Oct. 13, 1906.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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Alabama Game and Fish Protection. 
Huntsville, Ala., Oct. 1 .—Editor Forest and 
Stream: Virtually speaking, Alabama is practi¬ 
cally without game protection at this writing. 
However, there is a popular interest on foot now 
to establish game lesiglation that will be second 
to none when inaugurated. This we hope to 
succeed in securing during the next session of 
our legislature, which convenes in December this 
year. In 1899 a game law was passed by the 
legislature, but it seemed that public sentiment 
was largely against it at that time and in con¬ 
sequence of which counties began to repeal the 
existing law which resulted in almost a total 
emasculation of same, only six counties in the 
state remained that did not repeal the law pro¬ 
tecting its game. In these the law was not en¬ 
forced, and natural results followed. 
Since Alabama was the only state in the South 
that did not have some order of game protec¬ 
tion, market and pot hunters of every description 
invaded our territory and abused their privilege 
in every way imaginable. In a few years this 
onslaught of game butchers began to tell on what 
was once a paradise for sportsmen, for in a short 
while longer, if tolerated, our sportsmen will be 
compelled to seek foreign territory for the pleas¬ 
ure afield they once enjoyed at home, on account 
of the depleted condition of our forests, fields 
and streams. 
With these facts confronting us, we began this 
year to organize for a crusade against this whole¬ 
sale destruction of our game, and I am pleased 
to announce that public sentiment now is up in 
arms against the very measure it favored a few 
years ago. We have every reason to be assured 
that the movement inaugurated by the Alabama 
Game and Fish Protective Association will be 
successful. 
We have profited by the experience and wis¬ 
dom of other states relative to the game we hope 
to put into effect, by selecting the best features 
of all of them that we have had access to. Our 
policy is to establish a law that will carry with 
it all the necessary protection to our game, with¬ 
out working a hardship on our local sportsmen 
and land owners. When once installed, strong 
measures will be used to enforce the law as pro¬ 
vided, and we hope to enjoy the best of results 
from same. J. M. Kirkpatrick, Secretary. 
Appended are some items clipped from the 
local papers which may be of interest to 
hunters of big game: 
A party who hunted last week in the neigh¬ 
borhood of the Gaff Topsails, secured, so it is 
reported, a very large black bear. The geese 
have begun to come out of the country, and in 
the neighborhood of Random sound are very 
plentiful. Mr. Soper, of Britannia Cove, one 
evening last week, got five very fine ones. 
There are more sportsmen on the caribou 
grounds at present than at any time since the 
opening of the railway; and during the next 
two weeks it is expected that at least one 
hundred more will be on the grounds. The deer 
have not come south in. great numbers to date, 
though last week fairly good sport was had at 
Gander lake, Patrick’s marsh and Howley. 
By yesterday’s Bruce about twenty good heads 
were shipped, they having been secured by 
American sportsmen at the foregoing places. 
At Union Siding a monster stag was killed Fri¬ 
day last, which weighed in the vicinity of 450 
pounds. The antlers, however, were poor, 
though large. 
Dr. H. H. Longstaff, wife and son arrived 
here Sunday. 
Dr. Steele, of U. S. A., hunted caribou along 
Morris’ brook, near North Branch, where he 
secured one fine head. 
Mr. J. P. Hazard, of Rhode Island, hunted 
around Aides pond, and returned home Friday. 
He secured one head with twenty-six points. 
Mr. G. M. Phelps and Mr. N. Edgar, of New 
York, who hunted caribou around Sandy pond, 
returned home Friday with three heads. 
Mr. W. A. Tateum,- of Michigan, arrived at 
Log Cabin Sunday and is now hunting caribou 
between there and Grand lake. 
Mr. Daniels and son, of Massachusetts, had 
great success hunting caribou af Terra Nova. 
They secured six heads, the largest of which 
carried thirty-eight points. 
Messrs. Sydney M. Williams and S. P. Shaw, 
Jr., of Boston, returned home Friday after 
spending a fortnight in Sandy pond region, 
where they secured one fine head. 
Mr. John Bryant and Mr. H. FI. Fay, who 
were hunting along the Upper Humber region, 
returned to New York last week. 
Messrs. J. T. Nevin. E. C. Smith and C. A. 
Atwell, of Pittsburg, who fished and hunted 
around Sandy pond, returned home Friday. Mr. 
Shiras, who came here with the same party to 
hunt caribou with camera, returns to-day. 
Mr. H. A. Jarvis, of New York, accompanied 
by his secretary, Mr. C. S.' Gadsen, went up 
country yesterdav to hunt caribou. 
Messrs. M. W. Hall, F G. Mason, C. A. 
Colley and J. J. O’Neil, of Connecticut, returned 
home Friday, after spending a fortnight in 
Birchy pond region, where they secured three 
caribou. The heads were the best we have seen 
this year, and contained 22, 28 arid 24 points. 
Dr. G. R. Pisek, Dr. R. L. Loughran, of New 
York, and Dr. Tinkham. of Vermont, went to 
Stephenville Monday. They went up country 
on the nth and hunted caribou on the eastern 
side of Grand lake, where they secured nine 
fairly good heads, and enjoyed the sport. 
Mr. Henry Bigelow and his young wife, of 
New York, came to town Saturday night. They 
had been on a trip to the interior, having left 
here on Aug. 18. The trip to Millertown was 
made by rail, and from there went inland 80 
miles by way of Red Indian lake, Loyd’s lake 
and George IV. lake, and twelve miles beyond 
there. Mr. J. A. Pennel was their guide. They 
saw a great many caribou and captured three 
for food. Three bears were seen and one of 
them was secured. Mrs. Bigelow is the first 
woman to visit that part of the country. She 
has been accustomed to camp life, and on this 
trip packed her load over the barrens, and took 
her place in the canoe by paddling, etc. 
Birds in no Danger. 
Host of exceedingly harmless shooting party— 
Look ’ere, Mac. These gents ’ave to return to 
town end of the week. Would it do the birds 
any ’arm to drive the ground again day after to¬ 
morrow ? 
Macdougal—Dod, man, ye rnicht drive it the 
morn’s morn. Fleein’ aboot canna hurt them !— 
Punch. 
WATCHING FOR CARIBOU ON THE MARSH, NEWFOUNDLAND. 
Photo by Dr. S. T. Davis (Shongo). 
