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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Aug. 19, 1911. 
Fish Exhibits. 
existence, it is a fact to rejoice over that hands 
not only able but willing have been extended 
to stay the slaughter and save what is left for 
those who come after us. 
We, therefore, and with 11s doubtless all the 
sportsmen of our land, extend our most heart¬ 
felt thanks to Messrs. Ward and Mcllhenny and 
hope their days will be long in the land of which 
they have proved to be such worthy sons. 
Forked Deer. 
Raising Wild Game. 
Waterlily, N. C, Aug. 7 .— Editor Forest and 
Stream: Yellowlegs, dowitchers, creekers, wil- 
lets and other bay birds seem to be unusually 
abundant and fat, and we are enjoying the sport 
at Currituck now. I have seen two nice flocks 
of black ducks that were raised here this sea¬ 
son and heard of several others. There are 
also quite a number of blackheads and ruddy 
ducks that spent the summer here. There are 
also four Canada geese which I often see. They 
were slightly wounded in their wings and could 
not fly well enough to reach their northern 
nesting grounds. 
Currituck and Back Bay have a splendid crop 
of the usual kinds of duck food, and we should 
therefore have good shooting when the season 
opens Nov. 1. Stopping the sale of American 
game in New York is a hard blow to the native 
hunters who depended on hunting for a living, 
as the Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington 
markets cannot begin to handle the number of 
birds usually killed at Currituck. 
There has been a big demand for foxtail, 
wild celery and smart weed seed this season, 
especially from Tennessee, Alabama, Missis¬ 
sippi, Louisiana and Florida. Many are raising 
and preparing to raise waterfowl, and if the 
same effort is made in America that has been 
made in England during the past few years, the 
United States will become in ten years the 
greatest game country on earth. There is no 
longer any doubt about the propagation of sev¬ 
eral of the best kinds of duck food from Canada 
to the extreme Southern States, and this is one 
of the important things to be considered, and, 
for the benefit of all the readers of your paper, 
would state, in my opinion, W. L. McAtee, of 
the Biological Survey, Washington, D. C., is 
the best posted man in America along this line. 
He has traveled much and made a diligent study 
of the matter for many years. 
More Anon. 
Be Moderate. 
Many sportsmen are getting in the habit of 
trying to make exceptionally large catches. It 
is quite natural that one should take pride in 
displaying one’s skill, but a note of caution 
should be sounded. Be moderate and temper 
your desire to get a barrel full of fish. Try 
to take what you really can consume with a 
relish. The day of the big catches is passing. 
Sportsmen are not now boasting of the quantity 
of their catch, but rather of the skill required 
and the pleasure derived in landing a few large 
specimens. If one boasts about his big killing 
of a hundred a day, it is almost certain that he 
will be considered by his friends as a “fish hog” 
and not a true sportsman.—St. Louis Republic. 
New Orleans, La., Aug. 10. —Editor Forest 
and Stream: The game commission at its meet¬ 
ing held this week decided that all persons using 
seines for the purpose of catching fish for sale 
or private consumption shall obtain a license and 
pay either the fee of $50 or $25, in accordance 
with the length of the seine. This law or rul¬ 
ing, however, does not apply to those who catch 
minnows or shrimp to be used as bait. This 
seining license will have to be obtained for both 
salt and fresh water fish. 
The commission, after considerable discussion, 
concluded to send its exhibit of specimens of 
fish and birds to the various parish fairs to be 
held in Louisiana during the fall and winter. It 
is also proposed in this connection to illustrate 
the exhibit with moving pictures of fish and birds 
and to give lectures. Commissioner Miller, At¬ 
torney Ponder and others will explain the exhibit 
and in this way familiarize the public with the 
purposes and work of the commission. The 
school children especially will find the exhibit 
and pictures instructive. 
The board instructed E. C. Tullian and F. T. 
Payne to inspect two sites in Washington parish 
for fish hatcheries. The board after it has re¬ 
ceived the report will select one of the places 
as the site for a large hatchery. The board 
voted in favor of a petition to prohibit the using 
of seines in Franklin parish on account of the 
scarcity of fish. 
The game commission has issued the license 
h’anks to all the sheriffs in the various parishes 
and counties, and the reports are that the sales 
have been rather larger than last year at the 
same time. These blanks are obtained several 
weeks in advance of the opening of the hunting 
season for any of the game or birds and are 
good for one year. The game wardens are re¬ 
porting good prospects. Some of the prominent 
hunters have received word of the coming this 
fall and winter of visitors from a long distance, 
but most of the visitors will come here in De¬ 
cember or January. 
J. A. Fallon broke all the records while fishing 
near Pass Christian in Mississippi Sound, one 
day during the present week when he landed 
three tarpons out of five strikes in one day. 
The previous record was held by W. R. Irby, of 
New Orleans. Mr. Irby landed two out of five 
strikes. Plarold Johns, the pitcher of the At¬ 
lanta Southern League baseball team, while in 
New Orleans, went over to Pass Christian and 
tried his luck. He succeeded in getting three 
strikes, but did not land his fish. Johns said that 
when he is pitching on the diamond three strikes 
meant the retirement of the batter, but when 
he is fishing for tarpon, three strikes have a 
different meaning, and he in this instance struck 
out and not the fish. Fred Waltz, a well known 
newspaper man, succeeded in securing two large 
tarpon Sunday near the Rigolets. 
Fishing is very good at the principal points 
near New Orleans, and many sheepshead, trout 
and redfish are being caught. Large crowds 
were at the several clubs on the gulf coast Sun¬ 
day, and they brought back a number of long 
strings. Speckled trout are especially abundant 
and a few Spanish mackerel have been landed. 
During the week a large number of visitors 
were in New Orleans attending a buyers’ con¬ 
vention, and several of them took advantage of 
the opportunity to visit the coast places and 
spend a day or two fishing. The Boy Scouts 
are holding an encampment at Clermont City on 
Mississippi Sound, and the boys daily enjoy fish¬ 
ing and crabbing. 
The game commission has made arrangements 
for a canvasback duck preserve in Cameron 
parish on Sweet Lake near the Gulf coast. Com¬ 
missioner Miller and Fred Grace propose to try 
the experiment, and they believe that Sweet 
Lake will prove the best place in the country 
for canback ducks. The waters are sweet and 
in addition are free from hard blows and are 
almost placid. Sweet Lake is four miles long 
and two miles wide. The game commission 
will plant an abundance of wild celery and rice 
for the ducks. If this experiment proves a suc¬ 
cess, Lake Miserie, ten miles from Sweet Lake, 
will be utilized as a second preserve for canvas- 
backs. It is proposed to protect these birds for 
at least two seasons, and in fact give them in¬ 
definite protection while using the two lakes re¬ 
ferred to. 
The New Orleans and Nashville baseball 
teams had an off day and spent the time fishing 
at Chef Menteur, the Rigolets and Pass Chris¬ 
tian. They succeeded in catching a variety of 
salt water fish. The New Orleans team when¬ 
ever it is possible enjoys a day at this sport. 
Manager Frank, of the team, says that it helps 
his men greatly to fish for a diversion. 
Mayor Behrman, of New Orleans, has re¬ 
quested Governor Sanders to grant permission 
to the State Game Commission to make an ex¬ 
hibit at the Land Show to be held in Chicago 
during the latter part of November and the first 
part of December. It is proposed to take the 
exhibit of fish and game to Chicago, and Com¬ 
missioner Miller will deliver his illustrated lec¬ 
ture on the fish and game of Louisiana. The 
exhibit contains many handsome specimens, and 
it is proposed to show the world what Louisiana 
possesses. F. G. G. 
Good Bass Fishing. 
St. Alrans, Vt., Aug. n.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: Small-mouth bass fishing is better than 
it has been for several years in the Great Back 
Bay of Lake Champlain in the vicinity of St. 
Albans. More in number and larger in size, 
running around four pounds. James Kirkby, of 
New York, left Samson’s for Woods Island Bar 
at 9 a. m. to-day, stopped fishing at 11:55 A. M., 
brought in twenty-seven bass, eight of them be¬ 
tween three and four pounds, the whole catch 
being 40% pounds. Mr. Kirkby said he could 
easily have caught many more, but twenty-seven 
was enough. A smaller catch made earlier in 
the week ran around four pounds each; fine fish¬ 
ing. H. L. Samson. 
