. American game in its seasons [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. THE BEOOK TEOUT. 133 nrer, they are scarcely found south of the T^lle-^hany ndges, uor in the Western States south of the Great lakes or west of Michigan, until we reach the Pacific watershed.* Kow, as this district extends over not less lian thirty-liye degrees of longitude from east to west, by fifteen of latitude from north to south, it must ho obvious that no general rules can be adopted which shall be ai^hcable to the whole of that vast tract. In the British provinces, and Lower Canada, the rivers ar
. American game in its seasons [microform]. Game and game-birds; Hunting; Gibier; Chasse. THE BEOOK TEOUT. 133 nrer, they are scarcely found south of the T^lle-^hany ndges, uor in the Western States south of the Great lakes or west of Michigan, until we reach the Pacific watershed.* Kow, as this district extends over not less lian thirty-liye degrees of longitude from east to west, by fifteen of latitude from north to south, it must ho obvious that no general rules can be adopted which shall be ai^hcable to the whole of that vast tract. In the British provinces, and Lower Canada, the rivers are not clear of thick ice until the end of April or early in May ;^ and in the western country, on Lakes Huron and fcnpenor, the season, if any thing, is later. On Long Island, in May, trout-fishing is nearly at an end; on the Calhcoon, the Beaverkill, and the various tributaries of the upper Delaware and Susquehanna, it is then be-nn- nmg, and is shortly after in its perfection. On the superb lakes and streams of Hamilton county, New lork, and of the Korth Eastern States, June is the month ^.«. «.,«,â,,. and probably, for those who can endure the pest of the black fly and black midge, there IS no such fishing iâ the world, for extent of water, quan- tity, and size of fish, and loveliness of scenery, as the former locality can afford to those who are bold enough * In the West⢠and Southern States several different fish, in nowise conneeted with the trout, nor belonging to the same fau,ily »./«â arc â as 1,0.,. Tiie lish so ealled from South Carolina, southward is a variety of the Squeteague or wheat fish, Otomm Carolim,ms-iLt nusnamed trout in the West is a species of fresh water boss, or ârââa. *»!ll :i \ [I If I "na, 1 T 'I 4,; â 'â { J â It- u/l^ â ' li MH. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may
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