prove of great value as providing a 
source of strong wild blood to infuse 
fresh vigour into some of our domes- 
ticated strains, a factor which I under- 
stand has been fully recognized in 
America for many years. I believe a 
few attempts in this direction have 
been made at various times, though 
whether any measure of permanent 
success has attended them is very 
doubtful. On an estate in Kent which 
I knew of, domestic turkeys of various 
strains and colors were reared, to- 
gether with the pheasants, practically 
as wild birds, and at the time I was 
in that district (about ten years ago) 
they were frequently seen when one 
was strolling through the woods, but 
whether there are any there now I 
am unable to say. 
I was much interested in your note 
of a month or two ago regarding the 
proposed introduction of the splendid 
Honduras Turkey into the United 
States, and hope that, if it material- 
izes, this project will be crowned with 
success. I beg to enclose a sketch of 
an old male of this species which I 
did from life in the London Zoological 
Gardens some time since, and which 
was published in a work produced in 
England some three years ago. The 
subject of this sketch, though he has 
lost his mate and is himself getting 
rather “long in the tooth,” is still alive 
and hearty and forms, as might be 
supposed, a beautiful ornament and 
attraction to the large aviary in which 
he resides. The Society used to pos- 
sess a large and thriving collection of 
the ordinary Meleagris Americana, a 
few young birds being reared every 
year, but I fear that at the moment 
of writing they are without any repre- 
sentative of this species. 
While on the subject of game bird 
distribution and the introduction of 
new species I often think that that 
splendid bird, the Impeyan Pheasant 
or Monaul, hailing as it does from the 
high mountain forests of the Hima- 
layas and other parts of Central 
Asia, could soon be induced to thrive 
in the rocky and other ranges in 
Southern Canada and the United 
States, and trust that before long some 
means may be found to introduce it 
into these localities. 
I hope that the efforts now being 
made in America towards these con- 
servations of wild life and game of all 
kinds will receive the success they so 
much deserve. 
H. A. THOMPSON, JR., 
Rosemead, Potters Bar, 
Middlesex, England. 

A FINE CATCH OF PIKE 
DEAR FOREST AND STREAM: 
HAVE been a reader of your won- 
derful outdoor journal for the past 
year. I would like to have you publish 
this picture in your magazine as it may 
be interesting to your many readers. 
These fish were all taken on number 8 
spoon hooks with a piece of red flannel 
fastened to the loop which holds the 
hooks, and a 16-foot pole with line 
about the same length. This catch was 
taken from Spring Lake, Minnesota, 
about thirty miles southeast of St. 
Paul, within the short space of two 
hours on the morning of May 30, 1923. 
Mr. Peter J. Fritzam, the man in the 
picture, made the catch. He is one 
of the best fisherman in that state. 
L. A. FRITZAM, 
Cleveland, O. 
NEW ENGLAND FIELD 
TRIAL CLUB 
je a recent meeting of the Board 
of Governors of the New England 
Field Trial Club it was voted: To 
run in 1924 an “open all age” and an 
“open derby stake,” also ‘a members 
all age shooting dog stake” and a 
“members derby stake,’ dogs in the 
latter stakes to be handled by owner 
or amateur, bird work and control to 
count for not less than 50%. The 
course over which the trials were run 
in 1923 was recognized as close to ideal, 
it has open country where speed and 
range can be tested, and a bird field 
where a close-working New England 
shooting dog can show to advantage. 
Special judges will be selected to judge 
the open stakes and men who follow 
the New England shooting dog will 
judge the member’s stakes. The 1923 
trials brought out some wonderfully 
good dogs: dogs that showed speed and 
range as well as dogs that could handle 
game. 
A high-class field dog may be de- 
described as a dog with style, a dog 
that hunts to gun in the open and in 
cover and a dog that adapts his range 
and speed to the country. The New 
England Field Trial Club stands for 
development of the field dog—impossi- 
bilities are unknown. In past years it 
was thought that a bench dog could 
not be a field dog, and that a field dog 
could not be a bench dog. That was a 
mistaken idea and was so proven at 
the last trials of the New England 
Field Trial Club. Our ideals are high, 
but not beyond possibilities. Some idea 
of the interest that centered in the 
trials last fall may be gained from the 
fact that at one time, October 12th, 
forty-eight machines were parked on 
the ground and that over two hundred 
dog enthusiasts occupied the gallery. 
The shooting season in New England 
has closed, but the pleasant memories 
of the days afield, the almost human 
work of your pointer or setter will long 
linger, and while you will no doubt try 
to forget the beautiful miss, the dis- 
gusted look your shooting companion 
(dog) gave you, it will stand out as a 
landmark, and, try as you may, you 
can see Mr. Grouse still going. 
The Annual show of the Eastern Dog 
Club is in the air. Don’t miss it, for 
a good time is in store for you. You 
will see dogs there that you would like 
to own, but none so good that they 
cannot be reproduced, and if you start 
with the right timber you may have 
the winner in 1923. Here’s hoping, and 
a Happy New Year. 
VINTON W. MASon, 
Secretary. 
NO JERSEY MUSKRATS FOR 
NON-RESIDENT BOYS 
NON-RESIDENT boys cannot trap 
muskrats and other fur-bearing 
animals in New Jersey, this Winter, 
under the new law that gives the State 
more direct control of trapping opera- 
tions by requiring that all trappers 
carry a fishing and hunting license. 
This law, enacted by the last Legis- 
lature, had been advocated for several . 
years by native trappers who sought 
to stop aliens and non-residents from 
interfering with owner’s trapping lines. 
New Jersey woods and meadows have 
afforded excellent trapping during 
recent years and many non-residents 
have crossed the state boundary to en- 
gage in this remunerative winter occu- 
pation. In order to continue their 
trapping operations, these non-resi- 
dents must now take out a non-resident 
fishing and hunting license. The 
license is necessary for every person 
engaged in any manner in setting or 
caring for the traps. Efforts of some 
non-residents to circumvent the new 
law by using boys under 14 years of 
age to care for the traps on Jersey 
lands will be checked, hereafter, by the 
decision of the Fish and Game Com- 
mission that there is no provision 
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