and the Maritime Provinces. 



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CHAPTER XXV. 



pisH A|MD Game ik J4ew Hampshire. 



By FRANK BATTLES. 



Any writer who is thoroughly 

 familiar with the opportunities for 

 sport which at present exist in New 

 Hampshire, who attempts to place 

 those attractions before the public in 

 a manner to compare favorably with 

 similar reports as to the conditions 

 existing in the sister States of Ver- 

 mont and Maine, will find himself at 

 a disadvantage if he confines himself 

 strictly to the facts. 



This handicap presents itself, for 

 the simple reason that the leading 

 sportsmen of the two States referred 

 to, long ago succeeded in convincing 

 the public what a prominent factor in 

 its general prosperity, from a business 

 point of view, were, and could be 

 made, their vast fish and game inter- 

 ests ; while, on the other hand, it has 

 only been a comparatively short time 

 since the general public of New 

 Hampshire began to realize their importance. This late awakening, quick- 

 ening, as it is, into commendable energy, will, in the near future, be pro- 

 ductive of grand results ; and it is due largely to the efficiency of the 

 present Board of Fish and Game Commissioners, and the evident disposi- 

 tion of the sportsmen throughout the State to endorse their actions, and 

 assist them in the performance of their duties. 



Quite a number of county and local leagues are in existence, organized 

 solely for the protection and propagation of the better varieties of fish and 



Frank Battles, 



Adjutant-General of the Department of 



New Hampshire, G. A. R. 



Member of the Fish and Game Committee, 



New Hampshire 



House of Representatives, 1896-*97. 



