El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-04-13

tired feeling -
Here in the lofty mountain ranges
you will find deep lakes and purlint
streams, filled with the finest trou'
that ever snapped a bait; deer, wilt
turkeys and grouse during the oper
season, and bear, mountain ions
lynx and other predatory animals at
ford d target for the hunter at any
time of the year, for New Mexico II
one of the few western states wher'
encroaching civilization has no
crowded the big game animals out o
their native habitat.
The practice Of indiscriminat'
hunting and fishing has long since
passed under the ban of law in thu
United States, and conservation o
our game animals, birds and fish, ha'
become the order of the day. There
fore, it behooves the sportsman t.
keep in touch with those places
where big game abound, and wher'
the state game laws permit thei
killing at certain seasons of the year
The hunting and fishing preserves
of New Mexico extend aver a larg'
area. but are only briefly touched
upon here in order that the readel
may quickly learn where they arr
and how to reach them.
Commencing at Ration, in Cola,
county, where the great Atchison
Topeka & Santa Fe railway system
practically enters the state, we FIND
a chain of the Rocky mountains ex
tending almost u%nbrokenly along the
entire northern line of New Mexico
to San Juan county, in the northwest
corne Of the state.
At Ration hunting and fishing par
ties can find the best of accommoda
tions, and from there good roads apt
rails lead into the most remote parts
of the ranges where fine deer, turkey
and grouse shooting may be hat
along the line between Colorado ant
New Mexico. The trout streams, cas-
lily accessible from this point, are the
Sugarite, Purgatoire, Cimarron, Cos
tilla, Vermejo, Rayado and Poni
rivers, all in Colfax county, New Mex
leo. These streams are regularly
stocked with native, eastern brook
and rainbow trout and afford fine
oPOAh w nv dh5iCAs
Taos county adjoins Colfax on the
west, and conditions in these two
counties, as regards sport, are very
similar. The mountains are rugged
and picturesque. The hunting and
fishing country may be reached by
taking the St. Louis, Rocky Mountain
& Pacific train from Ration to Ute
Park, where wagons or sleds are
available to take parties to Red River
City, where competent guides, horses,
pack animals and dogs always may
be obtained. Red River and its
branches, Cuesta Lake and stream,
the Penasco, Rio Pueblo and Santa
Barbara are idea, trout streams. Taos
is the. only county IN the state of New
Mexico where ptarmigan are found.
These birds breed in the high ranges,
but r sometimes driven into the
lower valleys through hunger occa-
stoned by the cold winters causing a
lack of food.
Taos, the county seat, may be
reached by taking the Denver & Rio
Grande train at Santa Fe, to Taos
Junction, where automobile stages
meet all trains. II is a twenty-five
mile drive over to the town of Taos,
and from there the hunting and fish
ing preserves are easily accessible.
Mora county, lying south of Colfax
and southeast of Taos, affords some
big game shooting in the mountains
in the northwest portion Of the
county, and there is good duck hunt.
ing on the many artificial lakes and
irrigation projects. DUAL, also. are
plentiful.
The Upper Mora river, Aqua Negra.
creek and other small streams
contain various varieties of trout and
are kept we'll stocked.
In Rio Arriba county there is a
chain Of lakes called Horse Lake,
Boulder Lake and Sinking Lake, the
latter having a shore line of seven
teen miles. These bodies of water
are noted for their excellent wild fowl
shooting, The Chama, Brazos, Los
Navajo, Little Chama and
other streams and Navajo Lake af-
ford the finest trout fishing in the
state, and wild turkeys are abundant
in the southern portion of the county.
In all the counties above mention
ed big game, such as bear-grizzly,
black and brown; mountain lions,
lynx, bobcats, wolves, foxes and coy
Otes are found.
In Union county, situated in the
northeastern corner of the state,
there is some big game hunting to be
had along the northern line of New
Mexico. The same conditions prevail
San Juan county, in the northwest
srn corner of the state. But there is
very little sport for the angler in
either of these counties. Every
in the state has been we'll
stocked with quail, and these birds
appear to be irving and multiplying
all localities.
Conditions in San Miguel and Santa