. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 93 destroyed by the bands of robins which come each spring saves the farmer thou- sands of dollars in control measures. According to Warden Tonkin, the fed- eral laws specifically protect these birds against destruction, and farmers appre- hended shooting without a permit are liable to arrest and prosecution. BEAVERS RAPIDLY EXTERMINATED IN OREGON. In Oregon beavers are being so rapidly exterminated that it m


. California fish and game. Fisheries -- California; Game and game-birds -- California; Fishes -- California; Animal Population Groups; Pêches; Gibier; Poissons. CALIFORNIA FISH AND GAME. 93 destroyed by the bands of robins which come each spring saves the farmer thou- sands of dollars in control measures. According to Warden Tonkin, the fed- eral laws specifically protect these birds against destruction, and farmers appre- hended shooting without a permit are liable to arrest and prosecution. BEAVERS RAPIDLY EXTERMINATED IN OREGON. In Oregon beavers are being so rapidly exterminated that it may become neces- The value of the skins, at the average of $ per skin, amounts to $110, A report by counties indicates practical extermination, the first year in several counties. The Baker County catch dropped from 738 to 140 the second year, and practically all counties halved the catch the second year. TO A BOY WITH A GUN. My Dear Billy : When you arrive in Florida this win- ter, you will find a little 20-gauge shot-. FiG. 21. A 27| inch Walker Lake trout caught by Frank E. Briggs. It weighed 13 J pounds. The one in the left hand was less than an inch shorter but weighed 15 pounds. Photograph by J. Saunders. sary to place a ban on the trapping of these animals. A decrease of two-thirds which can be readily seen by noting the difference in the number trapped during two successive seasons, is apparent there. The season of November 1, 1923, to February 29, 1924, yielded 11,111 beaver, while in marked contrast the season of November 1, 1924, to February 21, 1925, resulted in only 3690 being taken. gun, which is a gift from me. While my hair is almost white and it has been a long time since I was a boy and got my first shotgun, yet I think I know just about how you are going to feel. I know that so well, Billy, that you won't have to write a letter to tell me, and I know you couldn't tell it in a letter anyway, so you just take it for granted that I know all about it.


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