CONSERVATION OF GAME BIRDS. 593 



Stop the sale and export of wild game birds. 



Secure federal protection of migratory game birds. 



Prohibit the sale or use of ultra-destructive or silent 

 guns. 



Establish perpetual or long-term close seasons for all birds 

 now in danger of extinction. 



Require registration of all native hunters under a license 

 system. 



Establish a license fee for alien hunters so high as to be 

 prohibitive. 



Prohibit shooting of all wild game birds and wild-fowl in 

 winter, spring and summer. 



Limit the number of wild game birds that may be legally 

 taken in a day. 



Make game seasons uniform so far as possible, and shorten 

 rather than lengthen them. 



Prohibit night shooting and the pursuit of wild-fowl in 

 boats. 



Stop forest fires. 



Establish a system of town bird wardens in addition to 

 the State game officers. 



Limit the number of wandering dogs and cats during the 

 breeding season of the birds. 



Educate the people to respect and obey the game laws 

 and bird laws. For recent progress see Appendix B. 



Enforcement of the Game Laws. 



Everywhere we hear the complaint that the game laws are 

 not enforced. In this country the popular idea of a remedy 

 for any wrong condition seems to be legislation without enforce- 

 ment. We are fond of securing the passage of laws, but feel 

 that we are not concerned in enforcing them; our feeling of 

 responsibility seems to end with the enactment of the statute. 

 The rest is left to the officers of the law. Enforcement is their 

 business, and we are inclined to hinder rather than help them 

 to do their duty. 



If any wrong is brought forcibly to our attention, we 

 attempt to pass a law to right it. We make strenuous efforts 



