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SEAMAN 
It is hard to imagine that a heavy clam would 
be carried up in the air from a desire to play. 
Is it at all possible that a gull’s toe was fastened 
onto by a clam when a gull was walking on a 
sand flat, and the gull flying up, in an attempt to 
escape, the clam let go, and was dashed to pieces ? 
This is a rather far-fetched solution, but pos¬ 
sibly some of your correspondents can give the 
true origin of such an interesting habit. 
Livingston E. Jones. 
ONE CAT’S EVIL RECORD. 
Boston, Mass., June 3, 1915. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
The enclosed clipping I cut from one of our 
Boston papers and to verify the statement I wrote 
to the owner of the cat and you will, I am sure, 
be interested in his reply, which I also enclose. 
He seems to be quite proud of the cat’s accom¬ 
plishments in the destruction of both our feath¬ 
ered game and the innocent rabbits as well. 
W. B. N. 
The clipping and correspondence follow : 
J. C. Poore of Stewartstown, N. H., has a cat 
which has no respect for the game laws, as he 
brought in four partridges one morning last week 
Stewartstown, June 1, 1915. 
Dear Sir:—In reply to yours of May 27, 
would say that the birds were not full grown 
but fully feathered, about like a chicken broiler. 
While you feel interested, will tell you of his 
kittenhood. Before he was two-thirds grown, he 
caught a full-grown rabbit, climbed a six-foot 
post with it, drawing it through a chamber, and 
threw it down the stairs for us to see. 
J. C. Poore. 
WILD LIFE IN MICHIGAN. 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
I have been a lover and reader of your paper 
for many years and have enjoyed it al¬ 
ways, and do not see how it could be improved 
except by advocating more and better protec¬ 
tion for all wild life. I have seen th 
“passing” of the Passenger Pigeon, and I 
cannot yet believe that all are gone. I 
have also seen the wild turkey extermi¬ 
nated in Michigan, and the raven and sand 
hill crane are now rare. The wild elk also are 
gone with the bison, and moose are scarce. The 
deer are yet common in the Northern part of 
the State, also bears, but the beavers are being 
rapidly trapped off, after a ten years’ close sea¬ 
son. The marten are nearly gone and the fisher 
is rare. We have yet too many timber wolves 
as the bounty, $25, is too. little. 
Norman A. Wood, 
Curator of Birds. 
A GOOD RE-APPOINTMENT. 
Ann Arbor, Mich. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Our State Warden Mr. Oates has been reap¬ 
pointed and we are glad, as he is a good man 
and is doing all he can to conserve our fish and 
game. We have succeeded in getting the one deer 
limit but not in getting the does protected. W. 
A BOOK FOR FISHERMEN. 
The fisherman will be deeply interested in 
a publication just issued by the branch of the 
Canadian Department of the Interior in charge 
of the Dominion Parks, which is entitled 
“Classified Guide to Fish and their Habitat in 
the Rocky Mountains Park.” 
The Fish Guide is written for the sportsman 
and naturalist rather than the scientist. It is 
a compilation of first-hand information for 
anglers by one who has fished in all the prin¬ 
cipal waters of the park. It takes up each 
locality, describes the best means of reaching 
it, the different varieties of fish which can be 
secured, and the best bait to use. The game 
fish of the Rockies include five species of trout, 
one of which—the Lake Minnewanka trout—has 
been known to run as high as 40 pounds. The 
Grayling, the Dolly Varden and the Cut Throat 
trout are' found in many of the lakes and 
streams of the park and a fish hatchery has re¬ 
cently been established at Banff for the pur¬ 
pose of re-stocking those which have become 
depleted. 
This interesting publication on fish will be 
sent free to those applying to the Dominion 
Parks Branch at Ottawa. 
There is one thing about Forest and Stream 
advertising that is worth bearing in mind, and 
that is, its readers have faith in its columns, from 
long years of acquaintance and experience. 
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