558 AMERICAN GAME BIRD SHOOTING 
It is worth the while of all who are actively inter- 
ested in having our game supply increased to keep 
themselves informed of the legislation that is taking 
place, of the progress that is being made in the artificial 
rearing of fish and game, and above all of the views and 
opinions of other sportsmen. Unless those interested 
in this subject are willing to work together and to 
bring their united intelligence and influence to bear 
on the public, the reforms will come only slowly. 
The objects which sportsmen must work for are, 
the enforcement of the laws that we already have, and 
the passage and enforcement of better laws. 
Among the better laws needed are, first, statutes 
authorizing the establishment of game refuges; sec- 
ond, the prohibition of the sale of game; third, short 
shooting seasons and a reasonable bag limit. 
Many of the States now insist on a payment by gun- 
ners of a shooting license fee, and in many States the 
aggregate of these fees amounts to a great sum. It 
is proper that a large share of this money should be 
expended for the benefit of those who pay the tax, and 
a proportion of that expenditure should be for intel- 
ligent experimentation in rearing our native gamebirds. 
During the past twenty years great progress has 
been made in game protection. To-day more interest 
is felt in this subject than ever before, and more money 
is available for it. If sportsmen will work together 
to a common end, the next ten or fifteen years should 
see in many parts of the United States better shooting 
than has been had there for a generation. 
