Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-12
DEER, FISH, GROUSE AND PAR
FRIDGE ARE MOST PLENTIFUL
IN THE BADGER STATE.
BUSINESS MEN ARE HUNTERS,
Milwaukee Annually Sends Large Delega-
ton to Hunt in Wild North
ern Section.
WARDENS OFTEN LAX IN DUTY

| interested in the healthful paStlme OIL
shooting and fishing, and that the cltl-
zens of the state are not slow to take
advantage of these gracious gifts OF ma
ture is evidenced by the fact that over
| $4,000 shooting licenses are taken out IN
| this state annually.
| The state is a yeritable game preserve
and the northern sections abound with Sll
kinds of game, fur, fin and feathers.
| Those sections of the northern part OF
the state penetrated by the North
Western and Wisconsin Central lines al
! ford the best shooting and hshlns
grounds From reliable reports It Is
| learned that the fishing is now at It's pest
as the frosty nights are causing the nsh
to bit The fishing all the summer mas
been poor and few large catcnes naai
been made. This was doubtless caused
| from the abundance Of natural food' as
| the extremely warm weather was cOnuI-
Give tC an excess of insect life, ana the
| fish could not DE aIlured from tnelr re-
treat by spoon hooks and other ingenious
devices to attract the unWary.
Fish in Abundance.
Nearly all the streams and lakes IL
| the northern section of the state whose
| flow is toward the Mississippi river, CON
| tain muskellunge, these gamey hsh oIten
attaining weight of from twenty-five 70
| thirty-fiye pounds. A fine species OF
pike is also found in these waters, run
ming from three to five pounds. In addl-
| ton to the two varieties mentioned are
| found pickerel and several kinds or pass.
Up around Ellis Junction, in the Pesh-
| tigo and Thunder rivers, and near w au"
paca in the Pine river, and the streams
adjacent to Shawano, are to be found
rainbow and brook trout in large quantl-
| ties. -
Partridges and grouse are plentiful all
over the northern section OF the state
and in the last few years many pralrle
| chickens have been found. This is ac-
| counted for by the fact that the cutover
lands are fast being taken up by settlers
who are converting the stumpages INTO
| grain fields, and the prairie chickens
| not only find better protecuon from the
cold of winter in the low timber and
swamp lands, but also find sufficient OF
their favorite food. They also lind more
seclusion and better cover for breeding
season.
Shooting Should Be Good.
| Never before in the memory of the
oldest inhabitants has there been such
a prolific growth of wild rice and Wild
celery along the margins OF the inland
lakes and streams, as is to be found this
season. OF course, this mean that 1t
ought to be one of the best seasons for
OSOAA
as the weather begins to get little
colder, about the first or middle of Oc-
tober, the birds will begin to come down
from the north and stop in the Wiscon-
| sin lakes and streams. Horizon marsh,
| Puckaway and Koshkonong are perhaps
the most favored places, yet Winnie
come and that section, afford fairly
good sport. The canvas back duck cas-
| lily leads as the prime favorite, with the
mallard. red head, teal, blue bill, butter
| ball and pin tails close seconds.
| From reports brought in by those who
have been up north fishing at the va
rious resorts, it would seem that there
are more deer this season than ever be-
| fore, and the wisdom of the enforcement
our game laws is fast becoming ap-
parent. This sport appeals to many,
while to others it is nothing more than
| slaughter.
| There are many ardent lovers of the
rod, reel and gun in Milwaukee, and
some very expensive outfits are owned
| by these sportsmen. Among the younger
| business men of Milwaukee who are ex-
pert shots. and who have followed this
gentlemanly sport for years, finding it
one of the very best tonics for building
up strong, vigorous constitution, might
be mentioned John Hill, Sherman
Brown, John w. Campsie, Louis Auer,
John G. Clark, DR.. Richter Emil Hoff-
l1du, LII. "A. IL. LcNlLSS anu udnE
others Nearly all of these gentlemen
are we'll known sportsmen and devote
all their spare time to outdoor life, and
| getting next to nature.
Joys of the Forest
Some people claim that it requires a
man of very vigorous constitution to
withstand the tramping around, incident
| to shooting, but this is not really so.
One of the gentlemen whose name ap-
| pears above started to fish and shoot
about ten years ago when he only
weighed about 100 pounds, and today he
weighs 200 pounds, and is as strong and
sturdy as any man could wish to be, and
| can tramp for hours at a time without
| apparent toll. There is no denying the
| fact that the mere matter of going I'D
into the northern woods, during the fall
months. and taking a long walk under
the balsam and pine trees, and filling
| the lungs with pure health laden ozone
is one of natures own tones, and is
worth more in building up a strong Sc
| cure constitution for the years to come
than all the medicine in Christendom.
| Physicians have come to learn this from
| actual experience, and many of them
urge their patients to try the experiment
| of going up north, take a gun on their
| shoulders, get guide and a dog, and
start out on a trail. taking a long walk,
breathe deep and fill the lungs full to
| their utmost capacity, of the pine and
| balsam laden air, and see the effect. A
man will be dead tired when night comes
but in a different way than heretofore
He will fall into a peaceful sleep and
before he knows it will be awakened by
the call for breakfast and the morning
sun streaming into his shack. He will
! arise. take a wash in cold water, eat his
breakfast and wonder by what magic
wand he has been transformed from a
WORKOUT dyspeptic crouch to a healthy
normal being, full of life, vim and vigor.
| and impatient to start out on an even
| longer trip. He will now begin to notice
and admire the beautiful colorings of the
| leaves. the deep green of the pines and
| balsams. and before he is really aware
| of it is in love with nature as found in
| these northern forests. and wonders why
he did not take the advice of his hunter
| friends long ago and know the joys of
| living.
Came Laws Vio1afnd