roads and bridle-paths should be constructed, intersecting the sanc- 

 tuary. These serve not only as fire-lanes to prevent the spread of 

 any forest fires that may unexpectedly break out, but also provide 

 sunny places and highways for the woods creatures. Ruffed Grouse 

 are fond of these forest roads, where dusting places and wild fruits 

 are found in abundance along their borders. Immediately after the 

 first snowfall a tour of inspection should be carefully made through- 

 out the entire length and breadth of the sanctuary, not only to 

 supply the needed food to the worthy furred and feathered guests, 

 but also to discover what enemies of theirs are abroad and what 

 record of their evil deeds has been written upon the tell-tale snow. 

 Now is the time to begin the campaign of extermination of the 

 "vermin." The lean and hungry winter renders the Fox more 

 susceptible to the enticing bait of the trap, and the semi-wild house 

 cat will enter the box-trap, in quest of the proffered morsel of fish. 

 The services of a professional trapper at this season of year, would 

 more than pay the initial cost to the owners, and when possible a 

 man should be engaged for this purpose, especially when the sanc- 

 tuary is situated in wild portions of the country. 



In these closing lines the author wishes to impress upon the 

 reader how far-reaching will be the results obtained through this 

 establishing of Sanctuaries or Wild Life Reservations, not only in 

 "bringing back the gamebirds," but also in protecting and increas- 

 ing the numbers of our useful birds. We have reached the " danger 

 point" where, unless something drastic is done and done without 

 delay to protect certain areas, persistent shooting will simply spell 

 extermination. Whether a sanctuary consists of the combined acres 

 of a few farmers, and managed under simple methods, or whether 

 it be a territory that embraces many square miles and is under the 

 supervision of a trained wild life protectionist, the fundamental 

 principles are the same in each, and the founders should be looked 

 upon as men who have the welfare not only of their own commun- 

 ity at heart, but also of the entire nation. 



Some men will always delight in shooting as a recreation and 



among these there exists a feeling that chances of enjoying their 



sport are becoming less with each ensuing year, owing to these 



restricted areas. To them we would say that it is only by the estab- 



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