FOREST AND STREAM 
EE LILEKS 
(Continued from page 157) 
SOME REMINISCENCES IN 
THE EARLY DAYS IN 
MANITOBA 
DEAR FOREST AND STREAM: 
URING the early 80’s, the bulk of 
the emigration from the eastern 
provinces took place to this province; 
this was carried on later to the then 
newer provinces of Saskatchewan and 
Alberta. 
The game at that time was plenti- 
ful, and our new settlers were so much 
engrossed in their surroundings as to 
keep them from the pleasures and en- 
joyment of the game, the consequence 
being that for the first few years, the 
game was undisturbed to a great ex- 
tent, giving to those who loved the 
sport a free hand. It was in 1884, 
about the second week of November, 
and in those days we were in the habit 
of putting up our game for the winter 
as late as possible, just at freezing 
time, when the birds would be leaving 
for the south. It would then be in 
good condition for winter use. The 
incident I am about to narrate took 
place on a quest for prairie chickens. 
My friend, myself and setter dog 
set out from the town of Minnedosa, 
and drove about 15 miles south to a 
district near the U. 8. boundary where 
we knew they could be had. It was 
open prairie country and the birds 
were abundant. This day we were 
quite as successful as we expected. 
My setter, a laverick, was busy 
quartering a few yards in _ front 
through the low scrub, when he sud- 
denly came to a point, which proved 
to be a‘covey of about half a dozen 
birds. While walking up to the dog, 
I noticed a large common hawk sailing 
some thirty yards high over where the 
dog was pointing. Upon approaching 
the dog, a single bird got up. I fired 
and the crumpled bird had _ scarcely 
touched the ground when Mr. Hawk 
flashed like a streak of lightning by 
me, and jumping upon the chicken, 
commenced slowly to arise, and depart 
with the bird hanging from its talons, 
without ever saying thanks. This was 
too much familiarity to say the least, 
and when the old 10 bore Piper spoke, 
the valiant hawk and chicken came 
down with a rush together. Later, 
about mid-afternoon, when we were 
preparing to return home, we were 
greeted by an amazing sight. Thou- 
sands upon thousands of chickens were 
traveling some thirty or forty yards 
high, going north from the plains be- 
low. As far as the eye could see, 
east and west, the air seemed full of 
the birds, which might have extended 
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