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animal in the woods has the chisel-like incisors 
necessary for such a job, except the beaver, who 
is a water cousin of the porcupine. He, however, 
does not roam the woods. This fall I deter¬ 
mined to get a photograph, if possible. 
On inquiring of a boss lumberman about the 
habits of Porky, he told me of a lumber camp 
where I could find such a horn which he had 
seen being chewed, gnawed and otherwise mu¬ 
tilated last winter by a porcupine. 
A fifteen mile tramp and the enclosed result¬ 
ing snapshot seems to me to prove my case pretty 
thoroughly. 
Perhaps it is mere idle pleasure, perhaps Porky 
gets some saline taste from the horns; however, 
that is really none of my business. 
This lumberman also told me that he never 
knew a porcupine to break into a camp by gnaw¬ 
ing through doors or floors. If the door is 
left open he will muss things up some. Camps 
are generally left open anyway, because if closed 
up, Mr. Bear will take upon himself the task 
of breaking down doors, or even tearing the 
roof off in order to fuss around where there 
has been any cooking done or supplies left be¬ 
hind. (Bruin will smash in the head of a pork 
barrel as neatly as you or I could with an axe.) 
I have had a number of lumber and woodsmen 
corroborate the above statements. 
DR. A. B. LEAVITT. 
CALIFORNIA NOTES. 
Oakland, Cal., Nov. 19, 1914. 
Duck shooting has been very poor ever since 
the opening day. The weather has been still 
and warm. Everybody and everybody’s friend 
were out to get some ducks before they were 
all killed off at the opening. Result: the birds 
all left; either going to deep water or to a 
more peaceful clime. Those that come in to feed 
at night clear out at the first shot and a bag 
of half a dozen is large. 
The quail season opened in Alameda county, 
Sunday, October 15. The hills were as full of 
shooters as Belgium is of soldiers. Many limit 
bags were made. The birds are fairly well grown 
and fat. 
As nearly as one can guess the anti-sale of 
game amendment was defeated by from 20,000 
votes up out of a total poll of nearly 600,000. The 
official canvass will not be completed before De¬ 
cember 15. Until that is done it is all guess work 
trying to name majorities. 
E. T. MARTIN. 
FARMERS SET ASIDE WHOLE TOWNSHIP 
FOR A GAME PRESERVE. 
Frankfort, Ind., Nov. 18.—The farmers of 
Jackson township have organized a bird and 
game preserve and have signed articles of agree¬ 
ment whereby the township will hereafter be 
known as “The Jackson Township Bird and 
Game Preserve.” The farmers will protect all 
birds except English sparrows, crows and 
hawks, and will prohibit hunting on farms in the 
township: Owners and tenants, however, re¬ 
serve the right to hunt rabbits on the farms. 
[This certainly is a unique way of posting prop¬ 
erty, Editor.] - 
GROUSE DOG KING A. BLACK WINS 
WORLD’S CHAMPIONSHIP. 
Penfield, Pa., Nov. 20.—King A. Black, white 
and tan setter dog, by Don Kaul-Fanny Dan- 
stone, owned and handled by J. A. Boyd of Kane, 
FOREST AND STREAM 
Pa., was declared the grouse dog champion of 
the world at the conclusion of the second an¬ 
nual running of that bird dog classic here to¬ 
day. Kirk’s Bill, an orange and white setter 
owned by H. D. Kirkover of Buffalo, N. Y., and 
handled by O. S. Redmond of Brownsville, Pa., 
was second; Rodfield Dan, Jr., a lemon and 
white setter owned by J. S. Speer of St. Marys, 
Pa., third, and Doctor D. a black and white set¬ 
ter dog owned by George H. Hellawell of Phila¬ 
delphia, Pa., fourth. 
Mentions were awarded to The Pennsylvanian, 
a liver and white pointer owned by M. A. Rush 
of Pittsburgh, Pa.; Don Harp, black and white 
pointer owned by W. E. Fertig of Titusville, 
Pa., and Dot’s Bessie, a black, white and tan 
setter owned by J. H. Gilles of Kane, Pa. Fielda 
May Fly, a lemon and white setter owned by 
C. C. Baker of Pittsburgh, Pa., was awarded 
honors for bird work, and Weshannock, a black, 
white and tan setter owned by J. M. B. Reis of 
New Castle, Pa., was given special mention for 
class in running and working out his ground. 
The fourth and final series of the race was 
finished this afternoon and most of the field 
trial contingent left to-night. The Pennsyl¬ 
vania Field Trial Club, under the auspices of 
which the trial was held, expects next year’s 
event to far surpass this year’s list of 24 start¬ 
ers, which is a record for the North. 
The dogs run to-day were: Blake’s Count 
Gladstone, white, black and tan setter, H. E. 
Kilgus, St. Marys, Pa., with Master Benson, 
orange and white setter, H. D. Kirkover, Buf¬ 
falo, N. Y.; The Pennsylvanian, liver and white 
pointer, M. A. Rush, Pittsburgh, Pa., with Don 
Harp, black and white pointer, W. E. Fertig, 
Titusville, Pa.; Kirk’s Bill, orange and white 
setter, H. D. Kirkover, Buffalo, N. Y., with Sir 
Roger de Coverley Second, black and white 
setter, G. H. Ryman, Wilkes-Barre, Pa. With the 
largest list of starters in the history of field 
trials in Pennsylvania, the second annual grouse 
dog championship was started here to-day. The 
championship has attracted 25 entries, including 
such noted dogs as Sir Roger de Coverley and 
others of the highest caliber. The judges are 
T. J. Beecher of Honesdale,. Pa.; D. R. Rose of 
Knox, Pa., and M. C. Wiles of Binghamton, 
N. Y. 
At a meeting last night the club decided that 
each dog shall be run 45 minutes or as much 
longer as the judges deem wise in the first 
series; that the handlers shall be allowed the 
privilege of carrying their guns, and that no 
shooting shall be done except by order of the 
judges. 
The title of grouse dog champion of the world, 
a silver cup and a $100 purse are at stake. The 
weather conditions to-day were the worst con¬ 
ceivable for the work on grouse, a terrific wind¬ 
storm, with occasional snow flurries, raging all 
day long, with a temperature close to the zero 
mark. In spite of these handicaps an average 
of one bird per dog was found during the 45- 
minute heats the dogs were run. 
Hold Grouse Dog Show. 
The judges to-day managed to run seven 
braces in the first series and hope to complete 
the initial runnings to-morrow, with the prob¬ 
ability that the second series will be completed 
Thursday morning. 
Birds are reported plentiful, and from the 
class of dogs entered the championship promises 
to be the greatest test of bird hunting ever 
staged in this country. The entries were drawn 
last night and the following bracing were the 
result: 
Sir Roger de Coverley II., blue setter, owner 
George H. Ryman, Wilkes-Barre, with Dubois 
Dan, black and white setter, owner Robert 
Travis, Dubois. 
Ripstone, orange and white setter, owner J. 
S. Thompson, Dubois, with Doctor D., black, 
white and tan setter, owner George W. Hello- 
well, Philadelphia. 
Brownie Mac, liver and white setter, owner 
D. R. Woodward, Kane, with Ford Stratford, 
black and white setter, owner Peter S. Duncan, 
Hollidaysburg. 
King, black, white and tan setter, owner, J. 
A. Boyd, St. Marys, with Weshannock, black, 
white and tan setter, owner Jared M. B. Reis, 
New Castle- 
Blake’s Clay, black, white and tan setter, 
owner H. M. Clary, Grampian, with The Penn¬ 
sylvanian, liver and white pointer, owner M. A. 
Rush, Pittsburgh. 
Simonds Cyclone, black and white setter, 
owner H. E. Kilgus, St. Marys, with Rodfield 
Dan., Jr., lemon and white setter, owner J. S. 
Speer, St. Marys. 
Louise, black and white setter, owner P. S. 
Duncan, Jr., Hollidaysburg, with Babblebrook 
Buck, black, white and tan setter, owner Louis 
McGrew, Pittsburgh, 
Don Harp, black and white pointer, owner 
Willis E. Fertig, Titusville, with Dot Lanson, 
black, white and tan setter, owner Jared M. B. 
Reis, New Castle. 
Dot’s Bessie, black, white and tan setter, own¬ 
er J. H. Gillis, Kane, with Boies Fleury, liver 
and white griffon, owner H. E. Kilgus, St. 
Marys. 
Monon, black, white and tan setter, owner 
Willis E. Fertig, Titusville, with Lenore White- 
sone, black, white and tan setter, owner F. A. 
Larsen, Kane. 
Kirk’s Bill, orange and white setter, owner H. 
D. Kirkover, Buffalo, N. Y., with Field May 
Fly, lemon and white setter, owner C. C. Baker, 
Pittsburgh. 
Blake’s Count Gladstone, black, white and tan 
setter, owner H. E. Kilgus, St. M'arys, with 
Master Benson, orange and white setter, owner 
H. D. Kirkover, Buffalo, N. Y. 
Sir Roger de Coverley, black, white and tan 
setter, owner Dr. H. M. Beck, Wilkes-Barre. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE GAME NOTES. 
Derry, N. H., Nov. 25, 1914. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
We have had one of the best seasons for ruffed 
grouse for years. They have been very wild and 
scattered and I do not think any more have been 
killed than last year. The wild apple trees 
have all died from canker worm and other 
causes and you cannot find birds when you look 
for them. 
The drouth put the damper on woodcock in 
this section, but over on the Connecticut valley 
there have been lots of them. 
Grey squirrels were small, poor and scarce. 
Some think the scarcity is owing to the diseased 
condition of the chestnuts and that it has killed 
them. 
Pheasants (English) are plenty, protected by 
