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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 4, 1911. 
Game and Fish in New Zealand. 
The forty-fifth annual report of the Otago 
Acclimatization Society shows the work of this 
Dunedin protective association. 
The distribution of fry and yearlings during 
the season: 
FRY. 
Brown trout . 
Loch Leven . 
Lake Blagdon . 
Scotch Burn . 
American brook . 
• • 45,ooo 
YEARLINGS. 
Brown trout . 
4.8/5 
Loch Leven . 
9,125 
Lake Blagdon . 
1,880 
Rainbow . 
3,870 
Trout of various ages.... 
190 
Again we have to record a very poor fishing 
season owing to the continuance of the drouth 
over the whole of the society’s district. All our 
streams north of the Molyneux were in a low 
state during the whole of the season. South of 
the Molyneux the streams were in fair order 
during October. The Waiwera, Waipahi, Po- 
mahaka, Mimihau and Waikaia streams provided 
fair baskets. Your council have decided to pro¬ 
cure 50,000 rainbow trout ova from the North 
Island, with the view of putting rainbow trout 
into Lake Plawea. The great success with the 
rainbow trout in the large lakes in the North 
Island warrants a trial of these fish in our lakes. 
The red deer in the Hunter and Makarora val¬ 
leys are doing remarkably well. A number of 
fine heads were obtained this season. J. Forbes 
shot a 13-pointer, the record head for New Zea¬ 
land for length of antlers. Heads with 18, 19 
and 20 points were shot this season. The 20- 
pointer was shot by J. Faulks in the Makarora. 
The mild winter and early spring experienced 
were no doubt the chief factors in producing 
such satisfactory results, but some credit must 
be given to the culling done by the society dur¬ 
ing the past season. The usual number of over¬ 
sea stalkers visited the red deer forest this sea¬ 
son, and were very favorably impressed with the 
future prospects of the herd. 
The following are the measurements of Mr. 
Forbes’ head: Points, 13; length, 49^; spread, 
32^2; beam, 5. 
The red deer liberated some years ago by Mr. 
Quin in the Spylaw district, in the upper reaches 
of the Pomahaka River, are now fairly numer¬ 
ous, and spread over a considerable extent of 
country, having been seen for the last two years 
on the Argyle Station, near Waikaia. In view 
of the favorable reports received of the quan¬ 
tity of deer and good heads seen, the council may 
deem it advisable to issue a limited number of 
licenses to shoot a limited number of stags next 
season. 
Stalkers visiting the Blue Mountains this sea¬ 
son have had indifferent sport, the heads se¬ 
cured not being up to the average of former sea¬ 
sons. This is no doubt due to the number of 
bucks shot being in excess of the natural in¬ 
crease in the herd. The does are reported to 
be numerous, and in good condition. 
Sportsmen have found gray ducks fairly nu¬ 
merous, but they do not seem to be increas¬ 
ing, whereas the paradise ducks are increasing 
and are to be seen in large flocks in our district, 
justifying the council’s recommendation to Gov¬ 
ernment to declare a short open season. Cali¬ 
fornian quail are plentiful in Central Otago, be¬ 
tween Roxburgh and Cromwell. Your council 
has placed an order for fifty brace of these birds 
with the Nelson Society for distribution in dif¬ 
ferent parts of the society’s district. The par¬ 
tridges liberated in the Milton district two years 
ago are seen at times by the settlers. 
Opossums have become very numerous in many 
parts of our district, and it has been decided to 
recommend an open season for killing them dur¬ 
ing the winter months. 
Shags are too numerous on several of our in¬ 
land streams, and your council solicit the assist¬ 
ance of settlers and others in keeping these birds 
in check, by offering a bonus of 2s. for every 
shag’s head sent to the secretary at the society’s 
office, Dowling street. 
More Wild Turkeys to be Liberated. 
San Francisco, Cal., Oct. 26. —Editor Forest 
and Stream: Within the next few weeks sev¬ 
eral lots of wild turkeys will be sent from the 
State Game Farm at Hayward to sections where 
conditions seem promising. The birds liberated 
in the Sequoia National Park have done well, 
and many turkeys of this year's hatching are 
now to be seen there. This section is so well 
protected that it has been decided to send an¬ 
other lot there to be set free in another part of 
the park. The Game Commission will also send 
some of these birds to the Three Rivers country 
above Lemoncove to a large estate where hunt¬ 
ing is not allowed and where wildcats and other 
predatory animals are scarce. The turkeys sent 
to Monterey county have thrived and are ex¬ 
ceedingly shy. 
The Game Commission is receiving many 
orders for pheasants at $8 a pair for silver 
pheasants and $5 for ring-necks. These birds 
are sold under the agreement that the buyers 
may return them next year and receive the pur¬ 
chase price back or that the money will be re¬ 
funded on the return of a pair that may be 
raised. Much interest is being manifested in 
pheasant raising, and it is likely the industry will 
be given considerable attention during the next 
few years. There are now at the Game Farm 
over 1,100 of the birds, and within a short time 
the distribution of these will commence. No de¬ 
cision has been reached as yet in regard to the 
removal of the Game Farm from its present loca¬ 
tion, and there is a possibility that the legal tangle 
in which the property is involved will be settled 
and a removal will not be necessary. 
The season for duck and quail opened on Oct. 
15. Rather warm weather was experienced dur¬ 
ing the opening days. On the Suisun marshes 
and near Los Banos and Gustine good sport was 
enjoyed, but in other sections the sport was in¬ 
different. Along the bay and Alvarado marshes 
gunners were so thick that the birds were fright¬ 
ened away. Food has been plentiful this season 
and the birds killed were in splendid condition. 
There has been complaint in regard to the late¬ 
ness of the open season, but it would seem as 
though even a later date would be advisable. 
Many of the birds killed in the San Joaquin 
Valley spoiled before they reached San Fran¬ 
cisco, and in some sections hunting was uncom¬ 
fortable in the middle of the day. Quail shoot¬ 
ing has been good in almost all sections. 
Several arrests have been made for hunting 
without licenses and for killing game out of 
season. The officials are inclined to treat these 
cases with less leniency than, formerly, and some 
heavy fines have been imposed. Deputy Bert 
Smith arrested Bernard Angonett who had quail 
in possession in the closed season. A fine of $50 
was paid. 
Deputy Warden H. W. Morrill has reported 
that forty-three deer were killed this season in 
the hills back of Livermore, the largest number 
in many years. 
The members, of the Game Commission who 
returned from a tour of inspection through the 
northern part of the State, saw eight deer. In 
Humboldt county deer are plentiful and pheas¬ 
ants are commencing to get numerous in the 
vicinity of Ferndale and Fortuna. 
In Trinity county deer are dying in large num¬ 
bers from the same malady that carried off so 
many last August. It is believed that bladder 
worms are causing the deaths and that these 
have been caught from infected sheep which are 
also dying. Golden Gate. 
Bird and Fox Hunting. 
Boston, Mass., Oct. 28. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: The season for the shooting of upland 
game birds is nearly half gone and as yet with¬ 
out reports of large bags. George F. Gaines, 
secretary of the Rockland Fish, Game and Gun 
Club, and other members, have been out with 
their dogs and have secured a few birds, but 
.they have been disappointed in not finding as 
many quail as they had anticipated. Those who 
went out for foxes report them plentiful. 
The New England Fox Hunters’ Club assem¬ 
bled to the number of about 100 at Belchertown 
on the 24th with sixty dogs. By 6:30 Joe Holson, 
of Arlington, dropped the first one. During the 
day Dr. H. A. Roark, of Waltham, got two foxes. 
The second day Robert Marsden got the first 
fox. In the afternoon F. B. Maynard, of Stow, 
after three misses, killed a fox with the fourth 
shot. The officers elected for the ensuing year 
were: President, A.M. Tucker, of Lexington; First 
Vice-President, J. W. Jackson, of Belchertown; 
Second Vice-President, Dr. T. M. Gallagher, of 
Newton; Third Vice-President, L. O. Dennison, 
of Waltham; Treasurer, W. B. Stone, of Wal¬ 
tham; Secretary, Dr. Roark; R. B. Perry, of 
Brunswick, and six other directors, and Dr. A. S. 
Lamb, of Worcester, veterinary. H. H. Kimball. 
Fair Warning. 
Capitola, Cal., Oct. 18. — Editor Forest and 
Stream: I inclose a clipping taken from last 
night’s Santa Cruz Surf that will give you an 
idea of how Judge Luttrell, of Davenport, in 
this (Santa Cruz) county, deals with game law 
violators that come under his jurisdiction. 
“Judge Luttrell, of Davenport, still gives 
heavy fines to offenders of the law. Yesterday 
Game Warden Welch arrested a Greek back of 
the San Vicente grant with quail in his posses¬ 
sion, but without a hunting license. 
“The Greek was taken before Judge Luttrell, 
where he plead guilty to the offense and paid a 
fine of $50 imposed. After fining the offender 
the judge said that hunting without a license 
would have to stop in his jurisdiction, and that 
he would impose a fine of $75 on the next of¬ 
fender. The $50 fine was the largest for such 
an offense ever imposed in California.” 
Walter R. Welch. 
