NOT less than one million and a half of ducks are shot 

 in Minnesota every year, according to figures that are 

 estimated as being very nearly correct. There are not 

 less than 150,000 duck hunters in this state every year and 

 they average 10 ducks each. 



Estimating the commercial value of these ducks to be not 

 less than $3.00 a dozen, we have $375,000. For other wild 

 fowl such as prairie chicken, partridge, and geese we may 

 safely figure another $350,000. There are each year about 

 30,000 deer hunters that average one deer apiece, valuing the 

 deer at $10.00 this gives another $300,000. Making a total of 

 $1,325,000 that is taken from our woods to be used as food. 



Commercial fisheries each year sell at least $3,000,000 in 

 fish from the waters of the state. Two million dollars at the 

 very least is left in the state by tourists attracted by the 

 game, woods and water in this state. Totaling these amounts 

 we have the sum of at least $6,325,000 that is each year real- 

 ized in this state by the attractions of our forests, game and 

 other natural resources. This revenue will be many times in- 

 creased when this part of the state becomes better known. 



The commissioner of Maine reports in his 1914 report that 

 not less than $20,000,000 is left in that state as a result of 

 the attraction of their woods and lakes. The total land area 

 of Maine is less than 30,000 square miles while that of Min- 

 nesota is a little over 72,000. We have been much more lib- 

 erally blessed with lakes and streams than has Maine. 



It is time that we, as a state, did something to make known 

 to our fellowmen the attractions of which we boast. This 

 year there is to be more local travel than ever before and 

 this state ought to come in for its share. 



