The sun., 1919-04-28
ROD AND GUN NEWS
HIGH WATER LOCAL ANGLERS FROM APRIL as TO MAY

| Julius II. Seymour and e. V. Connect 80.
Mstesif. T B. Il Huber. Gan W. T. Morrison.
oscar T. Maclsey. Julius II. Seymour and
Ernest E. spencer.
Committee on Ways and Means. seq
mour. A. II. Hammers. A. Douglas, a. d. a.
Bradley. George NJ. l.. La Branehe ana
z. Y. Connect I'D.
Petit, president; A. II. Hammers. vice.
PRESIDENT: DR.. J. @. Fulton, treasurer. ana
DR.. r. c. Raynor, secretary.
What the Ferris-Evcrett Bill Will DO.
| The criticism hs, been made that the
Ferris-Everett bin, which viii permit the
killing Of one deer Of either sex other
than lawns. are resident In New York city.
will read without ~pre3udice how tho
Bufralo Express regards the bill now before
Coy. Smith. The EXPIRES. says;
| Each year some ono in the Legislature
proposes to amend tho conservation law
By r.pealins n. buck clause so that that
the present bill claim that this State has
too many does and that large number
-hs Conservation Commission denies this
claim and 10 doing It's best not only to
defeat such an amsndment but wants 20
shorten the season and reduce the indi-
THE Conservation Commission has the
Sest OF the argument Last year y'ooe
two bucks when there were only srnroxi-
mateiy 10000 male deer in the State.
Naturally there were thousands Of disap-
there are two Goes for every buck In New
! York State and the irritation TO hunters
See aeer ,Santly t 9u. r ps.
| son for wanting more lenient law.
For tho last two years the Conserve
I tion Commission has had men working In
| AQiFOndnCkg
These report that despite the buck law
there are a great many hunters who mako
before shooting. OF lo1 killed 80 were
That report alone. from the viewpoint
Of tn. present Law rather than it's repeal:
II The law. protsctins does .srs litted
there was not . whitstau in this state.
They appear to be having q pretty tough
time to exist under present conditions.
specially ncS tina. they have been made
stats roads In the Adirondaeka
Another point in favor Of tho buck
eompiisd S y the United ' Staten a,,oloSiesi
that IN hss states %S.r. does rsr. sllo we'd
take for deer. while during tn. same ten
years the number killed by mistake in I'VE
States which had the buck law was only
1911 and 1914. with the result that there
| were al deaths and ss tnturies In 1912
! Wisconsin went back TO tho old system and
| during that year not hunter was killed
| or injured.
What would tn. Adironaaciss be like
without the whiteta!l7 Tho chance of
seeing game IL one OF the main Toys OF
tramping in the woods IN summer time.
| We are sure that every fairminded hunter
WI! agree r ,, that y i. better to get week
empty game bag once In q while than have
couple OF years of easy hunting and
then give up the iDc gtG * 81 4HiIon
Rochester. y. Y. April Is.
Newark Clubs Casting Events.
The Newark BAIT and Fly Casting Club
announced yesterday It's 1919 schedule as
Club .vsnts-Ju,y %: One quarter ounce
distance bait one.au.rtsr ounce accuracy
bait. salmon ny. dry ny accuracy ana dry
club events-Nay II and Aug. "a: Ono.
half ounce distance bait. ops-half ounce
accuracy BAIT. distance fly nv.-ounce rod.
distance ny four-ounce rod and accuracy
wet ny nve-ounce rod.
Team casting evennaAasie-s CLUB OF
| Now York VS.. Newark Bait and Fly Cast
ing Club. June at Newark. Sept. 10 At
| New York tCentra! Park. Seventy seventh
street and Central Park West sntrance>
one-half ounce distance bait, onc-ha,f &C
! curacy bait. distance fly fve-ounce rod and
distance ~ four-ounce rod.
Team casting even,s-July - at New
! ounce distance bait. ons-quarter accuracy
bait. salmon fly. accuracy wet fly nve-ounoe
rod and accuracy dry fly fye-ounce rod
! The Newark events will take place at
! the clubs platform in weequahic Park
The annual election day tournament o.
the club will be held at the club platform
on Nov. I.
Tho interstate tournament will be held
on Oct. 4 at Newark.
This National Association OF Scientific
Angling Clubs rules Will govern all events.
To determine ar-round Championship
scores OF club and team events will be
used ana the National Association OF Sci
ply for accuracy championship in all ac-
! euracy events. Club and team contests
w.:l start ast 3;so p. NJ
Observations on . Ranlo for . Lobster.
on the NJ J. II. III. the other day a n,h-
erman on board was lucky enough to cap
ture lobster that weighed IN the neigh
borhood o. fourteen pounds.
This man asked Charlie, the ns.s ~ he
would be kind enough to rshie the crus-
tsoean on. The mate replied in the arnr-
! NATIVE. gave the mate pay pad and
advised him 20 rafis tho lobster at i've
cents chance or three chances for ten
cents. took into consideration the fact
shat number OF the sixty-nine passengers
| on board felt none too well. as the sea was
treating US rough. seasick people do no;
get In the frame OF mind TO bother about
| buying chance whether Il Is for a four
teen pound lobster or chance TO dance
| The Ocean Wave" with a pretty girl.
Al any rate, the mate raffled OF the lob
ster and got $3.50. The owner Of the lob
ster refused to accept that amount saying
| that the lobster would bring IS or more on
the pier The mate tried 10 prevail upon
the man 20 take the 50. so. stating that ali
raftles for fish on the fishing boats are co n
Quoted fairly and squarely, and II has
been tho custom for those who mako UP a
rafTie to take the money whether the
| amount Is so cents or so, regardless OF the
| number of Ash or the size.
As there had been no drawing advised
tho mate 10 refund the money TO those who
had taken chances. which he did. To do
so he had 20 do some gymnas.ic and fan
tastic navigating over a slippery deck
Some men GO fishing for tho FISH there 4.
| in It. Others for the pleasure there Is in
pies his fishing with sport for he gets the
pleasure from both ends,
THOMAS p. MERRY.
1.s West s7,h street. April %
Information on Trout Streams.
Last week Rod ard Gun reader asked
for information about the Nsverslnk River
and in particular about an article which
appeared ir THE SUN n wear or so ago
have tina; original clipping pasted In
my book just as / have collected many
reliable noteJ and letters on angling and
places 20 stop at.
shall be only too glad to give him or
any one who cares 10 write mo such inf
nation az possess especially CONCERNING
tho Soversink Wlllowrmoc Beaverk!ll
Mongaup. Ten Mile and Delaware rivers.
sS2 west rw.nty-third st. April ~.