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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Oct. 13, 1906. 
Carrying Game Across New Jersey. 
State of New Jersey Fish and Game Com¬ 
missioners, Long Branch, Oct. 8.— Editor Forest 
and Stream: I beg to advise you in answer to 
your favor of the 6th, that the rule adopted 
by the Commission several years ago, relative 
to shipment of game across or through the 
State of New Jersey, has not been changed. 
The Commission's intention of the law was to 
have it apply only to game killed in New Jersey. 
Where parties can satisfy the wardens that the 
game was killed out of the State of New Jersey 
they are not molested. When commenting upon 
this, however, yon should take pains to make it 
very clear that the parties must have some 
evidence that the game was killed from with¬ 
out the state, by letter, railroad ticket or some- 
tiling of that sort from another state. Being on 
a through train that does not stop within the 
borders of the state until it reaches- Jersey City, 
is sufficient proof. You may not be aware of 
the fact, but hundreds of people are evading the 
laws of our state daily during the season, and 
take advantage of our rules in this matter to 
evade the law. 
Protection of deer was extended last winter 
for three years more, and of course the month 
of October is a closed season anyhow. We 
have positive evidence that two deer were 
killed in the northern part of the state this 
week, right on the borders of one of our large 
preserves. This was in Sussex county, near tile 
Water Gap. It is hardly possible to believe, 
with the few deer that there are in Jersey, and 
with the large penalty for killing them unlaw¬ 
fully that is imposed, that there would be any 
persons who would dare to do such a thing. 
Having strict laws upon the books, does nor 
deter rascals from violating the law. It is only 
the constant vigilance of the wardens and the 
occasional catching of a violator that prevents 
game from being exterminated. 
Benj. P. Morris, President. 
Small Game Near Des Moines. 
Des Moines, Iowa, Oct. 4.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: There is an evident increase in quail 
this year. The season has been rather dry since 
the first of April, hence no drowning of young 
broods. During the state fair 1 met people from 
different parts of the state who spoke encourag¬ 
ingly of the prospects for sport. The weather is 
very warm here yet, wjth plenty of feed and fine 
weather. There is every chance for young quail 
to be in good condition for the open season. 
As this state is thickly settled, except ip the 
northern tier of counties, prairie chickens have 
been scarce for many years; but farmers in 
central Iowa tell me that not in ten years previous 
have they seen so many of these birds as this 
season. Sportsmen here are accustomed to go to 
northern Iowa, Minnesota and the Dakotas for 
chicken shooting. We do not usually see many 
here until after the heavy snows and cold weather 
have driven them down from the above places; 
then we cannot legally shoot them, it being the 
close season. They are so wild then that a gun¬ 
ner could not get in shooting distance. 
I do not believe it would pay sportsmen to come 
here from a distance to hunt quail and chickens 
as there are not enoueh of them. Nearly every 
fanner and his boys keep guns, and the cities and 
towns send out hordes of gunners, who soon 
quickly thin out the coveys. The genuine sports¬ 
men generally respect the game laws; but in my 
river trips I have frequently come across farmer 
boys with quail in their pockets killed out of sea¬ 
son. The weather is too warm as yet to bring 
the ducks down to northern Iowa lakes. Only 
light frosts have occurred yet. 
Farmer boys report having seen large numbers 
of young rabbits, more than ever before. There 
being no closed season on them, we will begin 
to go after them as soon as cooler weather will 
permit of tramping. Untold thousands of bun¬ 
nies are brought into our markets during every 
winter. It is great sport hunting them in the 
early winter days. 
I have heard of no dissatisfaction with the 
game laws except that decent .sportsmen would 
like to see a gun license law enacted, helping to 
shut out many $2.98 gunners from roaming about 
the country, shooting every bird of any kind in 
sight. R. L. Blair. 
Back from the Arctic. 
Mr. and MrS. Max Fleischman, of Cincinnati, 
arrived in New York city, Oct. 3, on the steam¬ 
ship Oceanic, after spending nearly a year abroad. 
After their marriage last winter they went to the 
West Indies, and from there to Tromsoe, Nor¬ 
way, where the steam whaler Laura was chart¬ 
ered and arrangements made for a cruise to 
Greenland. The Laura sailed on June 15 with 
the Fleischmans, several of their friends, and a 
crew of nineteen on board. The ice pack was 
so heavy that they failed to make a landing on 
the Greenland coast, and the ship was fast in the 
ice for six weeks, after which she put back and 
the party stopped on Shannon island until Sept. 
15, when they returned to Tromsoe, leaving three 
of the crew on Jayman island to collect rare 
specimens of birds and animals. They will be 
taken off next summer, when another cruise will 
be made by the Fleischmans. 
Twenty-three polar bears, thirty reindeer, sev¬ 
eral blue foxes and seals, and a large number of 
arctic waterfowl were Shot by the party, Mrs. 
Fleischman killing one of the bears from the 
Laura's decks, while two cubs were caught alive 
and brought back to this city. They will be 
sent on to Cincinnati; one of them to the Zoo¬ 
logical Gardens, and the other to the Fleischman 
home. 
Mississippi a Mecca for Sportsmen. 
Yazoo City, Miss., Oct. 1.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The outlook for the perpetuation of 
that exhilarating and healthful outdoor recreation 
called sport was never more flattering in Mis¬ 
sissippi than at the present time. The new game 
law surpasses any statute passed by any Southern 
state. It places a bag limit of twenty birds and 
one deer, and- prohibits the export and sale of 
game at all times. A non-resident license of 
$20 is exacted from visiting sportsmen, not by 
any means for any hostile motive, but for the 
purpose of carrying out the provisions of the new 
law. Visiting sportsmen will find a mecca east 
of Yazoo City in the hills where the fields teem 
with quail, and there seems to be no end to their 
productiveness, for the coveys this season are 
greater in,number, and contain the largest num¬ 
ber of birds that I have ever seen; in fact, I 
am almost led to believe some have raised two 
broods. Our trespass laws are not severe and 
the farmers are always willing to show sports¬ 
men every courtesy. 
West of here in Delta are to'be found Virginia 
deer in abundance which I am sorry to say are 
hunted with hounds, still-hunting being almost 
unheard of here. There are also to be found 
gray, black and fox squirrels and wild turkeys, 
which are killed from behind blinds over live 
decoys with splendid success. In the small lakes 
are to be found the wily black bass, croppie, rock 
bass and numerous varieties of sun perch. 
M. Carroll. 
Conditions in Utah. 
Salt Lake City, Utah, Oct. 3.— Editor Forest 
and Stream: The principal shooting we have at 
this season of the year is the wild water fowl, 
various kinds of ducks, geese and snipe, together 
with a short season on quail during the first ten 
days in October. This snort, however, is not very 
encouraging to non-residents from the fact that 
most of the shooting grounds and swamps are 
occupied by private clubs nearly all over the state, 
and unless one belongs to one of these clubs it 
is difficult to get any good shooting, and if a 
non-resident should have a membership in any of 
these clubs, be would have a license fee of $25 
to nay for shooting privilege. 
The game laws are being fairly well respected 
and enforced; nevertheless, we have our share of 
pot hunters and market shooters. 
Our grouse and other game is of little con¬ 
sequence at the present time. The late rains 
last spring seem to have killed most of the eggs 
of the sage hen, blue grouse, ruffed grouse and 
sharptail grouse, or western prairie chicken. Our 
deer are now under a close season for four years, 
tw'O years of which are yet to run. 
Water fowl prospects are above the average 
this season,. but aside from this class of game 
there would be little inducement for the visiting 
or even the resident sportsmen. 
John Sharp, 
State Fish and Game Commissioner. 
Sooners at Work in Florida. 
Jackonville, Fla., Oct. 1.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: Some of the “sooners’’ have been shoot¬ 
ing quail for the past three or four weeks, and 
still no one has been arrested. It is a shame 
the way the game laws are violated in this state, 
but it seems impossible to arouse the county 
commissioners of this (Duval) county sufficiently 
to make them allow a decent salary to a game 
warden and see that he does his duty. The 
present game warden offered a reward of $10 to 
anyone who would furnish evidence sufficient to 
convict after two or three complaints had been 
made in the newspapers against sooners. 
Imagine the extent to which this munificent 
reward will retard these so-called sportsmen. 
I have been informed quail are quite plentiful, 
and hope this is true. 
The blacks do practically no damage to the 
quail. The market hunter and the tourist were 
the ones who, in past years, thinned them out. 
The law passed at the last session of the legis¬ 
lature prohibits the sale of quail and also cuts 
down the number each man may kill in a day. 
Prohibiting the sale of game by market hunters 
is, in my opinion, one of the best protective 
measures ever passed by our legislature. With 
game wardens earning decent salaries and com¬ 
pelled to do their duty, there is no reason why 
the sportsmen of the state should not enjoy good 
shooting for years to come. 
One of the drawbacks has been that the game 
laws have never been taken seriously, and are 
not to-day. A dismissal of a case on some slight 
technicality or a fine of a few dollars will never 
remedy the evil. We have plenty, and to spare, 
of game laws on the books, but they are like too 
many laws in this and other states—a good thing 
to have on the statutes, but a mighty poor thing 
to put into practice. George A. Irwin. 
Long Island Game. 
Center Moriches, L. 1 ., Oct. 3.— Editor Forest 
and Stream: There are quite a few black ducks 
here—-fully as many as last year—and more of 
them were hatched out here during the season 
than in any other season in several years. The 
close season in the spring accounts for this fact, 
many old ducks remaining in our waters ever 
since last fall. There are a few redheads, and 
widgeon and quite a number of teal, but the 
latter remain in these waters for only a few days 
after the season opens. 
Some good bags were made on opening day, 
considering the sort of day it was. One party 
killed thirty-five ducks, and I had one man out 
and killed ten ducks. It is too' early yet for 
broadbills. Last spring a good many remained 
here until along in March, and as no one bothered 
them, they ought to come again this winter. 
There are more quail here now than in several 
years'. I know of seven coveys within a mile of 
where I live, and rabbits are as plentiful as even 
The biggest part of the bay is controlled by the 
Smith’s Point Gun Club, and guides have to ob¬ 
tain a license to take gunners there. They are 
very strict in regard to the game laws, and one 
of the club rules forbids any shooting on its 
territory until after sunrise. 
Opinions here are divided. Many people think 
the Brown law is all rieht, but more think it is 
an outrage to stop spring shooting. 
Charles Nielsen. 
All the fish laws of the United States and Can¬ 
ada, revised to date and now in force, are given 
in the Game Isazvs in Brief. See adv. 
