The Best Hunting in Three Years Bangor, Me., Dec. 3.—The most satisfactory season for big game hunting that Maine has known in three years has closed. At midnight last Tuesday the season's receipts of game at Bangor amounted to slightly over 2,600 deer, 22 moose and 28 bears. The total of der probably will be increased to 2,800 or more by late arrivals from the far North. In 1919 the receipts at Bangor were 2,147 deer, 26 moose and_ 36 bears.
Weather conditions this year were ideal, with just enough snow for good tracking and the temperarare comfortable. Hunters, oth native and from other States, were the most numerous since 1912, and good gunners had no difficulty except moose, which, ni though gain-in getting) what they went after
ing in numbers under the stringent protective laws, are yet few in comparison. with former times. Wardens report the moose killed this year as much larger than those of 1919, which is regarded as an encouraging sign.
Deer also have been of better than average size and condition. There is no lack of bears in eastern and northern Maine, but most of the professional bear hunters have passed away, there being no more Alec MeL or Jack Darlings to roll up "big scores.
The State pays a bounty of 85 a head for bears, but not all hunters aptly for it because in order to collect they must allow the town clerky. to cut off the noses and forepaws of the animals, which spoils the skin for many purposes. Last year good bear skins brought high prices but there has been a big drop in fur values, and to-day a good skin is worth only $20 to $25. Game birds of all sorts, particularly partridges, have been unusually plentiful' this year.—"New York Sun."
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