Oct. 26, 1912 
FOREST AND STREAM 
545 
Resorts for Sportsmen. 
Florida. 
Oakland Hotel 
OAKLAND, FLA. 
On shore of the charming Lake Apopka, second largest 
lake in Florida. 
The Sportsman’s Opportunity. —Where he can 
get his full bag every day of Quail, Duck, Jacksnipe, 
Osweso llass. Brim and Trout. In a territory not 
overcrowded and little shot over. 
The inau from Missouri is the one we want be¬ 
cause we will show him or refuse his money. 
Climate delightful. Write now for terms and reserva¬ 
tion, information or booklet to 
OAKLAND HOTEL. 
Winter Sport with Rod and Gun 
Sportsmen, spend your winter vacation here. Good 
shooting; thousands of ducks; plenty of quail. Both 
fresh and salt water fishing can be had within a short 
distance of the house. Booklet sent free. Correspond¬ 
ence invited. Address 
THE RENDEZVOUS, Homosassa, Florida, 
T. D. BRIGGS, Proprietor. 
QUAIL - TURKEY—DUCK—DEER 
Located on Indian River, 174 miles south of Jacksonville. 
Dogs, guides and horses furnished. Black bass fishing. 
Reasonable rates. New management. A delightful place to 
take your wife. 
COCOA HOUSE, Cocoa, Florida 
Maine. 
MACHIAS LAKE CAMPS, Ashland, Me. 
Best Moose and Deer hunting in Maine. Remote camps. 
MACHIAS LAKE CAMPS, W. P. McNally, Prop. 
Minnesota. 
MUSCALLONGE GALORE 
Over 40 lakes, accommodations for 80 guests. Bass 
and Mnscallonge fishing at the door. Write for 
28 page booklet. Bus meets all trains at 
PINE CONE CAMP 
D*ra«t, Hubbard Covinty - MJrvn. 
Maryland. 
BEST BASS FISHING 
On Atlantic Coast 
Kent Island Narrows - - Md. 
There are reasons, ask why. Best accommodations. 
Easy of access. ;: ;: :: Booklet, etc. 
FISHERMAN'S INN 
C. J. B. MITCHELL. Prop. Chester P.O., R.D., Md 
Newfoundland. 
NEWFOUNDLAND 
LOG CABIN HOTEL 
Spruce Brook ... Newfoundland 
Salmon fishing. Caribou hunting. Canoeing. 
Motor boating. Lovely scenery. Every comfort, 
but no frills. Terms moderate. Guides, licenses 
and all, provided. 
New Jersey. 
OAK COURT HOTEL, Lakewood, N. J. 
Located in the Pine Belt. A family hotel, notable for a 
quiet air of domesticity and a homelike atmosphere. 
Booklet. Open October 16th to May 15th. 
E. E. SPANGENBERG, Manager. 
have been lighted on our tongues. “Say, boys,” 
called Lon from his boat, “I think there is a 
bottle of pop under the head of the Lizzie. Row 
back and get it, will you.” On the instant we 
were cast adrift, and the next were headed back 
for the motor boat, four oars out and pulling as 
if in a regatta. 
We found the bottle and were on the way 
back with it when in a moment of selfishness 
Stuart and I decided that we would get in our 
work first. It was a case of a pint of ginger 
pop among three thirsty men, you know; also 
two votes to one in favor of opening the bottle 
in our boat. So you see we were confronted 
with great temptation. As the elder in our boat 
I was deputized to act as master of ceremonies. 
I bad just succeeded in clearing the patent top 
and was in the act of contemplating the contents 
through the neck of the bottle when a bunch of 
coot headed directly for us. I sat down the 
bottle carefully and quickly as possible. We both 
grabbed our guns and let ’em go. 
With his first barrel Lon from his boat 
brought down the old drake leader, throwing the 
whole flock into confusion. Three times the 
birds came across us, passing and re-passing, 
vainly seeking their lost chieftain, and every 
time we fed them lead. Once they came so low 
that we could almost reach them with our guns. 
Stuart in his excitement tried it and pulled 
trigger without putting the butt to his shoulder. 
Yes, it happened. 
Two broken teeth, snapped short off, and a 
split lip, but curiously enough Stuart got his 
bird. This made him forget his damaged face 
for the time. The bird was only wounded, and 
it was out oars and after him. 
Stuart, hot with excitement and pain from 
his hurts, jumped up into the bow of the boat 
and began banging away in most reckless fash¬ 
ion, never at any time coming within ten feet 
of the coot, which creature had started off as 
if he had business on the other side of the Atlan¬ 
tic. Finally, I managed to swing the boat broad¬ 
side for the moment, giving me a chance to 
shoot, and as the coot came up on the crest of 
a wave and was outlined against the sky, I gave 
him a barrel. That particular hunt was over. 
During the battle, fully fifteen shots were fired 
from both boats, and as for that last coot, more 
lead was expended on him than on any other bird 
that fall. 
And that bottle of pop! When the shooting 
was over and the dead collected, we found the 
bottle resting gently on its side on the bottom 
of the boat, every drop of its contents spilled. 
Remarks and explanations by all three were im¬ 
mediately in order, but our thirst, needless to 
say, went right on accumulating. 
Tuesday found us repacking the little trunk, 
this time thoughtful and slow, for our holiday 
was at an end. How we hated to pack up, but 
there was no escape. You all know how it is; 
you’ve all been there. 
Mrs. Lon surely did the honors that day in 
the little kitchen. It was a splendid feed. All 
too soon we found ourselves back on the plat¬ 
form of the little station. Then came the train, 
a good-bye to Lon until next season, and we 
were on our way hack to Boston. 
An advertiser shouldn’t think of coming into 
the sportsman’s field without employing the 
columns of Forest and Stream. 
Resorts for Sportsmen. 
North Carolina. 
NORTH CAROLINA 
Center of Winter 
out-of-door life in 
the Middle South. 
Four excellent Hotels — 52 cottages — The 
Carolina opens November 30, 1912 
Holly Inn opens January 10; Berkshire and 
Harvard open January 15. 
SPECIAL RATES DURING DECEMBER 
AND JANUARY 
18-hole golf courses and 6-hole practice 
course, tennis, livery and saddle horses, model 
dairy, shooting preserve, trap shooting. 
Good Roads in a radius 
of 50 miles or more 
Through Pullman Serw’ce from New York via 
Seaboard Air Line. Only one night out from 
New York. Boston, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and 
Cincinnati. 
Send for illustrated booklet giving full information. 
Pinehurst General Office - - - Pinehurst 
Leonard Tufts, Owner - - Boston, Mass. 
HUNTER’S LODGE! 
Good Quail Shooting! 
Choice accommodations for ladies and gentlemen. 
Best Chef south of Potomac 
Terms: $3.00 per day; $75.00 per month. 
GEN’L FRANK A. BOND - - Buies, N. C. 
PINE TOP LODGE 
Halifax County .... North Carolina 
Finest quail country in the Old North State. Thousands 
of acres and tens of thousands of quail. Guides, dogs, 
teams, telegraph and telephone. Fine automobile roads. 
Leave New York at night and arrive at Halifax follow¬ 
ing noon. Bring your wife and have rare sport in the 
Sunny South. Till Nov. 1st, address C. & L. P. Blow, 
at Virginia Beach. After Nov. 1, at Tillery, Halifax 
County, N. C. 
GEESE, DUCK and SWAN. 
Season opens Nov. 1st. 
We are expert wildfowlers’ guides, and can find the birds. 
Gcod rigs and accommodations. (This property is for 
sale. Look it over.) 
L. R. & M. B. WHITE, Sea Gull, Currituck Co., N. C. 
GOOD DUCK SHOOTING. —Battery and Blinds. 
C. S. WHITE, Currituck, N. C. 
New York. 
DEER AND BEAR 
Shooting for the big game man and plenty of partridge for the 
spread shot preferent; one night’s ride from New York City. 
In Heart of the Adirondacks 
This is the place for shooting in comfort, beds that rest you and 
food that is a joy to the inner man. 
BEAR MOUNTAIN CAMP 
J. M. BALDERSON. Proprietor 
Cranberry Lake - - - Wanakena P. 0., N. Y. 
DUCKSHOOTERS — I have good accommodations for 
point shooting. The most comfortable shooting. Stay 
aboard of auxiliary sloop near feeding ground to gave 
early rising if preferred. Write number in party and 
dates preferred. Ernest P. Hulse, East Moriches, L, I. 
W. J. O'Neil, proprietor, and Hammond, guide; good board and 
first-class accommodations. Good bird dogs and hounds. 
Centerville Station, Sullivan Co., N. Y. 
