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Francisco, for such, of course, is not the case, but 
several hundred deer are killed annually within 
a radius of forty miles. The best sport is to be 
had in Trinity, Mendocino or Siskiyou counties 
farther north, but all within a night’s ride of the 
Exposition City. A sportsman in the hands of a 
good guide should have no difficulty in securing 
the limit of deer during a five or six day’s trip 
out of San Francisco. 
The best duck hunting in California is to be 
had within a short distance of the Exposition 
City. This waterfowl is to be found in season 
all along the Bay shore, and is plentiful in the 
marshes around Suisun, an hour’s ride from 
this city. Both ducks and geese are to be found 
in numbers after the first of November in the 
Gustine and Newman districts in the upper San 
Joaquin Valley. Considerable of the best ground 
is controlled by gun clubs but permission may be 
secured to hunt here and there is still much 
open territory. 
Bear were formerly numerous in both the 
Sierra Nevada mountains and the Coast range 
but are now getting scarce as there is no legal 
limit or season on them. The best shooting is 
to be had in the extreme northern part of the 
State, or along some of the railroad lines that 
have but recently been opened, such as the Wes¬ 
tern Pacific, or Northwestern Pacific. A ten 
hour’s ride by rail from San Francisco will take 
one into the vicinity of the best bear hunting 
grounds in the State. 
The visitor to the Exposition who enjoys 
angling may indulge in this sport right at the 
fair site, if he so desires. It is not likely that 
fishing will be allowed from any of the piers 
at the grounds, but if it were there is no doubt 
but that large quantities could be caught. But 
one can fish from a boat off the fair site and 
during the run of salmon into the Bay fine sport 
is to be had. Off the Marin shore rock cod and 
smelt are caught in quantities and in every la¬ 
goon that winds through the marshes striped 
bass are found. This splendid fish was planted 
in the Bay several years ago and has thrived 
wonderfully. It is a very common occurrence for 
thirty pound fish to be taken and within the past 
week the writer has seen no less than three fifty 
pound bass that were taken less than ten miles 
from the Exposition grounds. A few fish of 
this variety have been taken that weighed over 
eighty pounds. Splendid trout fishing is to'be 
had in Marin County, less than an hour’s ride 
from San Francisco, and the streams of San 
Mateo County, which adjoins this city, also 
abound in trout, mostly of the steelhead variety. 
Very heavy plantings have been made in these 
nearby streams during the past few years by the 
Fish and Game Commission in preparation for 
1915 - 
The best trout fishing is to be had in the 
streams of the Sierra Nevada mountains, and in 
the Klamath River. These streams are the na¬ 
tural home of the rainbow trout, though Eas¬ 
tern brook, Loch Levin and other varieties have 
been planted. For many years San Francisco 
anglers have been visiting the Truckee river, 
which is one night’s ride from that city, but 
with the completion of a new trans-continental 
road through the Feather River Canyon their at¬ 
tention has been shifted largely to the new ter¬ 
ritory. Good sport may be had in almost any of 
the mountain streams easily reached from San 
FOREST AND STREAM 
Francisco, and these number several hundred. 
For the angler with a few weeks at his com¬ 
mand no trip that would furnish more enjoy¬ 
ment and lasting satisfaction could possibly be 
planned than a trip to Whitney Creek, the home 
of the Golden trout. Picture a trout in the 
brightest colors of the gold fish, living in a 
stream of the coldest water, near the base of 
the highest mountain in the United States and 
in a wild region accessible only by trail and you 
have an idea of the Golden trout and its home. 
Realize that in no other part of the world can 
such a fish be found and that it cannot be seen 
in any aquarium and you will get an idea of its 
rarity. But in Whitney Creek it is plentiful and 
is now to be had in a few nearby streams, owing 
to the foresight of the Fish and Game Commis¬ 
sion in transplanting it. 
Whitney Creek is located in Tulare County, 
two hundred and fifty miles south of San Fran¬ 
cisco, and can be reached in three days by train 
and trail. The trip may be made especially in¬ 
teresting by way of the Sequoia National Forest, 
where thousands of Sequoia Gigantea, the 
largest trees in the world, may be seen. Two 
groves of these great trees are found in Tulare 
County, and each is easily reached. This trip 
also leads through the Kern River Canyon, which 
is a rival in grandeur to the Yosemite Valley. 
A few miles from Whitney Creek is Mount 
Whitney, 14,898 feet in height, from the top of 
which is spread a wonderful panorama, includ¬ 
ing a view into Death Valley, the lowest spot 
on the American continent. 
The visitor in California in 1915 will have the 
choice of a number of routes but if he wishes 
to see the State at its best and has but a few 
weeks to spend here it is advisable to come by 
the central route, through Utah and Nevada. 
Coming by way of The Central Pacific one has 
the opportunity of stopping off at Lake Tahoe, 
one of the greatest scenic attractions in the 
State, and said by Mark Twain to be the most 
beautiful sight in the world. If the trip is 
made by the Western Pacific the journey is made 
through the Great Feather River Canyon, a par¬ 
adise for sportsmen and a wonderful ride. In 
either case the great Sacramento Valley, with 
its orange groves, orchards and vineyards, and 
the rich delta region is traversed in reaching the 
Exposition City. 
To the sportsman who has a liking for the 
wonders and beauties of nature, and where is 
there one who has not, California offers much in 
1915. The San Francisco Bay region offers 
a multitude of sight seeing trips, with which 
may be combined hunting and fishing excursions. 
A few hours’ ride by train or automobile takes 
one to the incomparable Yosemite, to the Gey¬ 
sers of Sonoma and the pertified forests. All 
of these are located in the midst of fine hunting 
and fishing districts. It is no stretch of fancy 
to say that visitors to the Exposition may view 
the exhibits in the morning and hunt and fish in 
the afternoon as there is sport galore right at 
the Exposition City. Perhaps you are from Mis¬ 
souri ! Come and be shown. 
FEDERAL SERVICE ASKS CO-OPERATION 
OF GUN-MAKERS. 
Because of the fact that many forest fires are 
set through the carelessness of hunters, campers, 
and others who go into the woods for recreation 
the Forest Service, according to announcement 
has taken up with manufacturers of firearms and 
ammunition the question of a co-operative ar¬ 
rangement through which purchasers and users 
of guns and cartridges shall be reminded of the 
fire danger. 
It has been pointed out that, in the lumber re¬ 
gions of the Northwest, for example, manufactur¬ 
ers and other business men have been having 
printed or stamped on their stationery and checks 
various crisp, catchy statements about the loss 
which the public suffers through the decreased 
demand for labor and decreased money in circula¬ 
tion if timber, which is the source of many of the 
Northwest’s industries, is burned up. 
It has also been pointed out that, in the East 
particularly, many forest fires are started by the 
carelessness of hunters, who drop burning match¬ 
es, cigar or cigarette stumps, or pipe coals in the 
woods, or, perhaps, build a fire, which is left 
burning when the hunter goes on. 
It is suggested that the manufacturers of arms 
and ammunition print some brief fire warning on 
cartridge boxes or some slip to go with any hunt¬ 
ing or camping supplies which are furnished. 
Several manufacturers have already expressed 
their willingness to help. 
DECISION ON MIGRATORY BIRD LAW. 
Little Rock, Ark., June 1, 1914. 
Editor Forest arid Stream'- 
Judge Trieber, United States District Judge 
here, in the case of United States vs. Schauffner, 
has held the Federal game law unconstitutional ; 
upon the ground that the game is the property 
of the state and that the National Goverment has 
nothing to do with it. 
I have always been afraid of this construction. 
Both the Federal and state courts have so often 
held that the game was the property of the 
states that it is going to be a hard proposition to 
get away from that line of decisions. Our 
junior Senator has apparently turned all his at¬ 
tention to nullifying the law by preventing ap¬ 
propriations to carry it out. The bill meets the 
approval of every one but the pot hunters and he 
has chosen to ally himself with the market and 
spring hunters. 
The bill was working well. We no longer see 
the woods full of boys and negroes shooting 
everything that can fly. 
I was out on Fergusons Lake a short time 
ago and saw a number of couples of mallards. 
They are evidently nesting here; something 1 
never saw in the days of spring shooting. 
In view of the asbolute inability of the states 
to settle this question it is to be hoped that the 
superior courts will hold that the law is valid 
and in a few years the effects of it will be 
manifest, just as the law prohibiting traffic in 
plumage is restocking this country with birds. 
J. M. ROSE. 
BOUNTY OFFERED ON CROWS. 
McGregor, Iowa, June 4.—Following the an¬ 
nouncement that the crow has been found to be 
a carrier of hog cholera, several counties of 
Iowa have placed a bounty upon the birds. The 
crow has never been popular with the farmer. 
Now, that he has been proved a menace to hogs 
in addition to his other offenses, his fate is 
probably sealed in Iowa. 
