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worth our while to surround them with every law and safe- 

 guard necessary for their protection and conservation. In 

 order to protect them, effective laws not only must be en- 

 acted, but ENFORCED with fairness to all and injustice to 

 none. If this is not done promptly our remaining fish and 

 game stands face to face with utter extermination; our game 

 birds may suffer the same fate of the Carrier Pigeon and 

 the historic Auk. 



It is the aim of the several States, or should be, to en- 

 deavor to increase the supply of game and fish for the bene- 

 fit and enjoyment of our home people who can not take long 

 and expensive journeys to distant game fields where they 

 are abundant. If all the people who hunt will take out their 

 license, this would give each State sufficient funds to look 

 after the protection and conservation of the game and fish 

 in a businesslike way. 



Every sportsman will agree that the man who hunts 

 without his license, or who hunts out of season, is a cheater 

 and is robbing you each brother who are complying with 

 the law ; he should be made to obey the mandates of the law. 

 Statistics show that when the law is known 85 per centum of 

 the people obey it ; of the other 15 per centum, 10 per centum 

 will behave themselves when once corrected; the other 5 per 

 centum must be continually watched and made to realize that 

 the strong hand of the law will punish them whenever 

 possible. 



It is recognized by State officials that before any law 

 can be properly enforced it is necessary to have public 

 opinion in favor of such enforcement, and they ask for your 

 assistance in placing clearly before the public the justice 

 and reason for enforcing the Game and Fish Laws. They 

 need your co-operation and the value of your influence. 



These facts are put before the angling and hunting fra- 

 ternity in the hope that they will call your attention to the 

 fact that co-operation is a necessity, and will work to your 

 own individual advancement. 



