

A Weekly Journal. 
GrorGce Brrp GRINNELL, President, 
CuHarves B. Reynotps, Secretary. 
_. Forest and Stream 
Copyright, 1907, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 
Louis Dean Speir, Treasurer. 






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4 THE OBJECT OF THIS JOURNAL 
will be to studiously promote a healthful interest 
in outdoor recreation, and to cultivate a refined 
—ForeEst AND STREAM, Aug. 14, 1873. 
THE ADIRONDACK BEAVER. 
Ir is gratifying to learn that the Forest, Fish 
jand Game Commission of the State of New 
York has succeeded so well in partially restock- 
jng the Adirondacks with beaver. 
How this was done is told in another part of 
his issue of Forest AND STREAM. A perusal of 
( he communication of T. E. Hofer, who caught 
lhe beaver in the Rocky Mountains; and J. E. 
iBall, who took those that survived the long jour- 
ley to Old Forge, N. Y., and liberated them in 
he most favorable parts of the Adirondacks, will 
ee to show how important it is to protect all 
pf these interesting little animals that have sur- 
lvived the trapping, the shooting and the depre- 
,{Jations of wolves. To catch these animals Mr. 
‘Mofer and his assistants had to labor hard, and 
they encountered obstacles that would have dis- 
souraged less determined men. Their efforts en- 
ailed hardships few men would care to undergo, 
und disappointments were of daily occurrence. 
But they succeeded in capturing a number of 
yeaver, and it is gratifying to know that only 
four of those shipped died before they were 
yaken from the cars at Old Forge. 
Game Protector Ball of that town lost no time 
n transporting each shipment to a favorable 
‘ocality in the Adirondacks, and he is confident 
hey are all in good condition now. His prompt 
iction prevented further loss, and his familiarity 
With the region he patrols enabled him to place 
he beaver where they were least likely to be 
listurbed. 
If visitors to the Adirondacks will refrain from 
nterfering with the beaver, there is every rea- 
son to be confident that they will thrive and 
nultiply at a satisfactory rate, for there are few 
yf their natural enemies in the mountains, the 
‘esidents favor the plan of restocking, and with 
heir ability to take care of themselves the little 
inimals can certainly be expected to increase 
‘rapidly. All the beaver would ask, could they 
Jnake their wants known, is freedom from moles- 
ation. 
Our picture of the beaver dam reminds us of 
‘\?7rank Baker’s humorous description of the ac- 
‘lions of the old male beaver who, working alone, 
iad built a dam and conducted himself in an 
wrderly manner, as became an old bachelor, when 
iuddenly he became aware of the presence in 
lis private preserve of several new _ beaver. 
[hese had been liberated for his benefit, but at 
irst he did not take kindly to the invasion. It 
s believed, however, that in this case, and in 
ithers, mating followed. 




DEER HOUNDING. 
Deer hounding in the Adirondacks will never 
again be sanctioned by the sportsmen of the 
State of New York, and any proposition to make 
it legal will be vigorously opposed. The law 
at the present time not only prohibits hounding, 
but jacking, night shooting and killing deer in 
the water as well: 
These measures’ were not adopted at any one 
session of the Legislature, but are the result of 
continuous effort’ on the part of sportsmen. 
There are those who have never become recon- 
ciled to these changes for the better; who will 
hardly admit that the present fair abundance of 
deer in the State forests is ‘largely due to law 
reforms and better enforcement of these laws. 
Any man who is a reasonably fair shot, and 
who possesses a moderate knowledge of wood- 
craft, can go into the North Woods in the open 
season and secure his quota of deer without as- 
sistance from any other person or from dogs. 
In certain portions of the Adirondacks the 
most persistent efforts have been and are still 
being made to evade the law, and from time to 
time reports of hounding come out of the woods. 
The game protectors often fail to secure suff- 
cient evidence to convict, and frequently this is 
due to the fact that persons in possession of in- 
formation refuse to bring charges or to permit 
their names to be used. They, however, are 
very persistent in their assertions that the pro- 
tectors are neglecting their duties. 
It is to be regretted that the proposition which 
is printed in another column, has been made, but 
it is not likely that it will gain many supporters. 
THE sportsman who finds abundant 
knows nothing of the “melancholy days” sung of 
by the poets. Now and then a field tramp ends 
in disappointment, but there is compensation in 
reading of the happier experiences of others; 
that is one reason why the accounts contributed 
to the Forrest AND STREAM are so acceptable to 
its thousands of readers. We have heard from 
the sportsmen who had hard luck, and from the 
veterans who praise the times of their youth 
to decry the present..state of things; now it is 
in order to know of the red-letter days, when 
the birds were flushed in the corn, the wild 
duck’s flight cut short, and the deer hung up 
before the tent. Tell us of the time when you 
had “good luck.” 
game 
THE extent to which motoring has distracted 
attention from the old-time sport of shooting in 
England is reviewed in another column. In one 
respect is the situation there similar to that of 
America. This is the ease with which. owners 
of motor cars can go from place to place, a fact 
that is noticed during the fishing season as well 
as in the autumn. The long, tedious journeys 
of other days are replaced by hurried spins to 
then on to other 
the best covers, or waters, 
favorite places, so that in the course of a day 
the motoring sportsman tries the best known 
grounds while his plodding brother gunner must 
devote several days to learning as much, or 
little, as the case may be. While it is no doubt 
true that the automobile takes up much of the 
time its owner would otherwise devote to shoot- 
ing or angling in season, its convenience in the 
matter of storage space and speed no doubt sends 
him afield quite often with a friend or two when 
without it he would remain at home. What 
effect, if any, the automobile will have in con- 
serving or reducing the normal supply of game 
and fish, can only be determined in the future. 
xz 
Reapers who have followed Dr. DeWitt Webb 
in his interesting descriptions of the northern 
portion of the Florida east coast canal will be 
glad to learn that he is now cruising south to- 
ward Miami on this waterway. Later on he will 
write for the benefit of Forest AND STREAM 
readers, of the best places for fishing and shoot- 
ing, the supply points, camping places along the 
canal, and other details that are eagerly sought 
by sportsmen tourists. This story will be illus- 
trated. It would be difficult to find a region 
more accessible to the owner of small yacht, 
launch or canoe. Fancy a canoe cruise of sev- 
eral hundred miles along the Atlantic coast of 
Florida in midwinter, with the likelihood of de- 
lay or danger on account of storms omitted, but 
with hunting, angling for both fresh and salt 
water fish, bathing and camping of the most 
satisfactory sort. 
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toll was taken from the great flocks 
grouse on the Western prairies years 
A cor- 
A HEAVY 
of pinnated 
ago by the homesteaders and the wolves. 
respondent tells in another column how active 
these two enemies of the prairie chickens still 
are inthe Northwest. The settlers’ misdemeanors 
can be punished occasionally, but the wolf prob- 
lem is a serious one. Like the fox, but in a 
different way, the wolf adapts itself to the 
changes wrought by settlers, and preys on its 
human enemies’ henneries. Men attempt with 
small success to exterminate the wolf, but at 
the same time they surpass it in destructiveness, 
killing the young prairie chickens out of season 
and the old ones at every opportunity. 
R 
Ocrtoser bids fair to rival March. September 
was a season of steady disappointments to the 
sportsman and the angler, but those who were 
patient in the belief that the advent of October 
would bring clear skies and the hazy, mild days 
on whieh it is such a joy to be abroad, have so 
far found disappointment in the rain and the 
high winds. The foliage remains much as it 
was last month; a little color here and there, but 
few leaves have fallen, and the upland shooter 
finds conditions more favorable to the birds than 
to the hunter. 

