Oct. 13, 1906.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
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nonge county at the time of the exchange of 
ouananiche spawn for that of the Canadian red 
trout. _ 1 he then New Hampshire and Vermont 
commissioners, accompanied by General Henry, 
paid a visit to Sand Lake on Mr. Simpson’s 
preserve. Mr. J itcomb remained in camp one 
day while Mr. Wentworth and his guides went 
fishing up the lake. Mr. Wentworth had thought 
of taking his rifle with him, for it is a great bear 
country. Finally, however, the weapon was left 
behind. Sure enough, Bruin was not only seen 
by the fishermen, but afforded a splendid shot 
to the gunless sportsmen. Mr. Wentworth re¬ 
turned to camp and sorrowfully related the 
story. Mr. Titcomb listened with interest and 
finally inquired of his brother commissioner 
from New Hampshire what fly he had used as 
a dropper. “A red ibis,” replied Mr. Went¬ 
worth. ‘‘Well,” said Mr. Titcomb, “this is the 
first time I ever heard of a man going fishing 
for bear with a red ibis!” 
of Colonization. Mines and Fisheries of the 
Province of Quebec, Hon. Jean Prevost, who 
while not inclined to any radical change in the 
policy of leasing certain available fish and game 
territories, is determined to limit the territories 
so disposed of, and to leave a certain amount of 
unleased territory in, every section of the coun¬ 
try, available for those hunting or fishing under 
the authority of a license only. 
A Red Ibis and a Bear. 
When speaking the other day in this column 
of the introduction of ouananiche into parts of 
Canada from New Plampshire. I omitted to tell 
a good story told of the visit of Mr. J. W. 
Titcomb and Mr. Nat. Wentworth to Maski- 
TEN FEET FROM TIP TO TIP. 
maligning a perfect stranger, if I myself had not 
been deceived. I feel very sorry, indeed, that I 
caused Mr. Notman, unwittingly though it was, 
such annoyance, and feel confident that he will 
accept the above explanation in the same spirit 
as it is tendered. As far as I can learn, the fact 
that Mr. Notman sold a camp to Mr. Wagstafif 
(an American angler), is the sole foundation for 
the whole story. W. J. Carroll. 
Fish and Fishing. 
Private Preserves and Public Opinion. 
There can be no doubt that the leasing of vast 
blocks of country to private individuals or clubs 
for sporting purposes is becoming more and 
more unpopular in this country. None but those 
who can afford to lease territories for themselves 
or to join clubs holding such leases, are in favor 
of the present system, which certainly draws a 
broad dividing line between wealthy sportsmen 
and those who are possessed of a smaller extent 
of this world’s goods. On the other hand, too 
little credit is often accorded to the fish and 
game clubs and private lessees of fishing and 
hunting rights for the valuable assistance they 
have given to the cause of fish and game pro¬ 
tection. There are large sections of the province 
of Quebec where the fishing and hunting is 
better to-day than it was a score of years ago, 
thanks altogether to the protection afforded fish 
and game on neighboring preserves. 
The same object might have been attained by 
the setting apart of more large sections of land 
as government forest, fish and game preserves, 
on the plan of the Laurentides National Park. 
But the guardianship of these necessitates a 
large public outlay, and the province has so far 
had its fish and game protected for it by a 
number of its lessees of fishing and hunting 
territories, much better than it could possibly 
have done it for itself, and has been in re¬ 
ceipt at the same time of a good revenue in the 
shape of rentals. Where the original mistake 
was probably made was in leasing such large 
tracts of country, in many instances, to private 
individuals or clubs, that little or no opportunity 
was left in some sections of the country for the 
sportsman of small means to enjoy the fishing 
and hunting of his own country. There are also 
sections of country which are practically value¬ 
less to all visiting sportsmen, save those holding 
leases in the neighborhood, because of the 
monopoly of the sport enjoyed by these latter. 
The railway companies have realized this fact 
and have plainly told the government that there 
is no longer any object for them to advertise 
the attractions of such localities. The error is 
also fully appreciated by the present Minister 
This story calls to mind another bear fishing 
anecdote, in addition to those which I have re¬ 
lated in a previous letter. Admiring the beauti¬ 
ful lustre upon a bearskin covering a table in 
Mr. Simpson’s elegant Canadian home at Lake 
Carolus, I inquired where he had got it, and 
elicited the following story: He was ascending 
one of his big lakes on a very misty morning, 
when being on the lookout for a certain well- 
known rock, it gradually came into view through 
the mist, appearing much larger than usual. It 
was soon seen that something was perched upon 
it, and it did not take long to see that the 
something was a bear, fishing for his breakfast. 
The canoe was carefully held in position, while 
the occupants watched the operations of Master 
Bruin. One after another he was seen to scoop 
out the big trout on the narrow spawning bed 
in which the rock was situated, and when it was 
thought that he had wrought destruction enough 
and that his methods had been sufficiently proved 
to warrant his destruction, a well directed bullet 
put an end to his lawless fishing out of season, 
for Mr. Simpson had not depended upon his red 
ibis when he went out that morning for bear. 
E. T. D. Chambers. 
MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK ANGLERS’ CLUB IN CENTRAL PARK. 
From left to right they are: G. M. L. La Branche, Charles Stepath, President A. B. Lawrence, and C. G. Levison. 
