1g BIENNIAL REPORT OF 



looking to the permanent preservation of elk now remaining 

 in the Rocky Mountain and Pacific States ; that due provision 

 should be made for propagation and for adequate winter range, 

 but in transferring animals from one State to another elk of 

 one species should never be liberated in a region inhabited by 

 a distinct species. 



(d) That seasons for antelope should be kept closed for 

 the present in all the States. 



Licenses. 



That a mandatory dollar resident hunting license be provide! 

 in the States of Maine, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, 

 Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina. South Carolina, 

 Florida, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas and Ohio, as the best 

 and most satisfactory method of raising revenue for the pro- 

 ^ tection of game, or establishing a salaried warden system and 



for properly regulating hunting. 



(a) That a seasonal limit on deer be established in every 

 State where deer hunting is permitted, and that this limit 

 should not exceed' 'two deer a season. 



(b) That reasonable bag limits be provided for game birds 

 in the States of Arkansas, Kentucky, Rhode Island and Vir- 

 ginia, which now have no restriction on the amount of game 

 which may be killed or captured in a day or a season. 



Non-Game Birds. 



(a) That the model law recommended by the National 

 Association of Audubon Societies for the protection of non- 

 game birds be enacted in the States of Maryland. Kansas, Ne- 

 braska. Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, Arizona and New 

 Mexico, in order to make legislation uniform throughout the 

 Union. 



(b) That legislation regulating the traffic in aigrette or 

 heron plumage be enacted in Pennsylvania, Maryland. Georgia, 

 Illinois and such other States as have not yet extended propei 

 protection to these birds, now nearly extinct. 



Propagation. 

 It is recomended that encouragement be given for the prop- 

 agation of fish and game animals and game birds in. the vari- 

 ous States under the provision of the State game authorities. 



