September, 1918 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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ers till they looked like a gorgeous crys- 
anthemum; then he apparently inflated 
himself and reminded one in his propor¬ 
tions and attitude of a pouter pigeon; then 
contorted or convulsed himself as the so¬ 
norous poomp floated out upon the air 
with its characteristic diminuendo and ac- 
celerato and with a corresponding return 
to natural configuration. 
The quickness of wing action may have 
deceived the eye, but why dismiss the in¬ 
flation and contortion as a possible cause 
or means? 
A little incident is the real occasion of 
this letter today. Last night I went to 
hear a famous choir which is touring the 
country and a little chap was put up to 
sing a difficult solo. He stood on a chair 
and when approaching the dramatic note 
of his song (a difficult and startlingly high 
one such as Tetrazzini achieves in the mad 
scene from Lucia) prepared for the taking 
of it by a fronted contortion which most 
vividly recalled to mind my picture of the 
grouse. The boy didn’t drum but he pro¬ 
duced a remarkable note. The boy hasn’t 
wings—not yet. He “stanced” for his spe¬ 
cial effort. So did that most flatrering, 
obliging and ever-to-be-remembered old 
grouse. 
M. B. Jackson, Victoria, B. C. 
LICENSE FOR ALIENS 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Kindly answer my question in your paper. 
I am not a citizen; have I a right to 
hunt on my own farm? 
What is the price of license in New York 
(Columbia County) for an alien? 
Emil Holm, New York. 
We beg to advise you that a person who 
is not a citizen of the United States must 
have an alien hunting and trapping license 
to legally hunt and trap in this state, 
whether on his own land or off the same. 
You can obtain all particulars on this 
matter by getting in touch with a county 
clerk in your district.' In the event of your 
not knowing just where to reach the county 
clerk you can locate him by inquiring at the 
office where you pay your taxes. [Editors.] 
SQUIRREL SHOOTING 
Editor Forest and Stream'. 
The writer usually spends one week of 
his vacation hunting squirrel and one week 
hunting rabbits. The squirrel are getting 
quite scarce in this vicinity on account of 
the large timber being removed and I am 
writing to ask if you could give me any 
information about parties running a lodg¬ 
ing place or resort where such hunting 
could be had, located in western Penn¬ 
sylvania or West Virginia. Am not a 
“professional” hunter, but take this means 
of getting into the woods for recreation, 
and an ideal vacation for an office man, 
where the distance would not be great to 
travel and a great deal of preparation to 
go and get back. 
Any information you can furnish on the 
above will be greatly appreciated. 
Forest and Stream is always a very wel¬ 
come visitor in our home and mighty fine 
reading. 
Wm. M. Morgan, Youngstown, Ohio. 
Relative to going to a place to do squir¬ 
rel shooting, we wish we could direct you 
to where the squirrels are plentiful, but 
are unable to do so. As you know, they 
migrate more or less and so may be plenti¬ 
ful in one locality one year and another 
year are difficult to find. We have heard 
Warren County, Pennsylvania, very favor¬ 
ably spoken of. 
We hope that some of our readers may 
be good enough to send you information 
on this subject. [Editors.] 
CATFISH BAIT 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
W. Mustard, of Texas, seems to have 
poor success with catfish. If he will use 
frogs for bait in early spring and minnows 
and crawfish through the hotter months 
I believe his luck will change. 
Also bear in mind that catfish won’t bite 
through the day, from sunset to sunrise be¬ 
ing the proper time to catch them. 
E. E. Hansen, Omaha, Neb. 
Editor Forest and Stream: 
Replying to W. Mustard’s request for 
information as to bait for the channel cat 
in your July number I beg to advise that 
liver as he names is fairly good bait, but 
too easily taken off. 
The channel cat is as smooth as a turtle 
or gar in getting your bait away and not 
getting caught; in fact he is a professional 
burglar on this kind of proposition. Fur¬ 
thermore, he is a game fish pure and sim¬ 
ple, and I have had him come clear of the 
water when hooked, and that is more than 
a large per cent, of black bass will do; as 
for beauty, no prettier fish swims in Texas 
waters than a long, slender two to three 
pound channel cat with speckles on his 
sides and his forked tail. 
I have taken literally thousands of them 
on the hook; I disdain to take such a noble 
fish in a seine, and never one yet has swal¬ 
lowed a hook of mine; hundreds of them 
I have taken hooked on the outside of the 
mouth; let sportsmen draw a conclusion 
from this. The largest channel cat I have 
ever looked upon weighed ten pounds, 
though I have heard fabulous tales of 
larger ones. 
But speaking of bait for them: they 
dearly love fresh minnows. In fact, I con¬ 
sider large shiner minnows the best bait 
for them, and they had just as soon they 
were dead as alive just so they are fresh. 
When they become stale the fish refuse to 
bite them. The next best is earth worms, 
grasshoppers, crawfish, small frogs, jack- 
rabbit, the flesh of birds, etc. 
I know a slow running stream in Texas 
about 200 miles in length, that I wager has 
more channel boys from head to mouth 
than any other 200 miles in the world. 
W. P. Reynolds, Olney, Tex. 
TRAINING THE AIREDALE 
A. T. B., Osakis, Minn.: 
I have a full blooded pedigreed Airedale, 
but he has had no training whatever and 
is now a year old. He has a bad habit of 
running after passers-by. What is the best 
way to break him of this habit? 
Ans.—The best way to break this dog of 
this bad habit is to have some one walk 
by carrying a whip concealed, and when 
the dog runs up to him have him strike the 
dog sharply with the whip and drive 
him back. Repeat this a few times, and 
he will get out of this habit which is so 
annoying. 
We publish a book on the Airedale which 
gives a good deal of information regard¬ 
ing breed, handling and the care of these 
very useful dogs. The price of the book 
is $1.00. [Editors.] 
“SIGHTING IN” A RIFLE 
Gun Expert, Forest and Stream: 
Recently I purchased a Winchester rifle, 
30/30, and had it fitted with Lyman Com¬ 
bination rear sight. Never having used 
this sight, and having no place to target, 
T would very much appreciate any help you 
can give me—as to proper adjustment of 
sight, etc., in fact anything that will help 
me to properly use the sight. The sights 
were put on by the dealer here, both front 
and rear. Could the rifle be taken to a 
range and targeted? I have always used 
open sights, but my eyesight compels me 
now to the use of the peep. 
I am a subscriber to Forest and Stream 
and am taking advantage of your offer in 
November, 1917, number. 
C. L. Wolfe, New York. 
Ans.—I will be pleased to assist you in 
ascertaining the “zero” of your rifle and 
adjust the sights to suit the peculiarities 
of your vision. The “zero” of a gun 
changes with each individual who fires it 
and the graduations on the rear sight 
mean absolutely nothing until their value 
has been determined by experimental fir¬ 
ing from a rest that will not conflict with 
the normal “whip” of the barrel when the 
piece is fired under hunting conditions. 
This operation of “sighting in” must be 
done by the man who will use the gun, 
under the direction of an experienced bal- 
listician. We have just completed a range 
that is ideal of testing purposes, fully 
equipped for this kind of work, and these 
facilities and my services are entirely at 
your disposal. 
The proper “sighting in” of a new rifle, 
or an old one equipped with new sights, 
usually consumes abount a hundred rounds 
of ammunition and three to four hours’ 
time, so I would suggest that you come out 
to the range, which is known as the Essex 
School of Musketry and affiliated with the 
National Rifle Association. Come out any 
Saturday morning at your convenience. 
I would suggest that you secure a hun¬ 
dred cartridges of the type you propose to 
use for hunting, the soft-nose bullet I 
presume, slip a lunch in your pocket and 
reach the range not later than ten A. M. 
as the best light for testing purposes is 
before one o’clock in the afternoon. 
You can write me direct to my quar¬ 
ters (Captain Roy S. Tinney, 586 Newark 
Avenue, Jersey City, N. J.) making an ap¬ 
pointment to meet me any Saturday morn¬ 
ing at eight o’clock at the Park Place 
Station of the McAdoo Tube in Newark 
and we can go out to the range together. 
Just spot a large individual in a battered 
khaki kit topped off with spectacles and 
a brown helmet. 
There is no charge for this*service. 
