The sun., 1890-11-23
SPORT WITH ROD AND GUN.



ser,s-Beets fer wiia rswi shestise-
ssinea Frstsetisn IN AIsska-shaA.
The results 80 far Of the shooting season In
Maine have not sustained the earlier promise
RuiYed grouse which II was understood were
abundant particularly In Oxford county. have
by no means answered expectations. The
weather Is not held accountable for this deG-
cheney, inasmuch - during the critical periods
OF tho breeding season It was all that could be
desired. In casting about for . reason for the
deficit. the foxes are held mainly responsible
Not in many years have these animals been so
numerous in Maine. . fact which the farmers
living near the woods have had ample testi-
mouy in ravished hen roosts. OF the rufYed
Grouse which have been killed almost all were
old birds. Q chicken being extremely rare.
This is most unfortunate, as the supply Of
breeding game birds and animals cannot
recover from any unusual depletion. 1t is
posslbls that during tho winter tho foxes
viii have been thinned out sufileiently not
to work serious havoc with the grouse OF the
coming spring. There are but few reports OF
successful deer hunts. The professionals and
many OF the amateurs are holding themselves
IN reserve for fall Of snow to crust. when the
heavy odds against the unfortunate animals
will meet Q requirement which appears to be
essential to the SUCCESS OF the modern
hunter. report printed from Jackman-
town In this column earlier In the season
indicated An unusual number OF caribou
thsreabouts. This promise has been fairly
redeemed. several Of those animals having
besn killed on Bald Mountain. DR.. Heber
Bishop OF the Meesntio Fish and Game Club.
In exploring . now game region In northern
Maine was fortunate In discovering . haunt
abounding In moose and caribou. The limits
Of this territory are not defined. and II Dr..
Bishop is wise he will use large discretion in
revealing It OF bears there appears to be .
hountiful crop In Maine this year. Evidence Of
this Is found in the record Of several having
been killed In tho apple trees OF the orchards
near tho woods, while feeding upon the fruit
No amateur could ask q bear to be moro oblig-
ing or gentle than this. or offer himself for
slaughter with larger margin OF safety to tho
hunter.
While the outlook for shooting is fairly 60 cd
in the coast range OF California, that in the
central portion Of the State is very poor indeed.
This Is attributed to the very heavy and un-
usual SHOWS in the mountains last winter
which were fatally destructive to both large
and small game. Hunters who have returned
from some Of the more noted points report no
signs OF blacktail deer at all. The supply this
season will be found in the foothills. where tho
deer were driven BY the unusual severity OF the
weather. The conditions were such that they
could not return to the mountains: conse-
auently they have dropped and reared the
fawns ON the lower levels. The mountain quail
large game. In the Sierra Nevada these birds
have been almost entirely exterminated. VAL
ley quail. on the contrary. are more than usu-
Before the Sportsman tourist i ready to
UTan u,tth "a n
made The 81 ss ' % this
County and the. ESsrsladss As revealed
BY, . correspondent OF technical Jour
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pitious for the hstshing Of quail. Seven CON
sse.uitve zee wseks Of drought carried the young
law Tor ne protection 81 these birds was, passed
oseS ao
Supply ss. Dss
more. Tho bssutiful white berons. eesets.
blue herons. pink ourlsw.and numerous Others
s.sn nost nunsroSsiy About !. q Tie S Waters Hers
-! ~ rias iss miles SIshout nsstns mSs. AZ
q 4 jesns at River has beee see
lost q the absence Of these birds. victims q
southern Florida states that the extent Of the
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.Sns o b1 Th: ss nest. :ns gsu0R
PARENTS arc filieG. f6s st9ossDhere Is pOllused
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iesshers oi g. vlctims. xpd ali .hi. to satisfy
Of tho disappearance of the herons. water tur-
keys. and other Of the water sorts yenomous
Arc incire.sina at T. an alarming rate. ~ The only
snd the dueks and snipe which come from the
S.ns driven | ysay to distans souther9 ponts
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sportsmen who visit that State solely for pur-
pSsss ps q sport It wo1ld apDsa1 that every pos;
citizens recognize this necessity was shown in
In :sen
at to veto.
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% oSn hG u ssaS h STns
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y u Ss Ss sss s
fDunQenk That tnl9 10 not neglected. u Iouno
IN patches OF buckwheas Of about an acre In
sk,sns ;;s scattered al over the island IN add.
& Witch The 6lrds .pPetr particularly fond:
drvsn dr... out on aoSoE9t q 5hsir dsmSrai!zins
Ssrs Of the oraAntzatiop. It would appear.
hArss. 40 added interest might be given to tho
ssmsss~eIs' sIu,sn offered By The cgb 70 ths Intro:
whose inertia should yearly grow In apprecia-
ton, With the notable Increase OF rabbits
Which 10 unQuestionably in progress.
Of tho alshtci birds by means Of Instant aEsops
photography; gives q the result Of his OBJ
serystions that whom bird ts not yet In mo-
ton the air which Ia struck by It's wings pre-
sents IN the hrst instance . resistance duo to
inertia, then enters into motion and fies
::SrpDort When ths Bird is st iall speed. on
msnt upon new columns Of air. eaoh ono OF
which offers 70 1t the inirsl resistance due to
ts Inertia, The sum OF those resisteneos pre-
sents TO the wing . much drmer basis- One
mifhtcomparee hying bird to ped destrian who
nna %st:i hs great snoits e wsE OF hitting ssnd
SOL oy dSEses nrmer; % that hs PROGRESSES