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men and Mr. Tuor is busy filling orders from 
some of the large western wholesale sporting- 
goods dealers. 
The newly patented decoy is said to be a 
great improvement over some of the older kinds, 
being light, durable, and of very natural appear¬ 
ance. 
CHANNEL BASS FOR “FOREST & STREAM” 
TROPHY. 
Ocean Grove, N. J., Oct. 27, 1914- 
Editor, Forest and Stream : 
The Channel bass I caught fishing from the 
beach at Harvey Cedars, Sept. 21st, was a beauty. 
I used a Seger greenheart surf casting rod, two 
Julius Vom Hoff throw off reel, and 12 thread 
Ashaway line. 
Mr. Robert Corson, of Jersey City, who was 
present and witnessed the catch, said that 
the interval of time ’twixt hooking and beach¬ 
ing the fish was thirty-five minutes. The fish 
weighed on the A. P. F. Co.’s scales, at Asbury 
Park, 30 pounds, 7 ounces. 
GEO. W. FENIMORE. 
SHOOTS ALBINO DEER. 
Portland, Me., October 25. 
Donald Moxcey of Portland, Me., left his camp 
three days ago shortly after daybreak and en¬ 
tered a burned timberland with the hope of see¬ 
ing a deer. He was walking along as noiselessly 
as possible when he happened to look off at his 
left and saw what appeared to him to be a stump 
covered with white frost. He did not pay much 
attention to the object until he suddenly saw it 
leap to its feet and start to run. It proved to 
be a white or albino deer. 
His first shot took effect just below the spine 
of the animal which dropped to the ground dead. 
Mr. Moxcey, after caring for his prize, man¬ 
aged to get the animal onto his shoulders and 
although it weighed over 150 pounds he carried 
it into camp a distance of over four miles- The 
deer was a spike horn buck and is almost a per¬ 
fect specimen of albino. 
NEW GAME FARM STARTED. 
More than 40 deer and a large flock of par¬ 
tridges have been placed on the Wisconsin state 
game farm established by State Game Warden 
John A. Shoits in Vilas county between Trout 
Lake, Allekuash Lake and Lake St: John on 
about 320 acres of rough timber land, traversed 
by a pure, clear stream known as Allequash 
creek. The deer are fed and salted within the 
enclosure which is three miles in circumference. 
Shelter sheds have been erected for their use 
in winter. 
MINNESOTA IN LINE. 
BOVEY, Oct. 17.—That the state game pre¬ 
serve located near here is the first of a series 
of such tracts to be scattered throughout the 
state, was the statement made jointly by Judge 
George J. Bradley of Norwood, chairman of 
the fish and game commission, and F. B. Myers 
of Biwabik, a member of the state fish and game 
commission. 
“We will take care that no hunters are al¬ 
lowed inside of this reserve,” said Judge Brad¬ 
ley. “One of the deputy game wardens from 
another section of the state, one who is un¬ 
known to hunters in this vicinity, will be sta¬ 
tioned on the preserve to strictly enforce this 
FOREST AND STREAM 
provision. The deputy will be kept on the tract 
during the entire year.” 
ON TO LOST RIVER. 
New York, Oct. 19.—Announcement was made 
that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt has subscribed 
funds for an exploration expedition in South 
America to be headed by Leo E. Miller of the 
staff of the Museum of National History, who 
accompanied the former president on his own 
recent expedition. The Miller party will sail 
this week for Porto Colombia. 
If all plans are fulfilled, about a year will be 
spent in the interior of Peru, Bolivia and Chile. 
After exploring the Andes it is proposed to 
voyage down one of the rivers flowing into the 
Amazon either the Beni or the Pilcomayo- 
The object of the expedition is to make zoo¬ 
logical studies and gather collections and acquire 
data in the regions explored. As the party pro¬ 
ceeds down the Amazon, if health permits, Mr. 
Miller plans to spend much time in making col¬ 
lections of specimens on the new river Teodoro, 
which was explored by Colonel Roosevelt- 
PUSSY WAS A WILD CAT. 
Medora, N. D., Sept, 28.—Unaware she was 
fighting a wildcat, Mrs. James Reisli, armed only 
with a club, locked the animal in her chicken 
coop and gave it battle and killed it. It was 
not until her husband returned that she learned 
she had fought a wildcat, which tipped the beam 
at 28 pounds. Mrs. Reisli discovered the cat 
in the coop, and to make sure it wouldn’t escape, 
locked the door behind her as she entered. She 
was not injured. 
WOLF, WOLF, NO FALSE ALARM. 
Superior, Wis., Oct- 21.—-Despite the work of 
trappers and hunters, five of whom brought 
wolf pelts to the county clerk’s office yesterday 
for bounty of $20 each, wolves are increasing 
in number in the vicinity of Superior and else¬ 
where in northern Wisconsin. Taxpayers are 
beginning to wonder whether the payment of 
wild animal bounties serves any purpose except 
aiding settlers to earn money while clearing 
their farms. 
Several days ago a large wolf was killed in 
a section of the city which is not yet settled, 
although nearly a mile inside the corporation 
limits, and now reports are being brought in 
that wolves are killing off deer which have been 
unusually numerous this year. 
RECORD STURGEON. 
Grand View, Wis., Oct. 20.—A stu weigh¬ 
ing 150 pounds and measuring seven feet in 
length is the record catch claimed by M. La 
Pointe from the waters of Lake Namekagon. 
DUCKS RAID GRAIN SHOCKS. 
Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 22.—A Woodworth 
farmer raised a good crop of wheat on a field 
of 60 acres and had it in the shock waiting for 
the thresher. Thousands of ducks came at night 
and literally ate a large part of the crop. 
Small lakes and sloughs surround the farm 
and make a splendid breeding place for wild 
ducks. They went into the wheat fields early 
and stayed late. 
The prevention of spring shooting has had 
the effect of increasing by thousands the num¬ 
ber of ducks that now breed in North Dakota. 
THINGS YOU WANT TO KNOW. 
Any Question on an Outdoor Subject Will 
Gladly be Answered in This Department. 
By Our Department Editors. 
There are numerous places in Florida where 
excellent quail, turkey and duck shooting may 
be found. In New Smyrna, at the New Ocean 
House, Sams Bros, will find the game for you. A 
little farther down, on Indian River at Cocoa, 
the Cocoa House will furnish bully dogs, guides 
and shooting territory. Incidentally, if you want 
to spend off days with your rod, you will find, 
in Lake Poinsette, a few miles from Cocoa, unu¬ 
sual black bass fishing, while on the coast the 
wily striper and channel bass may be taken. Rates 
from $2.50 a day and a reasonable trajectory. 
It is permissible to carry game shot in New 
York State on a New York license, through New 
Jersey, back into New York State. The surest 
plan to avoid possible embarrassment is to get 
the local warden, or ticket agent at point of de¬ 
parture, to give you a line to the effect that you 
were in possession of the game at time your 
ticket was purchased. Always carry game openly 
and show your license on demand. New Jersey 
authorities have to be unusually careful as the 
story that “game was killed in New York State” 
has been used as a subterfuge so often during the 
past year, when the game actually was taken in 
New Jersey. 
We were taken to task last week by “Old 
Camper” for applying Punch’s line concerning 
marriage to transportation of trout after having 
enjoyed one of the speckled beauties given us by 
the old gentleman. Honestly, just between us, 
we suspected all along that this particular sub¬ 
scription was being paid for with a catch from 
the fish market. It was a beautiful specimen, 
perfectly preserved and knowing as we now do 
that the fish came from the untamed sections of 
Canada, willingly we vouch for the transporta¬ 
tion formula set forth in “Old Camper’s” call. 
We certainly and emphatically advise against 
changing the trigger pull of your gun. If you 
have, as you say, been making good scores at 
traps with a pull of three and one-half pounds, 
there is no reason why the pull should be made 
heavier for duck shooting or quail killing. The 
normal pull is from three to six pounds. 
A HAND FULL OF FEATHERS. 
John Preston True, 4 Park street, Boston, 
wants some good natured duck shooter to send 
him a handfull of duck feathers. He wants to 
use ’em for arrow shafts. Some one please 
oblige brother True. 
