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Field-& Stream—April, 1936

Better Hunting

PRO AND CON

NO matter what you do in thisworld, it has been our observation that there will be those whowill agree with you and back you

up, and on the other hand there will besome who disagree and try to back youdown. This is in no sense unfortunate.There is and should be a pro-and-con toevery idea or suggested plan of action—if only for the sake of the mental exerciseinvolved in attacking from one side anddefending on the other.

As an example, here's a letter fromK.D.M. of Minnesota, who is not a member of the Square Circle, but who musthe more or less interested in hunting andfishing since he reads Field & Stream :

"I was recently perusing the SquareCircle page in the December Field &STREAM," writes K.D.M., "when I cameacross the recommendation of Harry Feltof Saskatchewan. If you recall, he suggested that various groups offer schoolchildren bounties on crow eggs. Quitefrankly I can't understand your publishingsuch a tiling. Imagine school children being urged to rob birds' nests at an agewhen they should be impressed with thevalue of birds. The fact that they wouldn'tbe able to distinguish between species isof course apparent. Every bird's nestwould be attacked in the hope it wouldturn out to be a crow's abode.

"I think you should know that Field &STREAM is losing much prestige amongthose who are striving to be real conservationists and who cannot reconcileour views with the seemingly-narrow attitude that your magazine takes to thispredatory-bird matter. Some people stopbuying a magazine without giving theirreasons for disapproval. We believe it only

Sqimrcshooter J'ic Booth of British Columbia exhibits a nice steelhead

Better Sportsmanship

Means

"A good sportsman," says this steel-and-bronze symbol on the car of Squareshoot-

er Victor /'. Dusha. He made it

fair to give you our opinions and thenwait for your action."

Well, K.D.M., I am sorry that you cannot side in with our viewpoint on the matter, but am afraid your letter doesn't leavemuch ground for argument between us;because it is reasonably plain that younever have personally witnessed the damage caused by the over-abundant crowpopulation in the prairie provinces ofCanada. Also, as far as the bounty oncrow eggs is concerned, these being gathered by school children, the trees up thereonly grow to a relatively short height, andit isn't difficult for the youngsters to tellwhat kind of eggs they are getting. As amatter of fact, most any country youngstercan identify a crow's nest as far away asyou and I can spot a Model-T Ford.

As an example, K.D.M., of what isgoing on between the crows and the duckpopulation in the prairie provinces ofCanada, here's a letter (arrived almost inthe same mail with yours) from J. H.Wilson, of Saskatchewan:

"I have had a life-time experience inwildlife in all its branches," he writes,"and have lived in Southeastern Saskatchewan for the past 38 years. Have hadevery opportunity to observe the crowdamages that have taken place. Southeastern Saskatchewan was considered atone time to be one of the best breedinggrounds for waterfowl, and in favorableseasons it is still a great breeding ground.Drouth has played its part, true, but Ithink after three or four years' observationthat the crow takes from 60 to 65 per centof the local hatch of eggs and young ofwaterfowl. Crows have increased in thepast ten years by one-third. They must bereduced if we arc going to conserve what'sleft of our birds."

ON THE SQUARE

REMEMBER the swell "pome" thatappeared here in the Square Circle

page last month, coming from our goodfriend Squareshooter J. P. Bull out yonder in California? You rifle and pistolshooters may identify this Square Circle

.poet in years to come—not only for hisverse-making, but also for the fact that heis the daddy of that interesting little gamecalled Spceducl which was described in theArms & Ammunition Department lastmonth . . .

And now a word about the Judith BasinChapter of the Square Circle out in Monjtana. Picture of this fine group of futurefarmers of America appeared here lastissue. During 1935 the Chapter put on aPest Control Contest and here's the recordof results: 11.850 gophers checked and accounted for, 4132 ground hogs, 169 weasels,1183 crows, 33,393 sparrows, 1827 jackrabbits and 9 coyotes . . .

Letter arrives from Squareshooter C. E.Peterson, Secretary of the Lakc-of-the-Woods County Sportsmen's Association,Minnesota, enrolling 200 members of theAssociation under the insignia of theSquare Circle . . .

Letter from Squareshooter Victor P.Dusha, enclosing photograph of SquareCircle identification on his car. (Secleft.) "The Square Circle emblemwhich I made for my car," he writes, "ismade of steel with a raised border. TheSquare Circle insignia is of bronze. Thecolors used in the emblem arc the sameas those on the regulation brassard. Madethis up myself. Believe if it could be madeof pressed steel, similar to those put outby the gasoline companies, the demandwould be considerable among Square Circle members" . . .

ANOTHER ANSWER

A METHODICAL predator hunter isSquareshooter Ceorge A. Marshall of

Oregon. Apparently he doesn't care muchabout writing letters, because we hearfrom him only once a year; and generallythis annual letter arrives along in Januaryjust after the close of the preceding year.But when Squareshooter Marshall docssend a letter in to Square Circle headquarters he drives it as straight to thepoint as when he unwaveringly pulls thecross-hairs of his .22 rifle 'scope down ona target:

"I set my quota on the crow at 365, onea day for the year 1935," he begins laconically. "I more than made my quota and inso doing enjoyed the greatest year of funin the field I have yet known.

"I have little patience with sob sisterswho periodically open all stops in defenseof the crow. We have several of the 'defenders' out here on the west coast.

"I have seen two crows watch an oldhen . pheasant for nearly two hours—'tilshe went to her nest—then drive her awayand proceed to eat the eggs.

"As far as my observations have shownme, the crow is the big-shot racketeer ofthe bird family. I feel justified in puttinghim on the list of those things we don'tneed so many of!"

AMERICA'S OLDEST OUTDOOR MAGAZINE

RAY P. HOLLANDEditor-in-Chief

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Arms and Ammunition and

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Fish and Fishing Department

FREEMAN LLOYD

Kennel Department

HORACE LYTLE

Among the Gun Dogs

RAY SCHRENKEISEN

Natural History Department

HENRY CLAY FOSTER

Sportsmen Afloat

DONALD H. COLE

Camping and Woodcraft

IROQUOIS DAHL

1001 Outdoor Questions

C. M. PALMER, Jr.

Conservation Developments

JED MEANS

Square Circle Department

HAROLD McCRACKEN

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Vol. XL APRIL, 1936

COVER PAINTING

SQUARE CIRCLE

HERE, THERE AND EVERYWHERE

FRONTISPIECE

THE MAKO SHARKFew, if any, big-game fish can outfight him.

TROUT—LIGHT, WIND AND WATERAn article that will help you catch more trout in 1936.

EDITORIAL H. L. BETTEN 19

THE QUEST OF THE LUKE-WARM BEER GORDON MacQUARRIE 20Fishing for trout in the famous Brule River of Wisconsin.

IN SELF-DEFENSE EDWARD SAMSON 23A prize-winner in the Narrowest Escape from Death Story Contest.

THE COYOTE—DESERT RACKETEER JACK O'CONNOR 24Once dependent on small rodents, the prairie wolf has learned to like game.

THE OLD WARDEN GOES HIGHBROW HAROLD TITUS 26He is sure that the catching of fish is not all there is to fishing.

PHOTOGRAPHS WARREN BOYER 28Proving that the big ones don't always get away.

TWO GOOD POINTS F. L. JENKINS 30A bird-dog story that you will enjoy.

FISHERMAN'S FORTUNE BURTON L. SPILLER 32Land-locked salmon in the state of Maine.

THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO—Part IV Licut.-Col. J. H. PATTERSON 34The greatest lion story ever written.

A RETURN TO ADVENTURE CHARLES E. COX, Jr. 36Dad learns a lot from a day witli his son.

RIVER DUCKSIntercepting the morning flight opposite a big city.

PICK YOUR GRIZZLYA trophy was chosen from more than a score of bears.

RECORD FISH

AMERICAN WILDLIFE INSTITUTE BULLETIN

ELTINGE F. WARNERPublisher

No. 12

ARTHUR D. FULLER

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CY La TOUR 12

ZANE GREY 13

LYNN ROGERS 16

DAVE ROBERTS 38

VICTOR BURKE 40

SETH BRIGGS 43

C. M. PALMER, Jr. 44

SETH BRIGGS 48FISH AND FISHINGTrout Flies: Real and Synthetic—James R. Webb.Watch Those Waders—A. P. Peck.

TWENTY-SIXTH ANNUAL PRIZE FISHING CONTEST 60

HENRY CLAY FOSTER 86

DONALD H. COLE 94

HAROLD McCRACKEN 101

RAY SCHRENKEISEN 102

BOB NICHOLS 104

BOB NICHOLS 114

FREEMAN LLOYD 117HORACE LYTLE lx/

IROQUOIS DAHL 128

SPORTSMEN AFLOATThe Marine Beauties of 1936.Care of Paint Brushes.

CAMPING AND WOODCRAFTThe Trailer Itch—George H. Denny.Three Handy Splices—E. R. Augustin. jr.

ASK ME YOUR CAMERA QUESTIONS

NATURAL HISTORYHow Heavy Is Your Game?—Walter J. Schoonmakcr.

ARMS AND AMMUNITIONA Cure for "Grouse-Panic."Hand-Gun Hokum.

SKEET SHOOTINGBeware of "Frozen" Coordination.

THE SPORTSMAN'S DOG

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For SALMON and

TROUT FISHINGcome to EAGLE LAKE CAMPS on Eagle Lake, oneof the famous Fish River chain that Stretches fromCentral Northern Maine to almost the Canadian border. Cabins well healed, hot and cold water, electriclights and private baths. Meal location ill heart ofbig game section. Exceptionally good table. Hay feversufferers And relict hero. Basil? reached.

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Field & Stream—April, 1936

I'WI^HHCOLD SPRINGCLUB

Five Lakes and Countless Streams In Border ForestLandlocked Salmon the Special Interest—Lake Trout takenon a lly and up to 20 lbs.—Square tails in all waters.

A real Hshlng place. Main Lodge, 20 Cabins. Accessible, comfortable Com..drop ten years and get your llsh. H. A. Quimby. Avcrill. Northeastern Vermont

Clifford's Rainbow Lake CampsNear Katahdin

One look at our map or leaflet and you willunderstand why we have one of the three hostall-around fishing camps in Maine. The bestis none too good for you these days.

A postal card brings leaflet & references.Fred Clifford, Kokadjo, Mc.

cThe Sportsman's Paradise

VHIP OTTEROn First Connecticut Lake. Pittsburg. N. H.

One of the best equipped all-round fishing, hunting and vacation camps in northern NewHampshire. Licensed Guides.Main house mid individual cabins.

Also outlying camps on DiamondA. H. Currier, Proprietor

Paradise Fish & Game ClubRiley Brook, New Brunswick, Canada

Territory under lease covers Sisson & ManiczekclBranches of Toblque River and dozens of Lakes.

Trout, Salmon, Deer, Bear, Moose & Birds

Membership limited to in. Opportunity to join exclusiveclub. Over 100 sq. miles of best Hshlng and hunting groundsin N. it. Export, courteous guides and cooks. C ps onsisson Lake, Sisson & Mame/.ckcl Branches of Toblque andHeaver Brook. I Ionic on hanks of Toliiqiic at Riley Brook.Salmon pool within 100 yds. Camps easy to reach. Animalmembership fee ($500.00) covers all expenses except extraguides' wanes. Will accept prospective members as guestsat nominal charge for trip before joining—

E. F. Fox, Pros.. -1328 5th Ave. So.. St. Petersburg, Fla.

TROUTDALE CAMPSTroul and salmon fishing off the beaten trailwhere you will have comfortable beds, goodfood, dry boats and. if you want one. competentguides. Many flshornicn left here with the limitin 1935. New booklet. Vacationists will find ourcamps ideal in July, August and September. Ournun milk, eggs and vegetables.

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Many large and small lakes andstreams arc well stocked withbass, pickerel, salmon, perch,pike, muskics and lake and rainbow trout. Cast in a charminfcand picturesquesettingof GreenMountain scenery.Choicest fishing waters arc very accessible,and fishing is a leisurely pleasureand not a task. Reel in the bigones waiting in the larger lakesor whip the enchanting mountain streams where new gloriesof Nature's by-ways charm thesenses at each inviting bend.Numerous trout streams. Thisyear fish and relax in VERMONT.

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LANDLOCKED SALMON and BLACK BASSExtra good Salmon fishing commencing the day the ice goes out, of Sebec Lake,(iood Trout fishing in surrounding ponds. Commencing June 1st. the fly fishing forBass is exceptionally good. Log cabins with open fires, bathrooms, and Simmonsbeds. Separate locked garages. Guides and Boats, Reasonable rates. Booklet.

. o Aihess: Packard's Camps, Sebec Lake, Maine

When THE 14 i: IS OUT OF SEBAGO!!Enjoy the \\vz. at the line: the whirr of the unwinding reel; theexcitement of the sport; and the thrill of landing "a big one"!

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NOVA SCOTIA INVITESTHE FLY-FISHERMANWould you like lo kill a sea-run Atlantic salmon: lake lake troutweighing up to eighteen pounds: have a go at some real sea-troutthat average belter than two pounds?

You can do it in Nova Scotia, in most of the Province's multitudeof lovely salmon rivers, trout streams and charming lakes. Overnight from Boston by Eastern Steamship, a short hop by train ormotor, and there you are, rigged for your first cast!

Do you like the wilderness? Engage a guide and go "back in."The Bluenose guides, both while and Micmae Indian, are among theworld's finest canoemen; they will take you through while water insafety, make a comfortable camp at night and show you rare sport-all within a few miles of the coast, for the Nova Scolian wildernessis accessible.

If you have the budget in mind, remember that in Nova Scotiaangling privileges are free to all. There are no leased waters, noposted property. And the non-resident license fee is lower thanthe cost of a pair of good seals al the theater!

The boat fare to Yarmouth, too, is moderate. Sailings Mondaysand Thursdays at 5 P.M. (D. S. T.). Due Yarmouth V, A.M. IA. S. T.)next day.

Six-Day Round-Trip Excursionsfor Fishermen $12

Leave Central Wharf. Boston, 5 P.M. (D.S.T.) Thursdays, May 14, 21, 28: Fridays. June 5, 12. Returning,leave Yarmouth following Tuesdays. 6:30 P.M. (A.S.T.).Four full days iu Nova Srotia.

Take along your carAsk about low automobile ratesFor fish and game bulletins, lis! of guides, passengerfares, schedules, etc.. applv 78 Boylston Si. (LittleBuilding i. Tel. LTBerty 3830-3831; 50 Franklin Si.,LIBerty 5586. or Passenger Trallic Dept., India Wharf,Boston, or consult your nearest travel agent.

EASTERN STEAMSHIP LINES

Canada's Wilds—Northern OntarioWabi-Kon Camp

LAKE TIMAGAMI

Ontario, CanadaA real North Woods Bungalow Camp. Timagami ForestReserve. Wonderful Fishing. Trout, lias*.Northern Pike, Speckled-Trout Streams.Guides and equipment. Excellent Table andWrite M. Wilson. Wabi-Kon Camp. Timagami.Ontario, Canada.

TimagamiPickerel.Best of

A CRUISING VACATIONFly fishing for COASTERS

on the Rivera and North Shore of Lake Superioris our feature offer. The staunch and well-equipped Cruiser "Queen" is available forcharier lo small parlies. Inclusive accommodation. For rales, details and suggestions write

W. 0. COLLINS6C6 Wellington St. E., Sault Ste. Marie. Ontario

NORTHERN ONTARIOMay and .lime for SPECKLED AND SALMONTKOI'T HshlliK—also BEAR hunting in .May. ComblnOtlic two if you wish. . . . Now is the time to plan yourJuly and August vacation and flailing trip for bass,pickerel, pike and muskles. and hunting this fall forducks, moose and deer. Make your vacation a successby planning ahead. For information write or wireE. L. Hughes, Camp Champlain. Trout Mills. Ont.

Red Pine InnLAURENTIAN MOUNTAINSAll modern conveniences; on edge of Wilderness. Lake and Speckled Troul; Great NorthernPike and Walleyes; Moose and Deer in season.We organize canoe trips on the Klamika River.Experienced Guides. Every meal a feast. Open.May 1st until November 15th. Write for Booklet toGeorqc S. V. Wandling. Brunet Sta.. P. Q- Canada

INDIAN FISH GAME TERRITORYCome fish In dear waters. Perklbonka Klver !•". mileswithout portages. Misiasini. Oshamagol Riven, up toJames Bay. Follow Indian tracks in virgin forest withbark canoe, sportsmen always get their money's worthPly flshing. ouananiclie (landlock salmon), speckledbrook trout and troll for lake trout, pike, pickerel; huntmoose, bear. deer, partridges, ducks, etc. Cabins alongSt. John Lake shore. Experienced guide* speakingEnglish. Ask for booklets and 1933 results.

ROBERTSON & SON. INDIAN RESERVEPointe Bleue Lake St. John. P.Q., Canada

Bass, Muskies, Wall-Eye, Northern Pike

SAMOSET LODGE w.On tho west arm of Lake Nippissing

A camp secluded and quiet yet nf easy access. Onlyone night on sleeper from Toronto puts you right inthe heart of Ontario's best flshing and bunting district.Clr you can drive over good auto roads to within onemile of lamp. First class accommodations at Lodge.Separate sleeping cottages. Immaculately clean quarters,comfortable beds; excellent table—fresh fruits, meatsand vegetables from our own garden. Kates $8.50 perday Per guest, single; $6.50 double. This includesexperienced guides boat and motor service. For further informal ion write L. L. Cameron, winter address.Box 52. Sta. B. Toledo. Ohio. Alter Juno 1st, L. L.Cameron, Samoset Lodge, Monctville. Ontario.

HERNTARIO

ELMGREN'S CAMPSOn Lake of the Woods, Ontario

House-boat cruises, canoe trips and camp accommodations.

The place to go for your fishing and hunting—Muskles. (.'. N. Pike. Bass, Walleyes, andLake Trout.—Moose, deer and ducks. Write forcircular.

A. Elmgren Rainy River. Ontario, Canada

Spring Trout FishingFish with us tills slicing for large salmon trout.New virgin trout waters of Clearwater Day.Most northerly part of Lake of tho Woods.Write for folder.

MUSKIE BASS PIKELake of the Woods Muskie Camps. Box 859. Kcnora, Ont.

Arr your plans made for Ilnil sprint; trip?The lee trill doom iimn- out, and bio troutWill feed on tlir surface of the northernlakes. Ati/oiii/uiii Park offers unexcelledsurface fishing fur speckled unit lake trout.

LAKE TRAVERSE CAMPTraverse, Out. via Box 18, Pemb

MuskiesAT YOUNG'S CAMPS LAKE OF THE WOODS arcmostly over 30 lbs. Salmon trout, bass, walleye, northernpiko galoro. Unrivalled flshing waters, action all day.Log cabins ideally equipped. American plan.

BIG GAME AND DUCKSMOOSE, deer. bear, mallards, teal, canvas back, pintails, blue bill: blinds in rice beds: live decoys.YOUNG'S WILDERNESS CAMPS. EMO. ONTARIO

Green's Wilderness CampsLAKE OF THE WOODS — KAKTIMIOG AMAK— HEIGHT OF LANDThe entrance to the wilderness where the best muskie. bass, lake trout, wall-eye. and great northern pmay be had. Hustle camp—best of accommodations, guides, and equipment. Lake trout fishing begins &1st. Hunting Cruises and Canoe trips arranged. Voider upon request, Cor further Information write or w

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• "S y >-•-IN the thousands of miles of Canada's

spring-fed lakes and streams an infinite-variety of fighting fish awaits your cast.In the East, speckled brook trout, Atlantic salmon and sea trout.Further inland, small mouth bass. At Jasper, in the Canadian Rockies,are speckled, rainbow and Dolly varden trout. In the mountainstreams of British Columbia and Alberta, rainbow, cut-throat andsteelhead trout can also be taken with a fly.And let no man under-estimate the fighting capacity of these Canadianfish. Win or lose, you'll get your money's worth of sport and thrill.

For information as to guides, outfitters, where to go, write„ C. K. Howard, Manager, Tourist Bureau, Canadian

National Railways, Montreal, Canada, or your nearestAgent listed below.

BOSTON BUFFALO DETROIT CHICAGO186 Tremont St. 420 Main St. 1523 Washington Blvd. 4 S. Michigan Blvd.

NEW YORK PITTSBURGH CINCINNATI SAN FRANCISCO673 Fifth Ave. 355 Fifth Ave. 206 Dixie Terminal Bldg. 648 Market St.

Y W H E R IN C A N A

NOVA SCOTIATROUT - SALMON

I'ully equipped new camp-: on the edge of virgin lore;!.Gxcellont fishing, friendly guides, Interior camps. Theplace to brine your family. Best food and beds, lteason-able rates. Folder.

rnpn IIPDOV Albany crossKWXWUlM rt.lU*\t\X i NOVA SCOTIA

(Until Apr. -±:>. % Hotel Mc.Upln. N. Y. C.)

Canadian Canoe CruiseA Tilittcouth personally conducted adventure

cruise by canoe through wilds of NorthernCanada. Eight weeks beginning the latter partof June. Select party of ten hoys over 14 withcamping experience. Wonderful fishing. Experttraining in lore of the North. References.

WALLACE W. KIRKLANDRm. 100, 116 E. Pearson St., Chicago, III.

Cains RiverSalmon and Trout FishingNew Camps, Native Guides

Salmon Fishing opens aliout April 25thFor Information write

S. GUTTMAN BLACKVILLE, N. B.

THE HATCHET RANCHin Jackson Hole, Wyoming

will make you feel at home away from home.Near Yellowstone- Park, in the heart of the Big(lame Country, Beautiful scenery. A few persons accommodated by appointment. Address

JAKE D. SMITH "owner" Moran, Wyoming

Fishermen and Nature LoversPlan your vacation with us on Bnsswood watersin the great out-of-doors of the Arrowheadplayground, close to Canada, a wilderness filledwith thrilling beauty and full of peace.Canoeist's paradise and for fishing "it can't be beat".20 housekeeping log cabins, also dining room service.Canoe trips outfitted. Reasonable rates.

Send for our folder.PIPESTONE FALLS LODGE Winton, Minn.

Winter address—Highland Park. III.

For Sale, one share entitling owner tomembership in hunting and fishing clublocated near international line betweenCanada and Maine. Large preserve,splendid trout fishing through summer,excellent fall hunting.

E. C. BOGART•167 East 23rd St. Ilruoklvn, New York

±RANCH GUESTSFishing, boating, saddle horses, pack trips.Spring and fall hear hunts. Elk, deer,goat, sheep, lion and bear.

BILL MARTZELWest Yellowstone Montana

ON MUSQUASH LAKE, MAINEaffording excellent fishing for landlocked salmon, trout,etc.; also open shooting and brook Ashing In nelgbbor-i I; comfortable eight-room cottage, plumbing, electricity, telephone and central beating; also threecabins with plumbing: other outbuildings. 100 acresof land, t'arelaker-guide and wife live on property.

ITOn SALE, on account of illness, at extremelylow price of $7,100.H. F. STONE COMPANY. Inc.. 149 B'way. New York

Shooting and Fishing Properties

Field & Stream—April, 1936

• They grow 'em big in the cold, clear watersof Ontario's streams and lakes. And Ontario'sfish are fighters. Around Nipigon, for instance,where clear streams seethe down over graniteboulders, lurk some of the biggest, gamiestspeckled trout in the world — but there arescores of trout streams in Ontario. AroundLake of the Woods and Hudson you'll landman-sized muskies—hut muskies are found ina dozen districts. Fighting small - mouthedblack bass are waiting in the thousand lakesand streams which dot Ontario. Pickerel, laketrout and great Northern pike are plentiful too.

This big, new 72-pagebook on Ontario givesyou a bird's eye view oftbisfisherman's paradise.Mail the coupon.

Ontario Travel andPublicity Bureau,

Parliament Buildings, Toronto, Canada.Please forward me your illustrated book on

Ontario, also complete road map showing highwayconnections from U.S. points.

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More About Canned Elk

WE judge, from the various comments we have received fromour readers, that the majority

of our readers feel as we do about elk incans. On the top of our letter pile wefind a letter from Casper, Wyoming. Itreads:

Writing in behalf of that very smallgroup of men who first conceived the ideaof establishing an inviolate sanctuary fora remnant of the once vast herds of wapitithat but a few years ago roamed the entireRocky Mountain West, I would like tocommend and, also, enlighten you uponcertain phases of your editorial, which appeared in the most recent issue of Field& Stream, under the title of '•CannedElk."

Beginning with the first paragraph ofthe editorial referred to, I wish to state,as one amply informed, that the depredations attributed to the present-day JacksonHole elk herd are but the inevitable resultsof the unrestricted encroachments of a"so-called" civilization.

To any one familiar with the characteristics of this majestic game animal.

it is easily seen that he is but making thebest of what is, to him, a very unpleasantand degenerating situation, into whichhuman greed and selfishness have forcedhim. And, were it not for the fact thatself-preservation is the paramount characteristic of the elk, as it is in man, hewould have long since been exterminated.

The second paragrapli of your article isadmirably done. It is self-explanatory, andtlie only comment I wish to make at thistime is that the Jackson Hole elk arc stillbeing starved into the slaughter pens bythe activities of the domestic live stockinterests.

Relative to the third paragraph of yourjust indictment. I would be remiss in myduties as one of a militant group of conservationists did I not call your attentionto the fact that the Izaak Walton Leagueof America was the very first to sensethe dire straits into which these nobleanimals had been forced by our mercenary-minded brethren of the wool and muttonindustry and, in the year 1924, took theinitiative in providing against their complete extermination by purchasing seventeen hundred acres of Snake River valleyhay land and setting it aside for the exclusive use of the elk in winter.

Supervised by the U. S. Biological Survey, this land was deeded to the Government and accepted by a special act of Congress in the year 1928, and thus establishedas the first elk refuge in the entire West.

That this refuge, which lias since been

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Field & Stream—April, 1936augmented by many more thousands ofacres adjoining-, is still inadequate to insure the considerably reduced JacksonHole elk herd against an extreme winter,is singularly due to the fact that for everyadditional acre of refuge provided, theUnited States Forest Service permitted anadditional thousand head of sheep intoformer elk territory where they proceededto eat their heads off.

Now, for the fourth paragraph of yourarticle. There is a deserved correctionnecessary there. You infer that the "Government" is planning to butcher a thousand head of elk ? On the very best authority, I wish to state that the Government.by which I suppose you have reference tothat branch of the United States Department of Agriculture charged with the administration of the Jackson Hole elk refuge, the Biological Survey, has had notthe slightest thing to do with the butcher-

1 ing of the elk and only consented to suchbutchering taking place upon the refugeafter the Survey officials were assured, bythe WyomingGameand Fish Department,that a minimum sum of $15.00 would accrue to the State Game and Fish fund foreach and every such animal so disposed of.And, also, with the further understandingthat only the old and poorly conditionedanimals would be so disposed of.

FOR your information I will state herethat the Survey was deceived even as

were the sportsmen of the state of Wyoming. The contract, for the killing of thethousand head of elk, entered into by theBell Packing Company, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, and the state Game and Fish Commissioner, in whom arbitrary powers insuch matters are vested, has never beenmade public. However, we now have indisputable evidence to the effect that thesum of $15.00 is not even mentioned in thekilling contract; that there is a straightrun of animals specified, the majority ofwhich to date has been young cows andcalves; that the price, f.o.b. Rock Springs,Wyoming, is 6 cents a pound, clean-dressed weight; that the Game Department pays all labor incident to the butchering of such animals, including $.75 perhead to Bell Packing- Company butchers;that the state pays at the rate of $1.00per cwt. for trucking to the railroad; and,most flagrant of all clauses therein is onegiving the Bell Packing Company an option on all such big game animals so disposed ol for a period of the next threeyears and at the same price, which on anaverage of those killed to date figures atrifle less than $3.00 per head.

Infurther defenseofWyoming sportsmenoi whom there are a few worthy of thedesignation, it would be appreciated if youcould inform your readers that the realsportsmen of the state did everything butresort to arms in an effort to prevent thiscommercial slaughter of our elk. Courtinjunctions were denied, even as were repeated appeals to our Governor, and theonly reason I can advance at this time willsuffice for an answer to your question,

Why is it not just as reasonable toslaughter some of the domestic sheep thatare responsible for the depletion of thewinter elk range?" Because, as yet, therehas been no way found to take wool froman elk. —//. Young, Casper, Wyo.

And Here's Another One

A MONTANA reader also feels•**• deeply about "Canned Elk" andoffers some interesting details on thesubject in the following letter:

I have just read your editorial in February Field & STREAM—"Canned Elk."Whether or not any benefit ever results

Field & Stream—April, 1936

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Prayer

|(etmeshoot clean,kill clean;and if

I can't kill clean,please Lord letmemiss clean

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from your writing on tbis subject I, personally, certainly wish to thank you.

There is a small unorganized group inwestern Montana which has protested tostate and Government agencies againstpasturing off our publicly owned gamelands and against the building of unnecessary roads into virgin forest areas, butgenerally speaking our efforts have beenin vain.

A considerable portion of western Montana is still in the hands of the U. S. Government as forest lands and should be retained as a playground for all of thepeople. More public money than we liketo think about is being spent by the ForestService to protect the public domain fromfire and insect damage.

There is an abundance of private pastureland for rent and hay is not considered avery profitable crop by our farmers because there is generally no market or theprice is too low. But instead of permitting

stock owners to take advantage of privately owned feed for stock we open the greatpublic pasture to sheep and stock, thusdenuding the land of forage that rightfullybelongs to our wild game.

In the vicinity of Missoula the rates forpasturage per head per month on sheeprun from l-)4 cents to 4^4 cents, and Ibelieve about ZXA\ cents is a fair average.On cattle the rate is about 11 cents perhead per month. On this basis the Government would derive a revenue of about$35.00 from 1000 head of sheep pasturedone month. While I am not entirely familiar with the details of operation of theDepartment of Grazing of the Forest Service, I presume 1 would be safe in statingthat the operation costs amount to muchmore than the revenue. It would appearthat a sheep will eat as much as a deer, andif this is true we have sold the feed of 1,000of our deer for the trivial sum of $35.00.Deer range over a large area and do notdamage the forage to any extent, whilesheep on pasture are supervised by menand dogs so that they virtually cat everything in their path or trample it out inpassing.

THEN there is another part of the picture—the pasturing off of the winter

range of our wild animals. During thesummer months the deer usually rangevery high, and in many instances aredriven from their normal summer rangeby sheep and cattle. Then they come downas the snow drives them from the highcountry and where the winter range hasbeen pastured off they starve or becomeeasy victims of predatory animals.

There is another angle that may appealto some people—money. I believe that ifany basis were found on which to establish an estimate, that we could show thatthe expenditures of sportsmen hunting onpublic lands far exceed any monetaryvalue that might be placed on the pasturageof domestic animals.

Possibly the things you or I may sayabout this matter will have no immediateeffect but if continued pressure is broughtby a sufficient number, our public landsmay be closed to all enterprise that tendsto reduce our wild game and fish. We hadgood luck in outlawing the use of spawnas bait for trout fishing in Montana.

—R. J. Ramsay, Missoula, Mont.

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