The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-29
LARGEST GAME PRESERVE
Is IN NEW HAMPSHIRE
Park of Blue Mountain Forest Hunting Club
Thousand Acres-Tact Divided
of SporsmenLand Once he Property Of Austin Corbin.

or shooting. per member. each season, two
deer, one elk and one boar, the shooting OF
any number of smaller game and certain
rights in the lakes and ponds on the pre-
serve. Since then these privileges have been
curtailed or extended each season, varying
with the increase or decrease each year OF
the various species of game. This season
one elk, three deer and two bears are al
lowed each member. and during the last
members for the privilege of shooting six
moose.
Among the rules an6 regulations adopted
by the club are the following: Boar may
be shot from September to March Is: elk,
deer and moose from September Is to jan
uary 10; gray squirrels and raccoons from
TENDER Is to April 1: woodcock and ruff,ed
grouse from September Is to December Is.
The open season for trout is from april l
April %. 49, W '' ' w - ~
Central station is the business headquar-
tiers at which are the boarding houses for
the employees, barns for the work animals.
fence Enclosures for the detention of newly
arrived animals that their characteristics
may be studied: winter. quarters for the
buffalo. dog kennels. stables and yards for
fine breeds of cattle and such other build
ings and Enclosures as are required. s.
For the purpose OF shooting, the park Is
divided into four sections, north and south
of the Notch road, and east and west Of
croydon Mountain, and these sections in
Any member going into the park to shoot
must notify central station into which sec
ton he intends going. having previously
ascertained that no other member has Sc
cured it. and he must confine himself to
that section. which will be reserved for him
for one day.
When necessary. the different sections are
drawn for by lot each day. A section may
be subdivided by mutual agreement be-
tween members, in which case the central
station must be notified Of the exact loca-
ton of each shooting party. This rule is
regarded as of strictest Importance, and all
members acquaint themselves as nearly as
possible with the location of shooting par
ties In the forests, SO that the danger from
the use OF long-range rifles in place, of
limited area Is minimized How closely this
rule is adhered to may be gathered from
the fact that there has not been a single
shooting accident on the preserve during its
existence
AS TO WOUNDED ANIMALS.
A further rule is that all wounded ami
mails must be followed up and, IL possible.
killed by members who wound them, or by
their guides; If the animal escapes, and is.
in the judgment of the member mortaly
wounded 1t is counted against his score.
built out Of the funds paid in as initiation
fees by its members, Is open all the year
and from September Is to January Is board
and service are provided for members at the
nominal sum of 81 a day. At other times
members make their own arrangements
with the superintendent OF the club. "A
member may bring ladies to the clubhouse
the park, but ladies may not remain over
night ut the central station under any cir
cumstances. A member may. however. es-
tablish himself at any camp with his FAM
lily.
Young Mr.. Austin Corbin. who has sue