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THE FIRST OUTDOOR JOURNAL PUBLISHED IN AMERICA 
FOUNDERS OF THE AUDUBON SOCIETY 
CONTENTS FOR APRIL, 1918 
PAGE 
The Drumming of the Ruffed Grouse 199 
By Frederick K. Vreeland. 
A Weak Week-End at Willewagas- 
sett . 202 
By Newton Newkirk. 
Amid the Hills and Dales of War¬ 
wick . 204 
By Widgeon. 
In Cassiar, the New Game Country 
—Part Three . 206 
By Henry Bannon. 
A Turkey Stalk Among the Ham¬ 
mocks . 208 
By Thomas Travis. 
Lost in the Everglades—Part Five, 
“The Sloughs of Despond’’. 210 
By W. Livingston Lamed. 
Trout Insects for Early Fly Fishing 213 
By Louis Rhead. 
Why's and How’s of Dry Fly Fish¬ 
ing—Part One. 214 
By R. L. M. (California). 
How to Make the Angler’s Best 
Flies—Part Four . 216 
By George Parker Holden, M. D. 
PAGE 
Interesting the Crowd with a Bait 
Rod .. 217 
By George S. Brown. 
The Tuna Considered as a Game Fish 219 
By Leonard Hulit. 
Editorial Comment . 220-221 
The Angler-Naturalist Goes A-Fish- 
ING . 222 
By A. Brooker Klugh. 
Bulletin — American Game Protec¬ 
tive Association . 224-225 
Teach the Women How to Handle 
a Gun . 226 
By Captain Roy S. Tinney. 
Days in Shooting—“On” and “Off” 227 
By J. R. Bevis, Ph. D. 
Nessmuk’s Camp Fire. 228-229 
Putting the Canoe in Commission.. 230 
By Jule Marshall. 
From Here and There. 231 
A Down East Guide at the Dog Show 232 
Seneca's Hints, Helps and Answers. 233 
Rifles and Riflemen. 234 
Home Treatment for Ailing Dogs.. 255 
By Medicus. 
GOVERNING BOARD 
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EDMUND HELLER, Smithsonian Inst., Washington, D. C. 
C. HART MERRIAM, Biological Survey, Washington, D. C. 
WILFRED OSGOOD, Field Museum, Chicago, Ill. 
JOHN M. PHILLIPS, Pittsburgh. Pa. 
CHARLES SHELDON, Washington. D. C. 
GEORGE SHIRAS, III. Washington, D. C. 
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