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7 [Oct. 6, 1894. 
Lynchburg Gun Club. . 
Lynchburg, Va., Sept. 27.— The Gun club held its weekly shoot on 
the 25th, the following scores being made: 
No, 1,25 targets, everything known: 
Dornin , 1101110111101111111111011—21 
Cleland 1101111011100011011111010—17 
Moorman 0111110011101111111011001—18 
Scott 0110111101100111111111110—19 
Durphy 0110101111101011100101011—16 
Miller 1 lilOlOlOOOOOOHOOllllOlO— 13 
No. 2, same as above: 
Nelson 0111111101110011111110101—19 
Terry „ 1011111111111111101110110—21 
Dornin 1 llOlOlllllilllllOlllOOOl— 19 
Moorman 0100101110010110111100010—13 
Cleland 1011111110010111010101011—17 
Stearns lllllOOllOllOllOOlllOOOOl— 15 
No. 3, same as above: 
Scott 1101001 1 1 10100001 1 1 1101 10—15 
Miller 1111110101110111010101101—18 
Durphy 01 110001 101111X01 10001010—14 
Dornin 1101111111111011101111110—21 
Terry llllllOllllUllOllinOllO— 21 
Nelson 1111111111111111111100111—23 
No. 4, same as above: 
Owen ; 0001111000001011110111000—12 
Christianson OOOOnOOlOllOOOOOOOOllOOll— 7 
Clark . 0110100111111010110011101—16 
Scott 1111010110100100111101010—16 
-Stearns 100010001 100001101 1111 101—12 
Miller 1101001001110011111000001—11 
No. 5, same as above: 
Nelson 0000110011011110011111000—14 
Terry 1111011110011111111111100—20 
Dornin 11111 1101010111001111101 1—18 
Moorman 0000111111010101111111100-17 
Cleland 1111010000011111100011011—15 
Durphy 0100010111100110110010100—12 
No. 6, same as above: 
Owen 1001010010100001011110110—12 
Christian 1000111010110100110101010—13 
Clark f.... 0011010001010000000011100— 8 
Scott 1111101000111111000000011—14 
Stearns '. 11111H111110110111111011— 21 
Miller OOOlOllOOOOOOllOOOlllOOOl— 9 
No. 7, same as above: 
Nelson ..1 1 1 1 1011111110111111111—23 
Terry 1111100111011100111011110—18 
Dornin 1110111 101 11HH1101110111— 20 
Cleland 101 1111 1101101110111101 11— 20 
Stearns 111011110111011101111 01 1 1 - 20 
Christian 0101100000010001111001111—12 
The club shoots next Tuesday, Oct. 2, at the fair grounds under the 
auspices of the Lynchburg Pair Association. A number of visiting 
shooters are expected and arrangements are in progress to make it 
an interesting affair. F. M. D. 
Lenone vs. Post. 
Willard's Park., N. J., Sept. 27.— The following interesting match 
was shot recently on these grounds. The score was a tie up to the 
twenty-fourth bird, Lenone finally winning by two birds, as Post 
dropped his twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth. The same parties will 
pro oably shoot another race shortly on the same conditions, but for 
an increased stake. Score: 
Match, 25 live birds. $23 a side, 28yds. rise, modified Hurlingham 
rules, 50yds. boundary: 
Trap score lype—Coiiyright, iswt, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
t ^?^->l^\-*'^/'<-^\T<-$T^-»<-/ , /''•l./ , ^ 
Lenoner. 0 11101012211101102112111 1—20 
Post. 
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..1 12010112212001110122120 0- 
-18 
Referee.Capt. Money; handler, Boyle; trapper, Wm. Hill. 
Sweep No. 1, 10 live birds each, lowest man to pay for the birds: 
Lenone. 0211011111— 8 Money 1111111111—10 
Morfey 1122111111—10 
Sweep No. 2, 7 birds, 85, ties miss and out, three last men allowed 
on« miss to count as a dead bird: 
Money. ......2112111—7 2 Post 1222220-6 2 
Morfey 1122111—7 0 Hopper 0212110—5 11 
Lenone 1101210—5 20 
Money and Post divided first money, Hopper taking second money 
on the shoot-off with Lenone. 
Sweep No. 3, 7 live birds, $5 entrance, Lenone and Post allowed one 
miss as a dead bird: 
Morfey 0212012-5 Money 2111211—7 
Lenone -..0210212-5 Post 1022112—6 
Under the terms of the handicap Post divided first money with Capt. 
Money, Lenone taking second. Ddtchkr. 
Leavenworth Gun Club. 
Leavenworth, Kan., Sept. 21.— At the medal shoot yesterday after- 
noon the trophy was carried off by Walt Keller with a clean score. 
The shooting was above the average. Following were the scores: 
Keller 1111111111111111111111111—25 
Sexton'" 1111111111111110111111101—23. 
McElroy " 1110101111110111111111110-21 
Sehmelzer " " 0111011011111111110111111—21 
Hawn 1111111111110110110011111—21 
Tee Kav 1011111111100011011111111—20 
Lane J 1101011110111011011111011—19 
Brown* 1001101101011110001110111—16 
Grover'.V.V V. .' 1110010110001101011110111—16 
At the'eiose 'of the medal shoot the following teams shot for an oys- 
ter supper and the price of the targets, 10 targets per man, losing side 
to pay the bill: Keller, captain; McElroy, Grover, Lane and Sehmel- 
zer. Sexton, captain; Tee Kay, Hawn, Brown and Harper. Sexton's 
team won by breaking 40 out of a possible 50, as follows: Sexton 9, 
Tee Kay 10, Hawn 5, Brown 8, Harper 8. The defeated team broke 38: 
Keller 10, McElroy '6, Grover 7, Lane 9, Sehmelzer 6. 
The same teams then shot for cigars to be enjoyed after the supper, 
and the tables were turned, Keller's team scoring 19 out of 25, and 
Sexton's 17. 
The annual meeting of the club was held at Dr. Lane's office at 8:30 
o'clock last night, with a full attendance. The election of officers re- 
sulted as follows: President, Judge L. Hawn; Vice-President, Dr. J. 
A. Lane; Secretary, H. W. Koohler; Treasurer, J. W. Sexton; Captain, 
Geo W. Goff ; Executive Committee— Judge Hawn, G. W. Gofl, H. W. 
Koohler, Walt Keller and S. H. McElroy. The report of the secretary 
and treasurer showed the club has had a prosperous year and is in 
good condition financially. 
New Utrecht Gun Club. 
It's not at all an uncommon thing to read in the daily papers such 
headlines as "Winter Weds Summer" or "May Captur December," 
and the like, referring to marriages where the disparity between the 
ages of the contracting parties is very wide. It is seldom, however, 
that an editor gets a chance to use such a line as "Fall vs. Spring" 
when reporting a shoot. 
The first contest for the American E. C. Powder cup, presented by 
Captain Money and his son, N. E. Money, to the New Utrecht Gun 
Club, which took place on Saturday afternoon last, Sept. 29, afforded ' 
just such a chance, T. W. Morfey, of Paterson, N. J., and Conny Fer- 
gueson, 3d, fighting a duel for the cup until 20 birds had been shot at. 
Morfey requires no introduction, his work at the traps being well 
known, particularly since his record In the Dexter Park handicap of 
the Interstate Manufacturers' and Dealers's Association last April. 
Conny Fergueson. 3d, if he keeps up his present gait, will be in it 
with the best of them when he comes to man's estate, a period of his 
life which Is still nearly a decade off. Conney is not yet twelve years 
old; he attains that age on Jan. 19 next. He is a well-built little fel- 
low, has a pleasant smile, particularly after a goodkill, any amount of 
nerve, and is the pride of the club. He shoots a 16-gauge, 4^1bs. 
Francotte; his work with this gun can be judged from his score of 18 
out of 20, the first 15 being dropped without a miss. 
For the cup contest no less than eighteen members put down their 
names, six other members, four of whom arrived on the scene late, 
shot along for birds only. The number of entries caused the s apply 
of birds to fall short, the result being that after the fifth round the 
Messrs. Sykes requested all those who had no chance of making 
straight scores to withdraw, with the privilege of a re-entry, W. F. 
Bykea setting the example by requesting the scorer, Mr. Rice, of Chi- 
cago, to affix the letter w to his score; eleven others followed in his 
footsteps, the contest finally narrowing down to Morfey, C. M. Meyer, 
D. Bennett, Conny Furgueson. 3d, and C. A. Sykes, whose handicap 
allowed one miss to be scored as a no-bird. Mr. Sykes made his score 
10 straight by killing all but one of the 11 birds he shot at; Messrs. 
Morfey, Meyer, Bennett and Furgueson killed their 10. This left five 
men in for the five moneys, the conditions being "17 entries or over, 
five moneys." Before shooting off for the cup, miss and out, it was 
agreed to divide the purse. 
Then came the struggle for the cup, Messrs, Meyer and Bennett 
each missed fast left-quarterers on the first round and retired, C. A. 
Sykes joining them at the end of the second round by shooting behind 
a zig-zagging right- quartering incomer. This left only Morfey and his 
young antagonist in the race. Morfey's fourth bird in the ties was a 
right-quarterer which was hit with both barrels but managed to fly 
within a few yards of the boundary. As it looked a lively bird Mor- 
fey declared to gather the bird but the referee ruled him out under 
his interpretation of the rules governing the contest; the trapper, who 
had been retrieving the dead birds, and who, incidentally, had chased 
Sprattley's ninth bird over the boundary line, by a pice of wretched 
work, was sent after the bird. Whether an expert retriever could 
have got the bird is an open question, anyway this man didn't, the 
bird just fluttering high enough to perch on the top of the 2ft. high 
boundary fence. Morfey appealed from the ruling of the referee, 
Conny meanwhile getting a hoverer from No. 4 trap which he killed, 
his many friends applauding him loudly. The executive committee 
then went into a brief session to consider Morfey's appeal; it heard 
the referee, examined witnesses, and decided that Morfey ought to 
shoot at another bird. This bird, a right-quartering incomer, he got 
with his first barrel, using the second for safety. His sixth bird, a 
lightning driver, he feathered with his right but apparently missed 
with his left, Conny's friends cheering for their little champion, who 
only had to kill to win. A low-flying right-quarterer, a bird as black 
as a thunder cloud, left No. 3 trap like an ice wagon but suddenly 
changed its mind and lit out for home at a pace that would have made 
a duck hawk hump; Conny stung him up but that was all. Morfey 
killed his next four but Conny fell down on his twentieth, a really 
good left-quartering driver; this gave the cup to Morfey. 
The quality of the birds can best be judged by a reference to the 
score; a brisk wind across the traps from left to right aided them 
considerably in their flight, giving the "scouters" outside the fence 
lots of shooting; they were as good birds as will be found anywhere 
at this season of the year; of course there were some duffers among 
them but they were few in number. Score: 
American E. C. Powder cup contest, 10 live birds per man, entrance 
$3, New Utrecht Gun Club rules and handicap: 
Trap score type— Copyright isu, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
hi 7> P T «- 
WF Sykes (29yds.).. 0 02212 w. —4 
/ Si T <- ^ 
RE Gray (27) ..1 02100 w. —3 
t -H- T T T 
Gus Grleff (30) 0 • 1 2 2 1 w. — 4 
^ T \ -¥ <- </ 
M F Lindsley (30) 2 22002 w. —4 
N t -* ^ -* -> 
CS 'Carlos" (29) 1 0 0 2 2 0 w. —3 
£-H> -».> XT IS* jfl f f 
T W Morfey (30) 2 2 2 1 2 1 2 2 2 a— 10 
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NE Money (29) 2 2122220 w. — 7 
<- & t P ^ "t 
Capt Money (30) 1 2 1 2 2 0 w. —5 
1/ -> < > hi vT 
J N Meyer (29) 1 0 2 2 0 2 w. — 4 
CMMeyer(29) ....2 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - 2— 10 
\ h. \ H 
C Cattenstroth (29) 1 02022 w. —4 
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*A Eddy (29) 2 11111100 1—8 
*H S Sprattley (27) 0 2 2 1 1 0 0 2 • 0-5 
^ -» /" v/ /* "Si 
G W Cropsey (29) 1 22200 w. —4 
D Bennett (29) .2 1112 1 22 1 2—10 
*r <- t <r- s> -* 
C Furgueson, Jr (30) 0 2 2 2 2 2 w. —5 
/» T <- ;» ✓ \ ^ «- T 
C Furgeuson 3d (26) 2 22222221 2—10 
t hi T <- *r T 
JLott(27) 0 2 1 2 • 0 w. —3 
f \ T \ ? S 1 S ^ \ -> 
C A Sykes (29) » 1 1 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 2-10 
*A A Hegeman (30) 1 0 w. — 1 
^ -» ^ -> sS -* 
*M Van Brunt (29) 2 1 1 2 2 • w. —5 
? 7* ^ -» 
♦Charles Plate (29) 2 0 0 2 0 w. —2 
1/ -> -> 4- * / 
ELohman(27) 2 2 1 0 2 0 9 w. —4 
-> ^ \ \ < t •/ 
*Dan Lohman (26) 0 1 0 1 2 • 0 w. —3 
* For birds only. 
Ties on 10: . _ 
T W Morfey 1222202121—9 O Furgueson 3d 2222202220—8 
CM Meyer 0 —0 C A Sykes .....10 — 1 
D Bennett 0 —0 
Live Birds at Dexter Park. 
The following scoreB were made at Louis Miller's Dexter Park last 
week: 
> Sept. 25, Sell Gate Gun Club, 10 live birds, Long Island rules: 
W Hogan 2111200220— 7 
C Petersen 2221102002— 7 
J Voss 2221112212—10 
H Voss 0222001212— 7 
H Thau 2111221021— 9 
L Schortmeyer 2212122222—10 
A Knodel 0012001002— 4 
F Trostle 2100220111— 7 
Rinder 101020211— 7 
E Doeinck 1021102221— 8 
C Moltzer 2022020012— 6 
R Regan 2200102220— 6 
J Sehn 0022020112— 6 
WRabenstlne .0020221020— 5 
B Weber 2021110222— 8 
Woefel 0211122121— 9 
C Rabenstlne 2210012000— 5 
Sept. 26, Nassau Gun Club, 10 live birds, American Association rules: 
R Phister 1212101121—9 C Magee 0111121201-8 
W Levens ...2201211121-9 J Young 2201000120-5 
T Edgerton .2220112012—8 H Bramwell 2110121H2— 8 
GU Forbell 2121101112—9 
Sept. 27, Doum Town Gun Club, 12 live birds, Long Island rules: 
H Miller. 10211200002020— 7 J Huff 11110212112021—12 
H Fajen 21202000110202— 8 H Jorst 21212101222111—13 
Sept. 28, Phoenix Gun Club, 15 live birds, Long Island rules: 
D Freiliegh 211110210122212—13 M Brown 110311112112102—13 
A Botty. 112011122201121—13 
A Routan 222122021111212—14 
P Gardener 111000120021010— 8 
E Madison 211121021002111—12 
J Henry 211102221211212—14 
J A Khurst 222012022012012-11 
J Smith 111112122221121—15 
W Hughes 211021211110212—13 
Paterson Gun Club. 
Paterson, N. J., Sept. 26.— The regular monthly target shoot of the 
Gun Club took place at Willard's Park yesterday. The following 
were the scores made: 
Medal contest, 25 targets: 
Wright 1011110111111111111110111-22 
Morfey'. 10111111111111UU1111111-24 
Hopper 0101101111111100111111111-20 
Morgan " ' 0001101110111100111110111—17 
Bovle '"", .....1111011110111111110111111-22 
Dunkeriey 1101011110111010111111111—20 
Sweep, 15 targets: 
Morfey 111111111111110-14 
Wright 010111111111111-13 
Hopper 110011111101101-11 
Mainz 001000100111001— 6 
Doty . .111110111101111— 13 
Boyle 1001011 1 0101111—10 
Morgan 100111000010101— 7 
Dutchess. 
Memphis Gun Club. 
Memphis, Tenn , Sept. 15.— The big shoot which was given by th 
Memphis Gun Club has created a good deal of enthusiasm and intere 
among the sporting men of this country; in fact, the Memphis Gun 
Club is overrun with applications for membership. By the opening o 
next season, I think we will have the best club in the South. Th e 
Memphis Gun Club is certainly very much indebted to your corre- 
spondent, Mr. Hough, for the handsome and entertaining articles on 
the Memphis tournament and on Memphis in general. That artJo 
had the effect of stirring up more Interest among the business me 
here than anything that has happened for years. The article wa 
fully appreciated by business men in every line, and has certain 
made your paper the most popular one of its kind in this country. It 
(the article) was published in full in the daily papers here, and wa 
very favorably commented on. I inclose the result of a little shooting 
match which took place at Billing's Park, the grounds of the Memphis 
Gun Club, on the l4th inst., on which occasion three very handsome 
prizes were offered. Whenever you contemplate sending out a repre- 
sentative of Forest and Stream to Memphis, understand that while he 
is here he is the guest of the Memphis Gun Club. Scores: 
T P Poston. 1011111101111110111101101—20 
T A Divine 1111110111101111110111110—21 
Irby Bennett 1110011111011110111110111—20 
W F Allen 1011101111111111110100111—20 
Fred Schmidt 11010C1001011001100111101— 14 
Frank Schuman 1010010110101100010110111—14 
A B Duncan 1111100010111111100100101—16 
R T Cooper 1111101111110010111000001—16 
W R Sems 1101101100101001011100000-12 
S Poston looooooooinoiooooooioooi— 7 
Abe Frank 1110100010010001110011010—12 
Griffith 0000000010011101100111001—10 
J H Watson 1011001001111010111000110—14 
D Cockell 1001 1 001 1 1 1 101 1 1 001 100111 —1 6 
B Mallory loom 011001001 001011001 01—11 
Trimble ,...1101000100000110000101000— 8 
J M Greer 1000000000100010000001010- 5 
Kuperschmldt. 00101 01 01 01 00001 000001 111—10 
Dr Jones. 0101000100000000100010100— 6 
James A Cord IIOHOIIIIIOOOIOIUOOOOOI— 14 
J C Neely, Jr 0011011011001011111001111—16 
Napier 0000010000101100010010000— 6 
WP Halliday, Jr 1010010110111101111100111—17 
Memphis. 
Colt Hammerless Gun Club. 
Hartford, Conn., Sept. 22 — The following scores were made in the 
medal shoot of the Colt Hammerless Gun Club on this date: Medal 
shoot, 25 targets: 
Cook 1011111111111111111111111—24 
Melrose 1101011110111111110011011 — 19 
Owen Treat , 1011111011111111111111111—23 
Manross. 1011101111111101111111111—22 
Olmsted 1010111111110001111101001—17 
0 B Treat 0111111111111111111111111—24 
White ' 1101110111111101010011110—18 
WHtlls 1111101010011000110000111—14 
Higby 1100100101001111011110000—13 
Douglass 1001 1 111 01001 1 1 1111 110110—18 
Peard , 1111101111111101110011111—21 
Colt i 1111011010111111111 1011 1 1—21 
Willy 1111111111111111111110111—34 
Goodwin , 0011111111011001110110111—18 
Nichols .- 1011110111101110100101011-17 
Green 011011111101 1111111111110—21 
Capron 1 110001 11111111110111111 1—21 
Bailey 111101011011111111101 1 100 -19 
Geiseman llllllllll 11111101111111 1—24 
W Melrose 10000000WW 
Kehoe. 1111111011111100011011111-20 
Sexton 1110111010101101111111111—20 
Pitkin 1100111101011111110111101-20 
Beveridge ..: 0110111111111011101111111—21 
Tucker 1101101 1 1 1001111101011011— 18 
M. F. Cook, Sec. 
Dropping for Place Must .Go. 
Meriden, Miss., Sept. 15.— Thaf.trip of Hough's was extraordinarily 
interesting, and told in his unapproachable way, it is about the best 
piece of work done lately. I have attended several tournaments, and 
1 must say that the dirtiest work done on lowest down race track 
does not compare with what I have seen at such places. I see Mr. 
Hough is taking a stand against it, and I wish some one would make 
It a business to hit straight out every week at the "falling down" at 
every tournament Another thing, tournament shooting will soon go 
unless the traveling salesmen of gun houses are handicapped out of 
existence. Notice the scores and see where the greater part of the 
money goes. Why, it goes into the hands of a few, who instead of 
leaving their business to enjoy a day or two of pleasant companion- 
ship are on pay during the hours they are rolling up big scores against 
the amateur. Notice, too, when their shooting is not quite up to the 
winning mark, how they put their guns away on the plea of not feel- 
ing well. Geo. W. Staple. 
"Trap-Shooter's Ready Reckoner.** 
There has just come from the Forest and Stream press an ex- 
tremely useful pocket reference book for trap-shooters. Its full title 
reads: "Trap-Shooter's Ready Reckoner. A series of tables showing 
at a glance the division of purses under all conditions, simple and 
complex, with entries from one to fifty. For use by Individuals, clubs, 
and tournaments. Compiled by J. C. Clark, Secretary Kansas State 
Sportsmen's Association." Price 25 cents, postpaid, by Forest and 
Stream Pub. Co. 
No notice taken of anonymous communications. 
D. O. H., Portland, Ore.— We know of no firm who manufactures 
paper portable houses. 
Dr. i A. T. S., Yokohama, Japan.— "Modern American Rifles" is the 
standard work on the subject. We can furnish it. Price $2. 
A. J., New York.— Vigilant won but one race, the private match in 
the Solent. The race around the Isle of Wight was largely outside 
the Solent. 
J. Q., Tavistock, Ont.— Will the fluld^discharged by a common toad 
when irritated cause blood-poisoning? I have heard of a case attrib- 
uted to] the cause. Ans. No, it is quite harmless. 
E. C. M., Chicago, III.— Kindly advise me If there is any book pub- 
lished upon the subject of frog culture or frog farming, and if so, 
what is it and where can it be obtained? Ans. None that we know of, 
Tucson, A. T.— A, B and C shoot at 25 birds, American Association 
rules, 3 moneys, 60, 30 and 10 percent. B kills 23 birds, A and C kill 21 
each, who takes third money? Ans. B takes first and thir,d, A and C 
dividing seconk money; that is, B gets 70 per cent, of the purse, while 
A and C take 15 per cent, of the purse respectively. 
J. A. P., Helper, Utah.— E. C. smokeless powder is commonly loaded 
struck measure and not tapped. Tapping increases the average 
charge from one to three grains. For wadding, use one trap wad 
next to powder, one %in. soft white felt and one black-edge. Write 
the American E. C. Powder Co. for directions for loading. 
C. A C, DeBeque, Col — I think a great many of your readers would 
be pleased to see you publish or republish a few good articles on fly- 
tying. How does it strike you? Ans. Keene's "Fly-Fishing and Fly- 
Making for Trout" gives the information you desire with drawings 
and samples of the actual materials to be used. Price $1.50. 
J. E. C, New York.— There is no common usage to cover this case, 
the fairest way would be to take the positions first, second and third, 
in each race; the first prize going to the yacht with the smallest num- 
ber of points, and the second to the next. There is no definition of a 
profes°ional which is generally recognized; but any one who is by oc- 
cupation a fisherman, boatman or seaman, or who sails a boat for pay 
must be considered a professional. 
New York.— A bets that it is against the law to shoot robins (mean- 
ing the ordinary robin red-breast) in Connecticut the year around. B 
bets there is an open season on them in that State. Who wins? Ans. 
In practice there is no open season, but the law is not clear. Section 
2525 forbids the killing of a number of birds— of which the robin is one 
—between Feb. 1 and Sept. 1. Section 2536 absolutely prohibits the 
killing of robins by any one on lands uot owned by himself. See 
Game Laws in Brief. 
J. H. D. — 1. Do deer, caribou and elk shed their antlers annually? 
Are the antlers often found after ihey have been dropped? 2. Is the 
quality as good as those taken from the animals? Ans. 1. Yes, they 
shed annually and the antlers are often found after they have been 
dropped, If the ground Is favorable for It. In the thick underbrush of 
the Eastern States the fallen antlers are not often seen. On the plains 
of the West and on the bald hills of the Rocky Mountains, which form 
the winter feeding ground of the elk, we have seen hundreds, If not 
thousands of antlers dropped the winter before in a day's march. 
Similarly in the northern Rocky Mountains we have often found 
moose antlers dropped, and antlers of deer on the prairie. It Is well 
known that such horns are much gnawed by various species of 
rodents and that weather more or less quickly destroys them. 2. The 
quality of the antlers that have laid out in the weather for a few 
months is not bo good as those taken from the animal's head. 
