GAME LAW ENFORCEMENT 



arrest, not so much because they fear punishment for vio- 

 lation of the game laws, but because once arrested they may 

 be held for other crimes. However that may be, the stakes 

 in the game are high, beaver pelts worth hundreds, some- 

 times thousands of dollars, while the chances of being 

 caught should the warden be killed are comparatively small. 

 It is no wonder that in many parts of the country a game 

 warden's life is a dangerous one. 



Then, too, the warden is handicapped by the fact that he 

 must not, except as a last resort, use his own weapon. A 

 poacher killed even while resisting arrest would raise a 

 storm of protest from the public. Besides dealing with 

 known bad men, he must also be ready to enforce the game 

 laws against the politically powerful who may at some later 

 date be in position to control his advancement within the 

 service. 



All these facts point to the necessity of a well paid, in- 

 telligent warden force, both state and federal. The best 

 known methods of recruitment, promotion and retirement 

 alone will secure such a force upon which future enforce- 

 ment of the game laws in good part depends. 



