New-York tribune., 1903-06-21

| IN Newfoundland, but one may hunt caribou, ex-
cept from February 20 July 81 and october 1
to October 81. The huntsman from the United
States or elsewhere outside the island must OBJ
| tain license, the cost Of which the government
now proposes to reduce one-half in order to at
tract more sportsmen to the hunting regions.
One who has obtained a caribou license can
export the heads Of his quarry, but without such
official permission he the risk Of $500 fine
or six months Imprisonment.
At the Sportsmen's Show at Madison Square
Garden there were many splendid pairs of Carl
bou antlers secured by men from this vicinity.
One Of the. best exhibits in this class was that
of the heads Of twenty-one caribou shot by
Senator John F. Dryden, president of the Pru-
Dental Insurance Company. of Newark; Judge
Robert 8. Woodruff. and Anthony r. Kuser-
Because of the deep indentations in the coast
and the multitude of lakes and rivers it is pos
sible TO cross the island by means Of a canoe
with the exception OF only few short portages.
From Bay St George on the southwestern shore,
to Notre Dame Bay, on the northeastern coast.
one may thus make the trip practically all the
way by water This trip carries the canoeist
through chasm walls such as those of Nor
wegian fords and wide open valleys, with here
and there rapid to shoot to add excitement.
! Often the boatman will find caribou swimming
across his path flocks of feathered game within
gunshot for here are grouse. ptarmigan, geese,
ducks plover and snipe The route is up st.
Georges River to Stag and Puddle lakes, down
a narneless brook to Red Indian Lake, down the
Exploits River the largest river of the island,
at which point a new branch of the Newfound-
land Railroad is reached.
Grouse hunting comes next TO deer stalking.
according TO Newfoundland sportsmen. The
best fall deer shooting is in the north and west.
The most extensive grouse moors or "barrens.
as they are called by local nimrods, are to be
found on the southeastern part of Avalon PENN
s1lla from Cape Race to Cape st. Mary's- For
successful grouse shooting. next to straight
powder and good walking, the most important
factor is good setter pointer In New
foundland there is no grouse disease, as in Scot
land for the reason that the Covies are far
anart II takes even more walking than golf,
but men who, despite their own stories, were
reckoned only mediocre hunters at home can
here secure dozen brace as the results OF a
days outing.
In structure of body, eggs. nest. fall and sum-
r7er pIurlage the Newfoundland willow grouse is
an exact duplicate of the Scotch grouse. The
only difference is in their winter costumes The
island bird turns white with the snow. The
Terra Novian ptarmigan, however, in appear
ance habitat and all other details, is precisely
the same as the Scotch
Should one want wilder sport than grouse or
caribou there is the black bear, when ne can
hunt The black bear there, as in other parts OF
the world can carry tremendous freight OF
lead before succumbing TO the huntsman Lynx
abound and beaver, otter and foxes are to be
found in all parts of the island. There are i'm
roanse numbers of the American or varying
hare and also of big arctic hare which Is IN
digenous to the colony
salmon have always been fond Of the long
oa.lad estuaries of Newfoundland. Fishermen
.raouan+Iv haul out salmon weighing thirty
,,o,nds which they have caught with the ny.
o-a before nets were prohibited there were many
instances Of forty and forty-five pound salmon
The railroad runs along many rivers especially
freouented by salmon In Harry's Brook for ex-
annie which is skirted by its tracks. there are
good camps for it's principal pools ana the
angler can obtain all that ne needs from local
innkeepers TO tempt his prey Fish Welsh-
ing thirty-two pounds have been taken from
this stream St Johns, the eastern terminus
Of the road and the capital of the province Is
also centre for fishing and hunting excursions
into the adjacent regions
front is found throughout the ssland Inc
.,,,r,, trout is most numerous and ranges IN
Weight from IA few up 10 seven pouhds-
In one lake on the Newfoundland Railway
twalve miles from Whitbourne, Mr. Herder pro-
prietor of ST. Johns newspaper caught Twelve