Judge — November 3, 1906 — page 3: what you’re looking at

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# "A Sportsman's Calculation" The top cartoon depicts a game warden confronting a sportsman about hunting violations. The warden notes that ten ducks cost ten dollars each in the market, while the sportsman claims he only shot thirteen—suggesting he killed far more than legal limits allowed. The joke satirizes wealthy hunters who poach game for sport rather than sustenance, calculating the monetary value of their illegal kills rather than respecting conservation laws. The accompanying text sections ("A Toast," "Gunbusta, Monologist, on Motor-Boats," "The Pied Baker," and "One Knot") contain humorous anecdotes and verse typical of Judge magazine's satirical content. These appear to mock various leisure activities and social pretensions of the era's upper classes.