killed between the 15th day of December and the 

 1st day of July is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who 

 shall at any time, in the State of California, hunt, pursue, take, 

 kill or destroy any female antelope, elk, mountain sheep, female 

 deer or doe, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who 

 shall at any time hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy any spotted 

 fawn, is guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall take, 

 kill or destroy any of the animals mentioned in this section, at any 

 time, unless the carcass of such animal is used or preserved by the 

 person taking and slaying it, oris sold for food, is guiltv of a' mis- 

 demeanor. Every person who shall buy, sell, offer or "expose for 

 sale, transport, or have in his possession any deer, deer skin or 

 hide, from which evidence of sex has been removed, or any of the 

 aforesaid game at a time when it is unlawful to kill the same pro- 

 vided by this and subsequent sections, is guilty of a misdemeanor. 



Sec. 2. Section G31 of the same Act is hereby amended so as to 

 read as follows: 631. Every person who shall at any time net or 

 pound any quail, partridge or grouse, and any person who shall 

 sell, buy, transport or give away or offer or expose for sale, or have 

 in his possession, any qua.il, partridge or grouse that have been 

 snared, captured or taken m by means of any net or pound, is 

 guilty of a misdemeanor. Proof of possession of any quail, par- 

 tridge, or grouse which shall not show evidence of 'having been 

 taken by means of other than a net or pound, shall be prima facie 

 evidence in any prosecution for a violation of the provisions of this 

 section that the person in whose possession such quail, partridge 

 or grouse is found, took, killed or destroyed the same by means of 

 a net or pound. 



MONTANA GAME LAW. 



AN act to amend sections 1, 2 and 5, of an act entitled an act 

 "to protect game, furbearing animals, and fish, approved 

 March 8, 1883. Be it enacted by the legislative assembly of the 

 Territory of Montana: 



Sec. 1. That any person or persons who shall wilfully shoot, or 

 otherwise kill or cause to be killed, any buffalo, moose, elk, 

 white-tailed deer, black-tailed deer, mountain sheep, Rocky 

 Mountain goat, or antelope, between the first day of December 

 and the fifteenth day of August of the ensuing year, shall be 

 deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof 

 shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty dollars nor more 

 than fifty dollars for each offense committed. 



.Sec. 2. That section 2 of an act entitled an act to protect game, 

 furbearing animals and fish, approved March 8, 1883, be amended 

 to read as follows: Sec. 2. That any person or persons who shall 

 willfully shoot or otherwise kill or cause to be killed at anj r time 

 any of the animals mentioned in section one of this act for the 

 purpose of securing the head or hide only, or for speculative pur- 

 poses or market, or for sale, shall be deemed guilty of a misde- 

 meanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any sum 

 not less than fifty nor more than two hundred dollars, or by im- 

 prisonment in the county jail not less than one month nor more 

 than six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. 



Sec. 3. That section 5 of said act be amended to read as follows: 

 Sec. 5. That any person or persons who shall wilfully shoot or 

 cause to be killed any grouse, prairie chicken, pheasant, fool 

 hen, sage hen, partridge or quail, between the fifteenth day of 

 November and the fifteenth day of August of the ensuing year, 

 shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction 

 thereof shall be fined in any sum not less than twenty-five nor 

 more than fifty dollars, and all persons are hereby prohibited at 

 all times from killing any of the birds in this section for specu- 

 lative purposes or for market or for sale, and any person or 

 persons who shall hereafter kill for speculative purposes or offer 

 for sale any of the kinds named in this section shall be guilty of a 

 misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined in any 

 sum not less than twenty-five nor more than fifty dollars for each 

 offense committed. 

 Approved March 9, 1887. 



NEW YORK GAME LAW. 



THE Senate has passed Coggeshell's bird bill so amended that 

 it allows the killing of woodcock in August (as the law now 

 is), and prohibits the killing of wild duck, geese and brant in 

 April, except in the waters of Long Island Sound, where they may 

 be killed in that month. 



Also Ceggeshell's bill to restore the Bin, restriction (stricken out 

 last year) relative to brook trout, speckled trout, salmon trout 

 and landlocked salmon. 



Also Vedder's bill making the quail season Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, and 

 the hare season Nov. 1 to Jan. 1. 



The Assembly has passed Ennis's bill exempting owls, night 

 hawks, etc., from the song bird act. of 1886. 



Also Fort's bill forbidding the possession of snares, etc., on 

 waters inhabited by salmon, lake trout, etc., in close season. 



Also Collins's bill making the salmon season from March 1 to 

 Aug. 15. 



Also Brundage's bill prohibiting the catching of trout in Steuben 

 county except in May, Juno and July. 



The Governor has signed Finn's bill repealing the act for the 

 preservation of lobsters. 



Considerable progress may be reported during the past week in 

 regard to game legislation. Of course much of this legislation is 

 all moonshine, and it would be a great deal bettor if it were not 

 passed at all. But there are so many men who come to Albany 

 expecting to make a " record," that it is no wonder that they take 

 the game laws and try to make a record there. 



During the past week the Assembly passed the following bills : 



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boundary of Westchester county"— thus limiting the space in the 

 river devoted to the operation ; Sims, authorizing boards of super- 

 visors to audit bills of game and fish protectors. 



The Senate has passed Bulkley's bill prohibiting fishing at Cape 

 Vincent except by angling ; Moore's, amending the song bird act 

 in the interests of science; and Brundage's amendments espe- 

 cially applicable to Steubeu county. The Senate has also passed 

 the Hogeboom shad bill noted above, and it has gone to the Gov- 

 ernor for his signature. 



The Assembly Game Committee has reported Senator Cogge- 

 shall's six-inch trout bill : Mr. Sweet's bill allowing fishing with 

 nets in certain parts of Cayuga Lake, and Mr. Reeves's bill for 

 the preservation of moose, etc. 



Erwin's bill has been amended to permit robin and blackbird 

 shooting on Long Island and Staten Island, Nov. 1 to Jan. 1. 



Coughing, with interludes of wheezing and sneezing, are heard 

 in all public places. Every one ought to know the remedy ; and 

 that is Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar— an absolute and im- 

 mediate cure of all pulmonary complaints. Pike's Toothache 

 Dhops cure in one minute. -Adv. 



"That reminds me." 

 213. 



QUITE a party of fishermen had gathered at the old 

 dam one day, trying their luck for bass, and several 

 had very fine strings. Whenever any one got on a bass 

 they would yell, and they all would watch with interest 

 until it was safely landed, held up for inspection and 

 placed on the string. Among the fishermen was William 

 S., who had been in the habit of catching "awful big- 

 bass," with no one but himself for witness,"and some of 

 the boys asked him if he was going to catch any big ones 

 that day. He replied, "Just wait and I'll show you a 

 bass that beats them all; he has been biting my hook for 

 some time." A few minutes later we heard an awful 

 yell from "Bill." "I've got on a bass, and a big one, too," 

 we heard him say. It certainly looked like" it, for his 

 light rod was bent nearly double, and the line would dart 

 first one way and then another; again it would make a 

 dive down, and Bill would let out line until it nearly 

 reached bottom; then he would slowly reel up, the bass 

 diving and plunging all the time, but never once coming 

 to the surface. And all the time Bill stood there cool as 

 ice, letting out line and reeling up again for nearly half 

 an hour, but it did not seem to be affecting the bass in 

 the least. The boys in the meantime had been offering 

 suggestions as to the capture, putting bets on the weight 

 and whether it would be safely landed. Bill was now 

 growing tired, and concluded to land the monster. His 

 companion stood ready with the net, and Bill slowly 

 reeled up, the fish darting lack and forth as he came 

 near. All eyes were turned on Bill, and as he slowly 

 brought it to the boat and carefully placed the net under 

 — a large tin pail cover — as he held up Ms prize in one 

 hand and wiped the sweat from his brow with the other, 

 a shout went up that coidd have been heard a mile. The 

 hook had caught in the handle in the center of the co er. 

 and that was what made it dart. P. 

 Athens, Pa. 



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THE FLY-CASTING TOURNAMENT. 



THE committee of arrangements of the National Rod 

 and Reel Association met Friday, 6th inst. , at Mr. 

 E. G. Blackford's laboratory, in Ftdton Market, this city. 

 The committee on grounds reported having obtained per- 

 mission from the Park Commissioners for the use of Har- 

 lem Mere, May 25 and 26. The committee on rules re- 

 ported having amended the rules, which appear hereafter. 

 The committee on prizes reported having obtained gifts 

 from forty donors, who have given or agreed to give 

 sixty-two prizes, which, with those given by the Associa- 

 tion will make an aggregate of seventy prizes with a 

 value of $850. Three members of the Association con- 

 tributed each $25 in cash toward the purchase of the gold 

 medals to be given as first prizes. The president was 

 authorized to place such prizes as might come in after 

 this meeting in such classes as seem to him best. 



REVISED RULES FOR 1887. 



1. All persons competing for prizes shall pay an entrance 

 fee at each contest as follows: Members, two' dollars; non- 

 members, five dollars, Memberships may be obtained on 

 the grounds from the secretary. 



2. No one shall be permitted to enter an amateur con- 

 test who has ever fished for a living, who has ever been a 

 guide, or has been engaged in the manufacture or tale of 

 fishing tackle. 



The judges in the different classes shall appoint a mem- 

 ber to see that the tackle is at all times in accordance with 

 the rules and requirements of the Association du< ing the 

 contests. The judges in any partictTar class, on appeal, 

 shall have power to decide in all matters relating thereto, 

 and their decision shall be final. 



3. No single-handed fly-rod shall exceed ll*ft. in length, 

 and it shall be used with a single h and. 



4. In single-handed fly-casting any style of reel or line 

 may be used. A leader or casting line of single gut, not 

 less than 8ft. in length, will be required, to which three 

 flies, one stretcher and two droppers shall be attached, 



5. No allowance of distance shall be made for difference 

 in length of rods; but in the contests with light rods of 

 5oz. and under an allowance of l|oz. will be made in 

 favor of all such rods as have solid reel-seats. 



6. Persons entering these contests shall draw lots to 

 determine the order in which they will cast, and must be 

 ready to cast when called upon by the judges. 



1. Each contestant will be allowed fifteen minutes in 

 wltich to cast for distance, and will then stand aside until 

 called in his turn to cast for delicacy and accuracy. In 

 casting for distance, each contestant shall inform the 

 judges of the contest when he intends to begin to compete. 

 His time allowance of fifteen minutes shall then begin to 

 run, and shall continue to run without interruption until 

 its expiration or until the contestant voluntarily with- 

 draws from the stand. Should, however, the contestant's 

 rod break, time to replace the broken joint shah be given 

 him. No allowance of time shall be made to any con- 

 testant for any other reason whatever, it being the intent 

 and purpose of this rale that each contestant "shall abide 

 by his own accidents, except as herein specified. 



'8. The distance shall be measured by a line with 

 marked buoys stretched on the water; said line to be 

 measured and verified at least once each day of the tour- 

 nament, by two or more officers, to be designated by the 

 president or secretary. A mark shall be made on the 

 stand from which the buoy line shall be measured, and 

 the caster may stand with his toes touching this mark, 

 but may not advance beyond it. Should he step back of 

 it, unless directed to do so by the judges, the loss in " 

 distance shall be his. 



9. The stretcher fly must remain at the end of the cast- 

 ing line in all casts. The others are not deemed so im- 

 portant. 



10, Delicacy and accuracy shall be contested and 

 adjudged at the same time and as follows: Each con- 

 testant shall be allowed twenty -five casts at an object in 

 or on the water, 40ft. distant from hint. For the purpose 



