Nov, 1896.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
869 
resident deer hunters. These figures are very large and 
very interesting, showing as they do what an industry 
even a single line of sport may becomewhen developed 
and defined. 
The end of this week will close the deer season for 
1896, and it is safe to say that the deer will be much in- 
creased in numbers by the hitch in the law. 
Messrs. Walter Dupee and C. S. Wilcox, shooting from 
the same blind on Horicon Marsh last week, got eighty- 
seven ducks one day, and on the next morning bagged 
twenty -one before 9 A. M. This is top bag for that local- 
ity so far as known. 
Mr. Dupee was at Swan Lake Club just before the late 
warm spell struck this region, and though the birds had 
been in there by the hundreds, he had to bear the sight of 
their gettmg up and going elsewhere, back to the North, 
as he supposed. 
L. R. Brown got sixteen ducks at Maksawba one day 
the past week, the highest bag one remembers for that 
club this fall. 
It is believed by old duck shooters of this country that 
the ducks are changing their habits and before long will 
feed almost entirely at night. This would make duck 
shooting even more diflacult, but is a natural result of the 
constant harrying the birds have all the time- 
Personal. 
Mr. R. B. Organ, of this city, well known among shoot- 
ers of the country, goes to New York and a number of 
New England points on business week after next and will 
visit friends in the East, 
Mr. W. P. Mussey, of the sportsmen's rendezvous, the 
well known billiard hall at 106 Madison street, is lying at 
home sxck at this writing, and will hardly be down at 
business for some days. Hunting on the Kankakee 
marshes gave him an attack of fever and ague, which 
threatens to turn into something worse by way of fever. 
His friends hope he will not be long confined to his bed, 
but may shake off the indisposition, so to speak. 
E. Hough. 
1206 BoTCK Btjildino, Chicago. 
CONFESSIONS OF A DEERSLAYER. 
It is unfortunate that the candid individual who signs 
the name Deerslayer to a communication in this week's 
Forest aito Stream should have suppressed his name, 
We would like to exhibit the sportsmanlike prowess of 
the owner of the name to an admiring world. He thus 
laments the probability of more restrictive laws this win- 
ter designed to regulate the practices of human fiends 
like himself: 
"Now that the season is nearly over and our lawmakers 
will soon commence business again at Albany, there 
seems likely to be a strong effort to enact more laws to 
restrict the sport of deer shooting in the Adirondacks by 
prohibiting jacking and hounding, because it is claimed 
that the game is becoming scarce and needs protecting. 
Such things are always urged by a lot of fancy shooters, 
with their high-toned ideas of still-hunting, wing shoot- 
ing, long range rifle practice, etc., and not by real, old- 
fashioned hunters, who go out for game and want a fair 
chance to get it." 
This cheerful assassin is opposed to all measures which 
might restrict his sport. Here is his idea of "sport:" 
"Of course we go at it in ascientific way and with the best 
of appliances. Our boats are light and swift, our guides 
are men of experience, and our dogs are trained to drive 
the game to the water. We start the dogs out in the 
morning, and then sit around in comfort and wail; until 
the 'music' comes our way, then jump into the boat with 
a guide and watch for the deer to come into the lake. 
Soon he dashes in and starts to swim across, and away we 
go as fast as a pair of oars can drive the boat. The excite- 
ment of such a chase is intense, and only big game hunt- 
ers enjoy such sport. Overtaking the straining buck, the 
guide drops his oars, and with a long, forked sapling and 
a bit of rope deftly slips a noose around the head, and 
then the good old 10-gauge gun, with a charge of buck- 
shot, makes the supply of venison sure. It is great sport 
and no error; and the man who is cool-headed and a fair 
shot is sure to kill the game. Why, my boy, who is a chip 
of the old block and only twelve years old, killed his deer 
the first time he went out," 
There could be no more powerful argument for the 
enactment of laws for the prohibition of inhuman prac- 
tices in deer hunting than the bland confessions of the 
diabolical Kurd who writes this letter. It is nothing but 
the presence in the woods of such creatures as this, whom 
an inscrutable Providence pertnitsi to live, that makes 
stricter regulations necessary. The true sportsman is a 
gentleman. His idea of sport is that which has character- 
ized venery in every age; to match woodcraft and skill 
against the keen scent, the intelligence and fleetness of 
the hunted animal; to give the quarry a fair chance for 
its life, and to bring it down, if at all, by one of 
those "long range" feats of marksmanship which 
this deerslayer affects to despise. For such "high- 
toned" sportsmen no restrictions whatever would be 
necessary. But when a brute like the correspondent 
of FoiiEST AND Stream finds "noble sport" in hound- 
ing a deer into a lake, chasing him as he swims until 
the animal is exhausted, getting a guide to lasso him 
with a noose and hold him quiet while the "sportsman," 
at 3ft, distance, fires a charge of buckshot into the deer's 
panting body — it is for such butchers that laws are en- 
acted , and against such that the laws must be enforced. 
For four successive sessions TJie Mail and Express has 
caused to be introduced, and has stx-enuously and persist- 
ently advocated, a bill to prohibit the killing of deer, 
either from boats, by the practice known as "jacking" or 
"floating," or by chasing and killing the animals while 
swimming in the water. It has been a long fight, and 
against a powerful lobby composed largely of "Deer- 
slayers" and their abettors and entertainers, and the fight 
is not yet ended. Last year we scored a partial success, 
that is, the legal season for "jacking" was cut down from 
ten weeks to two. Senator Malby, Assemblymen Sanger, 
Laimbeer, Husted and others made a brave tight for the 
total prohibition, but were compelled to accept a com- 
promise which gave them so nearly what was sought by 
the friends of game protection. 
But this is not enough, and the fact that the Adirondack 
forests are still infested with gangs of deerslayers of the 
type of the correspondemt of Forest and Stream makes 
it necessary that the next Legislature should abolish en- 
tirely not only "jacking," which, while destructive and 
unsportsmanlike is stiU indulged in by gentlemen, but 
it should also put a stop to those atrocious butcheries in 
which "Deerslayer" and his precocious cub so delighted 
themselves. Such a bill will be introduced early in the 
next session, and we shall ask of Forest and Stream, 
and of the intelligent and humane press throughout the 
State, to give it their hearty and vigorous support. — New 
York Mail and Express, 
SUNDAY SHOOTERS IN RHODE ISLAND. 
Providence, R. I., Oct. Editor Forest and Sti^eam: 
Throughout this State the Sunday gunner is not regarded 
with favor. There is a law which makes him subject to 
a fine, and several successful prosecutions have been made 
under its provisions. Just at this present season the mat- 
ter is being agitated, and the better classof sportsmen are 
in favor of a more rigid enforcement by the constables of 
the towns and the police. In rural towns there is no 
doubt about the strength of the sentiment against the 
man who shoots on Sunday, for many of the farmers are 
of the church-going class. The General Laws read, Chap- 
ter 110, Section 3: "Every person, not being at the time 
under military duty, who snail discharge any rifle, gun, 
musket, blunderbuss, fowling piece, pistol, air gun, 
spring gun or other small arms, or any contrivance ar- 
ranged to discharge shot, bullets, arrows, darts or other 
missiles, except upon land owned or occupied by him, or 
by permission of the owner or occupant of the land on or 
into which he may shoot within the compact part of any 
town or city, or not being at the time on military duty, 
shall anywhere discharge any of such arms or contrivances 
on Sunday, shall be fined not exceeding $20." 
This matter should be looked at not only from a Sab- 
bath standpoint, but also from the point of view of the 
true sportsman. The game is not over plenty and in the 
open season is worked pretty hard by the hunters, and in 
behalf of legitimate sportit will be found to be advisable to 
give the birds one day's rest in the seven. Yet another 
point in the enforcement of this Sunday law is that the 
Sunday gunner is, as a rule, a man who knowingly vio- 
lates this law, and one, moreover, who will shoot at any 
season, in defiance of the close law; so that he is deserving 
of but little sympathy on the "only day" plea. More than 
this, he is robbing the man of sport who does observe the 
law and does not shoot on the Sabbath. The promi- 
nent clubs that are interested in shooting and the preser- 
vation of game are heartily in favor of this provision, and 
next season it is hoped to make Sunday a "close day" on 
game birds by the enactment of proper legislation. 
W. H. M, 
FOREST PRESERVE RESOLUTIONS. 
At a largely attended meeting of the Brooklyn D^smo- 
cratic Club Tiiursday, Oct. 29, Hon. Harrington Putnam 
presiding, the following address, presented by A. H, East- 
mond, was unanimously adopted and issued to the voters 
of the State: 
The Brooklya Democratic Olub, always zealous for the welfare of 
the people, now appeals to all citizens. Irrespective of party affilia- 
tions, to vote against the proposed amendment to Section 7 of Article 
VII. of the Oonstitution ot the State. 
la the Constitutional Convention of 1894, but thirty-three proposed 
amendments were deemed worthy of adoption, and that relating to 
the protection of the State forests was the only one unanimously 
adopted. 
We invite the careful attention of all voters to the following facts: 
First— That the adoption of the amendment permitting the leasing 
of the land within the State forest preserve will lead to the destruc- 
tion of tlie timber, the SPlectiou by clubs and a few wealthy individ- 
uals of the choice locations, to the exclusion of thepubhc. 
Second— That ttie only advocates o( the amendment are those ac- 
tuated by selfish motives In securing parcels of these lands for their 
private gain. 
Third- That the preservation of the forest is absolutely necessary 
to the agricultural pursuits of the State and the industries that de- 
pend upon the canals and rivers for transportation. The destruction 
of this great watershed will rapidly decrease the supply and force ot 
water throughout the State, thereby increasing the danger from fire 
and the cost of insurance. 
Fourth— That the amendment now submitted to the people was 
considered when the whole subject was before the Constitutional 
Convention of 1894, and was then defeated on its merits. 
Fifth — That the selfish projectors of this amendment have selected 
a Presidential campaign m which to bring it before the people in the 
evident hope that the unsuspecting public's attention will be diverted 
by the important questions to bo settled, and vote "Yes" upon a ques- 
tion upon which they are not informed. 
The Brooklyn Democratic Club trust that when the people are made 
aware of the hidden purposes of this amendment they will not fail 
to mark an X in the '■No" square in the ballot reading: "Shall 
the proposed amendment to Sec. 7 of Art. VII. of the Constitution, 
relating to forest preserves, be adopted?" 
News from the Nation. 
Loco, I. T., Oct. 2'^.— Editor Forest and Stream: The 
weather remains very dry here, and we shall have no 
duck shooting to mention, although there are occasional 
flocks passing over every day. A few geese are stopping 
on the prairies, but they are so wild that it seems useless 
to try to shoot them. I was out on Saturday last with a 
companion after quail. The cover is so dense that one's 
percentage runs very low. The birds were all found in 
the cornfields, but sought the thickets immediately upon 
being flushed. We only succeeded in bagging thirty-two, 
twenty-four of these falling to my IG gauge Parker. 
I am informed that we at last have a law that will 
afford all the protection necessary to our game here. It 
is strictly a non-export law, and I have no doubt it will be 
vigorously enforced. It is likely the work of the several 
gun clubs hereabout, and while it will prevent any visit- 
ing shooter carrying any game out with him, it will not 
hinder anyone from coming here and having a good time 
camping and shooting. (I inclose clipping from a Deni- 
son, Texas, paper, giving the essential points of this law.) 
An idea of the depletion of game birds here may be 
drawn when I tell you that one day last week the mar- 
shal at Duncan liberated thirty-seven dozens of quail for 
one lone netter. This has had a telling effect on netting 
here. L. D. W. 
The Chickasaw Legislature has just enacted a very 
stringent game law that will knock hunters out. The law 
provides that no person whomsoever shall be permitted 
to go to the Chickasaw nation and kill any game whatso- 
ever and carry, ship or convey it beyond the boundaries 
of that nation. No person whomsoever shall kill, net or 
ensnare any game whatsoever only for the immediate 
necessities of the person or persons named. This law 
goes into effect at once and the punishment for breaking 
it is a fine of not less than $35 nor more than $100. The 
terms of the law are such that all manner of hunting in 
the Territory where the game is to be shipped or carried 
away is positively forbidden. 
That Moose. 
Thb pleasures of life are all in the anticipation. Any 
one will acknowledge that the anticipation of killing a 
moose is way ahead of the reality. Consequently the 
man who has gone mooae hunting and failed to bag hia 
moose is a happier man than the one who meets with suc- 
cess, for he may still enjoy the pleasure in anticipa- 
tion. 
JVir. G. H. Haulenbeek, who is head of one of the most 
successful advertising agencies in New York, is confess- 
edly of this opinion. He has returned from Maine with- 
out hie moose, and should not be a bit sorry that the world 
StiU contains for him an exquisite sensation with which 
he is not familiar. 
Besides Mr. Haulenbeek, the party consisted of George 
F. Durgin, of Concord, N. H., and R, T. Supple, of Mid 
dleboro, Mass. 
For guiaea chey had Arthur Haokett, Algy Spearin and 
Frank Chase, 
Ttieir headquarters were on Spider Lake on the AUa- 
guash watersned, three days' journey from Ox Bow up 
the Aroostook River, via Munsungun, Chase and Echo 
lakes. They had to combat a swift current most of the 
way, and setting poles were in constant use. They saw a 
great deal of tresh sign, but the rainy weather which 
characterized the first part of the season this year ruined 
their sport. 
Up on Leadbetter Pond the tracks of moose and cari- 
bou were so thick that the shores looked like a well- 
traveled towpath or the floor of a pig sty, and when 
coming back over carries at night they frequently saw the 
tracks of large moose that had traveled the carries since 
they had passed in the morning. Deer were abundant, 
and when the party returned to the railroad they saw sev- 
eral moose that had been killed. In Mr. Haulenbeck'a 
opinion there is better hunting nearer the railroad than 
way back in the big woods. 
"Why, we took the best part of two weeks going and 
coming," said he, "a length of time that would have been 
amply suffiaient to put us on hunting grounds in the 
Rocky Mountains, and saw no moose; while, on the other 
hand, plenty of moose were killed right on the railroad. 
I am going up again in December for a moose, but this 
time I shall take a place that is easier of access." B. 
New Brunswick Game. 
The Rev. E. A. Slack and E, B. Holmes, E^q,, of Brook- 
line, Mass., were in St, John on Friday on their way 
home from the hunting grounds of the Miramichi, Both 
gentlemen were in the best of humor. They were able 
to show as a result of a few weeks' cruise not only well- 
browned countenances and a generally rugged appear- 
ance, but they also brought witn them the largest pair of 
moose horns which ever left that part of New Brunswick, 
They had each equal luck, each killing two bull moose 
and three caribou, and they were greatly charmed with 
this part of the country, — St. John Globe, Oct. 17, 
It is to be hoped that Mr. Holmes or Mr, Slack will 
favor the readers of Forest and Stream with some ac- 
count of their adventures. They may fairly claim to 
have broken the record on New Brunswick big game. 
They had with them the well-known guide, Arthur 
Pringle, who would appear to have at his disposal not 
only the finest caribou grounds in this Province, but an 
excellent moose country as weU, It is said that the two 
largest moose were adorned with horns measuring 54 and 
51in, respectively; that one of them required seven .45-90 
bullets to give him his quietus, and enlivened the pro- 
ceedings by charging his toes, while the other after four 
bullets went away and was accidentally found lying dead 
in a lake three days afterward. All of this ought to 
make very interesting reading if set forth in detail in the 
comely pages of Forest and Stream. But what do the 
people who favor pop-guns for moose think of the above 
additional evidence of the insufficiency of the .45 90? A 
well-known sportsman gave me a harrowing account re- 
cently of his efforts to kill a bull moose with a .40-44 re- 
peater. He emptied twelve shots into the animal and 
then had to go to camp for more ammunition. He got 
his moose, but he wasn't very proud. 
Frank H. Risteen. 
Fbederioton, Oct. 26. 
Maine Big Game. 
Boston, Oct, 30.— Mr. E. Frank Lawis, of Lawrence, is 
again out of the Maine woods from his fall shooting 
trip. He was hunting about three weeks, and brings 
home his full legal quota of two deer. He was accom- 
panied by Mr. Homer Sayer and another friend or two. 
They went to their usual camp, to Lincoln, on the Aroos- 
took Railway, and from thtnce to Lee. Mr. Lawis's 
daughter was the first lady to bring out a Maine deer this 
season, and while in the woods had an experience not 
usually falling to the lot of women. The gentlemen of 
the party were ahead, following up an old tote road. Miss 
Lewis and a lady friend were following behind a half 
mile or more, and the tote sled with their camping outfit 
was behind the ladies. Looking to one side, they beheld, 
but a few rods away, a huge bull moose, with tremendous 
horns, eyeing them closely. To say that the ladies were 
frightened only half expresses their sensation. They 
stopped, and suppose that they turned pale, though no 
one was near to accuse them of this womanly weakness. 
The big fellow stood his ground till the team came up, 
and even then moved rather deliberately away, "The 
ladies were unarmed. This time Miss Lewis did not have 
her hand camera, for it was on the sled, but the desire 
for it was great. The moose stood in a very fair light, 
and would have given some excellent snap shots. 
The accounts of big moose slain begin to be more fre- 
quent, A Bangor report says that Dr, Grey, of Lynn, 
has secured the largest moose antlers on record. The 
moose was shot in Aroostook county, and brought to 
Bangor to be mounted. On one of the antlers there are 
twenty-one points, and on the other seventeen points. It 
is said that the antlers belonging to the Prince of Wales, 
which are now the second largest in the world, have six- 
teen and eighteen points. The length of the blades of 
the antlers of Dr. Grey's moose is 3ft, Sin,, ahd each is 
15in, in width. The spread of the antlers is 57in. ; not a 
very remarkable measurement. Dr. Jones, of Lynn, was 
with Dr. Grey, and also brought out a moose. Special. 
The Forest and Stream is put to press each week on Tuesday. 
Correspondence intended for publication should reach us at the 
latest by Monday, and as much earlier as practicable, 
