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WHEREyroiSELL WILD PIGEONS. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I see in the April Forest and Stream 
that a reader is asking where to sell wild 
pigeons. 
I have a paper in which there is a $5,000 
offer for a pair, but couldn’t at present 
give the man’s name, but I have it. I have 
a wild pigeon that I have a standing offer 
on of $250, mounted in a glass cage— 
killed in California 40 years ago. It is in 
perfect condition to this day: a fine male 
bird—everyone who sees it thinks it is per¬ 
fect and well kept. 
I read your article and thought there 
would be no harm in writing of the one 
I have. P. H. Cohn. 
Superior, Colo. 
NEW-METHOD TO PRESERVE FISH? 
Editor Forest and Stream : 
Can you tell me of any more effective 
method of preserving fish than those com¬ 
monly used for herring that is practical for 
long-time campers? J. H. H. 
[As you are evidently informed, fish are 
sometimes put down in brine and are also 
preserved by smoking; we are not aware 
of any other method that has proved prac¬ 
tical and effective. 
We are, however, publishing your letter 
and are requesting that readers give us any 
information they have on the subject.] 
RULES FOR TOURNAMENTS. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I would greatly appreciate if you would 
advise me who holds the record for fly 
casting, and Avhat the distance is. Also 
who are the leading distance fly casters, 
what are the necessary requirements for 
distance casting (weight of rod, line, etc.) 
and where are the tournaments usually 
held. C. B. Coburn. 
Commonwealth Club, Worcester, Mass. 
[Fly casting distance won by C. G. Chatt, 
at Newark, N. J., 1916, 113 ft., S 3 A oz. rod. 
Other leading distance casters: 
F. N. Peet, at Chicago, 1910, 117 ft., 
heavy rod, 6^4 oz., length of rod unknown. 
For fly casting accuracy, Lou Darling, 
light rod, at Newark, 1916; 99 6/10% av¬ 
erage. 
Rules for trout fly casting for contest¬ 
ants : 4 and 5 oz. rod, open to contestants 
who have not cast more than 70 ft. in any 
contest with 5 oz. or lighter. 
Heavy trout rod for 85 to 100 ft. class; 
weight of line and length of leader unre¬ 
stricted, rod to be single handed and not 
to exceed feet. 
Chief tournaments are held at Chicago, 
Newark and New York. A. & F.] 
HOW TO GET TO NEVERSINK 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I read an article in the April number 
of Forest and Stream with more than or¬ 
dinary interest. 
I would like to know where the Never- 
sink river is in the Catskills, of which you 
speak, and how best reached from New 
York City. Can this river be fished with 
hip boots, crossed and recrossed, etc.? 
How large do the trout grow, and aver¬ 
age size? What is the best time to fish 
it? Possibly would like to try a day or 
two there a little later. R. R. Cone. 
Moodus, Conn. 
[To get to Neversink river, take O. and 
W. Ry. at Weehawken to Liberty station, 
N. Y.; from thence boarding houses will 
send rigs to meet you, and convey you 8 
miles to the village of Neversink. W. A. 
Chandler has a nice cottage. Write him 
for terms, at Neversink, N. Y. He is a 
fisherman and flytyer. 
The river can be crossed and recrossed 
by using hip boots. Brown trout average 
10 to 15 inches, some have been caught up 
to 3 and 4 pounds. The best time to fish 
is towards the end of May, and on till the 
end of June—even later. It’s a beautiful 
fly stream, but worms and minnows are 
often used.—L. R.] 
PLAYFULNESS OF COUGARS. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
I sent you some time ago an account of 
a cougar attacking two children, near 
Coevechan Lake. I now enclose a news¬ 
paper cutting on the subject. You no 
doubt have seen the article in “The Field.” 
It appears to me that the writer’s opin¬ 
ions regarding the playfulness of the 
cougar are very far drawn, not to say ab¬ 
surd. Regarding the purring, I have re¬ 
peatedly heard cats do so when having a 
mouse in their mouth or playing with it, 
and the purring is no doubt attributable to 
the satisfaction of having their victim in 
possession. 
As to the argument that no case has ever 
been known of the cougar attacking any 
person, one can never tell, no matter how 
well you think you know their habits, how 
the next individual of any species of wild 
beast will conduct itself. Perhaps you 
could, through the medium of your valu¬ 
able and widely read paper, get informa¬ 
tion whether any authenticated case of a 
cougar attacking a human being has oc¬ 
curred. 
We have had a large migration of the 
big horned owls, accompanied by quite a 
few snowy owls. There have been a large 
number killed in this immediate vicinity, 
our local taxidermists mounting over one 
hundred specimens. They have been very 
destructive to poultry and have pretty well 
exterminated pheasants and quail about 
here. They extend into Washington, but 
whether as far as Oregon, I do not know. 
A good deal of discussion has arisen as 
to the reason for this influx, the most rea¬ 
sonable of which appears to me to be a 
scarcity of their ordinary food in the more 
northern country from which they came. 
Your paper comes along regularly and is 
always full of good things and always wel¬ 
come. J. H. McIlbree. 
Victoria, B. C. 
[Forest and Stream has now in course 
of preparation an authoritative discussion, 
suggested largely by Mr. Mcllbree’s con¬ 
tributions, on the likelihood of the cougar’s 
attacking human beings under certain cir¬ 
cumstances.] 
