The Game Preservation Committee 



restrictions. But the laws should accomplish these 

 ends by creating commissions for the preservation 

 of game, and investing them with elastic powers 

 and full responsibilities. These commissions should 

 have full authority to make or unmake, lengthen 

 or shorten close seasons; to increase or decrease 

 bag limits ; to set aside and entirely prohibit shoot- 

 ing on areas of land or water necessary for feed- 

 ing grounds of wild fowl, shore birds, game birds 

 or animals; to establish rest days on which neither 

 game nor water fowl can be disturbed ; in fact, full 

 and complete powers to establish such constitu- 

 tional regulations or restrictions at any time or In 

 any section independently, as varying and chang- 

 ing conditions may require adequately to conserve 

 the game. 



"If this suggestion seems radical, it is to be 

 noted that it is nothing more than the application 

 within the respective States of the theory of game 

 preservation which is contained in the bill for 

 Federal control of migratory birds, and in part of 

 the present Alaska game law. 



"Whenever possible, the Game Committee seeks 

 to restore big game animals to areas where they 

 can increase and afford sport. Since some of our 

 animals are on the verge of extinction, they can 

 never again serve that purpose, but must if possible 



