The Boone and Crockett Club 



twenty-five years ago ; and if the Maine 

 Legislature will see that the good work is 

 continued, these noble beasts of the chase 

 will continue to increase, to the delight, not 

 only of the hunter, but of every lover of 

 nature and of the hardy life of the wilder- 

 ness, and to the very great pecuniary profit 

 of the people of the State. In other States 

 Colorado, for instance good has come from 

 the enactment and enforcement of game 

 laws ; but in no other State have the gov- 

 ernmental authorities acted with the wisdom 

 displayed by those of Maine, and in no 

 other State have the results been so note- 

 worthy. It is greatly to be wished that 

 such States as Washington, Idaho, Montana, 

 and Wyoming, which inclose the best hunt- 

 ing-grounds now existing in the United 

 States, would follow Maine's lead. 



Another means by which the Club hopes 

 to bring about a proper spirit for the pres- 

 ervation of our big game is by frowning on 



and discouraging among sportsmen them- 



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