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FOREST AND STREAM 
The Leading Trap Gun 
is the 
Charles Daly Single Barrel 
More of these Guns in the hands of Amateur Sportsmen have 
made high scores in important events, than any other make . 
Schoverling Daly & Gok$ 
302-304 Broadway NEW YORK 
once in a dog’s age. I tell you what, if they 
keep on slaughterin’ bucks the way they have 
done since the buck law went in, pretty soon 
there won’t be any fawns. That’ll be the end 
on’t so far as deer are concerned. They keep 
pesterin’ the bucks, so now that the deer have 
no chance to breed. It works out this way up 
here in this awfully rocky and swampy country, 
grown up with young or second growth trees 
A city feller, we’ll say, comes up for a deer. 
Wall; he hires the two best shots he can find 
and they just do their best to get him a buck. 
Spose the three men jump io deer a day between 
them. Do you think them guides are goin’ to 
wait to see horns when a big deer gets out of 
bed in early morning and hustles off? Not much; 
they take no chances of missin’ a buck by empty- 
in’ their full-magazines as long as they can see 
a yellow streak or flash of white goin’ through 
the birch and maple s'aplin's, which have no 
leaves now. 
They are good shots, these fellers be, and 
mighty few deer get away without carryin’ more 
or less lead- If they see a blood spot or find 
their tracks in the snow or soft ground, they 
follow arter to see what they shot at. If it’s 
a buck with good horns, all well and good. If 
it’s a doe or short-horn buck, the game is just 
left to rot in the woods, or else the hide is 
stripped off and the head buried. The meat is 
cut up and divided and toted home by the dif¬ 
ferent hunters, who will tell you that they are 
“goin’ back to get the rest of him” next day. 
Of course, they don’t ever go back. In fact, 
they forget it. After 4 or 5 days huntin’, some 
one of the party manages to down a fair legal- 
size buck. Then the city man comes out in his 
auto with a big flourish, and it’s written up in 
the paper how Mr. Somebody killed a splendid 
buck deer. 
But just think of those does and fawns that 
were shot at, and either lay there in the woods 
and spoil, or else crawl off and die a lingerin’ 
death, from a paunch shot. 
Now we folks up here are just- as anxious 
to see the deer get plenty as any city man. They 
are plenty now, and we want to keep them corn¬ 
in’, but you can’t be shootin’ and takin’ out one 
kind of deer for six weeks every fall, ‘thout 
cuttin’ down the amount of fawns that’ll be 
dropped next spring. I’ve been in the lumber 
woods most of the time for the last 4 years and 
I know that not half the does had any fawns 
last spring. I know it because I’ve watched ’em 
all summer to see. Half the does found dead 
(shot) in the woods are “dry,” barren, you call 
it, I believe; and they are as fat as butter. 
They had no young ones to look after, and so 
roam about just like the bucks. It’s mighty 
lucky that the season is no longer. If it was, 
buck deer would surely be exterminated, then 
where would we all be? Now, why couldn’t 
the law allow a licensed hunter to take, say, one 
(1) full-sized deer, buck or doe, in a season. 
Mebby the season could run from Oct. 15, when 
the leaves get off, to Nov. 15—30 days. Then 
your city hunter, out for a deer would be satis¬ 
fied with the first one shot, as he used to be. 
He would take it right out, and all those does, 
little bucks and fawns that were shot, killed and 
wasted, before his buck could be got, would be 
saved to help bring on the supply next year. 
Why, any cattle breeder knows that the “get” 
of a full-sized bull will be larger and better 
cattle than that of a little two-year-old runt. 
It’s just that way with deer. We are wasting 
altogether too many deer by followin’ this buck 
law so close. What made the deer get so thick? 
Just because there’s hardly a hound in the woods 
now. Most people prefer to still-hunt or drive. 
That’s why deer are increasin’ so fast for the 
last 3 or 4 years. But there’s 20 does to a 
buck this fall, and I know it.” 
The writer submits the foregoing interview 
for the purpose of developing an earnest dicus- 
sion between the theoretical men, naturalists, 
etc., and the more practical men of the deer 
forests, who judge purely from local conditions 
on this most important subject. 
PETER FLINT. 
CINCINNATI GUN CLUB. 
The attendance at the weekly shoot December 
6, was cut down by the threatening weather to 
the small number of seven. The heavy clouds 
made the light very poor, and it was extremely 
difficult to get a line on the targets until they 
were well on their flight, the scores, in conse¬ 
quence, not being up to the average. J. E. 
Schreck and C. Butz were the stars of the after¬ 
noon, tying for first place on 99 out of 125; 
Butz shot at an extra 15 targets, which brought 
his total up to in. Hammerschmidt was sec¬ 
ond with 95, and Ertel, shooting a strange gun, 
came next with 83. A close race was shot by 
Hammerschmidt and Butz against Schreck and 
Ertel, the former team winning by one target. 
Not a straight score was made in any of the 
events, Butz coming the nearest with 24 out of 
25. There will be a special shoot at the grounds 
on December 13. The program will consist of 
150 targets, with $3 entrance, which entitles the 
shooter to a chance at the high average money 
of one cent for every target thrown. There will 
also be optional sweeps; Lewis Class System, 
$1.50; Rose and percentage systems, $4.50, and 
$1 high guns, one money for each five entries. 
The shoot will start at 10:30 a. m., and dinner 
will be served in the club house. The shoot is 
open to all, and, barring -bad weather, a big crowd 
is expected. The Ohio State League’s annual 
tournament will be held on these grounds, under 
the club’s auspices, and although the date is some 
time in the future, the officials are already mak¬ 
ing preparations for the event, and hope to make 
a bigger success than the one held at St- Ber¬ 
nard some years ago, whichc was the largest in 
the history of the League. 
Schreck . 99 
Butz . hi 
Ertel . 83 
Hammerschmidt . 95 
L. Gambell . 17 
A. Gambell . 11 
Davies . 15 
Team Race, 25 Targets. 
Hammerschmidt . 21 
Butz . 24 
Total . 45 
Schreck . 22 
Ertel . 22 
Total . 44 
SOUTH HILLS RIFLE CLUB. 
Pittsburgh, December 12, 
EVENT NUMBER ONE. 
M. H. Miller . 
D. A. Wolfe . 
Mark Miller . 
M. H. Miller . 
D. A. Wolfe . 
M. H. Miller . 
D. A. Wolfe . 
M. H. Miller . 
D. A. Wolfe . 
EVENT NUMBER TWO. 
M. H. Miller . 
D. A. Wolfe . 
Mark Miller ... 
M. H. Miller . 
D. A. Wolfe . 
M. H. Miller . 
D. A. Wolfe . 
M. H. Miller .. 
D. A. Wolfe . 
1914- 
Total 
43 
35 
8 
49 
50 
42 
67 
58 
51 
35 
59 
8 
50 
45 
43 
66 
60 
56 
