
PAT. ALLOWED 


‘Smiling Bill’s’’ 
BARBLESS HOOK 
ARMY 
is marching to the front in its great 
fight against the useless destruction 
of millions of small fish, and for the 
restoration of good fishing. 
The ‘‘Barbless Hook Soldier” will draw 
big pay in better fishing and he will get a 
big bonus of larger fish and plenty of them. 
His weapons will be a barbless hook, a 
cheerful smile and a sportsman’s creed. 
His battle cry, ‘‘Save the Little Ones.” 
Enlist Now—Don’t Wait 
Many have already enlisted, but the 
“Army” needs thousands more, for it is a 
big fight. The sooner you enlist the sooner 
you will draw your “pay” and get your 
*‘bonus.”? Urge your friends toenlist. They 
will make better fishing for you. 
To be an “enlisted man” you must have 
weapons, so order a few flies or hooks and 
receive an emblem, as shown at the top, to 
wear on your fishing hat or coat. 


















THEY HOLD THE BIG ONES 
DONT INJURE LITTLE ONES 
The smooth tapering needle point of the 
Jamison Barbless Hook gives a much 
quicker and deeper penetration than is pos- 
sible with any barbed hook, They instantly 
go all the way in and stay in, because the 
pressure of the hump against the flesh holds 
them there. For this reason you catch as 
many and often more fish with our barb- 
less than you would witha barbed hook, and 
at the same time you greatly benefit your 
own fishing by saving all of the many small 
fish that would be killed by barbs or handl- 
ing, as they can be shaken off unhandled 
and uninjured, to live and propagate. 
NO EXTRA SKILL REQUIRED 
MONEY BACK IF NOT SATISFIED 
Send for interesting letters from such na- 
tionally known authorities as Dr. Jas. A. 
Henshall, author of the ‘‘Book of the Black 
Bass.” Will H. Dilg, Pres. Izaak Waiton 
League, Fred N. Peet, Sec., Sheridan R. 
Jones, Fishing Editor of Outers Book, O. 
W.Smith, Fishing Editor of Outdoor Life, 
Robert Page Lincoln, Fishing Editor Rod 
& Gun, “Wisconsin Cal’? Johnson, Fishing 
Editor Milwaukee Journal, ‘‘Ozark Ripley,” 
Frank Stick and others. 
Also List of Trout and Bass Flies 
and Hooks for Fly Tying 
THE W. J. JAMISON CO. 
Dept. 
F-98 
California 
Ave. 



























Bill 
Jamison 
The 
Inventor 
in writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. 


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large swamp rabbit sitting at the base 
of the tree, erect and motionless, with 
ears thrown back, indicating extreme 
fear. Knowing the habits of both 
animals so well, I realized that I had 
not located the real disturber, and while 
holding my position and scanning every 
inch of the ground near the tree, my 
patience was soon rewarded, and to 
my surprise there lay coiled a diamond 
back rattler, looking like a_ bushel 
of snake, his head moving from side 
to side in the center of the great coil, 
and his rattles singing a song of warn- 
ing. After taking in the situation and 
thinking what might have happened 
had I been one of our “Hog Hunters” 
who kill everything coming in range of 
their guns, my decision was to spare 
the rabbit and squirrel, and execute the 
snake, which I very promptly did with 
14% oz. of number sixes, driven by 3% 
drs. of DuPont through a 30-inch full 
ehoke Old Reliable .97 Winchester. 
Strange to say, neither the squirrel 
nor rabbit had observed my presence 
until I fired. 
J. H. BLANCHARD, 
Greenwood, Miss. 
Sport With a Beagle 
DEAR FOREST AND STREAM: ; 
AST year I subscribed to your 
valuable paper for the first time. I 
like it so well that it becomes a neces- 
sity in my home, as I am a lover of 
the great outdoors. I am enclosing a 
photo of my hunting partner, my son 
and myself, together with our faithful 
little dog. Cottontails are plentiful in 
our section and we have great sport 
hunting them. 
ALVIN J. GRUENFELDER, 
Highland, Ill. 
Public Shooting Grounds Needed 
DEAR FOREST AND STREAM: 
S a reader of your valuable maga- 
zine which I have enjoyed during 
the past 30 years, may I be permitted 
to say a few words in the interest of 
the Public Shooting Grounds Bill, now 
before Congress I believe. What brings 
this subject vividly to my mind is this: 
I have been here at Lane, S. C., the 
past three weeks on a hunting trip, a - 
little late in the season on account of 
the farmers, both white and colored, 
burning the sedges, grass and weeds. 
The fire spreads: through the woods 
changing somewhat the courses of the 
quail. They go to the swamps and 
make it rather difficult for the dogs to 
find. However, there always are 
enough to shoot at, the limit here is 
15, and let me tell you it takes a good 
hunter and a good shot to get this limit 
at this time of the season’s hunting— 
the provision of 15 however is right 
as that limit is enough for any one 
man. In South Carolina they are per- 
mitted to shoot a repeating 6-shot gun 
which is wrong—a double barrel is 
efficient enough. Now coming back to 
my subject, owing to the wealthy 
northern sportsman, all acreage here 
is almost taken up—at prices from 10c¢ 
to 25¢ an acre per year. Now the ex- 
pense is: Fare $24.34 from Newark, 
N. J., where I hail from, $7.50 berth, 
$12.56 transportation for five dogs, 
food and tips. Hotel board $20 per 
week. This makes each quail killed 
cost about ten dollars. Rather expen- 
sive, do you not think so? 
If not too late would advise all 
sportsmen to write to the Congressmen 
and Senators having this bill in charge. 
I will write them the conditions as I 
find them. I personally own one hun- 
dred and four acres in Ocean Co., at 
or near Cassville, which I never posted 
and thereby I have obtained permis- 
sion to hunt any and all lands over the 
county. This is my spirit towards re- 
stricted land. I give permission to all 
true sportsmen to hunt over my place. 
Hoping to hear from you, I remain 
an interested reader of your valuable | 
magazine. 
Victor L. HEssg, 
Lane, S. C 

A fine day’s sport with the Cottontails 
It will identify you. 
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