Forest and Stream. 



A Weekly Journal of the Rod and Gun. 



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NEW YORK, OCTOBER 1, 18 91. 



j VOL, XXXVII.-No. 11. 

 i No. 318 Bed AD WAT, New fOHK. 



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CONTENTS 



Editobjajd. 

 Lost. 



Sharks in Nor^iern Waters. 

 A Veneranle African. 

 Pui Out the Fires. 

 Snap ><liote. 



The !?P0TiTSMAN TOTTRIST. 



Tales of tbe Old Woods. 

 ThePelioansou Whisk>chitto. 

 A Day on t^e lial^mazoo. 



NATCraAl HlSTOWV. 



How to Collpct Birds. 

 Game Bag and Gun. 

 A Grouse Hunt in New Hamp- 

 shire. 



North Carolina Game Regions 

 To Massachusetts Sportsmen. 

 Tbe Ohatbatn As'ocatiou. 

 Oi^ioago and the West. 

 Sea an . RivEit Fishing- 

 Camp Life ou Wuslioka Lake. 

 Fishing Wi! h Trained Cormo- 

 rants, n. 

 Chicago t-nd the West. 

 A' gllng Notes. 

 Whsi ioeton Anglers. 



FlSHCTJLTTJRE. 



Kairii>ow Trout Planting. 

 The Kbnnel. 

 Spaniels U-ed for Snort. 

 Acolima'jza tion of Dogs. 

 Tne Iriah Setter. 

 Montreal Dog S now. 



The Kennel. 

 L°xington Dng Show. 

 D-atti of Watch. 

 American Kennel Club Meet- 

 ine. 



Ottawa Dog Show. 

 Notes and Notions. 

 Dog Chat. 

 Kenuel Notes. 



Answeri to Correspondents, 

 Rii-LE AND Trap Shooting. 



Range and GaUerv. 



National Guard Inter-State 

 Sh"ot. 



Tne Ze- tier Rifle Club. 



Massachusetts Rifle Associa- 

 tion. 



The Dayton Sharpshooters. 

 The Trap. 



The Knoxville Inter-State. 

 TCie ArrortT Rocks. 

 East Orange. N. J. 

 Dog Tavern Gun Club. 

 Yachting. 

 A < lorinthian Cruise. 

 Massachusetts Y. C. 

 Gloriana. 



Facts and Fallacies About 

 Gloriana. 

 Canoeing. 



Canoeing in 1891. 



Vesper H. C Regatta. 

 Answeks to CORBESPONDENTS. 



SHARKS IN NORTHERN WATERS. 



AN unusual number of large sharks has been reported 

 during September in Long Island and Fisher's 

 Island sounds. To these the name of man-eater is gener- 

 ally applied. Asa matter of fact, however, the true man- 

 eating shark {Carcharodon carcharias) is rarely seen on 

 our coast. This species grows to a length of 25ft. and to 

 the weight of one ton, being surpassed in size only by the 

 basking shark. It is a relative of the enormous shark 

 whose teeth occur fossil in the phosphate beds of South 

 Carolina. Any shark measuring 9 or lOf t. in length is 

 liable to be called a man-eater, and not without warrant, 

 for all of them will attack man with slight provocation 

 or when suffering from hunger. A few days ago Mr. 

 Willard Nye, of New Bedford, Mass., was attempting to 

 feed a small dusky shark at Woods Holl with the meat 

 of a clam. He had a theory that the animal would turn 

 before taking the food and would be slow in its move- 

 ments; but to his surprise the shark snapped side wise 

 "as quick as lightning," took the clam and three fingers 

 of the hand that fed it. Other sharks in tbe pool, at- 

 tracted by the sight of blood, dashed up to the edge and 

 would have made serious work if a victim had been 

 within reach. The notion that sharks always roll over 

 when taking food is deeply rooted in the popular mind, 

 but the foundation for this theory is not evident. But 

 -we have seen them taking menhaden in the side of the 

 mouth while in the upright swimming position, shaking 

 the head like a dbg until the sharp teeth cut off a portion 

 of suitable size and afterward picking up the remainder 

 of the fish, provided some other shark had not captured 

 it. As Mr. Nye says, the shark is totally depraved and 

 swift in his depredations; it is, therefore, a dangerous 

 associate in close quarters, and bathers who fear it are 

 Tvise. Its indifPerence to pain is notorious: at Woods 



Holl, Mass., some years ago a great many examples were 

 cut open to ascertain the nature of their food and in- 

 ternal parasites, and in some cases the contents of the 

 abdomen were removed entirely, It was supposed that 

 such rough surgery would kill them: but some of the 

 eviscerated specimens were seen swallowing food after 

 the operation as readily as if nothing had happened. 



THE REVOLVER CHAMPIONSHIP. 

 npHE time has come for the fixing of shooting dates in 

 the Amateur Championship for revolver shooting. 

 In fixing the conditions, Foeest and Stream, with an 

 eye to the greater convenience of the greatest number, 

 diecarded the ordinary match method of getting all the 

 contestants together for one grand simultaneous shoot, 

 with all its inconveniences and virtual handicap to many 

 of the competitors. Instead, it was decided to have the 

 competition fixed to suit, as far as possible, the conveni- 

 ence of the shooters. This was the more readily decided 

 upon since the distance— 30 yards — permitted the use of 

 galleries, where the conditiouw are ijractically uniform, 

 and where various dates oT shooting would not involve 

 the chances of differing weather conditions. 



From the number of trial-practice targets called for 

 and sent out since the conditions were announced some 

 months ago, it is certain that much preparation has been 

 going forward in anticipation of possible participation in 

 the match. If those wishing to make record scores now 

 will write to Forest and Stream, places and dates will 

 be arranged for the shoots. These, of course, will be 

 public trials, and due notice will be given in our columns 

 of all steps taken. The conditions, it will be remembered, 

 are framed on the most liberal scale, with the intention 

 of permitting the best arms to come to the front in the 

 setting of a very high standard of revolver work. 



PUT OUT THE FIRES. 



THE distressing reports of forest and prairie fires in 

 the West, with consequent loss of human life and 

 destruction of property, have in them a warning for 

 shooters and campers. Particularly should the caution 

 be heeded in areas affected by drouth, where the burn- 

 ing of a discharged gun wad or the spread of an aban- 

 doned camp-fire may cause a conflagration. It is a curi- 

 ous trait of humanity that individuals who are sensible 

 enough in the customary walks of life mani f est excessive 

 stupidity and a thoughtlessness little less than criminal 

 the moment they step aside from the rut. A grown up 

 man will fool with a camp-fiLre in a dry time with all the 

 innocent glee of a baby playing with a can of nitro- 

 glycerine, and quite as unconscious of any possibilities 

 of harm. The careless woods visitor who starts a forest 

 fire usually pleads thoughtlessness and ignorance: but 

 this is at best a poor plea and less worthy now than for- 

 merly. In these days of forestry commissioners and sports- 

 men's literature, no reasonable man can pretend that his 

 ignorance should relieve him of the consequences of his 

 folly. For one thing, if a person would share the enjoy- 

 ments and reap the benefits of a forest outing, he ought 

 first of all to acquaint himself with the rudiments of 

 woodcraft; if he will kindle fires in the woods, he first 

 must inform himself about woods fires, and how to care 

 for them. As for them who will not so equip themselves 

 and with information so forearm themselves, let them be 

 debarred from the woods, and confined to the town 

 where fire departments are maintained. 



LOST. 



STORIES are told of guides who have dropped sticks 

 into streams to find which way they were flowing, 

 and when the sticks went in a different direction from 

 what they thought was right, disregarding their plain 

 testimony, and avowing that the stream was running up 

 hill. 



Other stories are told of hunters who have been found 

 frozen to death in the depths of tangled swamps with 

 compasses picked to pieces because they would not point 

 the -way the bewildered maa thought they should, and so 

 were plainly out of kilter. 



These stories, though individually unreliable, bear wit- 

 ness to a general truth. The fact is that it is the easiest 

 thing in the world under certain circumstances to become 

 ''turned around" in the woods, and no one is exempt from 

 this failing, . 



Old hands know and understand this faofc. It is only 



the tyros who do not, and who ridicule those who own 

 up to having been lost. And when these scoft'ers go into 

 the woods themselves, nine times out of ten there comes 

 a night when they do not turn up at camp. Then there 

 is rejoicing among those who have borne their arrogance, 

 for it is the turn of these to crow, and they who laugh 

 last laugh best. 



In a flat wooded country with the sun obscured and no 

 compass to guide him the best woodsman is apt to lose 

 his way. Under less unfavorable conditions the same 

 thing often happens from preoccupation. Interest in 

 hunting or fishing drives away aU thought of one's 

 course till suddenly he is rudely roused to find that he is 

 in an unfamiliar wilderness with no notion of the way 

 out. 



SNAP SHOTS. 



A MICHIGAN law of this year embodies a principle 

 unquestionably sound, but quite generally disre- 

 garded, respecting the stocking of private waters at pub-| 

 lie expense. The statute provides that when any navi- 

 gable or meandered waters shall ha.ve been stocked with 

 fish by the State or by the United States, the fishing in 

 such waters shall be free to the public and limited only 

 by general legal restrictions as to times and methods. 

 The people shall have access to the waters for fishing, 

 and no proprietor of adjoining lands shall recover for 

 trespass more than any actual damage sustained. We 

 believe that Michigan is the first to adopt such a law. It 

 is the common practice in most States having fish com- 

 missions to supply fry to individuals and clubs for private 

 waters. While these recipients of State bounty are to be 

 felicitated upon their good fortune, it is difficult to un- 

 derstand why their fellow men should be taxed to supply 

 them with infant trout, any more than with infant pigs 

 or chickens. 



Mr. Henry J. Thayer's appeal to the sportsmen of Mas- 

 sachusetts to spare the introduced grouse will meet 

 with a cordial response. While the result of the under- 

 taking to stook New England covers with Western grouse 

 must for several years remain doubtful it should not be 

 said that the Association failed, because the birds were 

 killed off before they had fairly been given a chance. It 

 is hoped that any observations of the grouse by gunners 

 this autumn will be reported to Mr. Thayer, whose 

 office is in the Stock Exchange Building in Boston. 



We print a 33-page paper to-day, to make room for a 

 large budget of newsy material. 



A VENERABLE AFRICAN. 

 I^OT long ago we showed that the story of the man 

 -L^ who was ptilled up out of a hollow tree by a bear 

 was very ancient, and had been told and retold as original 

 in widely separated parts of the world. There are num- 

 erous other pleasant little tales equally widespread, 

 equally credible as of local happening, and not a whit 

 less ancient. The other day a reader sent in for our 

 "Camp-Fire Flickerings" (where, it must be confessed, 

 some venerable jokes have been printed), a deer-hunting 

 story, which he vouched for as never having been in 

 print. It was recognized as an oft-told tale. The Forest 

 AND Stream printed it more than ten years ago. It was 

 given in the Spirit of tlie Times away back in the 30's; 

 and no doubt one familiar with earlier shooting literature 

 of Great Britain could trace it further still. Here is the 

 story : 



"That reminds me." I once heard a good story that I do not 

 think has ever been in print. We were camped one night on the 

 St. Francis River in the Sunk Lands where we were hunting. In 

 the party was an old hunter, a typical Southern gentleraian of the 

 old school, who told among others the following story: In the old 

 days, before the war, I was living on my plantation in Louisiana, 

 and all my neighbors, prosperous planters, were ardent sportsman 

 like myself. In those days every Southern gentleman had a body 

 servant who was always with his master and acted as his general 

 factotum, and usually between the two there was a sineere and 

 kindly regard, A neighbor of mine, who was devoted to field 

 sports, had a servant of whom he was very proud and who also 

 had a natural love for the chase. So, when any hunting was to b« 

 be done, master and man were alwas found together. One night a 

 party of us were on a steamboat on our way to New Orleans, and 

 among the party, who wars all neighborins planters, was my 

 friend George and his inseparable body servant Joe. Ws were 

 sittins in the cabin one night and had told many stories of the 

 chase, and George had distinguished himself particularly for the 

 many seemrnglj improbable stories that he told, bat whem we 

 seemed incredulous and inelined to gnestion he would eallJoe in, 

 who would verify the story and explain how suck a wonderful 

 shot was made. "One evening," said George, "I was hunting in a 



