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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Dec. 31, 1910. 
Maine’s Deer Season. 
Boston, Mass., Dec. 24. —Editor Forest and 
Stream: At the close of the deer hunting sea¬ 
son in Maine (Dec. 15) the number of deer 
killed and reported at Bangor was 3,391. Many 
hunters traveling in automobiles are able to take 
the carcasses along with them. Consequently, to 
obtain the exact footing, other methods must be 
resorted to. 
The number of deaths in Maine from hunt¬ 
ing casualties is reported to be ten during the 
two and one-half months of open season. Of 
the five deaths in New Hampshire, one was that 
of a Massachusetts man killed by being mis¬ 
taken for a deer. The same is true of Master 
Harry Root, eighteen years old, who was killed 
at Middlebury, Vt. 
The record of casualties in Pennsylvania and 
in several of the Western States appears to 
have been far in excess of the New England 
record with its total of eighteen. But looking 
at the record as a whole it certainly furnishes 
food for hard thinking on the part of lovers of 
the chase and the officials in charge of sports¬ 
men's interests. 
In view of what has occurred in neighboring 
States it seems that the prohibition of the rifle 
was fortunate for the people of our five western 
counties during their short open season. 
At a recent meeting of the legislative com¬ 
mittee of the Massachusetts Fish and Game Pro¬ 
tective Association it was voted that a bill be 
drawn and presented to the incoming Legis¬ 
lature for the establishment of a single-headed 
commission in place of the present one of three 
men. The action of the legislative tommittee 
has since been ratified and adopted by the execu¬ 
tive committee of the association. 
Henry H. Kimball. 
A Fox Trick. 
Taunton, Mass., Dec. 24.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: A recent report that a fox in Canaan, 
Conn.-, leads the pursuing dogs to their death 
by running upon the railroad tracks until a train 
comes along, when he crosses the rails in front 
of the locomotive, finds its parallel in the fact 
that a number of dogs in this vicinity have been 
maimed or killed by the same procedure; in fact, 
I had a young dog some time ago that was run 
down in the same way while following a rabbit. 
My dog had his legs broken and had to be killed 
in consequence. Br'er Rabbit is sometimes as 
cunning as Br’er Fox. Fox Hunter. 
An Exchange Arrangement. 
Utica, N. Y., Dec, 26.— Editor Forest and 
Stream: The Oneida County Board of Super¬ 
visors adopted the following resolution last 
week: 
Whereas, Many farmers posting their lands against 
hunters and fishermen, because of the hunting license; 
Resolved, that the Senator and member of Assembly 
from the county of Oneida be requested to secure amend¬ 
ment to the forest, fish and game law of the State of 
New York by legislation providing for a hunting license 
to farmers free- of cost, in consideration of the opening 
of their lands to the public for hunting' and fishing- 
purposes. That the clerk mail a certified copy of this 
resolution to the Senator and each member of Assembly 
of the county of Oneida. 
Supervisor Skinner said that he introduced the 
resolution at the request of the Camden Fishing- 
Club. He said that some of the farmers who 
opened their lands and did not post them be¬ 
lieved that they should have a hunter’s license 
free in exchange. In the discussion which fol¬ 
lowed the introduction of the resolution, one 
supervisor thought that it discriminated against 
the city sportsman, while another said that it 
was rather to his benefit, since Jt encouraged 
the farmer to open his lands to all hunters, it 
was thought by one man that the freedom to 
cross one’s land was little to give in exchange 
for a hunting license. Moreover, such a law 
would be open to much abuse and would cut 
down the income of the forest, fish and game 
commission considerab’y. E. A. Spears, 
[The . proceeds from the sale of shooting 
licenses are turned into the State treasury direct. 
None of the money is handled by the commis¬ 
sion, save that which is appropriated by the 
Legislature. —Editor.] 
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A list is given for making up the camper’s 
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