The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-05-18

number Of those who spend the greater part
Of the summer angling or cunning on lakes.
woods or mountain. Within the last few
years. the camp life Of the hunter has be-
come decidedly fad with the young men of
society.
This partially explains the scarcity Of
men at the fashionable resorts-a cause of
endless complaint among the matrons, as it
is Of deep regret among the maids who are
left, Ike feminine Narcissus, to worship
their own beauty in the waters at Bar
Harbor. Newport and Narragansett Pier.
OF late years the equipment OF the hunter
who is to go-leJ Us say-tO tee Adiron-
decks, to Maine or the Pennsylvania woods
Lake George or the Thousand Islands. is a
trifie compared with that put up by hunt
ing parties in the old days, whether his
object be ducks or bigger game. Still it is
OF primary Importance, and its chara cter
and completeness Rre only to be measured
by the size Of the sportsman's wallet. 1t is
vet too early in the season for the gun
Trout, bass and pickerel fishing open
about the middle Of the present
month. but there are already hundreds Of
jealous anglers whipping the mountain
streams ana vexing the placid waters of the
lakes in their hunt for the earliest and big
gest of the tinny game. Rods, with reels
and line, snelled hooks, varied and artistic
assortments of trout and bass flies, and
whole shoals of artificial minnows, have
been sent out of town by express during the
last week or two. for the use Of the fisher
men at Lake George, the Restigouche,
and the deep waters of the northern
woods. In the latter, however. live bait
is mostly used, and that they pro-
cure on the ground. Bass and .-pickerel
trolling spoons, split shot, floats and baskets
enough to load a train have also gone out,
accompanied by sinkers, which. if nodded
together, would furnish keel for man-of-
war. In fact, the price of an anglers outfit
may range all the way from a SO bill to
Sl0O 1t probably averages about $50 or
$40.
One of the most skillful guides who has
piloted and cared for thousands of hunters
and fishermen in the Adirondack wilds is
Charles Fenton. He writes as follows con-
corning the sporting outlook iu that region
for the coming season:
"The unprecedentedly mild winter, with
very little snow and sometimes with none
in sight, has been favorable to deer and
grouse. The deer cannot fail to be in prime
condition much earlier than usual They
are unusually plentiful in certain localities,
notably In st. Savior's county and the
northern part of Herkimer and Lewis coun-
ties, or what is known as the Beaver river
country. This is doubtless due in great
measure TO the fact that the game law for
DDS hunting deer with dogs IN st. Lawrence
county. The guides of the Beaver river
country are also opposed to this method as
being destructive. Deer will instinctively
move from ground infested with their canine
enemies, whether they be wolves or dogs
Being driven by hounds in every other por-
ton of the Adirondacks, they have sought
this quiet locality, as it IS less occupied by
their enemies. Sportsmen in this portion
of the Adirondacks will not lack for noble
game in abundance. In some portions Of
the Adirondacks, where bounding has been
persevered ia up TO the close of last season,
there may be scarcity of deer.
"The early spring, with no snow in the
woods to melt and swell the streams, will
insure good trout fishing sooner than in
most seasons. The prospect for this sport
was never better On the whole, should
say that hunting and fishing this year Will
be fully up to that or previous years. as all
kinds OF game indigenous to the Adiron-
dacks is apparently plentiful"
The canvas suit, consisting of coat,
trousers, vest, hat aud leggings, and costing
about SIS, is going a little out of favor with
sportsmen. Many who have more elegant
tastes prefer the corduroy suit, with leather
leggings, which, with flask, completes an
outfit at once nobby and serviceable. 1t
wears quite as well as canvas in the wilder
ness and looks better.