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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Nov. 5, 1910. 
To Kill Pablo Buffalo. 
Announcement comes from Canada that the 
Dominion Commissioner of Parks, Howard 
Douglas, is heading a party to kill a number of 
the outlaw buffalo of the Michel Pablo herd in 
Western Montana which it has proved impos¬ 
sible to secure for transportation to Canada. 
Forest and Stream has several times given 
accounts of the efforts to round up and ship 
these last buffalo, which, having no longer any 
fear of man, horse or rope, cannot be taken. 
Mr. Douglas has issued a circular inviting any¬ 
one who wishes to take part in this hunt to do 
so. Pablo, the owner of the buffalo, no longer 
hopes to capture the outlaws and has decided to 
kill them. He charges $250 for the privilege of 
killing a buffalo and agrees to furnish guides, 
saddle horses, camp equipage and provisions for 
each man who goes out. Ihe killer of the buf¬ 
falo is to have the head and robe delivered at 
the railroad. It is stated that eight residents of 
Edmonton have agreed to take part in this hunt, 
the names being Sheriff W. S. Robertson, Fred 
Robertson, Con. Gallahger, K. A. McCloud, 
Joseph Morris, W. N. Waddell, Charles Ross 
and Major Griesbach, all of Edmonton. It is 
said also that S. A. Ramsey, G. B. Wood, Col. 
Walker and A. E. Cross, of Calgary, and A. H. 
Foster and H. Y. Paulding, of Wainwright, are 
likely to be along. Four men will go from Win¬ 
nipeg. one of whom is Ross Sutherland. The 
number of the party will be limited to twenty-five. 
Charles Russell, known as the cowboy artist, 
purposes to be present and wi.l paint some pic¬ 
tures of the scenes. It is supposed that when 
these, the worst outlaws, have been killed, the 
remaining buffalo can be gathered and shipped. 
A train load of buffalo from the Pablo herd was 
received last week at Wainwright, Alberta. 
Shooting in Louisiana. 
New Orleans, La., Oct. 29 .—Editor Forest 
and Stream: Hon. George von L. Meyer, Sec¬ 
retary of the Navy, has been spending several 
days in this city inspecting the Naval Station and 
taking advantage of his trip here. The secre¬ 
tary accepted an invitation from Harry Farwell 
to visit his camp on Lower Barataria Bayou. 
The distinguished guest was entertained on Mr. 
Farwell’s houseboat, the Flying Dutchman, and 
with a party of friends enjoyed a day s sport in 
fishing and hunting. The party bagged a num¬ 
ber of ducks and caught a number of fish. Mr. 
Farwell gave a dinner in honor of Secretary 
Meyer at his home on the bayou. 
Blunting has not yet become very general on 
account of the hot weather, but it is expected 
the first cold weather which remains long will 
serve as a stimulus to the lovers of the gun and 
the dog. A day or two of cool weather during 
the week encouraged several hunters, but it did 
not remain long enough to make hunting general. 
Reports from wardens and others are to the 
effect that more ducks than usual will be in the 
marshes, bayous and prairies this year. It is 
also stated that some of these ducks did not 
leave the State during the past year and raised 
their young here. The duck shooting will hardly 
be good until about the midd’e of November. 
Many wild turkeys have been seen. No deer 
have been reported killed up to this time. The 
deer season does not open in most of the 
parishes (counties) until the latter part of No¬ 
vember or in December. There are numerous 
quail and doves in various sections of the State. 
The protection given the quail has brought about 
a big increase in the past two years. 
President Miller, of the game commission, has 
received a number of pheasants which he is 
shipping to several sections of the State. It is 
hoped the birds will stock the several State pre¬ 
serves eventually. Some of them will be taken 
by private parties and cared for with their poul¬ 
try and the eggs set and the young cared for. 
Several thousand pairs will probably be liberated 
in the preserves within the next year. They are 
protected for five years by a special act of the 
Legislature. 
The unexpected cold wave yesterday was re¬ 
sponsible for an increase in the number of hun¬ 
ters and the selling of many licenses. If the 
cold weather continues it will decrease the num¬ 
ber of pleasure fishermen who have enjoyed a 
remarkably long and satisfactory season. The 
hunters will be permitted to kill quail, doves and 
wild turkeys, ducks, brant, wild geese and deer 
in November. 
The game commission has under advisement 
the plan of sending over the State in a special 
car exhibits of fish and game with lecturers to 
explain them. It is proposed principally to in¬ 
struct the school children, and to show them the 
natural food supply of Louisiana. President 
Miller has had this subject under consideration 
for some time, and only the question of finances 
has deferred the execution of the project. It is 
contended that the plan will be of great value 
as an educational factor for both young and old, 
and it will stimulate interest in the objects and 
purposes of the commission. Mr. Miller’s and 
Attorney Ponder’s lectures on various subjects 
connected with the commission have been pro¬ 
ductive of a great deal of good, and many peo¬ 
ple heard the speakers gladly. F. G. G. 
Quail and Ducks Scarce. 
Los Angeles, Cal., Oct. 15. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: Both quail and ducks disappointed the 
hunters sorely the first two weeks of the open 
season, although for a couple of shoots the club 
hunters did well enough, and the sport has not 
been really bad at any time. 
A general rain has just cleared away, and this 
by sprouting grain and weed seeds will not 
mend conditions. It will make quail hunting a 
much more satisfactory performance and scent 
will lie better for dogs in such sections as 
enough precipitation was recorded to wash the 
dust off the brush and sweeten up the earth. 
The Legislature meeting this winter is likely 
to be asked to make further reductions in the 
bag limit, although sportsmen are not a unit 
upon the advisability of further restricting the 
duck hunters in view of the fact that ducks are 
migratory, and the law is none too well en¬ 
forced in sections. They argue, it is an in¬ 
justice to place a further handicap upon the law- 
abiding just so the ruthless violator can reap 
extra benefit by having more birds to shoot at. 
Little opposition is found to a lower limit for 
quail and upland birds, however. The growth 
of opinion that indigenous birds should be pro¬ 
tected and propagated is encouraging. 
The sprigs are not nearly so fat as usual at 
this season; and a general cutting of the grain 
crop about the duck marshes for hay is doubt¬ 
less the reason. Sprigs and widgeon feed upon 
grain chiefly. As a rule, many thousands of 
acres of barley are threshed on the mesas, or 
plateau lands above the duck ponds each sum¬ 
mer. Much less of this was done, the price of 
hay being high enough to tempt ranchers to 
take that sure profit, rather than the uncertainty 
of maturing a grain crop. However, barley 
was relatively cheap this season, and some of 
the clubs are feeding rather freely, trying to 
make up for the deficiency. Of this fare the 
mudhens seem to be the chief beneficiaries. 
Wire-tails or ruddy-ducks are unusually plen¬ 
tiful. The club members pay little attention 
to them, although they are a good table bird. 
Jacksnipe were in evidence early, but few bags 
have been made. Frank Hicks of the Cerritos 
Club, has killed his fourteenth annual jacksnipe 
this season by the Lone Tree on those cele¬ 
brated grounds. During the years Mr. Hicks 
has been holding forth on the Cerritos, it has 
happened that once each year he has flushed 
and bagged a solitary snipe at this identical 
point; 1910 is to be no exception; it has come 
to be a sort of ceremonial function. 
Quail shooting probably will improve from 
now on, as the hunters have been disappointed 
so generally that the birds will get a much 
needed rest. 
Another small flight of ducks, in which were 
a number of those rain-following fowl, the 
spoonbills, came in on the shower, and good 
shooting is apt to follow. 
Edwin L. Hedderly. 
New York Forest, Fish and Game" 
Commission. 
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Soon after the appointment of Commissioner 
H. Le Roy Austin as Forest, Fish and Game 
Commissioner of New York State, Mr. Austin 
offered the appointment of Deputy Commissioner 
to J. B. Burnham, Chief Game Protector. Mr. 
Burnham, preferring his own work, at first re¬ 
fused the appointment, but after further dis¬ 
cussion he consented on Oct. 26 to accept the 
promotion, and the appointment has been an¬ 
nounced. 
The commissioner has appointed Llewellyn 
Legge, of Binghamton, chief game protector in 
Mr. Burnham’s place. Three years ago Mr. 
Legge was made a division chief game protector 
by Mr. Burnham, and is the man that the latter 
has all along wished to succeed him. Mr. Legge 
as division chief made his block the best in the 
State. He is a hard worker, level-headed and 
honest. 
The Public’s Right in Maine Lakes. 
A decision has been handed down in the Maine 
Supreme Court, establishing the fact that lakes 
or ponds held by clubs ,or private individuals, are 
public places and are free to all citizens for fish¬ 
ing and hunting purposes. 
This special decision deals with Great Pond at 
Cape Elizabeth, which is owned by a sportsmen’s 
club. The pond has been in litigation in regard 
to this particular question for some years, and 
much feeling has developed about the matter. 
The decision is one of high importance, not 
only to Maine, but to other States as well, since 
a great number of bodies of water are reserved 
as private grounds by clubs and individuals who 
own them. 
