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might have a few hours really good fish¬ 
ing, only to find that a dozen other dis¬ 
ciples of the kindly Walton had been im¬ 
bued with the same impulse and that all, 
apparently, had hit upon this one stream 
as being the furthest from home and 
consequently least likely to be the objec¬ 
tive point of the “other fellow.” How 
many brooks and streams have I passed, 
time and time again, on one of these wild 
goose chases in search of the ever-fur- 
ther-beyond brook, that is not fished 
and in which the trout are all half 
pounders and always on the feed. Re¬ 
cently I have been fishing the fished-out 
brooks and troutless streams near at 
hand. But I am saying little regarding 
the results, to even my most intimate 
fishing friends: We are all selfish when 
it comes to discoveries. 
CALIFORNIA GAME COMMISSION 
DENIES DUCKS ARE DOOMED 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
Knowing that you desire to be accurate 
in all statements printed in your valuable 
paper, I hasten to correct a mis-statement 
of facts in a letter addressed to you re¬ 
cently by C. E. Cook, of San Francisco. 
In his letter Mr. Cook says that there is 
absolutely no respect paid to the game laws 
in the state of California. We are sending 
you, under separate cover, a copy of our 
24th biennial report. If you will refer to 
pages 239 and 240, you will find a record 
of prosecutions which have been instituted 
during the biennial period of 1914-1916. 
We are not ashamed of this record; in 
fact, we believe it compares very favor¬ 
ably with any state in the union. 
Mr. Cook goes on further to state that 
the season now closed (ducks) has been 
one of the poorest we have ever had in 
California. On the contrary, there has not 
been as good a season for a number of 
years. In practically all sections of the 
state where ducks are to be found, limits 
were the rule. This is true of the dis¬ 
tricts in the southern part of the state, in 
the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys, 
in the bay region and in the Elk Horn 
country on the shores of Monterey Bay; 
in fact, all over the state. 
On the last Sunday of the open season, 
I was shooting in the Sacramento valley 
and I can honestly state that at one time 
there were thousands upon thousands of 
ducks within a short distance of my blind. 
Although I have hunted for many years, 
I have not seen for a long while as many 
ducks as I have during the past open sea¬ 
son. At the present time there are hun¬ 
dreds of canvasback ducks to be* seen 
throughout the bay section. That they are 
not molested is proved by the fact that 
they come in close to the shore and are 
not afraid of human beings. 
J. S. Hunter, M. H., 
Assistant Executive Officer, 
Fish and Game Commission of California 
[This communication is published with 
the belief that Mr. Cook’s letter should be 
answered. 
Game is increasing all over the country 
and, personally, the writer is of the opin¬ 
ion that the present fish and game com¬ 
mission of California is rendering the state 
sterling service.— Ed.] 
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