Working his way up carefully, he 
fell full length upon it and the fight 
was on. This was quite a large deer 
but without antlers. My father weigh- 
ing 190 lbs., the deer could not raise 
him but continued turning and kicking, 
and I don’t suppose carpet rags were 
ever torn faster. All this time father 
was trying to get his pocket knife, 
which he finally did. By reaching back 
he finally bled the animal and rolled 
off none too soon as he was almost ex- 
hausted. He not only lost his clothing 
but some cuticle besides, but he got the 
deer. 

© The cross-section shows 
how the totally reflecting 
Prisms bend the rays of light 
back upon themselves, creat- 
ing a high power in a Bin- 
ocular of compact shape. 
ELI CHAPMAN, 
Liberal, Kansas. 
Is There Also a Parasitic Deer 
The Country-side beckons. Tour- Disease P 
ist, Camper, Automobilist, Fisher-| pear Forest AND STREAM: 
man, Hunter, Golfer and other de-! I 
votees of the out-of-doors are now |S 
preparing their vacation kit with a 
spirit of gladsome anticipation. This 
kit will include a pair of Binoculars. 
NCE I have received your March 
issue and have read therein an 
article pertaining to the parasitic 
rabbit disease, I would like very muck 
to have you publish my observations 
about what I believe to be a similar 
one among the deer, and especially in 
this part of the country, along in the 
late spring and early summer. It only 
|}seems to be effective among the old 
|\bucks after a running season, while 
the older bucks are in a very poor and 
run down condition, and while the food 
supply for the deer seems to consist 
ichiefly of buck berries that have 
Prism Binoculars seven ant nung on in a dsied cond 
frozen and hung on in a dried condi- 
be chosen, for their quality is as high 
tion until well into the next summer. 
I have found about nine different car- 
as the distant mountain top it brings 
within clear vision. 
cases of very fine old bucks within the 
last two seasons that have met death 
The magnifications of \oorniaeeel thon this disease and in every case it 
Prism Binoculars range in power! Seems to have been a very bad scourge 
Particularly amongst those who 
discriminate will a pair of 



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your 
In writing to Advertisers mention Forest and Stream. 
may be 
intestines that was very 
noticeable on the rump and down the 
hind legs. I have opened up and ex- 
amined most of the carcases and found 
that were in a condition to permit my 
doing so, but have never noticed any- 
thing of the worm that is found to be 
the cause of the rabbit disease, and, as 
I have stated, the deaths seem to be 
only among the old bucks. To date I 
have never found a young buck or doe 
dead, but have had an opportunity on 
one occasion to be close enough to one 
doe to easily see that she was affected 
with this same disease. All these car- 
cases were found either at or near 
watering places and their stomachs all 
contained about the same quality of 
food, namely buck berries, a few weeds 
and other green vegetation. All of the 
carcases were in a very poor condition, 
and very void of flesh. There may be 
some one else who knows of this dis- 
ease among the deer, and knows the 
cause for its appearance, and I would 
like very much to hear from them 
through ForEST AND STREAM. 
W. W. SANDERS, 
Hilltop, Ariz. 
Chamberless Shotguns 
DEAR FOREST AND STREAM: 
Te following experience with a 
chamberless shotgun may be of in- 
terest to readers. 
I have an old Spencer repeater 
(pump), thirty inch barrel, rebored at 
the Colt factory in an effort to make 
it full taper choke. Carter, the rebore 
man, told me that it is eleven gauge 
at the breach. The muzzle takes a 
dime easily and the step down from 
chamber to bore looks thinner than is 
usually the case. The gun shoots very 
hard and close and the recoil is light. 
With the very expensive wads in use, 
I can see no reason why the chamber- 
less (or very nearly so) bore would 
not work perfectly with paper shells. 
The shell, loaded with dense powder 
and at least two thick wads, should 
cover the slight “gap” without loss 
of gas. The full taper choke is, I be- 
lieve, of more importance and advan- 
tage. F. G. WARNER, 
Placerville, Calif. 

Mr. Christianson landing a musky in Wisconsin waters 
It will identify you, 
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