Feb. 15, 1908.1 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
275 
cently declared that he would be glad to see 
fewer. 
Though they still turn down foxes in Hert¬ 
fordshire, in most hunts the number tends to 
increase; and, by way of illustration, five foxes 
were afoot in one small Midland wood on the 
day's shooting to which reference has been 
made. It is characteristic of the animals that 
the cubs absolutely refused to be driven from 
the woods. It was their sanctuary as well as 
the sanctuary of the pheasants, and a fox, unlike 
the migratory stoat, is singularly faithful to his 
haunts. How soon after the pack is gone you 
may mark an old vixen, alert and self-contained, 
slip back to covert down the hedgerow. An¬ 
other animal that has increased everywhere is 
the woodpecker, regarded as a prize by some 
French sportsmen. Plis loud laugh is every¬ 
where in wood and field, his nest is impregnable, 
and we are such bad foresters in England that 
we give him choice of a multitude of rotten 
trees to select If the numbers continue to in¬ 
crease. we may presently see in England a sight 
that strikes every visitor to the Garden City of 
Toronto, where the red woodpecker is one of 
the most conspicuous denizens of square and 
boulevard. The blue wing of the jay, much 
valued by the maker of salmon flies, is only less 
conspicuous in the wood than the green and 
gold of the woodpecker, and his survival is 
strange. The bird figures in the bag at every 
wood shoot, it is ludicrously easy to shoot, 
keepers wage war on it, and the nest is fairly 
obvious. But its wits save it. It is bold enough 
to descend on a garden before the gardener’s 
eyes and devour his peas; but on the bush that 
ceepers, after the fashion of the shrike, hang 
vvith the corpses of marauders you will see in 
:he Midlands ten magpies to one jay, though 
:he jay is the commoner bird. The magpie is 
ferhaps, the one verminous bird that one ex¬ 
acts to disappear. The nest is a beacon that 
:an scarcely avoid detection, and the greed of 
he bird exceeds, to the point of suicide, its fear 
)f being trapped. 
This experience of the increase of birds, 
•ven such unpreserved yet sportsman’s birds as 
he wood pigeon, is common through England; 
ind, however one part of the country differs 
rom another as a sanctuary, no unprejudiced 
>bserver can doubt that preservation has re- 
lopulated fields and woods. The excesses of 
ome “keepers” have to some ears given the 
tame of preservation a satiric turn; but one 
ees when one shoots more kestrels, more owls 
n the air, and fewer hung on the trees. The 
pinnevs and hedgerows are livelier and more 
uneful than they used to be, especially where 
he head of game is large. The moral is scarce- 
y avoidable that game-preserving rather than 
ird-protection. is the principal cause; and there 
5 no cant in the sportsman’s claim to enjoy his 
port because of the animals he does not shoot, 
•ven the red berries of the spindle or the rest- 
- ss patrol of an elm leaf fluttering ground- 
•ard with butterfly flight become as proper 
arts of the enjoyment of a day’s covert shoot- 
ig as any rocketing shot. They are not so 
mch talked of, it is true; and perhaps a right 
nd left at a woodcock and a cat, a recent feat 
iat can have few parallels, was a more dra- 
latic occurrence. 
RAWHIDE SHOES. 
The hunter now ventures into the swamps in 
is rawhide shoes, lacing nearly up his calf, 
hese shoes are apt to become very dry and 
ird, so that they will crack. Prevent this by 
beral applications of neat’s-foot oil. One of 
ie b>'-products of the Standard Oil Company, 
ys the Press, is a paste made of petroleum re- 
se that is absolutely waterproof. The rubber 
>mpanies make a rubber varnish or cement 
at is excellent for rough shoes. More hunters 
e , . om w . e t ^ ee f than are killed in the woods 
r being mistaken for game. 
All the game laws of the United States and 
mada, revised to date and now in force, are 
'.’c» m the Game Laws in Brief. See adv. 
S OME old Greek said he could pry the earth loose with a lever if he had a good place to rest it 
on. To him a lever seemed a very wonderful thing. It is. If a hammer of a shot gun is to be 
cocked, why not use the simplest form of mechanism — the lever? If a shell is to be extracted 
why not seek to utilize the same lever ? That is the way the inventor of the Lefever shot gun went at 
‘t free from all the old-time complicated mechanisms. He sought simplicity. He made one piece of 
substantial steel serve. He used the cocking hook of the Lefever shot gun as a shell ejector-one piece 
instead of eighteen to twenty-five pieces. Add the hammer and its sear, and you have the Lefever system 
You will buy no other gun after trying this modern simplified action. 
Lefever Shot Guns 
Enough advantages over other high-grade guns are told of. in the 
ever catalogue to amaze anyone not usimr the o-i.r. itcif 1 
jj-uuugn duvantages over omer nign-grade guns are told ol 
Lefever catalogue to amaze anyone not using the gun itself. He 
tight joint is insured with dovetailed fastener and self-compensat¬ 
ing bolt ; how strain is taken off the hinge joint ; how faith¬ 
ful workmanship is spent on all parts ; how steel is used 
which is a credit to the great European makers — all 
are to be read and seen in a beautiful catalogue 
■worth sending for. 
LEFEVER ARMS COMPANY 
23 Maltbie St., Syracuse, N. Y. 
How a 
When You Buy a Gun— 
Take no chances! Buy a Good one! It pays! A 
PARKER GUN is the best built gun in America. 
Thousands of experienced shooters will tell you so. 
It will last a lifetime, and costs from $37.50 up. 
Built by the oldest gun manufacturers in America. 
WRITE FOR CATALOGUE 
Parker Bros., Meriden. Conn. 
NEW YORK SALESROOMS 
32 Warren Street 
SHOT GUN BARGAINS 
One Fine Hammerless Double Gun, made to order by 
T. Kilby, London, Eng., 12 gauge, 28 -inch barrels of 
Sir Whitworth Fluid Steel, beautifully carved Circas¬ 
sian walnut stock, automatic ejector. Cost (fonn 
$450 Price. 3 >ZUU 
One Charles Daly Hammerless, Diamond quality, 12 
gauge, 30 -in. fine Damascus barrels. Second (Tirin 
hand, in fine condition. Cost $ 275 . Price, 4)IUU 
One Charles Daly Hammerless, 12 gauge, 30 -inch 
Krupp Steel Barrels, single trigger. Cost tfnn 
$ 165 . Price. 4)311 
One L. C. Smith Hammerless Gun, 16 gauge, 28 -inch 
Damascus barrels, automatic ejector, slightly (frn 
used. Cost $ 105 . Price J) 0 U 
Will send any of these guns C. O. D. for approval 
on prepayment of express charges. 
SHAPPIRIO’S SPORTING GOODS STORE 
905 D St., N. W., Washington, D. C. 
FILE YOUR FOREST AND STREAM 
We have provided a cloth file binder to hold 26 num¬ 
bers of Forest and Stream. It is simple, convenient, 
strong, durable, satisfactory. The successive issues thus 
bound make a handsome volume, constantly growing in 
interest and value. 
The binder will be sent postpaid on receipt of one 
dollar. 
FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING CO. 
FALL SHOOTING 
IS HERE. 
SMOKELESS POWDER 
SH ELLS$1£9 |od 
We have a quantity of 10 Gauge Robin Hood.Shot 
Gun Shells Loaded with their famous Smokeless 
Powdery any size shot from No. 12 to Buck at 
$1.50 PER IOO; 
regular price *2.50. This Is a job lot so can sell only 
10 gauges at this price. If you have a 10 gauge gun, 
you should send us your order at once and get some 
of this bargain lot. You gave one dollar ana lOcents 
per 100. Don’t use common black powder shells when 
you can get Smokeless at this price. GUNS, 
RIFLES, TACKLF,, TENTS, etc., at lowest 
prices consistent with good goods. Remit by P. O. 
Money Order. 
K1RTLAND BROS. & CO. 
90 CHAMBERS ST., NEW YORK. 
ASK FOR FREE CATALOGUE 
Just say “Send me No. 364” and you 
will receive free a big book of 5000 illus¬ 
trations, with description and low prices 
on Camp Goods, Fishing Tackle,Gnns, 
Canoes, Athletic Wear, Indoor and 
Outdoor Games. 
17 Warren St., nearB’way, New York 
When writing say you saw the adv. in Fomst 
and Stream. 
