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31npD GRINNELL, President, 
346 Broadway, New York. 
orest and Stream 
A Weekly Journal. Copyright, 1907, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
CHar.es B. Reynotrs, Secretary. 
346 Broadway, New York. 
Louris Dean SpeErir, Treasurer. 
346 Broadway, New York. 
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THE OBJECT OF THIS JOURNAL 
will be to studiously promote a healthful interest 
in outdoor recreation, and to cultivate a refined 
taste for natural objects. 
—ForEST AND STREAM, Aug. 14, 1873. 

TO ALL CORRESPONDENTS. 
For several months past the Forest and Stream 
Publishitig Co. has been suffering from a re- 
markable and inexplicable loss of its mail. Per- 
sons: have written us complaining that no atten- 
tion was: paid to remittances sent us for various 
purposes, and in every ‘case it has appeared on 
investigation that these remittances have not been 
received. Fortunately little or 
has resulted, since in most cases the remitters 
no money loss 
very wisely sent on their funds in the form of 
checks or postoffice orders, negotiable only by 
the person or firm to which they are made pay- 
able. The postoffice authorities and the company 
have made every effort to Jocate the point of 
loss, but as yet without effect. These efforts 
will be continued. While the annoyance to the 
readers of Forest AND STREAM and to the Forest 
and Stream Publishing Co. is very great, it 1s 
satisfactory to feel that the money loss has been 
trifling. The experience, however, should serve 
as ‘a warning not to send currency through the 
mail. 

TO DESTROY WOLVES. 
THE action of the Forest Service in appointing 
an official destroyer of noxious animals for a 
forest reservation in Utah is to be commended. 
It is in direct line with the general policy of 
the service, which is to do everything that it 
can to assist and encourage the settlers who re- 
side near the forest reservation. For a year or 
two past these settlers have complained greatly 
of the depredations on live stock by wolves, and 
have declared that the forest reservations af- 
forded refuges where the wolves lived, and 
whence they issued forth to kill cattle. In the 
year 1906 the forest service set on foot an in- 
vestigation into the habits of wolves in the terri- 
tory bordering on the Yellowstone timber 
investigation showed clearly that 
re- 
serve, and this 
the wolves did not live in, the forest reservations 
which thus had nothing to do with the depreda- 
tions of the wolves. The inquiry Conducted by 
Mr. Vernon Bailey of the United States Biologi- 
cal Survey has thrown much light on the habits 
of wolves and brought. out several recommenda- 
‘tions as to the most efficient methods of waging 
war upon what is a constant and considerable 
drain on the range cattle over much of the West. 
For many years now the cattlemen have been 
fighting the wolves, but it has been a guerilla 
without organization; and 
and at certain 
warfare, carried on 
though, in certain 
times, it has been effective, the relief afforded 
localities 
by the spasmodic and unorganized effort has been 
only temporary. Poison, traps and 
dogs, as 
NEW YORK, SATURDAY, JULY 6, 1907. Dae SS cata: a5 Menoaee 
hitherto employed, have proved wholly insufh- 
cieht to cope with the evil. 
The appointment of a man whose business it 
is to do nothing else save to destroy wolves 
ought to tell another story. 
stroying any harmful wild animal one must first 
To succeed in de- 
know something about its nature, and the more 
hé knows about that nature the better his suc- 
will be. 
An ordinarily observant person 
cess 
who is ac- 
quainted with the open air life of the West ought 
to be able to locate at the -proper season the 
dens where young wolves are brought forth and 
so to destroy the young. Over much of the 
northern country the snow lies on the ground 
at the time when the young are born, and even 
if there is no snow, the frequent rains of early 
spring. will make it possible to see and follow 
the Wolves cover a extent of 
country, it is true, but the fol- 
lowed by the animals usually come together not 
tracks. oreat 
various roads 
far from the den and make a broad unmistak- 
able trail. As the wolf is a large animal, the 
holes, caves or dens in which they bring forth 
the young, are often so large as to admit the 
entrance of a man,-yet in many cases it may be 
to do There f 
course, no danger in an invasion of the home, 
necessary some digging. is, of 
since the parent wolves always take their de- 
parture at the approach of man. 
After a time a faithful observer, who is con- 
stantly in the field, ought to learn so much about 
the wolves of his district and their habits that 
they would ‘iave no chance against him. In 
time he will . »me to know where each wolf lives, 
by what tra 5 it travels, where it feeds, when 
it mates, ax! where its den is. By destroying 
some wolve. and by digging out dens and kill- 
ing the yom.,, it will he practicable for him to 
come very near to exterminating the wolves over 
a large section. of the ‘country. 
The appointment then of an official wolf killer 
is likely to save a great dealt of money to the 
cattlemen- who reside near the region where he 
works. 
MASSACHUSETTS’ IMPORTANT STEP. 
Tue Massachusetts Fish and Game Protective 

Association recently issued an invitation to all 
local game and fish protective clubs of the State 
to become members of the association under the 
name of affiliated clubs, and this invitation has 
been favorably responded to by a large number 
of these The that 
the affiliated clubs shall pay to the association a 
local clubs. arrangement’ is 
small fee and shall delegate two of its members, 
one of whom shall serve on the legislative com- 
mittee, and the other on the enforcement of laws 
committee of the State the. en- 
From the State association, the cen- 
association for 
suing year. 
tral body, will be sent out to the affiliated clubs 
all information of importance, which has relation 
to fish Thus all bills for 
proposed legislation will be sent them as soon 
and game interests. 
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as printed; notice of dates for hearings and al 
particulars obtainable with regard to sttch differ- 
ent measures, ‘together with the action contem- 
plated by the State association. The afhliatec 
clubs will also be informed of any Federal action 
affecting the game or fish resources of the Com- 

monwealth, and new developments in the line of 
propagation or restocking, and in fact all infor+ 
mation which should be of interest to the clubs 
It is evident that the bringing together under 
the Massachu- 
setts will be of very great advantage to the cause 
one organization of all clubs in 
acquainted 
fitted to 
suggest what is needed for special localities, while 
clubs alone are 
best 
of protecticn. Jocal 
with local conditions, and so are 
organized and united effort by all Massachu- 
setts sportsmen cannot fail to have most im- 
portant results. The central organization may be 
of service to the local club in many ways be- 
sides those already enumerated, while each local 
club can speak with authority for its own locality, 
and all of them can work together to strengthen 
the State 
Juring its long life the Massachusetts associa- 
association and increase its influence. 
tion has accomplished a vast deal of good, but 
it may be questioned whether-it‘ has ever taken 
a step which promised such far reaching results 
as this one. 

Tue New York Legislature adjourned on June 
much that is worth 
measures go. 
accomplishing 
nk ting SO fish 
But it failed to take definite action on the scheme 
to grab State lands in the Adirondack Mountains 
27 without 
fats and game 
and convert them to private uses. 
Governor Hughes deserves a great deal of 
credit for opposing this scheme with a plan to 
utilize outside the forest lands for 
power purposes, but ‘the press and the people 
waterways — 
also brought «great pressure to bear on the law- 
makers, and the organized efforts to rush the 
water grab bills through at the last .moment, 
fully expected, were not made. 
R 
Tue evidence of one of our correspondents, 
printed last week, to the effect that motor boats 
beds of fish, 
the attention 
the 
destroy sO many spawning eame 
cannot be toe strongly brought to 
of owners of’ pleasure craft who cruise in 
and alongshore in our 
all of the 
where game fish 
shallow waters of lakes 
rivers. Of course nearly harm is done 
innocently, but there are waters 
are known to be on their spawning beds at given 

times, and generally these can be avoided with- 
ovt hardship or inconvenience to the boat 
owners. 
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THE action of the Tuna Club, of California, 
favoring the liberation of all fish not fit for food 
and not wanted for mounting, is to be com- 
This is a powerful 
scattered through 
mended by all sportsmen. 
organization. Its members are 
almost every State in the Union. 
we hope, be followed by anglers. East and South, 
West. 
Its action will, 
as well as 
