FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Jan. 4, 1908. 
36 
THE HIGHEST AVERAGE 
FOR THE YEAR 1907 
was made by MR. FRED GILBERT, who, of course used 
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THE OFFICIAL RECORDS show that during 1907 Mr- 
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A Grand Average of 95.89 Per Cent. 
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high standard. A somewhat similar experiment 
was tried in the Itchen some years since. A 
pisciculturist, having too large a stock of breed- j 
ing fish, liberated some of the largest ones on 1 
stretches of the stream under his control. Some 
of them weighed 5 and 6 pounds, and even 
more, and none of them were under 3 pounds in 
weight. Within two years a number of these 1 
trout were killed, and one and all were in the 
worst possible condition, being very long fish, 
weighing from ij 4 to 1^4 pounds. There, could 
be no doubt as to their identity, because in that 
part of the Itchen the trout are generally in 
excellent condition and average about 1 pound 
2 ounces, while a 2-pound trout is a rarity. ■ 
There is to my mind another very grave ob¬ 
jection to this plan. The fisherman who relies 
on the stock in the ponds to provide his sport 
is only too prone to say that he does not want j 
to keep on returning undersized fish, and that 
he does not care whether there are small trout 
or not in the water; in fact, he prefers their not 
being there, as their absence leaves more space 
for his large pond fish and gives them a better | 
range of feeding ground. Man is by nature an 
imitative animal, and no class of the genus homo 
is more thoroughly imbued with this faculty 
than the keeper. If the master does not wish 
to see the shallows stocked with fry, yearlings, 
and other young fish growing to .maturity, his 
servant will very soon neglect their protection, 
save himself the trouble of killing down pike 
and other coarse fish, and console himself by 
spending his winter in his cottage, or, worse 
still, in the taproom of his favorite inn. To 
ease his conscience there will be the reflection 
that, after all, it is only necessary to feed up a 
few more 2-pound fish in his ponds to make up 
the deficiency caused by a total cessation of 
the increase due to the natural reproduction of 
the stream. , 
(94.5 PER CENT.) 
TIGER SHOOTING IN SIBERIA. 
was made by an Illinois amateur who also used 
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From October 22 to November 23 (inclusive), 1907, MR. 
W. R. CROSBY SHOT AT 3300 TARGETS AND BROKE 
3204, an average of over 97 per cent. Mr. Crosby used 
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The following incident occurred in the month 
of February three winters ago, in the valley of 
the Khoro River, one of the largest tributaries 
of the Ussuri, not many miles south of the large 
town of Habarovsk, in eastern Siberia. The, 
whole of this country is covered by immense 
forests, containing much valuable timber. In the 
wood cutting concessions the winter is the time 
of the greatest activity, because in spite of eigh¬ 
teen inches or two feet of snow it is far easier 
to move about when the dense undergrowth has 
been to some extent leveled by the severe frost. 
On one of the concessions there was a large 
encampment of Chinese wood cutters in charge 
of two Cossacks, formerly Sakhalin convicts, but 
now released on the completion of their sen¬ 
tences. In this district were a number of so- 
called cedars, a tree which invariably divide? 
into several stems some feet from the top, whicli 
is in consequence valueless for timber, and is ! 
therefore cut off and left to lie, making excellent 
cover. It was known there were tigers about 
because their tracks had been seen, and thf 
timorous coolies constantly imagined they ha< 
seen one crouching under the cedar tops. This 
however, caused no surprise, as they generall) 
prowl round the wood cutters’ camps .in the 
winter, when food is scarce and the wild pig 
their favorite food, is difficult to approach. 
The two Cossacks lived in a small log hui 
about a mile from the place where the wood wa: 
being cut, approached by a circuitous patl. 
through very dense forest. Late one afternoon 
as it was getting dusk, one of the Cossacks wa! 
returning home alone to the hut, when at a tun 
in the narrow track he suddenly found himsel 
facing a tiger about twenty-five yards away 
Both were taken by surprise and stood stocl 
still. Something must be done, because he coul< 
only reach his hut by the path in which the tiger 
stood, owing to the impenetrable forest. Th< 
temperature was below zero, so he must some 
how get home, and it was useless to turn back 
as he had nowhere to go to, and there was thi 
risk of the tiger pursuing him when his bad 
was turned. Recovering from his surprise b 
knelt on the snow and took aim at the tiger witl 
the old Berdan rifle he was armed with, fired 
and missed. At the sound of the shot the tige 
