IN view of Mr. Hornaday's visit to Minneapolis in behalf of 

 the Permanent Wild Life Protective Fund a word in 

 regard to Minnesota's "Wild Life Sanctuary" is not out 

 of place, for one of the chief objects of this fund is the estab- 

 lishment of wild life sanctuaries by the fededal government 

 throughout the U. S. It would be well for the states to take 

 the hint and establish some on their own hook. 



The state of Minnesota set aside Itasca State Park as a 

 game preserve in 1891. Within the boundaries of this pre- 

 serve it is against the law to carry a loaded firearm and the 

 law is strictly enforced. There have been many infringe- 

 ments of the law, but in the past few years there have been 

 many convictions and the killing of animals within the Park 

 >r within the half mile limit around the park, has practically 



The results of this protection are very apparent. In the 

 surrounding country there is practically no game, other than 

 birds, and wild life generally is at a low ebb. An occasional 

 leer wanders into it, but no one would ever think of going 

 lere to hunt. The settlers living there the year around are 

 mable to pick up anything but rabbits. The meat and reve- 

 me from hunters are unknown. Within the Park the contrast 

 is striking. Deer are more abundant than in the wildest and 

 least frequented sections of the state. Deer tracks run in all 

 directions and the deer themselves are very much in evi- 

 dence along the roads and the lake shore. When the hunt^ 

 ing season opens the immediate vicinity of the Park fur- 

 tishes good sport for many hunters. During the summer 

 many of the deer wander out of the Park, but thev do not 

 forget where they were protected and the first gun-shot of 

 the season starts them for that haven of safety at full 

 speed. It is then that the hunters, located along the edge 

 of the half mile limit take their toll. One season there were 



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