Sept. 3, 1910.] 
FOREST AND STREAM. 
363 
Going after trout- 
after bass — after 
muscalonge or just 
for a few days 
fishing ? We are 
Philadelphia’s 
Sporting Goods 
Headquarters 
We’ve every fisherman’s needful— 
for salt and fresh water. And at 
prices that will please you. Write 
for catalog" D" and give us an idea 
of your needs. Often we have in¬ 
teresting specials. 
SHANNON 
816 Chestnut St., Philadelphia 
THE COST OF CANADIAN HUNTING. 
The regrettable decrease which for many 
years has been taking place in the numbers of 
North American big game animals has had its 
antithetical parallel in the equally regrettable 
increase in the expense of big game shooting. 
Never an economical pursuit, within the past 
twenty years the cost of hunting in the New 
World has risen considerably. Not only has 
the game in most districts been driven farther 
back from the main lines of transportation, 
whereby longer and more expensive trips have 
been rendered necessary, but the charges inci¬ 
dental to the least ambitious expedition are now 
more numerous and costly, a single item, that 
of the non-resident's license, calling for an in¬ 
itial outlay of £6 to £20. Moreover, guides 
(whose services, under some authorities, are ob¬ 
ligatory) have not been slow to take advantage 
of the opportunities afforded by this legal 
status, and in many localities, without having 
markedly increased the value of their work, they 
now charge quite doubly what would have satis¬ 
fied them in the early nineties. Yet, while all 
this is painfully true and applicable in some 
measure to every big game district, it is, nev¬ 
ertheless, equally true that the man of moderate 
means can still enjoy excellent sport at an ex¬ 
pense within his justifiable limit, if he but have 
a working knowledge of local conditions, or can 
command the practical advice of a competent 
and disinterested mentor. 
At present, for the man who wishes to hunt 
cheaply, Nova Scotia offers unequalled attrac¬ 
tions. Prior to 1912 the list of available big 
game comprises only moose, bear and wild¬ 
cats, but the moose shooting in many parts of 
the province is as good as can be had any¬ 
where, while bears and wildcats are so plenti¬ 
ful in some localities as to render the hunting 
of them with hounds an act of distinct benefit 
to the community. As regards the expense of 
a hunting trip in Acadie, it varies, of course, 
according to the requirements of the individual, 
but the following figures will serve as a basis 
for estimates: License, £6; guide (obligatory), 
8s. or 10s. per day; canoe, is. or 2s. per day; 
horse transportation (where canoes are not 
available), about 4s. for every five miles; hotels 
(town), 8s, to 12s. per day; backwards, 4s. to 
6s._ per day; supplies, practically identical in 
price with similar articles in England. Many 
of the guides provide tent, camp kit and blankets 
for is. per day, and provisions while in the 
woods at the rate of 6s. per day for sportsman 
and guide. As the actual cost of the food used 
(and wasted) in the average hunting camp in 
Nova Scotia is only about is. per day for each 
man, there is considerable profit to the guide, 
but men who are unaccustomed to provisioning 
a hunting party would probably find the slight 
extra cost a good investment. 
In New Brunswick, yvhich today stands un¬ 
rivalled as a moose-shooting country for those 
who count certainty of results the first essen- 
Our List of 
Second-Hand 
« 
G\ms 
comprises many of the best 
Bargains 
ever offered; will be mailed on application. 
Von Lengerke Detmold 
200 FIFTH AVENUE 
Between 23d ®. 24th Streets New York 
Here’s Your Chance 
Plan your hunting trip now. Indications 
point to a big season with plenty of 
moose, deer, grouse and patridge. 
You’ll Get Your Shot 
The law is off October 15th. Get 
ready. Good guides are waiting 
to lead you “in.” 
Our two valuable books for sportsmer , “Di¬ 
rectory of Guides” and “The Fish and 
Game Country,” sent for 4 cents in stamps. 
NEWFOUNDLAND 
A Country ol Fish and Game. A Paradise lor the Camper and Angler. Ideal Canoe Trips. 
The country traversed by the Reid Newfoundland Company’s system is exceedingly rich in all kinds of fish and 
game. UAH along the route of the Railway are streams famous for their SALMON and TROUT fishing, also 
Caribou barrens. HAmericans who have been fishing and hunting in Newfoundland say there is no other country 
in the world in which so good fishing and hunting can be secured and with such ease as in Newfoundland. 
Information, together with Illustrated Booklet and Folder, cheerfully forwarded upon application to 
J. W. N. JOHNSTONE, General Passenger Agent, Reid Newfoundland Company, St. John’s, Newfoundland. 
