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brings the game sweeping majestically along 
ahead of a pack in full cry. and he who kills 
under such circumstances must shoot fast and 
true. Naturally in those States which do not 
permit the use of the hound, the still hunt is all 
that is left. This simply means the hunter must 
tip through the woods and watch and wait and 
listen for sight or sound of a deer. Probably 
the best woodsman is the man who gets the 
game oh the theory that he is most apt to see 
it, but not necessarily so. 
Not only is still-hunting less spectacular and 
much less thrilling, but it is much_ more danger¬ 
ous. Each year the accidents in States that 
prohibit the use of hounds are appalling. Hun¬ 
dreds of men flock to the woods on or near the 
opening of the big-game season, and hunt about 
through the dense undergrowth. Each season 
many n en are mistaken for deer, by novice 
hunters and are shot down by high power guns 
in such hands. The still-hunter, unfortunately, 
and all too often fires at the first thing he 
thinks looks like a deer, and time and again the 
brown target is the khaki suit of a fellow-man. 
More exciting than the ordinary still-hunt, 
however, is the quest of the lordly moose in 
Maine and other eastern woods. At certain 
seasons of the year the great fellow is lured to 
his death by calling him up, the hunter using a 
short instrument somewhat resembling a small 
megaphone for the purpose. As in turkey hunt¬ 
ing. it is the skilful caller t'nat gets the answer, 
and finally gets the shot. A bel]ovving_ bull 
moose coming toward a hunter is an inspiring, 
tremendous sight, one not soon forgotten and 
there is little danger of mistaking that monarch 
for a stalking hunter. A wounded moose is 
likewise one of the worst animals a hunter might 
meet, and is scarcely less dangerous than the 
great silver-tip or grizzly of the Rocky Moun¬ 
tain country.—Indianapolis News. 
“THE FISHES’ PHYSICIAN.” 
Tench fishing is synonymous with summer¬ 
time and hot sultry weather, says Arthur Sharp, 
in the Angler’s News. At times we hear of 
tench being caught during the winter; but these 
cases are exceptional. Invariably the best bas¬ 
kets of Tinea Vulgaris are made during those 
days when “the face of the earth is bronzed by 
a withering sun,” when it is too hot even for 
thinking very much, and the angler is only tod 
ready to yield to the narcotic influence of drowsy 
days, to the charm of flowers and the song of 
birds. Hence tench fishing is an excuse for 
loitering in pleasant waterside places these 
“mud-grovellers” is not to be disdained by the 
general fisher, being at all times a welcome in¬ 
terlude between roach and bream fishing. At 
the same time, the tench does not appeal to 
every angler, for the simple reason that they 
frequent ponds and lakes rather than rivers, and 
still-w'ater fishing is ever somewhat tame and 
apt to become irksome. Although tench are 
met with in a few sluggish rivers and drains, 
weedy and muddy ponds appear to be their 
natural habitat, and in these places the angler 
should seek them during the hot months. The 
tench, albeit that he is somewhat of a sluggish 
nature and of little value as food, has always 
been held in high esteem. We are told that 
“olive-sides” is possessed of marvelous healing 
powers and in the past was used for curing cer¬ 
tain diseases. It is also averred that “the tench 
is the physician of fishes, for the pike especially, 
and that the pike, being either sick or hurt, is 
cured by the touch of the tench.” Whether 
there is any real foundation for this assertion 
we know not. Certain it is that the tench ex¬ 
udes a very thick slime, which must have been 
given to it for some purpose. Walton, “the 
Father of Anglers,” states that this fish “carries 
a natural balsam in him to cure both himself 
and others,” and other writers before his time 
held that same opinion. However that may be, 
the olive-colored fish has been termed “the 
fishes’ physician” for centuries, and there might 
be some wisdom in it, for great are the wonders 
of nature. 
July is about the best month for coming to 
grips with the tench. During the cold weather 
they do not stir much, preferring to burrow 
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among the thick mud in the deepest part of 
the pond. In early summer they awake from 
their lethargy and are often to be seen on very 
hot days disporting themselves among the 
weeds, their great black fins protruding out of 
the water as they roll to and fro. When tench 
are observed behaving in this fashion it is next 
to useless fishing for them, at least that is our 
experience. 
Tinea Vulgaris is very fickle in his feeding 
habits. One may wait hours, nay, even days, 
without getting a nibble; or one might fish sev¬ 
eral hours and obtain just a solitary bite. On 
another occasion, under precisely the same con¬ 
ditions, the basket may be filled to overflowing. 
There is no accounting for their ways nor the 
■ vagaries which govern their feeding. We have 
had the privilege of fishing for tench in a well- 
stocked but extremely weedy pond for many 
years, and in the whole of our experience we 
have never found them alike on two occasions, 
their time of feeding being dissimilar on every 
occasion. Generally speaking, very early morn¬ 
ing and late evening are the most likely times 
to catch them in the humor, although we have 
caught them at noon on a scorching hot day 
when our most persevering efforts have failed 
at daybreak. Small open spaces between weed 
beds are good places to fish in. but the angler 
should see that an open channel communicates 
with the shore; otherwise a well-hooked tench 
may be left floundering among the tenacious 
weeds, with a foot or two of gut sticking in his 
leathery jaws as a memento of his indiscretion. 
The nearer one fishes to the weeds the better, 
though care should be taken to prevent the fish 
gaining their welcome shelter at his first plunge. 
The first two or three rushes are the most 
critical moments, for the tench soon loses heart 
in the contest. When hooked the fish will en- 
