Sept. 29, 1900.] 
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Snap Shots from a Corncf of Maine 
Cornish, Me., Sept. 15. — Present indications point to 
rather more partridges than for several years. Last sea- 
son it seemed as if about the last bird had fallen, but in 
the spring it was found that a considerable number had 
survived the slaughter, and that the old cocks were 
courageously drumming up domestic relations for the 
coming year. As the dry summer was favorable for 
rearing the young, and the foxes so thinned by trapping 
as to make their levies comparatively light, it would 
seem that the yield for the number of breeders should 
be high. But partridge shooting has deteriorated sadly 
hereabouts in the past ten years. Another decade at the 
same rate of decline and it will be simply a thing of the 
past. Moreover, from everywhere comes the same re- 
port — the grouse is going. Clearly something must be 
done ere long for this noble bird, or it will soon disappear 
from our Northern woods. 
However, it seems that the partridge is not to receive 
our undivided attention the present season, for the fes- 
tive grayback, after a considerable absence, is with us 
once again, though in just what numbers we as yet are 
unable to say. The best bag of which I have thus far 
heard is eight to one gun. Woodcock, too, will be fairly 
plenty, it appears, but owing to a lack of skill in wing 
shooting and properly trained dogs we are unable to 
realize the enjoyment from this sport that, under more 
favorable circumstances, would be the case. 
Deer are frequently seen, but as this county (York) 
is one of those under special protection, one must cross 
the river into Oxford county to shoot deer, which is 
not so bad after all. A certain M.D., who in his rounds 
through the adjoining mountainous parts of the latter 
county has often seen deer in easy pistol range, has re- 
cently provided himself with a big Colt revolver, with 
which he intends to improve any such opportunities as 
occur in future. By the way, an albino deer has been 
hanging around the towns of Hollis and Buxton the 
entire summer — a big buck, clear white save for a little 
color on the ears and too of the head. A gentleman from 
this way recently got a sight of hirri, while riding through 
that region. The handsome fellow was feeding in a 
field, and allowed him to approach within 40 yards before 
he took fright. Then the man saw that three other men 
had been watching the animal from behind a fence. 
When he apologized to them for spoiling their fun, they 
assured him the deer would soon return, which he after- 
wards found to be the case. Indeed, so often was it 
seen as to lead manv to believe that there were several 
white deer in the vicinity. 
For the fishing we have had very good sport with' the 
trout, more of these fish being taken than last season, I 
think, and last season was exceptionally good for the.se 
times. It is not likely that we shall fare as well next 
year, for the severe drought that has prevailed in this 
region has dried up many of the best streams. Pond 
fishing has hardly been up to the usual, a great falling 
of? being es]3ecially noticeable at Long Pond, Parson- 
field, which has hitherto furnished the best of sport on 
bass. This season campers on that pond could with dif- 
ficulty obtain enough fish for their immediate use. But 
many bass and pickerel have been taken from the rivers 
(Saco and Ossipee), and some big red-spot trout were 
captured last winter through the ice on several of our 
siirrounding ponds. I hear also that a goodly number of 
pickerel, some of them huge fellows, have rewarded 
anglers through the summer on moose pond, Denmark, 
about twelve miles distant. On the whole, our waters 
bear up nobly, but it should be remembered that there 
is a tremendous drain on their resources, and there is 
need of all the artificial aid possible. 
But in my judgment, as before intimated, it is for the 
ruffed grouse that we have cause to feel the deepest con- 
cern, and upon all those who have had the patience to 
worry down through this article I would respectfully 
urge the necessity of doing something in its behalf be- 
fore it is too late. ^Let us all give the matter careful con- 
sideration, and if it be found, as would anpear. that the 
bird is actually in danger of extinction, then should we 
promntlv unite in a move for its better nrotection. With 
the editor's nermis^ton I would like to hear from sports- 
men eyervwhere. briefly stating the numbers of the grouse 
in their rpsr>ective sections as comnared with former sea- 
,snns. and what measures, if any. they deem necessary to 
check the growing scarcity of this king of Fame birds. 
Templar. 
Massachusetts Game Interests, 
BosTON^, Sept. 21. — Editor Forest and Stream: I de- 
sire to mention an omission in my recent letter naming 
some of the trophies in Mr. Kinney's residence. I should 
have stated that they were all gathered as the result of 
Mr. Kinney's skill as a nimrod. He has informed me 
that he has had a multitude of letters from persons hav- 
ing such things to sell, which goes to show that many 
of your readers are not conversant with his methods. 
He gathers his trophies by his personal eflPort in the 
field and is not a collector. 
In a letter just received from him he writes that he 
is in receipt of a great many calls for posters and ab- 
stracts of the game laws — about fifty a day on the aver- 
age — this notwithstanding our State Commissioners have 
had twice the usual number printed for general distri- 
bution. T have sent nut from this office more than r.ooo 
copies of the new bird law besides several hundred post- 
ers and conies of abstracts. 
These increased calls indicate a widespread interest 
amoncr the snortsinen of the State in the rare of yout 
fish and pnmt. especially the game birds. Many peopk 
sunnosp thM flip expense for this educational work is 
borne hv the State. On the contrary, everv dollar the 
Association has ever expended, pi*-her in this work or 
in nrnspriition. has bepn derived from private individ- 
ua't^ in thp wnv ci" mpmb'-rshin fppq npcl vpqriv dues-. 
AH pnortsmen of p"r f^tatp shoidd be w'Mitip- to aid and 
ther" is no wav In which thev can more efiFpchVely assist 
in thp sroort Work than bv enrolling themselves on our 
list of merribers. The admission is $5 and yearly d 'es 
are the same. 
Sr>me may sav: "T pn out of the State for game sjd 
fish." Very good. Such have reascai to be thankful, and 
at the same time, with the generous impulses which 
every good sportsman experiences and which are char- 
acteristic of sportsmen as a class, they should not for- 
get that there are hundreds of devotees of rod and gun 
who must have their recreation near home or go with- 
out it. 
Very few have an adeqtiate idea of the possibilities of 
the State of Massachusetts to produce fish and game. 
Since it has been made illegal to shoot deer they have 
become much more numerous. This is one ilustration of 
what may be done. A few days since I visited the Whit- 
tier homestead, between the city of Haverhill and Ames- 
bury, and was told that a deer had been into a garden in 
the neighborhood. Mr. J. M. Stevenson, of Pittsfield, 
has informed me that according to what he believed to 
be reliable reports there had been seen in that section 
not less than twenty deer. Similar accounts come from 
other parts of the State. In some towns the wooded- 
area is greatly in excess of what it was a quarter of a 
century ago, and game of all kinds woukL I believe, be 
more abundant than formerly but for the vastly greater 
number who seek it and the wonderful improvement in 
guns, etc. The State has extensive covers and is well 
supplied with rivers, brooks and ponds. If our State 
Board of Fish and Game Commissioners are enabled to 
apply modern methods in developing our resources great 
improvement in the existing .conditions may reasonably 
be expected within a few years. Chairman Collins tells 
me he is looking after cases of pollution of streams by 
sawdust. This is work in the right direction. It has 
been a matter of general knowledge that for several 
years some of the best trout streams in the State have 
been almost denuded of fish by the neglect of mill owners 
to live up to the requirements of the statutes. 
The chairman also tells me that gratifying reports are 
coming in respecting the general observance of the game 
ive feature of our plan is that restrictions apply to every- 
body alike, and when open at all it is open to the general 
public' 
"Members of our Association will be glad to know 
that President Wiggin and the librarian, Dr. Brangan, 
have returned much refreshed from a three weeks' trip 
to the Maine woods, coming out by way of Quebec and 
the Gulf of St, Lawrence. Vice-President W. S. Hin- 
man has recently returned from a Western trip and the 
Hon. J. Russell Reed left last night with his dog Dick 
for a few weeks' bird shooting in Maine. 
"Posters and abstracts of the Massachusetts fish and 
game laws may be had on application to ine at S Park 
Square, Boston. Henry H. Kimball, 
"Secretary Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective Asr 
sociation." 
Canadian Moose for New 2^aland. 
We find in the London Illustrated Sporting and 
Dramatic News the accompanying illustration of a herd 
of moose calves, with the note of their shipment: "About 
a year ago the New Zealand Government decided to at- 
tempt the acclimatization of the North American moose, 
and entered into correspondence on the subject with the 
sister colony of Canada. The Government at Ottawa at 
once signified its intention of assisting the project by 
all means in its power, and entered into correspondence 
with Mr. C. C. Chipman, Chief Commissioner of the 
Hudson Bay Company. The Jatter gentleman set in mo- 
tion the machinery of the H. B. C, whose ramifications 
extend over half a continent, with the result that a 'baker's 
dozen' of calves were gathered in from Lake Manitoba 
district by employees of the 'Great Company.' The baby 
moose were led into captivity at a very early age — 
A BUNCH OF CAfTADIAN MOOSE FOR NEW ZEALAND. 
laws in some portions of the State, and he thinks a vig- 
orous enforcement of the laws is looked for by many 
who have not heretofore been as scrupulous as they might 
be in complying with them. The president of one active 
club writes that his club proposes to put a warden in 
the field very soon. 
Probably it is unnecessary to inform your readers that 
it is unlawful to kill woodcock or partridge in this State 
fore Oct. I, and that for three years they must not be 
sold at any season. I will only add an extract from my 
letter, as published in the Boston Herald of yesterday, 
which will, I think, be of interest to some of your readers 
I who do not see that paper : 
"The new posters which have been issued by the Mas- 
' sachusetts Fish and Game Protective Association con- 
tain the following summary of the Lacey bill, enacted by 
Congress last winter, which will be of especial interest 
to game dealers; 
" "United States laws relating to shipping game. All 
packages containing dead animals, birds or parts thereof 
shipped by interstate commerce must be plainly marked 
with name and address of shipper and nature of con- 
tents. Penalty on shipper, carrier and consignee not 
over $200. Penalty on common carrier for transporting 
game killed in violation of laws of State in which killed 
or from which its export is prohibited, $200.' 
"I am in receipt of a letter from A. C. Sylvester, presi- 
dent of the North Attleboro Fish and Game Association, 
in which he informs me that his Association is planning 
to hold a sportsman's shoxv and fair in Wamsutta Opera 
House, North Attleboro, Nov. 16 to 24 next. He says: 
'We propose to have the best thing of the kind ever 
seen (outside the great cities), and you know that when 
we set out we generally get there. We shall show live 
animals, fi.sh, birds and everything pertaining to sport on 
streams and in forests. There will be all the features of 
a fair, with change of stage programme every evening.' 
"The Association is not yet a j'ear old, its birthday 
being Jan. i. iqoo, and it now numbers iii active mem- 
bers. _ Its_ method of work is laid out upon broad lines 
and its aims are unselfish, and are thus explained by 
President Sylvester: 
"We do all our work with the distinct pledge that 
the p-eneral public have all the rights pertaining to 
rnembers. We stock streams, etc., and make 'restric- 
tions for protection which aooly to everybody alike. 
When we are unable to apply State game laws we lease 
property and apply the Jaws of trespass, but the distinct- 
soon after they were dropped, in fact. They were hand- 
reared for six or eight months on chopped food, fresh- 
vegetables, fruit, etc., care being taken to get them 
sufficiently tame to stand the long journey before them. 
They are about evenly divided as far as sex is con- 
cerned; and were shipped off about a month ago, in charge 
of an experienced Hudson Bay Company official. Our 
illustration is from a photograph taken in the stock yards 
of the Manitoba &; Northwestern Railway Company at 
Portage la Prairie, and shows the final round-up of the 
infant herd previously to their long railway journey of 
1,600 miles to the Pacific Coast, Here they embark on 
the steamship Aorangi for a further sea voyage of a 
month or more, to the Antipodes. Good luck go with 
them!" 
The Ktppewa Moose Country. 
MiNEOLA, N. Y., Sept. i2,.~Editor Forest and Stream: 
I understand that the law on moose will be off on Oct. t 
of this year in the Province of Ontario,, Canada, Deux 
Rivieres, a small station some twenty miles east of Mat- 
tawa, on the C. P. R. R,, is quite a rendezvous for sports- 
men and a starting point for many hunting parties. To 
avoid mutual annoyance, I would ask you to publish for 
the benefit of such of your readers as are planning a trip 
in that region the fact that our club, the Caughnawana 
Fishing and Hunting Club, has leased all of the Magans- 
sippi territory from about eighteen miles north of the 
Ottawa R iver clear to the Kippewa waters, in the Prov- 
ince of Quebec, and that all persons who are not mem- 
bers of the said cUib are respectfully requested not to 
trespass upon the club lands. 
I do this because last .vear a number of persons were 
greatly d'sappointed at our insisting upon their leaving 
that territory. The Kipoewa waters, which bound our 
leased lands on the north, embr.nce the most celebrated 
moose_ country in that part of Canada and we desire to 
avoid if possible having people go up there and unwit- 
tingly trespass upon ns to their and our own annoyance. 
Halstead Scudper, Sec'y-Treas. 
STi oott ti gf R csorts. 
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pages of Forest ANn Stream the best no^stlile agpncy 
for acquainting sportsmen with what attractions, their 
districts have for shooters. 
